Nobels MOD-mini vs Source Audio Mercury Flanger
The Nobels MOD-mini and the Source Audio Mercury Flanger are both pedals. The Nobels MOD-mini leans modulated. The Source Audio Mercury Flanger leans smooth and low gain.
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
Nobels MOD-mini
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The Nobels MOD-mini is a compact modulation pedal from Nobels (Hamburg, Germany), delivering chorus, vibrato, and flanger modulation in a mini enclosure at Nobels German quality. Nobels is a respected German effects manufacturer known for quality compact effects. The MOD-mini provides multi-mode modulation in a compact format for players who want versatile modulation at Nobels quality.
The Source Audio Mercury Flanger is a multi-engine flanger offering several distinct flanger voicings. Its Thru-Zero (Tape Flange) mode recreates the classic dual-tape-deck flanging effect, where a static delay and a modulated delay sweep past each other and briefly cancel out completely at the null point for the dramatic, twisting whoosh associated with true tape flanging, an effect notoriously hard for pedals to reproduce. Its Shadow mode delivers a highly resonant yet silky-smooth jet-engine flange, while its Classic Flange/Chorus mode gives a thick, chewy vintage flanger or chorus tone. MIDI control and Neuro app programmability let players save and recall presets. It suits players wanting a genuinely versatile flanger palette from subtle chorus-like movement through to dramatic through-zero jet effects.
- modulated
- smooth
- low gain
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