Phasers

The BST LM-200, manufactured in Japan in the 1970s, is a high-quality studio phaser. It features a bypass circuit that can be activated manually or via a footswitch located at the back of the unit. Unlike its cousins from MXR, Maxon, or EHX, it doesn't push the effect to the point of overdrive, though it is possible to overload the input. Some say the effect is too subtle and that the bypass leaves much to be desired. I disagree. My unit is in perfect condition, and I’ve never encountered these issues. With proper maintenance and gentle handling, this phaser reveals all of its potential. The BST LM-200 is also known under different brands, such as the Univox PHZ-1 Phazer, Monacor PZ-100 Phase Shifter, or Melos PS-1000 Phase Shifter.

This is simply a Phaser effect. With the 6 knobs and 2 switches you can you can do all the editing needed on the front face of this pedal. This is purely an analog machine, no digital whatsoever. Like most of the MoogerFoogers you only have Audio and Control Voltage inputs/outputs. It is infact rackable with the official moog rack mount that can hold up to 3 moogfoogers. UTILIZATION The sound editing is extremely easy and you can very quickly drastically or subtly change the effect. Having a switch that lets you swap between 6 or 12 stage is a very convenient and quick way to change the range of the phase effect. I have not needed a manual as this is a relatively simple design. However, the Moog manual is very informative about what each parameter is and does. It also has some excellent "preset" maps to follow to reproduce some pretty standard phase sounds and out of this world sounds. The configuration is very simple, plug in either audio signal or control voltages or both and you are off. SOUND QUALITY I use this with all of my instruments including Guitar, Bass, Keys, Synths, Vocals and samples/audio inputs. It really is a well rounded phase pedal that can fit into any equation. I particularly like running my Fender Rhodes into it to get that Billy Joel piano sound. Say what you want about Billy Joel, but that combo is unbelievably lovely for a keys player. Bypassed there is no coloration whatsoever. Engaged, input sounds still retain there own lush warmth but benefit from the warmth of this pedal. OVERALL OPINION What I like most about this plugin is what I love most about all Moog stuff; The amazing sound quality. I have never heard a phaser pedal that sounded this good. In fairness, I am most familiar with boss phasers, Line 6, and lots of different synth built in and software phasers. This is one of the "cheaper" moogerfoogers coming in around $300. If you don't want to settle for weak, thin phaser effects, then you will not be disappointed in this pedal. I would definitely buy this again, especially if they ever start releases stereo versions of the Moogerfoogers.

The MXR M-110 Auto Phaser is a rare piece of outboard gear that is to be used in recording studios. It isn't made for any other sort of use and it is vertically rack mountable. I don't really know what kind of casing it was in at the professional where I used it, as it is certainly unique. The M-110 Auto Phaser is an analog piece of gear... UTILIZATION Right off the bat I found the MXR M-110 Auto Phaser easy to use. It's pretty straight ahead in terms of the parameters that it has to offer, although some of them aren't typical for a phaser. It's simply got three separate setting controls that includes manual, sweep frequency and sweep percentage, and overall mix level. It also has a button to put the effect in or out, but that's really all that there is to it. Finding a manual for the M-110 would be near impossible... SOUND QUALITY There is definitely a whole lot that you can do with the MXR M-110 Auto Phaser in terms of different sounds. It's awesome of getting full sweeping type effects, as well as for subtle phasing. I've used the M-110 on a few different applications within the same session. On one song I used it for lead vocals, which gave us a kind of haunting, Led Zeppelin reminiscent, type of sound. Here I used it more subtly, but then also used it widely on a previously recorded electric guitar part, which really added some spaciness and uniqueness to the sound. I definitely found this to be a versatile phaser, as much so as most phasers that I've used... OVERALL OPINION Getting your hands on an MXR M-110 Auto Phaser would definitely be a hard thing to do. This wasn't the type of gear that I sought out whatsoever - it just happened to be available in the studio where I was working at and we decided to give it a whirl - perhaps because it looked so cool! If you are able to try one of these out in a studio or do get your hands on one for your own studio, I think you'll be very happy that you got to experience with the M-110!