EarthQuaker Devices Night Wire User manual

OPERATION MANUAL
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<<< Tech Specs >>>
• Current Draw: 65mA
• 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 >>>
Depth: Adjusts the depth of the tremolo. More clockwise, less counterclockwise. When fully
counterclockwise, the amplitude modulation will be removed and the Night Wire will function
as a xed lter, envelope controlled lter or phaser depending on where the Frequency
toggle is set.
Rate Toggle: This toggle lets you select between two ways to control the speed of the
tremolo. Attack lets you adjust the speed by pick attack. In this mode, the Rate knob controls
the sensitivity of the dynamic tremolo. The higher the rate and harder you pick, the faster
the speed will rise and vice versa. In Manual mode, the Rate control adjusts the speed like
a common tremolo.
Rate: In Manual mode, this controls the speed of the tremolo. Faster speed clockwise and
slower speed counterclockwise. In Attack mode, this controls the sensitivity of the dynamic
tremolo. The higher the Rate and harder you pick, the faster the speed will rise and vice versa.
Level: Sets the output level, unity is around noon.
Frequency Toggle: This toggle lets you select one of 3 different ways to control the center
frequency of the lter section. In LFO mode, the frequency is continuously swept by an LFO. In
this mode, the Frequency knobs adjusts the speed of the LFO. In Manual mode, the frequency
is determined by where the Frequency knob is set. In Attack mode, the center frequency is
dynamically controlled by pick attack and the Frequency knob adjusts the sensitivity.
Frequency: Controls the center frequency of the lters in Manual mode: higher clockwise,
lower counterclockwise. In LFO mode this controls the rate of the sweep: faster clockwise
and slower counterclockwise. In Attack mode this controls the sensitivity of the envelope:
lower Frequency gives slower rise and lower peak, higher Frequency gives faster rise and
higher peak. Simple, right?
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Welcome to your brand new Night Wire™! The Night Wire is a feature-rich harmonic tremolo. What
is harmonic tremolo? In short, the signal is split into high pass and low pass lters, then modulated
with an LFO that is split 180 degrees. The Night Wire takes the traditional harmonic tremolo a few
steps further by allowing the center point of both lters to be adjusted for different tones. The lter
Frequency toggle (5) has three modes: Manual, LFO and Attack. In Manual mode, the center
point can be set to a xed position with the Frequency control (6). In LFO mode, the lters are
continuously swept and the Frequency control adjusts the speed. In Attack mode, the lters are
dynamically swept according to pick attack and the Frequency control acts as a range control,
much like a standard envelope lter. The tremolo section has two modes, Manual and Attack.
In Manual mode, the speed of the tremolo is governed by where the Rate (3) control is set. In
Attack mode the speed is controlled by pick attack and the rate controls the sensitivity; the harder
you pick, the faster the rate and vice-versa. The tremolo can be subtle and shimmery or full-on
throbbing depending on where the Depth (1) control is set. With the Depth set to zero, the Night
Wire will act like a xed lter, phase shifter or envelope-controlled lter depending on which mode
the lter Frequency is in. It also features a cut/boost volume control to get your levels just right.
Each Night Wire is hand made one at a time in the moonlit village of Akron, Ohio.
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<<< Suggested Settings >>>
Rhythmic Circles
Great for sustained 8th note riffs.
Voodoo Attack
Strike a chord or note that modulates fast
then slows upon decay.