Strymon has come out with a new pedal that could satisfy those wanting a phaser and tremolo in the same pedal. (I think I remember a discussion about that this year?)
https://www.Strymon.net/product/zelzah
It has 2 effects: 4-stage and 6-stage phasing that can be used independently or combined for phaser | flanger | chorus | tremolo effects.
Strymon Zelzah multidimensional phaser
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Re: Strymon Zelzah multidimensional phaser
They really manage to pack a lot into that form-factor they've settled on. They've got some geniuses over there.
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The voice control looks interesting!
So did barbers pole but i expected it to be a phase version of a Shephard Tone Illusion but it sounds like up-ramp repeating and not quite the illusion which i think requires 3 pitches rising out of sync and blending out. (Someone make a whammy type effect with that please) the ilusion supposed to be continuously rising, despite the pitches repeating a slide, like barbers pole.
So did barbers pole but i expected it to be a phase version of a Shephard Tone Illusion but it sounds like up-ramp repeating and not quite the illusion which i think requires 3 pitches rising out of sync and blending out. (Someone make a whammy type effect with that please) the ilusion supposed to be continuously rising, despite the pitches repeating a slide, like barbers pole.
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Yeah, I gave it a listen and liked a lot of what I heard, but the barber setting seems like a waste to me. Or maybe I was expecting something like the Boss step phaser, but that’s not very useful on guitar either.jorri wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:24 pmThe voice control looks interesting!
So did barbers pole but i expected it to be a phase version of a Shephard Tone Illusion but it sounds like up-ramp repeating and not quite the illusion which i think requires 3 pitches rising out of sync and blending out. (Someone make a whammy type effect with that please) the ilusion supposed to be continuously rising, despite the pitches repeating a slide, like barbers pole.
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Re: Strymon Zelzah multidimensional phaser
I wasnt too keen on it, but i liked the rest. The idea of being able to blend the amount of phase vs pitch to get flange or chorus is cool. I just have an interest which is irrelevant to the pedal or even music really, they are called Strange Loops in maths, Barbers Pole in visual, or Shephards Tone in audio. I did a cello arrangement once with some in which was iverly terrifying (a phaser would not be terrifying i think).fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:21 pmYeah, I gave it a listen and liked a lot of what I heard, but the barber setting seems like a waste to me. Or maybe I was expecting something like the Boss step phaser, but that’s not very useful on guitar either.jorri wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:24 pmThe voice control looks interesting!
So did barbers pole but i expected it to be a phase version of a Shephard Tone Illusion but it sounds like up-ramp repeating and not quite the illusion which i think requires 3 pitches rising out of sync and blending out. (Someone make a whammy type effect with that please) the ilusion supposed to be continuously rising, despite the pitches repeating a slide, like barbers pole.
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Re: Strymon Zelzah multidimensional phaser
Too crispy clean for me, and way too many knobs.
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Re: Strymon Zelzah multidimensional phaser
I agree.
I listened to a handful of the demos, and it sounded thin and tinny to my ears.
Doesn't seem to have the mid-range grunt that i like in a phaser.
I listened to a handful of the demos, and it sounded thin and tinny to my ears.
Doesn't seem to have the mid-range grunt that i like in a phaser.