EarthQuaker Devices White Light, Operation Manual

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What’s up? You like distortion? If so, you are gonna love the White Light
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Overdrive!
The White Light is a hard clipping vintage voiced dirt pedal that takes its cues from
the vintage dirt pedals that defined the sounds of heavy rock. Think OD250 or
Dis without being overly derivative, a new voice to an olde sound if you will.
The White Light gives you total control over the feel and voice of the dirt along with
a modern presence that is highly responsive to your playing. We think you’ll find that
it is much more dynamic, open and harmonically rich than these classic overdrives
it shares its lineage with.
The Weight control allows you to adjust the saturation and low end, giving you
plenty of tonal shaping options. The Gain control goes from clean to a nice crunchy
overdrive tone and there is plenty of output volume on tap to flame broil the input
of any amplifier. The Compression switch lets you fine tune the character of the
distortion; choose between an open voiced overdrive with more high-mids and bite,
or more compression with less bite and a flatter mid response.
The White Light is all analog, true bypass and handmade one at a time by some
ghouls and a robot in the cement bunker of Akron, Ohio.
Controls
Gain: Controls the amount of distortion.
Weight: A multi-functional control, allows the level of saturation, low end response
and the overall feel of the device to be altered.
Level: Controls the output.
Compression Switch:
• Minus (-): open with more high-mids and bite.
• Plus (+): crunchy and compressed with a bit less bite and a flatter mid response.
Power
This device takes 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: 10 mA
Input Impedance: 500 kΩ
Output Impedance: <10 kΩ
Flexi-Switch
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Technology
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.
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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Hey , wie läu ft’s ? Mög en Sie o rde ntli che V erz erru ng? D ann wer den Sie d en W hite
Lig ht
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O ver driv e lie ben ! D as Whi te Lig ht i st e in Dis tor tio n-Pe dal mit har tem Clip pin g.
Es ste ht i n de r Tr adi tio n de r kl ass isc hen Dirt -Pe dal e, d ie den Sou nd des Hea vy Roc k
defi nie rt h abe n. E s w ird Sie wah rsc hei nlic h an das O-D 250 ode r D ist orti on+ erin ner n.
Abe r das W hite L igh t ist n ich t ein fac h ein A bkl ats ch – e her e ine n eue V aria tio n ein es
tol len Gru ndt hem as. Bei m W hite Lig ht h abe n S ie d ie v olle Kon tro lle übe r d as „ Fee l“ u nd
die Kon tur des Ver zer run gse ffe kts . A uße rde m ze ich net es sic h du rch ein e m ode rne
Prä senz aus und rea gier t seh r g ut a uf d as Einga ngssi gna l. S ie wer den fe sts tel len , d ass
es v iel dynam isc her , o ffe ner und harm oni sch aus gep räg ter klin gt al s d ie k lass isc hen
Ove rdr ive s, d ere n DN A in i hm s tec kt.
Mit d em Wei ght-R egl er kö nnen S ie die S ätti gung u nd d en B ass ber eich a npa ssen ,
wod urc h si ch vie le Mög lic hke ite n zu r K lan gge sta ltu ng erg ebe n. D reh en Sie am Gain -
Reg ler , u m v on einem sa uber en z u ei nem sc hön en, knu rrig en O ver driv e-S ound
zu kom men . U nd d er A usga ngspe gel gi bt d em E inga ng Ih res V erst ärk ers ord entli ch
Sto ff. Mit dem Com p(re ssi on) -S cha lte r k önn en Sie den Cha rak ter der Ver zer run g
abs tim men . W ähl en S ie zw isc hen ei nem of fen kl ing enden O ver driv e m it m ehr o ber en
Mitt en u nd B iss (M inu s-P osi tio n) o der m ehr Ko mpr ess ion m it w eni ger „B iss “ u nd e ine m
aus gew ogen eren M itten ber eich (P lus -Po siti on) .
Das Whi te L igh t is t k om ple tt a nal og a ufg eba ut u nd b iet et T rue Byp ass . J ede s e inz eln e
Peda l w ird von ein er R ieg e Tr olle und ein em Rob ote r in uns ere m un ter ird isc hen Bun ker
in A kro n, O hio , von H and g efe rtig t.
Reg ler
Gai n: Ste uer t die I nte nsi tät d er V erz erru ng.
Wei ght: Die s is t e in m ulti fun ktio nal es B edi ene lem ent , m it d em du d ie S ätti gun g, d en
Bas san tei l und d en G esa mts oun d des Pe dal s ver änd ern k ann st.
Lev el: Ste uer t den A usg ang spe gel .
Comp (re ssion )-S chal ter :
• Min us (- ): offe ner er K lan g mit m ehr o ber en M itte n und „ Bis s“.
• Plu s (+) : kn ack ig und ko mpr im ier t m it e tw as wen iger „B iss “ u nd ei nem fla cher en
Mitt enber eich .
Stro mve rso rgun g
Die ses Ger ät sol lte m it einem S tand ard -9V -N etz tei l bet rieb en wer den ( 2,1m m,
cen ter neg ativ e). Wir em pfe hle n im mer für Peda le bes tim mte , is olie rte Net zte ile ode r
eine S tro mver sor gung m it meh rer en i sol ier ten A nsc hlü ssen . P eda le pro duz ier en
Stö rger äus che , w enn sie m it unr einem S tro m v erso rgt w erden . S cha ltn etz tei le,
Dai syc hai ns u nd nic ht a uf Pe dal e au sge leg te Net zte ile filte rn ver sch mut zte n St rom nic ht
zuf rie den ste llend und pr odu zier en u ngew ollt e S tör ger äus che . NIC HT MIT HÖ HER EN
VO LTZ AHL EN B ETR EIB EN!
Stro mbed arf: 10 m A
Inpu t-Im ped anz: 500 k Ω
Output -Im peda nz: <10 k Ω
Flex i-S witc h
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-Te chnolo gie
Die ses Ger ät v erfüg t ü ber di e F lex i-S witc h-T ech nol ogi e! D iese auf R ela ys bas ier ende
Tru e-B ypa ss- Sch altu ng e rm ögl ich t sow ohl M om ent ary - als a uch L atc hin g-B etri eb.
• Drü cken S ie für d en S tand ard -La tch ing -B etri eb ei nma l a uf d en F ußs cha lter ,
um den Effe kt z u ak tiv ier en, und dan n er neu t, w enn Sie wie der in den Byp ass
schal ten w olle n.
• Für den Mom ent ary -B etri eb hal ten Sie den Fuß sch alte r so lan ge ged rüc kt, wie
Sie den Effe kt v erw end en möc hte n. L ass en Sie den Sch alte r lo s, i st d as Ger ät
wie der i m Byp ass .
Da die se Sch altu ng Rel ays -ba sie rt i st, ist ein e St rom ver sor gun g no tw end ig, dam it d as
Sig nal d urc hge las sen w ird .
Gar ant ie
Für die ses Ger ät w ird ein e be gre nzt e le ben sla nge Gar ant ie gew ähr t. W enn es kap utt
geh t, w erd en w ir e s re par ier en. Sol lte n S ie a uf P rob lem e st oße n, r ufe n S ie b itte zu näc hst
die S eite ww w.ea rth qua ker dev ice s.co m/w arr ant y au f.
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Ehi , com e but ta? T i pia ce l a dis tor sio ne? E a llo ra a dor era i il W hite L igh t
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Ove rdr ive !
Whi te L igh t è un p eda le d ist ors ore h ard -cl ipp ing d al s oun d spo rco e d al s apo re
vin tag e, che pre nde spu nto dai cla ssi ci ped ali che han no defi nito le son orit à
roc k he avy . Pe nsa a un OD 250 o a un Dis tor tio n+ m a se nza per que sto ris ulta re
sco nta to: una nuov a vo ce per un suo no dei bei tem pi a nda ti. Whi te Lig ht m ette a tu a
dis pos izi one il p ien o co ntro llo del la son orit à e del la tim bric a de l se gna le spo rca to,
ins iem e a una pre sen za mod ern a al tam ent e re spo nsi va all’ ese cuz ion e st rum ent ale .
Sia mo c ert i che l o trov era i mol to p iù d ina mic o, a per to e a rm oni cam ent e ric co d ei
mod elli d i over driv e cla ssi ci d a cui p ren de i l suo l ign agg io.
Il con tro llo Wei ght pe rm ette di reg ola re la sat ura zio ne e le bas se fre que nze ,
for nen do opz ion i in abb ond anz a p er la mod ella zio ne ton ale . Il con tro llo Gain
per met te d i spa zia re d a un s uon o cle an a lle g rad evo li t im bric he c run chy ov erd riv e,
con un sac co di v olu me in usc ita per infi am mar e lo sta dio d’in gre sso di q ual sia si
amp lifi cat ore . I l pu lsan te Comp ress ion con sen te l ’ac cur ata m ess a a pun to d el
car atte re d ella d ist ors ion e; s ceg li t ra u na t im bric a dis tor ta a per ta, c on p iù m ord ent e
e d ota ta di una mag gio re ent ità di fre que nze med io- alte , o ppu re una mag gio re
com pre ssi one con men o m ord ent e m a c on u na r isp ost a fl at d elle fre que nze med ie.
I ped ali W hite L igh t so no i nte ram ent e ana log ici , con c irc uito t rue b ypa ss e r eal izz ati
art igi ana lm ent e uno a u no d a un g rup po d i rob ot e d em oni a ll’i nte rno d i un b unk er
in c em ent o arm ato n ella c ittà d i Akr on, O hio .
Con tro lli
Gai n: Con tro lla l a qua ntit à di d ist ors ion e.
Wei ght: C ont rol lo m ulti fun zio ne c he p erm ette d i alte rar e il l ive llo d i sat ura zio ne, la
ris pos ta d elle b ass e fre que nze e l a son orit à glo bal e del d isp osi tiv o.
Lev el: C ont rolla l’us cita .
Pul san te C omp (re ssio n):
• Meno (-) : a per to, con più mor den te e u na mag gio re qua ntit à d i fr equ enz e
med io- alte.
• Più (+): su ono com pre sso e cr unc hy, con men o m ord ent e e una ris pos ta flat
del le f req uen ze m edi e.
Alim entaz ion e
Que sto d isp osi tiv o util izz a un a lim ent ato re D C sta nda rd a 9 v olt, d ota to d i con net tor e
bar rel da 2.1 mm con pol o n ega tiv o a l c ent ro. Rac com and iam o s em pre l’u so di
alim ent ato ri s pec ific i pe r pe dal i, c on tra sfo rm ato re iso lat o di tip o da par ete , op pur e
alim ent ato ri c on usc ite mul tip le iso lat e. I ped ali gen era no rum ore ext ra nel cas o in
cui l’a lim enta zio ne p resen ti u n’o sci lla zio ne r esi dua o s ia p oco pul ita . G li a lim enta tor i
di t ipo s witc hin g, q uel li p er i l col leg am ent o a cat ena o ppu re g li a lim ent ato ri n on
spe cifi ci p er p eda li, n on fi ltra no l’ alim ent azio ne n on p ulit a e las cia no p assa re r umor i
inde side rat i. NO N OPE RA RE M AI C ON T ENS IO NI P IÙ E LEV ATE !
Ass orb im ento di cor rent e: 10 m A
Imp ede nza d’ing ress o: 500 k Ω
Imp ede nza d’us cita : <10 k Ω
Tecn olo gia Fle xi-S witc h
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Que sto dis pos itiv o a dot ta la tec nol ogi a F lex i-S witc h! Si tra tta di un tip o d i
com mut azi one , bas ata s u rel è e con t rue b ypa ss, c he c ons ent e di u tili zza re
sim ulta nea men te l e mod alit à “m om ent ane a” e “ lat chi ng” .
• Pe r un ’op era tiv ità lat chi ng sta nda rd, bat ter e un a vo lta sul pul san te a pe dal e
per a ttiv are l ’ef fet to; b atte re d i nuov o per b ypa ssa rlo .
• Per un’ ope rat ivi tà di tip o m om ent ane o, ten ere pre mut o il pul san te fino a
qua ndo si i nte nde util izz are l’e ffe tto . U na vol ta rila sci ato il p uls ant e, l ’ef fet to
sarà byp assa to.
Poi ché la com mut azi one è bas ata su re lè, è nec ess aria l’a lim ent azi one pe r fa r s ì ch e il
seg nale pass i.
Gar anzia
Que sto dis pos itiv o p rev ede una gar anz ia lim ita ta a v ita . In cas o d i r ottu ra,
ci occ upe rem o della r ipa raz ione . Per q ualsia si pro ble ma, v isi tare il si to
ww w.ea rth qua ker dev ice s.co m/w arr ant y .
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