Moog Minifooger MF Flange

The Moog Minifooger MF Flange is an analog flanger pedal from Moog, part of the compact Minifooger range that shrinks the big Moogerfooger units down to stompbox size¹. Like the rest of the range it is 100% analog, passes your signal through a high-quality path when engaged, and uses true bypass when switched off². It is built to withstand the abuses of live performance².

Where a typical flanger gives you one sound, MusicRadar found the MF Flange covers several: standard flanging, a tighter shimmering effect like chorusing, and notch modulations that come across as more phaser-like. With the Time control wound down, the reviewer reported a strong metallic, comb-filtered space².

What it does to your sound

Flanging works by mixing a short, modulated delay with your dry signal, which creates moving notches in the frequency response, the classic jet-like sweep. The MF Flange can do what most flangers do within the first 20% of its control range, according to MusicRadar, but its range extends well beyond that into chorus and phaser territory².

The sounds MusicRadar identified:

• Standard flanging, the familiar sweeping jet effect²
• A tighter shimmering effect, like chorusing²
• Notch modulations that come out as more phaser-like²
• A strong metallic, comb-filtered space with Time wound down²

For subtle use, the reviewer found that keeping the Depth and Rate knobs just off minimum does the trick².

How it works and how it is controlled

At the heart of the pedal is a BBD, or Bucket Brigade Delay, the analog delay chip that the Time control is built around². This is the same bucket-brigade technology Moog used elsewhere in the range: the Minifooger MF Delay is a bucket-brigade-based analog delay with up to 700ms of delay time³. In a flanger, the delay time is very short and swept by an LFO rather than set by hand.

The LFO itself is worth knowing about: it uses an exponentiated triangle wave, and MusicRadar notes that its peakiness is revealed when you turn the Depth control up². In practice that means the character of the sweep changes with depth, from a smooth movement to something more pronounced and pointed.

Expression pedal control

Like every pedal in the Minifooger range, the MF Flange has an expression pedal/CV input at the rear for extra control². MusicRadar's review of the range describes this as a facility for real-time parameter adjustment⁴. On the sibling MF Delay, the expression jack lets you control either the Time or Feedback functions³, which gives a sense of how Moog applies expression control across the line. If you want to explore this further, see expression pedals.

Where it came from

The Minifooger pedals are compact versions of the big Moogerfoogers, Moog's larger effects units¹. The range launched with five pedals, offering standard 9V battery or adapter power, true bypass, and the expression pedal facility across the board⁴. The MF Flange sits in this line alongside delay, drive, and other effects, all sharing the same analog design philosophy and road-ready construction².

What reviewers said

MusicRadar's verdict on the MF Flange was positive on both build and sound, concluding that it takes a standard effect and offers the user a whole range of new possibilities²:

The reviewer found no reasons to avoid it overall². Coverage of the wider range has been similarly warm: Pedal of the Day called the MF Delay a little pedal sure to surprise you, with great features and that signature Moog sound³.

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