EarthQuaker Devices Levitation User manual

OPERATION MANUAL
©2018 EarthQuaker Devices LLC
<<< Power Requirements >>>
<<< Tech Specs >>>
• Current Draw: 72mA
• This device take a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We
always recommend pedal-specic, 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 specic power supplies do not lter
dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
• Input Impedance: 1M Ohm • Output Impedance: <1K Ohm
<<< Warranty >>>
This device has a limited lifetime warranty. If it breaks, we will x it. Should you encounter any
issues, please email [e-mail].
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<<< Flexi-Switching >>>
This device features Flexi-Switch™ Technology! This relay-based, true bypass switching style
allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching-style switching.
• For standard latching operation, tap the footswitch once to activate the effect and then tap
again to bypass.
• For momentary operation, hold the footswitch down for as long as you’d like to use the effect.
Once you release the switch, the effect will be bypassed.
Since the switching is relay-based, it requires power to pass signal.

<<< Controls >>>
Mix: This controls how much wet signal
is blended in with the dry. More reverb
clockwise, less counterclockwise.
Length (Toggle): Broad stroke control
for decay time. Shorter to left, longer to
the right.
Decay: Controls the length of the
reverb decay. Longer clockwise, shorter
counterclockwise.
Tone: This is an input bandwidth control
for the reverberated signal. All the way
counterclockwise reduces all low end
content to make a brighter reverb,
turning counterclockwise allows more
low end to pass through resulting in a
fuller reverberated tone.
Atmosphere: This is a harmonic
regeneration control, it feeds the upper
frequencies of the reverb trails back
through to create a more harmonic
(ringing) reverb. More atmosphere
clockwise, less counterclockwise.
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Have you ever wanted your tone to soar like a majestic eagle in a vast canyon? Perhaps you are
a simpler mortal and just want your tone to echo like the cries of a sparrow in a small room...
Now you can do both like a champ plus a whole lot more! Welcome to your new Levitation™
reverberation machine! This Levitation device is a vintage-voiced reverb that aims to t
somewhere between dirty sixties chambers, classic spring and the big, ringing plate reverbs
of days gone by. Four knobs and one switch control quite a bit more than you’d expect. Want
a slap back small room sound? Set all of your controls to the minimum and use the mix to dial
in the sound of room devoid of any thing but a guitar and amp. Want to revel in innite spatial
oscillations? Flip the toggle to Long, turn up the Atmosphere (5) and Decay (3) then tune out.
Dial in a bright chiming slap back by turning the Tone (4) all the way counterclockwise and
reducing the Decay. Dime everything for a rattling, full-bandwidth assault. You are only limited
by your imagination! Each of these little Levitation machines are made one at a time, part-by-
part, wire-by-wire in the hamburger capital of the world, Akron, Ohio.
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<<< Suggested Settings >>>
Empty Stage Reverb
Open warm, windy reverberation. Colors
dramatically when adding a touch of gain on
the amp. Beautiful chordal reections.
Psychedelic Surfer
Wipe out on your next gig with this splashy
trashy reverberation.
Open Air 1968
Add that extra atmosphere to your solos, or
sassy staccato riffs. Turn the black light on
and put the posters up...
Starchild
Spaced out tracers. Long locks of gypsy hair,
jewels, beads and bangles. Psychedelics and
pedicures.
<<< Suggested Placement >>>
After all dirt and modulation, before signal boosters, and into a clean amp. But, hey, these are
only suggestions, ya know? It’s yours now, so do as you wish.