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Phaedra

by bamforp

Phaedra is a phaser modelled on the Schulte Compact Phasing ...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
bamforp
Version
2.0
License
None
Live version
9.7.7
Max version
7.3.5
Downloads
1,515
Updated
2019-11-03

Phaedra is an Audio Effect for Ableton Live by bamforp, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 9.7.7 and Max 7.3.5. On maxforlive.com it has 1,515 downloads. First published 2018-12-12, last updated 2019-11-03. 8 user comments below.

Description

Phaedra is a phaser modelled on the Schulte Compact Phasing A unit from the 1970's. The LFO sweep is modelled on the original lamp and LDR setup.

*** UPDATED Nov 2019. New algorithm gets closer to the Compact A character and added gain & dry/wet controls ***

Comments (8)

  • dubdub · December 18 2018
    I'm a total phaser addict and I REALLY like the sound of this. Great job, it totally beats 99% of commercial VST phasers in terms of "analog" sound.
    Could you add input & output gain knobs? There can be some pretty wild volume swings when tweaking the parameters and turning the device on/off.
  • c2001 · January 11 2019
    Like dubdub above I'm a Phaser lover, yours is amazing! Thanks !
  • PureHeat · January 20 2019
    I created an account just to comment. AWESOME!!! Hands down this is the most authentic, simple to use, vintage sounding phaser plugin I have come across, and I have tried quite a few. Most are overly complicated to arrive where I arrived with yours in seconds, then I got lost playing with it. Pure pleasure... what it should be... Fun, and inspiring!
    I agree with dubdub. Input /output gain knobs would be choice! Dry/wet might be nifty as well.
    Kudos!!!
  • Fvtch · November 16 2019
    Like the user above, I created an account just to say: Amazing work 🙌🔥
    And like the others above I am a phaser aficionado and this is a great one.
    Thanks!!
  • Fvtch · November 16 2019
    Looks like it changed my fire and praise emojis to question marks ?? above.
    lol
  • pauls · March 22 2020
    Almost perfect but there is a clicking noise when you control the depth manually either with the mouse or midi mapper controller, its not there when controlled by the LFO but as i like to control the depth and res manually on a midi controller it becomes a pain.
    It's most apparent when you have a clean tone rather than noise as an input and the gain is turned up but as you sweep the depth with each increment there is a tiny click which becomes more noticeable if you sweep it quicker. You might miss on a pair of speakers but on headphones, it becomes much more noticeable.
  • Drewskee · October 23 2020
    This is a wonderful sounding phaser. Two small comments:
    1) It's a bit CPU heavy, anyway to reduce that?
    2) Would be nice to have a "Width" control to move it from Mono to Stereo.
    Nice work!
  • Drewskee · December 04 2020
    Love the device, really sounds great but is as mentioned a little CPU heavy. A follow up few comments/suggestions if I may for consideration if you decide to do any more development...
    1) Center Freq: To "tune" the center frequency of the notches when using lower depth settings.
    2) Width: To spread the sweep across the stereo field +/- left and right.
    3) Stages: It sounds like this is a 2 stage filter, would be nice to have 4 and 6 stages as well.
    Thanks for your excellent work, this is way good enough to charge for, spent $ on many less useful, less decent sounding devices.

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