Clearmountain Phases

The deal

$49.99 at Plugin Alliance (down from $99). This is a 50% discount, and the store page lists no end date for the sale.

What it is

Clearmountain Phases is a software emulation of the vintage flanger and phaser rack modules from Bob Clearmountain's personal studio setup, built by Apogee. It covers classic swirling phase and flange tones, including a tape-style "zero crossing" flange. It is available as AAX, AU and VST3 on macOS and Windows.

Who it's for

Mixers and producers who want authentic, musical modulation on guitars, keys, synths, drums and vocal buses. It suits anyone chasing the classic studio-rack flanger and phaser sound from records mixed over several decades.

Key features

• Faithful recreations of both the flanger and phaser modules, with bucket brigade delay chip swapping for different flavors.
  The modules can be chained, so you can flange the phaser, phase the flanger, or blend both.
  Distortion, aliasing and component aging controls go beyond what the original hardware offered.
  Bob Clearmountain's own presets are included as starting points for iconic sounds