Pronounced 'flan-jing', the act of mixing two audio signals together, with one being delayed by a small and slowly changing period producing an output signal with peaks and troughs in a harmonic series. Flangers are similar to phasers (phase-shifting, beyond the scope of this definition) however, if you listen intently enough, you can hear the difference.
The flange effect can best be described (to those who never studied wave mechanics) as a jet sound; sounds like a jet aircraft passing by the listener. Phasing on the other hand sounds much more alien and "other-worldly".
While used in all sorts of different music, flangers are most heavily used in psychedelic and dreamy music where strong harmonics and a "wall-of-sound" depth are often sought - used with good reason too, flanging sounds insanely beautiful when you're as high as a kite. ;)
The flange effect can best be described (to those who never studied wave mechanics) as a jet sound; sounds like a jet aircraft passing by the listener. Phasing on the other hand sounds much more alien and "other-worldly".
While used in all sorts of different music, flangers are most heavily used in psychedelic and dreamy music where strong harmonics and a "wall-of-sound" depth are often sought - used with good reason too, flanging sounds insanely beautiful when you're as high as a kite. ;)
I was listening to Slowdive's Machine Gun shortly after returning from another galaxy. Coming down, the flanging was simply too beautiful for my human ears, so I cried and reassessed existence.
by SpecialCookies November 14, 2011
Get the Flanging mug.Related Words
falangling
• Flangling
• flanging
• fandangling
• Falafeling
• fadanglin
• FALAUGHING
• Famingling
• fladangling
• flangaling
by Jesse Jesse October 29, 2007
Get the fandangling mug.A comedy sports game that is most commonly played in car parks at night after the pub. It involves passing the ball amongst players with a maximum of three touches per player and a maximum of one bounce off the floor between players. If the ball bounces more than once or a player uses any part of the body apart from their hands to touch the ball they are out and then become a decoy who now has to try and put other players off using any means possible. The last player in wins.
by Nave Nilney August 4, 2007
Get the Pissy Flanging Gay Ball mug.For one to finger any orafice while in a basement screaming "go away clown" over and over till they climax.
by jack Frost89 October 12, 2011
Get the flangaling mug.by Falafel rap master June 4, 2018
Get the Falafeling mug.