Death by Audio Moonbeam Phaser Stereo Analog Phaser Pedal

Six phasers in one enclosure, from two minute drifts to ring modulation. Moonbeam Phaser is a stereo analog six stage phaser that lets you choose how many stages are active, from one to six, each with its own character. The FREQ control is supercharged far beyond a normal phaser, running from harmonic sweeps that take two minutes to complete up to ring modulated frequency shifts.

Which Death by Audio modulator is this?

• Disturbance: filter, flanger and eight stage phaser with a freezable LFO.
• Space Bender: chorus and pitch bending from modulated delay lines.
• Dream Station: the stereo reverb and delay in the same small Destroyer Series enclosure.

Moonbeam Phaser is the fully analog stereo phaser. Pick it when you want classic phase sweeps at one extreme and ring modulated frequency shifting at the other, in a very small footprint.

Why guitarists choose the Moonbeam Phaser

• Selecting one to six phase stages changes the effect completely, from tremolo like sweeps to the classic four stage phaser to deep six stage resonance.
• A colour coded LED tells you which stage count is active at a glance on stage.
• Two fully analog six stage phase shifter engines run in stereo, so a stereo rig gets real width.
• FREQ reaches from 0.006 Hz for slow harmonic drift up to 130 Hz for ring modulated frequency shifts.
• It uses the compact Destroyer Series enclosure, so a stereo phaser costs very little board width.
• Tour grade build with a rugged enclosure and hand assembly.

Controls and switches

• FREQ sets the speed of the phaser movement, from ultra slow 0.006 Hz drifts to 130 Hz sweeps.
• DEPTH sets the intensity and character of the phase stages, shaping sweep depth and resonance.
• The PHASE SELECTOR chooses one to six stages: 1 red is a sweeping high pass filter and tremolo, 2 yellow is a sweeping notch filter with resonant peaks, 3 green sits between a phaser and a harmonic tremolo, 4 cyan is the classic phaser, 5 blue adds more resonance and treble focus, and 6 completes the six stage voice.
• An internal input configuration switch selects mono TS or stereo TRS operation.

Power and pedalboard compatibility

• Runs on 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative.
• Current draw is 72 mA, so budget that on your supply.
• Death By Audio does not publish battery operation for this one, so plan on a regulated DC supply.
• Jacks sit along the top edge, which keeps patch cables out of the row in front.
• Routing: Mono, mono-to-stereo, and full stereo via TRS.
• It measures 13.11 x 7.01 x 6.05 cm including hardware, so measure your row before ordering.

Technical specifications

Model	Death by Audio Moonbeam Phaser
Effect type	Stereo analog phaser
Controls	Freq, Depth, phase selector for one to six stages, internal input configuration switch
Signal path	Analog
Expression or CV input	No
Power	9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative
Current draw (mA)	72
Top mounted jacks	Yes
Routing	Mono, mono-to-stereo, and full stereo via TRS
Dimensions including hardware	13.11 x 7.01 x 6.05 cm
Weight	10.3 oz.
MPN	199874995977
GTIN	199874995977
Manufacture and warranty	Handmade in New York City

FAQ

How do I run it in stereo? Use TRS cables in both jacks with the internal input configuration switch set to stereo. A TS cable at the input and a TRS cable at the output gives mono to stereo.

What do the different stage counts sound like? One stage is a sweeping high pass filter and tremolo, two is a sweeping notch filter with resonant peaks, three sits between a phaser and a harmonic tremolo, four is the classic phaser voice, five adds resonance and treble focus, and six is the full six stage sweep.

Is it truly analog? Yes. Death By Audio describes two fully analog six stage phase shifter engines with real analog circuitry.

How slow can the sweep go? Down to 0.006 Hz, which is a harmonic drift that takes around two minutes to complete a cycle.

Can it do ring modulation? At the fast end the FREQ control reaches 130 Hz, which produces ring modulated frequency shift sounds rather than conventional phasing.

Where is the stage selector? The manual lists the phase selector under internal controls while the product page lists it with the main controls. Either way it selects between one and six stages and sets the LED colour.

What power does it need? 9 V DC through a 2.1 mm center negative barrel, drawing 72 mA when engaged.