Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: What effects turn you on? Message-ID: <425@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 18:25:23 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.425 Posted: Mon Mar 4 18:25:23 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 07:29:51 EST References: <67@tekadg.UUCP> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 33 [.............] Quite a few years ago I remember hearing a unique sound that I wondered about the effects of. It was on an Amon Duul II album, 'Dance of the Lemmings'. Kind of a fuzz-flange effect used on the bass guitar in one section. Later, I heard the same sound used by CHROME on several songs. Still mystified, a friend of mine came over one day with a song he'd recorded with some friends, and here was the sound. He responded to my query with 'Oh yeah, that's a Roland Jet-Phaser, whatsisname sold it after that to someone for 50 bucks.' I then proceeded to scour the Recycler (this is L.A.) for one. Shortly thereafter I too picked one up for $50. The Jet-Phaser is of pre-flange design, which stems from the rumored discovery that the spectral effect of tape flanging on sounds was in effect, a multi-pole comb filter that wanders over the audio band. Early designs of this sort of thing were devices such as MXR's Phase 90, a simple triple-ganged modulated bandpass (or was it Notch?) filter. The Jet-Phaser seems to be of similar ilk, except the filters Q is ajustable (resonance control). I think there are 5 filters, and the filters have fairly dramatic characteristics. Kind of like having 5 Vox WAH pedals in parallel (or is it series) and wanging away on them all simultaneously. The Jet-Phaser also has a build in fuzz, and several tone ranges for it. Unfortunately, the fuzz is either real bassy or real trebley, and you can't use the fuzz without the Phase effect. Still, a unique sound, wouldn't part with it any more than my Electric Mistress by Electro-Harmonix. The Electric Mistress is an analog-delay-line type Flanger which has the important feature of being able to turn the sweep off, and use as a 'tin-can-effect' or other short delay effects. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd