[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger? (3)

[Grant Richter]

I have seen DJs do this with two identical copies of a record, and
"flanging" one turntable set slightly faster. You are actually simulating a
delay line, happily the math works.

> From: "Theo" <t.hogers at home.nl>
> Reply-To: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:59:29 +0200
> To: "Theo" <t.hogers at home.nl>, <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>, "Glen"
> <mclilith at ezwv.com>
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger? (3)
> 
> I had a band mate who was skilled in doing this, but this was a long time
> ago.
> Now I think of it he didn't sync the decks, but had one deck play a bit
> faster then the other.
> Then he would slow down the too fast deck with his finger.
> Thus making it alternating between playing too slow and too fast.
> 
> Theo
> 
> 
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> From: Theo <t.hogers at home.nl>
> 
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>> Yes but for this to work the decks need to be synced.
>> If you just play the same recording on two free running decks there will
> be
>> flanging even if you don't slowdown one of them.
>> 
>> Theo
>> 
>> 
>> From: Glen <mclilith at ezwv.com>
>> 
>>> Most of you probably know that "flanging" got its name from the practice
>> of
>>> slowing down a reel-to-reel tape deck, by lightly dragging one's finger
> on
>>> the "flange" of the tape reel, slowing it down in comparison to another
>>> tape deck playing a copy of the same tape at the same time.
>>> 
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