[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?

[TooManySynths]

Well, now that the technique has been described, it's
not really the same thing. I wasn't so much asking how
to flange with tape, frankly, it isn't that
interesting to me.  My example was intended to show
that skills that seem impossible at first glance seem
more possible with practice.  

Later
Daryl

--- Theo <t.hogers at home.nl> wrote:
> 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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