Flanger

/ˈflæŋər/ noun

Definition

An audio effect that creates a sweeping, whooshing sound by mixing a signal with a slightly delayed copy of itself, where the delay time varies continuously. This produces a characteristic jet-like or underwater sound quality.

Etymology

Named after the technique of placing a finger on the flange (rim) of a tape reel to create slight speed variations, developed in the 1960s. The effect was later recreated electronically, but the name stuck from its manual tape manipulation origins.

Kelly Says

The flanger was born from a happy accident—engineers at Abbey Road discovered that manually varying tape speed created this amazing swooshing effect, which you can hear on The Beatles' 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!' It became the signature sound of psychedelic rock and later, space-age sound effects in films.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍላንጄር
flahn-jeh
ARالعربية
فلانجر
flahn-jeh
BNবাংলা
ফ্ল্যাঞ্জার
phlaen-jah
CACatalà
flanger
flahn-zheh
CSČeština
flanger
flahn-zheh
DADansk
flanger
flahn-gher
DEDeutsch
Flanger
flahn-ger
ELΕλληνικά
φλάντζερ
flahn-zheh
ESEspañol
flanger
flahn-her
FAفارسی
فланجر
flahn-jeh
FISuomi
flanger
flahn-gher
FRFrançais
flanger
flahn-zhay
GUGU
ફ્લેન્જર
phlaen-jah
HAHA
flanger
flahn-zheh
HEעברית
פלנג'ר
flahn-zheh
HIहिन्दी
फ्लैंजर
phlain-jeh
HUMagyar
flanger
flahn-zheh
IDBahasa Indonesia
flanger
flahn-zheh
IGIG
flanger
flahn-zheh
ITItaliano
flanger
flahn-zheh
JA日本語
フランジャー
furan-jah
KKKK
фланжер
flahn-zheh
KMKM
ហ្វ្លានជឺ
flahn-jeh
KO한국어
플랜저
peul-lehn-jeh
MRMR
फ्लेंजर
phlaen-jah
MSBahasa Melayu
flanger
flahn-zheh
MYမြန်မာ
ဖလန်ဂျာ
phlahn-jah
NLNederlands
flanger
flahn-gher
NONorsk
flanger
flahn-gher
PAPA
ਫਲੈਂਜਰ
phlaen-jah
PLPolski
flanger
flahn-zheh
PTPortuguês
flanger
flahn-zheh
RORomână
flanger
flahn-zheh
RUРусский
фланжер
flahn-zheh
SVSvenska
flanger
flahn-gher
SWKiswahili
flanger
flahn-zheh
TAதமிழ்
ஃப்ளாஞ்சர்
phlaen-jah
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్లాంజర్
phlaen-jah
THไทย
ฟลังเกอร์
flang-geh
TLTL
flanger
flahn-zheh
TRTürkçe
flanger
flahn-zheh
UKУкраїнська
фланжер
flahn-zheh
URاردو
فلینجر
phlaen-jah
VITiếng Việt
flanger
flahn-zheh
YOYO
fọ́ọ̀lọ́
foh-oh-loh
ZH中文
音效器
yīn-xiào-qì
ZUZU
iflanger
ee-flahn-zheh

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