Available for download, the Eventide Instant Phaser Mk II is a plug-in modeled on a famed piece of hardware, one that offers distinct phasing capabilities, as well as stereoizing effects. The original hardware was intended to replace the often tedious effort required to set up tape flanging. What Eventide created is now commonly known as phasing—the act of manipulating the frequency spectrum similarly to how flanging manipulates time.
This phaser plug-in boasts a few special features that distinguish it from others, including output routing modes that create interesting stereo effects. Using the Mode selector, you can select among output paths that can make it appear as though your sound is moving through the stereo space.
The phaser also gives you more sources of modulation than the traditional LFO oscillator, adding manual, envelope, and remote options into the mix. Perhaps most interestingly, Eventide has not only modeled the original circuitry but how the electrical components age over time as well. You can use this feature creatively to create warped tones.
This software is compatible with Mac and Windows formats. It can operate in AU, VST, and AAX plug-in formats.
- Manual: Manual control of phasing via the center big knob
- Oscillator: Classic LFO-controlled phasing with Oscillator knob controlling rate as well as Retrig and Sync controls
- Envelope: Phasing controlled by level of input signal with adjustable threshold, release time, and side-chain flexibility
- Remote: Phasing controllable via MIDI