EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo, Operation Manual

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You hear that EVP, bud? It’s the all new, extra spook-tacular, Ghost Echo
®
calling out
from beyond the void! The Ghost Echo is our spooky take on the haunted amp-top spring
reverberation units of yesteryear. This creepy analog/digital spring reverb emulation
machine boasts a terrifying 30ms – 150ms of pre-delay, controllable via the Attack
knob, for everything from a quick, rockabilly slapback, to viscous pools of ectoplasmic
reverberations. When playing staccato, you’ll hear the tortured trails of the reverb,
resulting in more of a slapback, or echo sound. Legato playing will reveal a massive
ambient “depth” that fattens up the sound – and look out it’s right behind you!
Phew, that was close. The Dwell control sets the length and thickness of the decay,
which is to say that it controls how long the disembodied spirits of notes no longer with us
float through the ether; at the maximum setting, it will decend into an infinite loop of self
oscillation. The Depth sets the intensity of the reverb, which you probably know as the
wet/dry mix, but we like to think of it more as how scary the overall effect is.
The Ghost Echo is true bypass and built one at a time by a team of friendly ghosts in the
never-ending hall of funhouse mirrors that is Akron, Ohio, USA.
Controls
Attack: Adjusts the length of the pre-delay, from 30ms at minimum to about 150ms
at maximum. When the Dwell is set to self-oscillate, this will change the pitch of the
oscillations.
Dwell: Adjusts the length of the decay. This will start to self oscillate around 3 o’clock. The
pitch of the oscillations can be changed by turning the Attack control.
Depth: Mixes in the wet signal with the dry. Unity is around noon and everything after is
boosted.
Power
This device take a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel.
We always recommend pedal-specific, 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 specific
power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. DO NOT
RUN AT HIGHER VOLTAGES!
Current Draw: 86 mA
Input Impedance: 10 MΩ
Output Impedance: 1 kΩ
Switching
This device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio will not pass
without power.
Warranty
This device has a limited lifetime warranty. If it breaks, we will fix it. Should you encounter
any issues, please visit www.earthquakerdevices.com/warranty .
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gesp ens tis che n S prin g-R eve rb- Ein heit en al ter Am ps. Die se A nalog /D igit al-F ede rhall -
Em ula tio ns- Ger ät b iet et f urc hte rre gen de 3 0-1 50m s Pre Del ay, d as ü ber d en “ Atta ck” -
Reg ler ges teu ert wer den kan n; v on sch nel lem Roc kab illy -S lap bac k b is hin zu Bec ken
vol l zä hflü ssi gem , ek top las mis che m R eve rb. Wen n S ie Sta cca to spi ele n, h öre n S ie die
geq uäl ten Ein zel spu ren des Rev erb s, was dan n e her wie ein e S lap bac k- ode r E cho -
Sou nd w irk t. B eim Le gato -S piel w ird ei ne dic hte Am bien t-D epth s er zeug t, d ie den Sou nd
fet ter m ach t – und p ass a uf, e s ist d ire kt h int er d ir!
Puh , da s w ar k nap p. D er “ Dw ell” -R egl er b est im mt d ie Län ge und D ich te d es Dec ays , da s
hei ßt, e s bes tim mt, w ie l ang e die k örp erlo sen G eis ter d er T öne , die n ich t meh r mit u ns
wei len , dur ch d en Ä the r sch wim men . Bei m axi mal er E ins tel lun g geh t das D eca ys i n ein e
endlo se S chl eife d er Sel bst- Osz illa tio n ü ber . D er “ Dep th” -R egl er ste uert die In ten sitä t
des Rev erb s, was d u w ahr sch ein lic h als “W et/D ry” -M ix ken nst , ab er wir seh en d ies en
Regl er eher als Ste uerung des sen, w ie b eängs tig end d er G esa mte ffek t is t.
Das Gho st E cho ist Tru e By pas s un d w ird von ein er G rup pe fre und lic her Gei ste r in der nie
endend en S pieg elh alle eine s F unh ouse in A kro n, O hio , US A, g efe rtig t.
Reg ler
Atta ck: B est im mt die D aue r de s P reD ela ys, von 3 0-1 50m s. Ist der Dw ell- Reg ler auf
Sel bst -O szi lla tio n ein ges tel lt, v erä nde rt d ies er R egl er d ie T onh öhe d er O szi lla tio n.
Dwe ll: S teu ert die Län ge des Dec ay. Die Sel bst -O szi lla tio n se tzt bei ca. 3-U hr ein , di e
Ton höh e der O szi lla tio n kan n dur ch D reh en d es A tta ck- Reg ler s ver änd ert w erd en.
Dep th: Mis cht dem Dry -S ign al d as W et- Sig nal hin zu. Aus gew oge n is t d er M ixa nte il i n d er
Mitt els tell ung . D arü ber ist das W et- Sig nal la ute r.
Stro mve rso rgu ng
Die ses Ger ät sol lte m it einem S tand ard -9V -N etz tei l bet rieb en wer den ( 2,1 mm ,
cen ter neg ativ e). Wir em pfe hle n im mer für Ped ale bes tim mte , is olie rte Net zte ile ode r
eine S tro mver sor gung m it meh rer en iso lier ten A nsc hlü ssen . Ped ale p rod uzi eren
Stö rge räu sch e, wen n s ie mit unr ein em Str om ver sor gt wer den . S cha ltn etz tei le,
Dai syc hai ns und nic ht auf Ped ale aus gel egt e N etz tei le filte rn ver sch mut zte n S tro m
nic ht zuf rie den ste llend u nd p rod uzi eren u ngew ollt e S tör ger äus che . Nic ht mi t höh eren
Vol tza hlen bet reib en!
Stro mver bra uch : 86 m A
Inpu t-Imp edan z: 10 M Ω
Out put-I mped anz: 1 kΩ
Schal tung
Die ses G erät ist Tr ue B ypa ss und ve rw endet eine elek tro nis che , R ela is- bas ier te
Scha ltu ng. Ohn e S tro m w ird kein Aud ios igna l w eite rge leit et.
Gar ant ie
Die ses G erä t ver füg t übe r ein e bes chr änk te, l ebe nsl ang e Gar ant ie. W enn e s kap utt g eht ,
rep arie ren wir es. Sol lte n sie i rge ndw elc he P rob lem e mit dem Ped al h abe n, b esu che n sie
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Gra zie per aver sce lto Gho st Ech o, il ped ale Vin tag e V oic ed Rev erb di Ear thQ uak er
Dev ice s. P er o tte ner e il m ass im o app aga men to d al t uo p eda le G hos t E cho, ti p reg hia mo
di l egg ere atten tam ente que sto manu ale .
Gho st E cho è la nos tra int erp ret azi one del riv erb ero a m olle pre sen te nel le uni tà am p-
top de i g lor ios i gi orn i an dati. Q ues ta emu lazi one anal ogi ca/ digit ale de l ri ver ber o a m olle
dis pon e di u n pre -de lay c om pre so t ra 3 0m s e 150 ms, c ont rol lab ile t ram ite l a man opo la
Atta ck, pe r im pos tar e q uals ias i s ono rità : dal rap ido slap back in st ile ro ckab illy ai riv erb eri
vin tag e più r igo glio si. E seg uen do p art i in s tac cat o sen tira i la s cia d el r ive rbe ro, r isu lta ndo
in qua lco sa di più di un effe tto sla pba ck o e co. L’es ecu zio ne in leg ato per met ter à d i
sco prir e un ’im pon ent e pr ofo ndi tà d’a mbi ent e, c he arr icc his ce il s egn ale con una son orit à
di t ipo P lat e.
Il c ont rol lo Dw ell im pos ta la lun ghe zza e lo spe sso re del dec adi men to, e il c ont rol lo Dep th
im pos ta l’in ten sità del riv erb ero – pe nsa a qu est o co ntro llo com e ad una reg ola zio ne del
mix w et / d ry.
Cont rolli
Dep th: Im pos ta l ’in ten sità d el r ive rbe ro.
Dwe ll: Reg ola l a lun ghe zza e l o spe sso re d el d eca dim ent o.
Atta ck: Que sto c ont rol lo i mpo sta i l rita rdo d ell’ atta cco s ul s egn ale p roc ess ato i n una
gam ma c om pre sa t ra 3 0m s e 150 ms.
Alim ent azion e
I nos tri p eda li f ann o uso d i alim ent ato ri D C sta nda rd a 9 v olt, d ota ti d i con net tor e bar rel
da 2 .1m m con p olo n ega tiv o al c ent ro. Rac com and iam o sem pre l ’us o di a lim ent ato ri
spe cifi ci p er ped ali, con tra sfo rm ato re iso lat o di tip o da par ete , op pur e al im ent ato ri c on
usc ite mul tip le iso lat e. I p eda li g ene ran o ru mor e e xtr a n el c aso in cui l’a lim ent azi one
pre sen ti u n’o sci lla zio ne res idu a o sia poc o pu lita . G li a lim ent ato ri d i tip o sw itc hin g, q uel li
per il c olleg am ent o a cat ena opp ure gli a lim ent ator i n on s pec ific i p er p eda li, n on fi ltra no
l’a lim ent azi one non pul ita e la sci ano pas sar e ru mor i in des ide rat i. Non oper are mai c on
ten sio ni p iù e lev ate !
Ass orbi men to d i cor ren te: 86 m A
Imp eden za d’ ing ress o: 10 M Ω
Im pede nza d’u sci ta: 1 kΩ
Sw itc hing
Que sto dis pos itiv o d isp one di u na str uttu ra Tru e b ypa ss e u tili zza una com mut azi one
ele ttr oni ca b asa ta s u rel è. I n ass enz a di a lim ent azi one , il s egn ale a udi o non p ass erà .
Gara nzi a
Qu est o d isp osi tiv o p re ve de un a g ara nzi a li mit ata a v ita . In ca so di ro ttu ra , c i
occ up ere mo de lla r ip ara zio ne. Pe r qu alsiasi p ro ble ma r isc on tra to , visi tare
ww w.e arth quak erd evi ces .co m/w arra nty .
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