[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?

[Theo]

Its really simple, and works with 2 record players too.
Play the same record/tape on two decks and start at the "same" time
because of small speed and a start time difference between the decks there
is a massive amount of flanging.
If your skilled in matching beats its possible to influence the amount of
flanging.
Note: influence, not set to an exact value.

Success,
Theo


From: TooManySynths <p8051 at yahoo.com>



> I do not know for sure, because I have no idea how to
> flange with tape decks. I expect, however, that it is
> a skill much akin to beatmatching, something I can do
> fairly well.  After a lot of practice, the corrections
> become almost subconscious, what the experienced DJ
> hears in terms of obvious beat offset is typically
> unheard by an untrained ear.  When I'm hanging out
> with non-DJs they frequently can't hear mistakes which
> are completely obvious and annoying to me. When a
> newbie tries to beatmatch, it seems impossible, after
> weeks it seems possible, but they still suck, after
> months, they are starting to get it.
>
> Just my .02
> Daryl
>
>
>
>
> --- Glen <mclilith at ezwv.com> wrote:
> > At 02:15 AM 8/30/01 , Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
> > >I've always wondered:  Once one reel down is
> > momentarily slowed,
> > >how did they 'resynch' the decks so that the
> > difference is
> > >eliminated again?  Drag a finger on the other one?
> > Sounds
> > >difficult.  Pardon my naivete...
> >
> > If I understand it correctly, they would first slow
> > one deck, and then slow
> > the other one. This process was repeated over and
> > over, for as long as they
> > needed the flanging effect. If they needed to
> > perfectly synch the sound, or
> > eliminate the flanging effect, it would always be
> > simple to fade down the
> > volume of one of the decks, leaving only one of them
> > audible.
> >
> > Yes, this does sound difficult, but I believe this
> > was how it was done
> > before purpose-built "flangers" were invented.
> >
> >
> > Later,
> > Glen
>
>
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