Authentic studio through zero flaring as it was originally made
The next best to two tape machines and a thumb
THE STORY
It is uncertain what exactly the origin of the flaring was. It might have been the result of trying to push the boundaries of multi-track recording, probably due to a few tape machines in parallel, but not quite synchronous… Perhaps a guy whos been playing around in the studio churned up against a reel flange? Maybe this guy was Les Paul, maybe it was John Lennon and George Martin? It is unclear. What is clear, however, is that within a decade, the mechanical studio method of achieving the effect became commonplace enough for companies to electronically simulate the effect. The electronic approaches were pretty cool and groundbreaking, but in the 80s became tired and worn out. At Catalinbread we attribute this to the fact that these units controlled the flange effect with an LFO that went up and down at a predictable speed, taking life and freshness out of the effect. When we decided to design a flange, we knew we would approach it the way they originally did...
OVERVIEW
The Zero Point Flanger is the most direct analogy to studio tape flaring that everyone has come up with. It is a real-time effect, not a typical modulation effect. That is, unlike all other pedal flangers, there is no LFO that shows a predictable up and down sound, the banal flanger effect that died in the 80s. Thus, no external buttons or switches are required. It is a straightforward pedal that has only a powerful control that behaves like pressing and holding the thumb on band flange.
When the zero point is turned on, two delay lines are switched on, which subtly modulate against the other and simulate the comb filter effect similar to the reproduction of two tape machines. Press and hold the flange push button? causes one of the delay lines to slow the time towards ...