Description
Fazortan; the controllable space phaser has become another effect to offer as being a part of the ‘SilverLine Collection’. D16 did not cut corners on quality and that robust, analog feel of the sound. Total control of the Phase shift parameter provides adjustability, and allows a user to obtain the desired contour with high precision. Have you ever wondered where that unique magical breeze so audible in most of Jean Michael Jarre’s tunes come from? Surprisingly the backbone here isn’t the synth itself but the effect unit coupled with the synthesizer, saying more precisely, analog phaser of which Fazortan seems to be a fine equivalent. Thanks to the analog modelling technique D16 have been able to implement all pass filters comprising characteristics identical to its analog counterpart based on operational trans conductance amplifiers.
Therefore you can think about Fazortan as of the exact copy of a retro phaser taken out from 70’s and re-done to become a virtual unit. But being the same sounding unit that provides primal functionality and sound of the original is where similarities end and where limitless scope of plugin comes to play. Bearing in mind only one Rate knob and a color switch on the front panel of the real phaser device, Fazortan from the first look at its GUI, presents itself as a completely new device that effectively expands capabilities of its origin.
Structure
Full control over two LFO’s (waveform, rate, depth and offset) is now available. Unlike in the hardware unit Fazortan’s LFO works in a various waveform mode: square, sinus, ascending saw, descending saw and random (i.e. only triangle is available in original).
By using both LFO’s simultaneously you’re now able to obtain result that owners of the hardware box could only dream about. Endless contour diversity stretches results from monotonous sluggish swing to become a gurgling scramble, just by a slight repositioning of the rate knob. Additionally it is now possible to add consecutive all-pass stages as well as regulate the feedback effect. The amount of stages translates on how many humps and pits residues in the converted sound spectrum while feedback parameter value implies severity of these irregularities. Feedback knob gives you sounds from soft to rapid and drilling. To visually display how it works consider a white noise as an input signal. Moving the feedback knob will start to morph incoming “sea waves” reminiscent noise into “windy” whizz. Additionally each LFO can be modified by altering its respective phase giving as a result an improved panning of the incoming signal.
Features
* True emulation of classic analog all pass phase shifter
* 2 full controllable LFOs
* LFO synchronization with host application
* Unique sound different from the others digital phasers
* Presets organized into groups
* Midi learn function
* 64bit internal processing
* No harmonic distortions at output
Requirements
Windows PC
* Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
* 1.5 Ghz with SSE (Multicore system 2.0 Ghz recommended)
* 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
* VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
Mac OS X
* 10.7.x, 10.8.x, 10.9.x
* Intel based 1.5 Ghz (2.0 Ghz recommended)
* 1 GB (2 GB recommended)
* AU / VST compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
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