CONTROLS
RATE :
Sets the rate of modulation.
DEPTH :
Sets the depth of the modulation.
MIX :
Sets the mix of dry (unaffected) and wet
(affected) signal. All the way to the left is 100% dry,
all the way to the right is 100% wet.
SHIFT :
Controls an additional parameter
determined by the mode (see Mode descriptions).
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ARCHETYPES
FLAT LIGHT FLANGER
USER PREFERENCE
OUTPUT CONTROL
By default, we set our pedals to be at unity gain
when engaged. In some scenarios, this can create
a perceived drop or boost in volume. To adjust the
output level to your setup, remove the backplate
and use a small screwdriver to adjust the internal
trimpot (Output Trim) located between the In and
Out jacks. Turn it to the right to increase the
output level, and towards the left to decrease.
MODES
A resonant,
droning note
rides under
what you're
playing, then
jumps out when
you play a D.
Good for legato
chordal pads
and weirdo
solos.
Like icicle laser
beams flying
though your
brain.
ARCHETYPES
FLAT LIGHT FLANGER
BRADY
ARCHETYPES
FLAT LIGHT FLANGER
DAN
FOOTSWITCHES
EXPRESSION
A three-way toggle switch allows the user to
choose between three modes of modulation.
DETUNE :
A pitch shifted flanger where
Shift ranges from an octave down (all the way to the
left) to shimmering octaves up (all the way to the
right), with a range of slightly detuned sounds in the
middle.
RESONATE :
A cascading set of flanger
lines creates a highly resonant flanger where Shift
controls the amount of feedback. At low settings,
lush chorus-like sounds are available. At high
settings, metallic ringing frequencies spike with your
signal.
ECHO :
A flanger with multiple delays added.
Shift sets the time of the delay, with the longest
times all the way to the right; all the way to the left
eliminates the delay entirely. In this mode, flanger
depth is fixed and Depth controls resonance.
ARCHETYPES
FLAT LIGHT FLANGER
USER PREFERENCE
BYPASS turns the effect on and off. TILT is a
momentary switch. When pressed, it maxes out
the control associated with the internal expression
switch. By default, the internal switch is set to the
Shift knob, so whenever you step on TILT it
maximizes the Shift control; when you release it,
Shift returns to where it’s currently set.
The Expression jack is used to externally control
either the RATE or SHIFT controls. By plugging in
an expression pedal, you bypass the knob in order
to change the parameter on the fly with your foot.
There is a switch inside the pedal to change which
knob is controlled by the expression out. By
default, it is set to SHIFT. Set the switch to the
right to control RATE, and to the left to control
SHIFT.
User Notes:
User Notes:
RATE
DEPTH
MIX
SHIFT
RATE
DEPTH
MIX
SHIFT
RATE
DEPTH
MIX
SHIFT
RATE
DEPTH
MIX
SHIFT
RATE
DEPTH
MIX
SHIFT
EVERYTHING IS DELAY, BASICALLY.
Except the things that aren’t, of course. But what I mean to say is that a flanger, a
chorus, a sci-fi reverb, a pad generator—these are essentially just machines trying to
remember what you did. Each wonders, what was that I just heard? Then, scrambling as
you keep feeding it signal, does the best it can do to make something interesting happen.
Maybe that’s what we were doing. A memory of a cool sound from some record. An
inkling of a technique we think we heard of once. A sense, as we flew into snowier
climes, that our vision and intuition would guide us, even as we careened into an up that
we believed to be down.
The Flat Light is a flanger aiming to be something else. It explores choral pitch
shifted flanging, from octave down to a shimmering octave up, and all the odd nooks and
doubletones in between. Cascading lines form a lush modulation that becomes metallic
and resonant as you push it. Reverb-like delays turn a stereotypical jetplane flange into
more of an exploratory space mission. Push the controls. Sense the terrain. Trust your
intuition—maybe not with your life, but with your sound. Trust us. We’re trying. Thank
you for trying too.
