>You’ll still find phasing, chorusing and flanging available mostly as separate plugins, but there are some options for getting those three effects out of a single one. Waves MetaFlanger, for example, offers flanging into higher rates that cover chorus as well, and the plugin has both phaser and doubler effects to sate your phasing, chorusy desires. You could try Soundtoys Crystallizer for combined phaser, pitch shifting and delay effects – using shorter delay times on a medium Mix level will introduce that flanger or chorus style you’re looking for. MeldaProduction’s catalogue is also on-hand for effects like these. In MPhaserMB, a multiband phaser is joined by a chorus effect too, and there’s multiband control over all. For more combinations of these effects, any amp simulator package – Guitar Rig, AmpliTube or Bias FX – will offer separate ‘stompboxes’ for modulation as part of a single plugin.
Vocal transformation with modulation effects
1Today’s vocal parts are heavily processed by detuning and other effects. Let’s get to grips with how modulation can interact with these to enhance the effect. Here’s a track demonstration with some vocals in tow. Let’s cook them up in the modern way.
2 We reach for Soundtoys Little AlterBoy, a classic for deep vocal effects and formant shifting. We also take the signal apart using distortion from a Kilohearts Snap-in. It’s now bolder, but lacks movement and needs its edges smoothing.
3 Let’s use a phaser for that movement. The effect is different depending on where you put it in the signal chain. At the end, the effect can be reduced somewhat, while with the phaser at the start, you can go harder to pitchshif
