Flanger Component

The Flanger mixes two identical signals, with one of the signals delayed by a small, slowly modulated amount. The Flanger produces peaks and notches in the output frequency spectrum, related to one another in a linear harmonic series. Modulating the delay time causes these to sweep up and down the frequency spectrum. The Q-SYS Flanger takes the input signal, splits the signal, delays one of the signals (wet) then mixes it with the other signal (dry) to produce the effect.

The delayed signal is fed back to the delay line at a selectable amount, which produces a resonance effect, enhancing the intensity of the peaks and notches. The phase of the fed-back signal is sometimes inverted, producing another variation on the flanging sound.

Input - Mono or Stereo audio.

Output - Mono or Stereo audio; processed, unprocessed or a mixture of both.

Controls

Control	Function	Default/Range
Master Bypass	When engaged, this button bypasses all of the Flanger's controls.	Unmuted / Muted
Stereo Spread (%)	Available when the I/O Configuration Property is set to Stereo In/Stereo Out. Determines the separation spread between the channels. 0% is equal amount of each channel mixed to the other, 100% is complete separation of the channels.	Default = 100 0 - 100
High-Pass Frequency (Hz)	Frequencies below this frequency are attenuated. All frequencies above this frequency are amplified based on the setting of the Gain control.	Default = 75 Range = 10 - 20,000
Low-Pass Frequency (Hz)	Frequencies above this frequency are attenuated. All frequencies below this frequency are amplified based on the setting of the Gain control.	Default = 5,000 Range = 10 - 20,000
LFO Frequency (Hz)	The frequency at which the LFO produces the waveform, or LFO Shape. The LFO Frequency controls the frequency, or speed, at which the Delay is modulated.	Default = 0.100 Range = 0.01 - 120
LFO Shape	You can select one of 4 different waveforms.	Default = 1 Range = Sine, Saw Up, Saw Down, Triangle
LFO Stereo Spread (%)	Available when the I/O Configuration Property is set to Mono In/ Stereo Out, or Stereo In/Stereo Out. In either of the Stereo modes, the LFO produces two synchronized waveforms, one for each channel. The LFO Spread determines the phase shift between these two LFO waveforms. 0% is in phase, 100% is 180° out of phase.	Default = 10 Range = 0 - 100
Delay (ms)	The amount of time the wet signal is delayed from the dry signal. The center delay of the modulation, or Depth - the delay time is modulated around this time amount. Sets the maximum modulation Depth. If you set the Depth to it's maximum (100 ms) then the Delay amount will control the Depth amount.	Default = 5.0 Range = 0.083 - 1000
Depth (ms)	The amount or Depth of the delay modulation. The Depth control is limited by the Delay control setting.	Default = 5.0 Range = 0.083 - 100
Feedback (%)	The amount of delayed signal fed back into the delay line, producing a resonance effect.	Default = 50.0 Range = 0 - 100
Wet Solo	When engaged, allows you to listen to the wet signal by itself.	Normal / Solo
Wet Gain (dB)	Controls the gain of the wet output.	Default = 0 Range = -100 - 20
Dry/Wet Mix (%)	The percentage of wet to dry signal sent to the output. 0% is all dry signal, and no wet. 100% is all wet, and no dry.	Default = 50.0 Range = 0 - 100

Control

Function

Default/Range

Master Bypass

When engaged, this button bypasses all of the Flanger's controls.

Unmuted / Muted

Stereo Spread

(%)

Available when the I/O Configuration Property is set to Stereo In/Stereo Out.

Determines the separation spread between the channels. 0% is equal amount of each channel mixed to the other, 100% is complete separation of the channels.

Default = 100

0 - 100

High-Pass Frequency

(Hz)

Frequencies below this frequency are attenuated. All frequencies above this frequency are amplified based on the setting of the Gain control.

Default = 75

Range = 10 - 20,000

Low-Pass Frequency

(Hz)

Frequencies above this frequency are attenuated. All frequencies below this frequency are amplified based on the setting of the Gain control.

Default = 5,000

Range = 10 - 20,000

LFO Frequency

(Hz)

The frequency at which the LFO produces the waveform, or LFO Shape. The LFO Frequency controls the frequency, or speed, at which the Delay is modulated.

Default = 0.100

Range = 0.01 - 120

LFO Shape

You can select one of 4 different waveforms.

Default = 1

Range = Sine, Saw Up, Saw Down, Triangle

LFO Stereo Spread

(%)

Available when the I/O Configuration Property is set to Mono In/ Stereo Out, or Stereo In/Stereo Out.

In either of the Stereo modes, the LFO produces two synchronized waveforms, one for each channel. The LFO Spread determines the phase shift between these two LFO waveforms. 0% is in phase, 100% is 180° out of phase.

Default = 10

Range = 0 - 100

Delay

(ms)

The amount of time the wet signal is delayed from the dry signal.
The center delay of the modulation, or Depth - the delay time is modulated around this time amount.
Sets the maximum modulation Depth. If you set the Depth to it's maximum (100 ms) then the Delay amount will control the Depth amount.

Default = 5.0

Range = 0.083 - 1000

Depth

(ms)

The amount or Depth of the delay modulation. The Depth control is limited by the Delay control setting.

Default = 5.0

Range = 0.083 - 100

Feedback

(%)

The amount of delayed signal fed back into the delay line, producing a resonance effect.

Default = 50.0

Range = 0 - 100

Wet Solo

When engaged, allows you to listen to the wet signal by itself.

Normal / Solo

Wet Gain

(dB)

Controls the gain of the wet output.

Default = 0

Range = -100 - 20

Dry/Wet Mix

(%)

The percentage of wet to dry signal sent to the output. 0% is all dry signal, and no wet. 100% is all wet, and no dry.

Default = 50.0

Range = 0 - 100

Properties

Property	Function	Choices
I/O configuration	Sets the configuration of inputs and outputs for the Flanger component.	Mono In / Mono Out Mono In / Stereo Out Stereo In / Stereo Out
Max Delay (Seconds)	Sets the maximum delay allowed for the Delay knob in the component's control panel.	0.001 to 1.0

Property

Function

Choices

I/O configuration

Sets the configuration of inputs and outputs for the Flanger component.

Mono In / Mono Out

Mono In / Stereo Out

Stereo In / Stereo Out

Max Delay

(Seconds)

Sets the maximum delay allowed for the Delay knob in the component's control panel.

0.001 to 1.0

Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Delay	0.000 - 1.00	.083ms - 1.00s	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Depth	0.000 - 1.00	.083ms - 1.00s	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Dry/Wet Mix	0.00 - 100	—	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Feedback	0.00 - 100	—	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
High-Pass Frequency	10.0 - 20,000	10Hz - 20kHz	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
LFO Frequency	0.010 - 120	.010Hz - 120Hz	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
LFO Shape	1 - 4	Sine Saw Up Saw Down Triangle	0 .333 .666 1.00	Input / Output
LFO Stereo Spread	0.00 - 100	—	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Low-Pass Frequency	10.0 - 20,000	10Hz - 20kHz	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Master Bypass	0 1	no bypassed	0 1	Input / Output
Wet Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Stereo Spread	0.00 - 100	—	0.00 - 1.00	Input / Output
Wet Solo	0 1	normal solo	0 1	Input / Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Delay

0.000 - 1.00

.083ms - 1.00s

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Depth

0.000 - 1.00

.083ms - 1.00s

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Dry/Wet Mix

0.00 - 100

—

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Feedback

0.00 - 100

—

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

High-Pass Frequency

10.0 - 20,000

10Hz - 20kHz

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

LFO Frequency

0.010 - 120

.010Hz - 120Hz

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

LFO Shape

1 - 4

Sine

Saw Up

Saw Down

Triangle

.333

.666

1.00

Input / Output

LFO Stereo Spread

0.00 - 100

—

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Low-Pass Frequency

10.0 - 20,000

10Hz - 20kHz

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Master Bypass

bypassed

Input / Output

Wet Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Stereo Spread

0.00 - 100

—

0.00 - 1.00

Input / Output

Wet Solo

normal

solo

Input / Output

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