Native Instruments has a free phaser plug-in called Phasis as a holiday special – and, wow, definitely don’t skip this one.
Here’s the deal: as NI do yearly, they’ve got a holiday special going. This year, there’s an e-voucher and a giveaway contest and blah blah — let’s skip to Phasis.
Phasis is a free plug-in (VST, AU, AAX) for Mac and Windows. You’ll need to sign up for the mailing list, then get a serial number to enter into Native Access, NI’s latest all-in-one software for managing licenses and updates. That tool works well, though one note on Windows: look for the phasis.dll file on your hard drive, as I had to manually copy it to the correct VST plug-in folder.
Phasers may call to mind cheesy guitar effects and overused pop sounds, but this one’s different. Here’s how NI describe it:
PHASIS is a brand new phaser. It offers timeless phasing sounds – adding movement, soul, and creative magic to any signal. PHASIS draws inspiration from classic phasers but adds powerful new features for never-heard-before results. The Spread control changes the spacing of the phaser’s notches, for vocal-style effects. Ultra mode pushes modulation to ultra high rates, producing unique FM-esque tones. Download the VST/AU/AAX plug-in for free now!
It’s the combination of the phaser with those notch filters and “ultra” extreme audio rate modulation that produces something genuinely novel. I apply it here to a bland 909 drum loop, and already you get some more radical results:
Holiday Deal or …
Wow, Windows backwards compatibility has gotten way easier than the Mac… Mac users will need 10.11 or later (10.13 if you use Cubase); Windows runs back to Windows 7. Well, once we find the darned VST plug-in folder. I’ll put it on both my machines. I only wish we’d gotten a Reaktor ensemble here so we could play around with the innards.
Awesome demo, definitely worth checking this out!
Awesome demo, definitely worth checking this out!
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Hate the sound of it. Sounds like Molekular, which reminds me, I must sell that.
It does sound like Molekular, but that’s fine with me. Sounds better than the phaser in Live, IMO.
“I only wish we’d gotten a Reaktor ensemble here so we could play around with the innards.”
This, twice over. I am not used to downloading stuff I cannot hack. Remember when NI gave us Metaphysical Function? That was a very drone Christmas.
Sadly 64-bit only. I still run a 32-bit DAW.
My favorite delay, ET-301, is still 32 bit only, as is the excellent Night Flight string synth VST, and possibly others. Blame SynthEdit for that I guess.
This thing is great. The wacky ring mod stuff is good, yes, but in tiny doses it’s working pretty well for making a bland loop into something more organic. Combined with the supercharger vst they gave away a few years ago, I’m getting some pretty convincing faux analog tape goo.
This is pretty much the nail in the coffin. Goodbye Apple and your no backwards compatibility, your designed obsolescence. I just want to try a plugin! My next DAW machine will be Windows.