“For years and years I had set up two to three tape recorders to achieve real, genuine flanging and phasing. Instant Flanger Mk
II is the first plug-in to achieve the same exact effect without harming tape recorders. ‘Itchycoo Park’ and ‘I Am The Walrus’ are
now available to everybody!” - Tony Visconti (GRAMMY® Award-winning producer, musician, and arranger), 2019
Eventide is proud to release the Instant Flanger Mk II plug-in — perfectly emulating the
iconic sounds of the recording technology trailblazer’s original Instant Flanger hardware released in 1975,
and available with added creative features and functionality for use in all of the most popular DAWs
(Digital Audio Workstations).
The original Eventide Clockworks Instant Flanger was among the world’s first pro audio effects boxes, so who better to reintroduce its
innovations to today’s DAW-driven production populace than Eventide’s ‘resident fossil’, Tony Agnello. He begins by answering an
obvious question: “Why
‘instant’? Well, the original hardware was designed to give artists the
ability to ‘instantly’ create the
psychedelic sound effect that otherwise required two tape machines, a
bunch of cables, and a deft touch. Its introduction in 1975
ushered in the era of electronic studio effects. Tony Visconti used it
to magically transform an ordinary piano into an otherworldly
harpsichord on David Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’. Also our innovation of
adding a de-correlated output was seized upon by engineers
who were seeking to create rich stereo images — case in point being Bill
Wittman’s brilliant use of the ‘pseudo stereo’ effect on Cyndi
Lauper’s ‘Time After Time’.”
Watch Eventide’s engaging and informative Instant Flanger Mk II video playlist here: https://etide.io/
Today, Eventide’s updated Instant Flanger Mk II plug-in is a more authentic recreation of the original Eventide Clockworks Instant Flanger
in both appearance and — all-important — sound. Creative mixing and sound design for modern music production, video game, and
motion picture scores can easily be achieved by any musician or engineer using Instant Flanger Mk II. As an easy-to-use, expressive plug-
in that offers new creative controls and features while retaining the magical sound and functionality of the original hardware, Instant
Flanger Mk II delivers stunning results for any mix or desirable flanging track effect.
Creative controls and features:
- Three distinct flanging flavors — set MODE for SHALLOW, DEEP, or WIDE.
- MANUAL control allows adjustment of the ‘comb’ effect by turning the big knob.
- OSCILLATOR drives the flanging at a user-determined rate.
- ENVELOPE FOLLOWER drives the flanging based on the source signal’s amplitude.
- REMOTE maps the flanging control to a keyboard controller’s mod wheel for tactile manipulation.
- DEPTH allows users to set the intensity of the effect — 100% adds the dry signal to the delayed signal, -100% adds the phase-inverted dry signal to the delayed signal.
- BOUNCE creates the distinctive effect of the tape machine’s capstan motor ‘hunting’ for its proper speed when the engineerremoved their thumb from the tape reel flange.
- SIDE CHAIN allows for triggering the ENVELOPE FOLLOWER from a separate source in the mix for inter-track mingling.
- Exercise total control of the OSCILLATOR with SYNC and RETRIG controls.
- Tame the intensity by removing low frequencies from the flanged signal with the LOW CUT knob.
“Decades
later, reflecting on the heart and soul of the many songs that were
enhanced by the original machine’s sound, creating a
plug-in that’s convenient and affordable for modern music makers is
something that we’re quite proud of,” concludes Tony Agnello,
adding: “An incredible legacy of hits were made with our original hardware in studios the world over, and we anticipate that many more
will be made in the future with the Instant Flanger Mk II plug-in.”
Instant Flanger Mk II is available as an AAX/AU/VST plug-in for Mac and PC at a price of $129.00 USD — from Eventide dealers
(https://www.eventideaudio.
Instant Flanger Mk II is free to registered owners of Eventide’s Anthology X and Anthology XI software bundles.
For more in-depth information, including a free and fully-functional 30-day trial, please visit the dedicated Instant Flanger Mk II webpage here: https://www.eventideaudio.com/
Since 1971, Eventide has remained at the forefront of recording technology. In 1975 it revolutionized the audio industry by creating the
world’s first commercially available digital audio effects unit, the H910 Harmonizer®. Since then, its legendary studio processors, stompboxes,
and plug-ins have been heard on countless hit records.
© 2019 Eventide Inc.
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