Overview

Cut Classic's High Flyer captures the swirling, hypnotic soundscapes of 70s phasers, infused with the warmth of analog style preamps, retro 8-bit sampling, and cutting-edge modern textures. Designed for sound designers, electronic music producers, and psychonauts to push new sonic boundaries with timeless analog tone.

Authentic vintage tones and low-fi crunch

High Flyer’s dual-stage phasing engine delivers authentic 70s phase with as much low-fi crunch and deep, sweeping texture as you need. Dial it in with simple and advanced controls. Get gritty, early digital phaser tones and multi-stage modulation inspired by vintage studio effects. Instantly evoke effects and tones of the 70s, popularized by Tame Impala in recent years. Use the resampler and preamp sections to meticulously craft vintage sonic textures, or go low-fi retro with the 8-bit sampler.

Modern textures and psychoacoustic illusions

Create a new sense of sonic space, depth, and movement with intricate rhythmic patterns, tempo-synced LFOs, and randomized phase shifts. Create dynamic, evolving soundscapes. Add harmonic shimmer with the Lift parameter, or conjure endless psychoacoustic illusions with the Shepard-tone-inspired Endless feature: perfect for atmospheric transitions and cinematic sound design.

Made for musicians and producers 

With its wealth of presets, High Flyer is great for guitarists, synth enthusiasts, and producers across electronic, rock, and experimental genres. Bring space, movement and mystery to your mix, from spacey synth leads to deep psychedelic jams, and characterful rhythmic grooves.

Features

  • Dual-Stage Phasing Engine: Delivers rich, evolving movement with deep, sweeping textures.
  • Authentic 70s Phaser Emulation: Captures the classic tones of vintage analog phasers.
  • Vintage Lo-Fi Capabilities: Includes Resampler and Preamp modules for 8-bit sampler and transformer saturation effects.
  • Advanced Modulation System: Offers tempo-synced LFOs, envelope followers, and randomized phase shifts.
  • "Lift" Parameter: Adds harmonic shimmer by dynamically shifting phase relationships.
  • "Endless Phase" Option: Creates psychoacoustic illusions inspired by the Shepard tone.
  • Intuitive Interface: Provides precise control over rate, depth, feedback, and more.
  • Versatile Preset Library: Includes presets inspired by classic phasers and modern experimental textures.
  • High-Fidelity Engine: Retains the character of the original signal while enhancing it with depth and motion.
  • Advanced Controls: Degrade, Phase and Enhance Modules for deep sound manipulation.

Audio Examples

Industry Reviews

  • BT (Brian Wayne Transeau)

    BT (Brian Wayne Transeau)

    Musician and DJ

    This is a fantastic idea and an incredibly rich sounding “vintage-vibe” phaser. I’ll be using this for sure on upcoming productions.

  • BaeBae

    BaeBae

    Grammy-Winning Songwriter & Producer (Fridayy, Chris Brown, Jason Derulo)

    Cut Classic High Flyer adds a unique texture to my instruments when I’m producing songs to write to. The retroizer teleports my sounds back to 70s.

     

  • Jody Wisternoff

    Jody Wisternoff

    DJ, Producer (Way Out West)

    Really loving the High Flyer, it sounds amazing!

  • Ben Thomas

    Ben Thomas

    Grammy-Nominated Mixer & Producer (Pharrell Williams, Future, Travis Scott)

    The textures from the High Flyer are so dope. I really like how the preamp gives a nice flavor to any track that it is on. The Enhance opens up the high end nicely. On top of that, the fact that… Read More

  • Brent Paschke

    Brent Paschke

    Grammy-Winning Guitarist (Pharrell Williams, N.E.R.D., Spymob)

    High Flyer by Cut Classic is a really cool plugin for adding unique texture and extra vibe to your tracks. The Degrade and Enhance features are a great complement to the Phaser, and the Preamp… Read More

Customer Reviews

Specifications

Supported Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, AAX AudioSuite, VST3

Supported Operating Systems
macOS 15 down to macOS 12
Windows 11 down to Windows 10

Mac
Intel, or Apple Silicon

PC
x64-compatible CPU

System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM

Downloads

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