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Flanger BL-20 after playing with the Regen feature a few times. We also
have pressed the three Control Mode buttons, the External Envelope button
and the Reverse Sweep button, to show some extra options, although,
during this hands-on, we only used a single mode at a time. The selected
waveform in the Auto Shape is the square, which we found great for
• Now, it's time to have some fun. Create a few more nodes in the FG line. Now,
click over the dice icon and drag the mouse up. You will get a random function.
Perform this operation a few more times, until you get a contour that you think
is good. Now hit play again. You can keep playing dice for as long as you want;
• Time to check some different LFO waveforms. Go to the Main panel again, click
the Manual button to turn it off and click the Auto button to turn it On. We are in
Auto mode again. Since we are going to try different waveforms, it's better to put
the Rate knob in sync. Click the small musical figure button to turn Sync On. The
button will lit. Turn the Rate knob until the value box that pops up shows 1. Turn
Depth all way to the right to get the maximum value. Hit play one more time;
• Now, while the music is playing, click the Auto Shape button. You will notice that
the flanger effect changes noticeably with each waveform. The original unit only
had a triangle waveform, but here we have several others, and each one works
differently. Some results may be more suitable than others. Listen carefully.
Remember to always check this when you decide to use Auto mode with this
flanger;
• Finally, it's time to check the Stereo Offset. This changes the stereo image, by
offsetting one of the channels from -100% to +100% according to the knob value.
Try it and check the effect. You may even try it with each of the waveforms. You'll
notice that the Offset reacts differently with each waveform. That's because the
result depends very much from the stereo image it begins with.
These are just some examples of what you can do with Flanger BL-20. Despite looking
simple, it offers much more than you could imagine by just the looks, especially when
tools like the Zero Crossing, the different modes combined, or the ones in the Advanced
panel come into action. As always, use your imagination, and try to find other creative and
interesting ways of using the tool.
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getting stereo ping-pong effects.
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