Scrape Flutter

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Lo-Fi Mid-Fi Electronic's "Scrape Flutter" is Envelope controlled, phase shift based vibrato, with sidechain induced intermodulation distortion and various ugly artifacts. Scrape f lutter—a high frequency flutter of above 1000 Hz—can sometimes occur from the tape vibrating as it passes over a head, as a result of rapidly interacting stretch in the tape and stiction at the head. It adds a roughness to the sound that is not typical of wow and flutter, and damping devices or heavy rollers are sometimes employed on professional tape machines to prevent it. Scrape flutter measurement requires special techniques, often using a 10 kHz tone Show more