I’ve read through many many threads on several sites stating that Flanger should be placed before the delay. The problem I have with this, is that in my ears, it sounds like the swooshes get chopped up and you lose that “seascape” sound. I mean, I am using a digital delay w/ long time/lots of repeats
but even at lower settings, why would any one run it this way?
If you look back at how flanging started, the entire track was recorded THEN manually flanged by hand; so why would we not try to recreate that by putting it very last in the chain?
I’m slightly in the same boat as far as my small stone goes, however i can see how having it before distortion pedals could create better textures, however, im not about to run my delay before my dirt boxes just so i can have my phaser there and untouched by delay.
So. anyone have thoughts as to why people run flanger/phaser before their delays and thus chopping them to bits?
just (1) a preference (2) ignorance, or (3) experimentation, I’m sure.
I’m with you; it belongs AFTER the delay. so the whole sound is flanged, assuming you don’t have a more dominant effect AFTER the flanger, like a step filter or something.
yes flange before delay is the usual norm, but the #1 rule in effect mixing is, what sounds good to you?!
in your case yes go ahead and place the flange after, it wont hurt anything.
there is a loose general guide of effects ordering, but nothing is set in stone, it all depends on the sound your looking for, and what sounds good to you!
