Apogee Clearmountain's Phases

What Clearmountain's Phases Is For

Clearmountain's Phases is a modulation effects plugin designed to recreate classic studio-style phaser and flanger textures while offering a modern user experience. It is used to animate a track, giving it depth and a sense of movement, whether on guitars, keyboards, pads, choirs, overheads, snare drum, bass (subtly), or effects buses. In production, it also allows for creating transitions, risers, rhythmic sweep effects, and broader ambiances, perfect for electro, pop, rock, funk, or film music.

Main Features

The "hardware" character with more control

The plugin draws inspiration from the sounds of classic flanger and phaser processors associated with Bob Clearmountain's work, aiming to capture that organic and musical rendering that easily "fits" in a mix. Where traditional effects often limit themselves to a few settings, Clearmountain's Phases adds extended parameter modules to reproduce an advanced workflow and achieve exactly the speed, depth, and harmonic response desired.

From subtlety to spectacular

Used lightly, it thickens and opens a source by adding discreet movement, ideal for bringing life to static tracks. Pushed further, it becomes a sound design tool capable of generating pronounced sweeps, swirling textures, and very present phase effects. This dual personality makes it relevant both for "clean" mixing and for more assertive creative choices.

A tool designed for buses and send effects

For a modern mix, Clearmountain's Phases is well suited for use on auxiliary (send/return) channels to dose the effect in parallel, preserve the source's attack, and control its place in the stereo image. On an instrument bus, it can create coherence and common movement, useful for layers of synths, multiple guitars, or backing vocals.

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