Prepare for a sonic journey unlike any other. Death By Audio Effects, renowned for their innovative and boundary-pushing audio gear, has partnered with the legendary Levitation festival to launch their latest creation: the Psychedelic Lightmare pedal. This limited-edition stereo reverb/tremolo effect, with only 333 units available, promises to warp your sound in truly mind-bending ways, exclusively available through Levitation.
Experience Light-Reactive Soundscapes with the Psychedelic Lightmare
The Psychedelic Lightmare is more than just a pedal; it’s an instrument designed to capture the otherworldly sonic experiences synonymous with the Levitation festival. At its heart, this stereo effect pedal combines a lush reverb with a sharp, chopping tremolo.
However, its truly groundbreaking feature is the integrated light sensor.
Light Sensor
This sensor dynamically alters the pedal’s internal clock speed based on the light it perceives. Imagine playing in a dimly lit room, where the clock is slow, creating expansive, lingering effects. Then, as light hits the sensor, the clock accelerates, transforming your sound with rapid, intense shifts.
This innovative interaction allows for wildly shapeable soundscapes, from warping reverbs and shifting tremolo speeds to a unique, light-controlled, tape-like warble that bends your clean signal’s pitch.
Unlock New Dimensions of Tone
The Psychedelic Lightmare is engineered for sonic explorers seeking to push the boundaries of their sound. Its intuitive controls offer extensive flexibility:
- GAIN: Adjust the output level, from subtle volume adjustments to powerful, overdriven boosts.
- REVERB BLEND: Dial in the perfect mix between your dry signal and the immersive stereo reverb.
- REVERB TIME: Control the decay length, ranging from tight room simulations to vast, ethereal sonic caverns, further extended by the WARP RANGE and darkness.
- TREM: Fine-tune the tremolo speed, from slow, hypnotic pulses to rapid, alien-like ring modulation, all dynamically influenced by the WARP SENSOR.
- WARP RANGE: Determine the light sensor’s impact, from disabling it entirely to allowing drastic light-induced transformations of the effect.
- WARP SENSOR: This crucial light-reactive sensor controls the pedal’s master clock, simultaneously affecting reverb decay, tremolo speed, and even introducing a unique, light-controlled vibrato to your dry signal by shifting the sample time.
Versatile Stereo Connectivity
The Psychedelic Lightmare boasts versatile input and output options, supporting stereo in/stereo out, mono, or mono-to-stereo configurations:
- Mono: Plug into either INPUT (R) or INPUT (L) and use the corresponding OUTPUT (R) or OUTPUT (L) for a standard mono setup.
- Mono to Stereo: Connect to INPUT (R) and utilize both outputs to split your signal into a wider, more immersive stereo effect.
- Stereo: For a full stereo-separated signal, connect both inputs and outputs, with INPUT (L) routing to OUTPUT (L) and INPUT (R) to OUTPUT (R).
Powered by a standard 9V DC power supply (2.1mm, center-negative) with a current draw of 95mA, Death By Audio recommends their RAW POWER supply for optimal performance.
Limited Availability – Secure Your Journey to the “6th Dimension”
With only 333 units available, the Psychedelic Lightmare is a truly exclusive offering for guitarists, synth enthusiasts, and producers looking to inject a dose of the unknown into their sound. Don’t miss your chance to “open your 5th eye” and “step into the 6th dimension” of sonic exploration.
MSRP – £224
The Death By Audio Psychedelic Lightmare is available now, exclusively from Levitation.
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