Soundtoys PhaseMistress - Manual (Page 25)

Style Menu
The "Style" menu gives you access to dozens of different virtual phasing ‘circuits’
with a click of the mouse. Each style setting has a completely different tonal shape
and can be used to quickly change the overall sound and character of PhaseMistress,
while still preserving the modulation, frequency, resonance, etc. (This is like switch-
ing between a Maestro Phaser, an MXR Phase 90, Mutron Phaser etc.)
The style menu includes a bunch of "classic" Styles that you would find in "real"
phasers as well as many Styles that are totally new and unique to PhaseMistress.
You can even create your own phaser Style by clicking on the "Tweak" button and
editing the "Style Tweak" parameters.
Auditioning Styles
The best way to hear what the Styles sound like is to set the front panel settings to
some "default" settings and then step through the various Style settings. You will
hear the overall sound of the phased effect change as you step through the various
Styles. In regards to the names we used, they are often descriptive of the Style
Tweak parameter settings used to create the Style or were simply made up to
describe what we thought the effect sounded like. In any event, here are the front
panel parameter settings you should use to best audition the Style settings…
• Mix = 50% or 100% depending on where you have PhaseMistress inserted.
• Frequency = 12 0’clock
• Resonance = 9 o’clock
• Depth = 12 o’clock
• Select the standard PhaseMistress preset call "STYLE AUDITION" (this will insure
that the Tweak Menu settings, described in a bit, are set to "default" values)
Tweak Button
Pressing the Tweak button will open the Tweak menu screen providing access to a
new set of parameters that provide the ability to really get at the fundamental
"guts" of PhaseMistress’ virtual phasing circuit.
In fact let’s get this out of the way right now: The parameters available in the Style
Tweak menu are unprecedented and together with the Modulation Tweak menu and
the variations available in the Modulation section makes PhaseMistress the most
flexible and sonically vast phase shifter made to date. At least that’s what we
think…hopefully you will agree! So we won’t keep singing our own praises and telling
you how this feature or that feature open up new territories in phasing…let’s just
take it for granted that by now this should be pretty clear.
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