UZU is a new rubbery spectral smearing phaser effect from CRQL, Ewan Bristow

Ewan Bristow and CRQL have created pure, manic magic with this one. UZU mangles sounds through a wormhole, via what is technically a spectral Frequency Domain Filter. And yes, FL Studio fans may recognize some of the characteristics of the phaser in Image-Line’s wonderful Harmor synth.

Free Soundtoys PhaseMistress: here’s a complete tour and extra presets

Soundtoys has made their exceptional phaser plug-in PhaseMistress free for a limited time. Here’s how to get it, plus some CDM-exclusive presets and a crash-course tour.

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2024

Sinevibes Whirl phaser now has tempo sync, bidirectional stereo width

Whirl, the delightful barber-pole phaser effect (and its seemingly endlessly swirling peaks) now has added two crucial features: syncable frequency, and bidirectional stereo width. That makes this already terrific and accessible effect tool even more useful.

Peter Kirn - May 31, 2023

Audio Damage has released 33 classic legacy plug-ins for free – here’s a guide and a stupid test

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2022

This free phaser from NI is a must, even if you don’t like phasers

Peter Kirn - December 15, 2017