Towers™
Stereo Reverberant Filter
Towers teleports your sound into a vast stereophonic expanse, weaving it into its unique resonant filtered feedback networks. Reflections hang in the air and move in and out of a sprawling multidimensional soundscape, where they don’t just fade away—they radiate, breathe and drift endlessly into the void.
The filter frequency offers three distinct modes of navigation: Manual Mode puts the player in charge of the filter frequencies. Envelope Mode where playing dynamics breathe and morph into everchanging filter movements. LFO Mode where the player surrenders control to a slow-moving oscillator that sweeps across the stereo field.
Three Distinct Modes of Operation:
Manual Mode:
- The filter frequency is manually changed by adjusting the Frequency control. This works across the stereo field, with the left channel opposite the right.
Envelope Mode:
- The filter frequency is changed with an envelope that is controlled by picking dynamics. In this mode, the Frequency control adjusts the sensitivity of the envelope.
LFO Mode:
- The filter frequency is controlled by a slow moving LFO, and the Frequency control adjusts the rate. This mode also sweeps across the stereo field creating a slow panning filter effect.
Controls:
- Mode: This is a 3-position toggle switch that changes the mode of operation.
- Length: Controls the length of the reverb – lower settings are shorter, higher settings are longer. This control also has a secondary function to adjust the speed of the Stretch feature.
- Mix: This sets the overall level of the effect, balancing the ethereal with the earthly.
- Stretch Footswitch: Stretch slows down the entire digital system of Towers. As a result, the reverb length is doubled, the spectrum of frequencies is altered and a pitch bending effect can be heard throughout the morphing process.
- Frequency: This controls the filter frequency and has several different functions depending on which mode is selected.
- Filter: Controls how much the resonant low pass filter is mixed into the reverb pathways, determining the depth of harmonic resonance.
- Preset: Selects which user preset to use in preset mode, allowing you to recall your favorite mystical configurations.
- Activate Footswitch: This turns the effect on and off.
Tails or Full Bypass Switching
Towers can operate in two different bypass states: Tails or Full Bypass. It comes factory set in Tails Mode which allows the reverb effect to naturally decay after the effect is bypassed and is indicated by a Green Activate LED. Full Bypass will cut the reverb effect completely when the effect is bypassed and is indicated by a Red Activate LED.
Specifications:
- Dimensions : 4.75 x 4.25 x 2.50 in. (121 x 108 x 64 mm) with knobs
- Current Draw : 85 mA
- Input Impedance : 500 kΩ
- Output Impedance : 100 Ω
- EXP Jack Internal Connections : Tip= Wiper (CV), Ring= 3.3V, Sleeve= Ground
- Power : This device takes a standard 9-volt DC power supply with a 2.1 mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
