Flanging

/flændʒɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The process of creating or applying a flange to an object; also a sound effect in music or audio engineering.

Etymology

English gerund form from 'flange,' the '-ing' suffix indicating action or process.

Kelly Says

In recording studios, 'flanging' is a sonic special effect that makes music sound like it's warping through space—it comes from tape engineers playing with machine parts in the 1960s.

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