“If your flanger is too harsh, try a chorus - if it's too subtle, try a phaser”: How modulation effects work and how to use them

Uvi Phasor.

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: Part of the reason for the confusion between chorus, phasing and flanging is the close similarity in sound between the three. Arguably the technical differences between them are subtle, but when pushed to excess, they can all sound very different

In order to understand the intrinsic differences between the three, we need to understand the principles of phase.