EarthQuaker Devices Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter

EarthQuaker Devices Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter

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.

At the heart of Towers lies an architectural marvel of aural alchemy—your input signal is fed into an array of infinitely repeating micro-echoes, creating dynamic generative impulses which feed an immense cathedral-style reverb. This reverberant foundation is then interwoven with a resonant low-pass filter that intersects the delay and reverb pathways at multiple points, crafting a massive, unearthly sound that transcends the limitations of traditional hardware. The result is not merely an effect, but an experiential journey into the expanse.

Towers features a resonant low-pass filter, reminiscent of those found in many beloved vintage synthesizers, which generates warm and ringy tones that impart layers of dark atmosphere into the reverberated echoes. The filter frequency is your spectral guide through these hazy realms, offering three distinct modes of navigation. In Manual Mode, you are the commander of your own frequency. By turning the Frequency control, you can create opposing movements between left and right channels. Envelope Mode transforms playing dynamics into filter movement, where each strike of the strings becomes a catalyst for harmonic resonance while the Frequency control maintains proper sensitivity. LFO Mode surrenders control to a slow-moving oscillator that sweeps across the stereo field, and the Frequency adjusts the rate at which it sways.

Towers can be further pulled across space and time by initiating the extraordinary phenomenon known as Stretch. This spellbinding feature doubles the length of the reverb effect by slowing the processor speed, which generates a lo-fi effect that pulls apart the delay lines while smearing the filter and lowering the frequency responses. Pleasant surprises and delightful musical inaccuracies will emerge, creating unique atmospheres that serve as the ultimate vibe setter. With the stretch footswitch, you can tap it for an instantaneous effect or hold it and marvel as the entire system of Towers descends into the abyss, spawning mesmerizing artifacts along the way.  Eight user-assigned presets await to capture and recall your most cherished settings with the turn of a knob and the press of a switch.

Now go forth and begin your exploration with Towers—an instrument of transformation, a bridge between the conventional and the impossible, conjured to catapult you into unexplored wormholes of whimsical wonder.

Towers is built by the skilled tone technicians of EarthQuaker Devices on the banks of the prestigious Ohio and Erie Canal located in the heart of the heart of it all, Akron, Ohio.

Features

Towers represents a linear progression in EarthQuaker Devices’ unparalleled history of reinventing what’s possible within the aural universe of reverb, delay, echo, and ambient effects.

Towers is a unique type of reverb where resonant impulses react
to every reflection to create unique, colorful movement throughout
the tails.

The heart of the pedal is its three-position filter frequency control.
This allows users to switch between manual, envelope, and LFO
filter control.

While Towers sounds awesome with all the controls maxed out,
some really special things that happen within the subtler settings.

User assignable expression control allows players to take control
over the Length, Filter, or Mix panel controls with any TRS
expression pedal. (One really fun way to use this feature is to
control the Filter with the expression pedal in Manual mode while
running the pedal in stereo.)

Perfect for adding a massive, unearthly sound that transcends the
limitations of traditional hardware to guitar, synth, keys, and vocals.

The Stretch feature slows down the entire digital system. The reverb
length is doubled, the spectrum of frequencies is altered and a pitch
bending effect can be heard throughout the morphing process.

True Bypass Switching

Limited Lifetime Warranty

Tech Specs

Current Draw: 85 mA

Input Impedance: 500 kΩ

Output Impedance: 100 Ω

Dimensions: 4.75 x 4.25 x 2.50 in.
(121 x 108 x 64 mm)
with knobs