EarthQuaker Devices Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter

The creations coming from the EarthQuaker Devices camp have always been intriguing, innovative and exciting. That streak certainly continues today with their latest, the Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter & Soundscape Generator. This wide-ranging reverb devices combines ambience with sweeping filters, three different modes, stereo operation, EIGHT onboard Presets and more – hang on tight, you’re in for a wild sonic ride!!

Towers teleports your sound into a vast stereophonic expanse, weaving it into its unique resonant filtered feedback networks. Reflections hang in the air and move in and out of a sprawling multidimensional soundscape, where they don’t just fade away—they radiate, breathe and drift endlessly into the void. The filter frequency offers three distinct modes of navigation: Manual Mode puts the player in charge of the filter frequencies. Envelope Mode where playing dynamics breathe and morph into everchanging filter movements. LFO Mode where the player surrenders control to a slow-moving oscillator that sweeps across the stereo field.

At the heart of Towers lies an architectural marvel of aural alchemy — your input signal is fed into an array of infinitely repeating micro-echoes, creating dynamic generative impulses which feed an immense cathedral style reverb where the Length control shapes the decay time and density of reflections. This reverberant foundation is then interwoven with a resonant low-pass filter that intersects the delay and reverb pathways at multiple points, crafting a massive, unearthly sound that transcends the limitations of traditional hardware. The result is not merely an effect, but an experiential journey into the expanse.

The resonant low-pass filter, reminiscent of those found in many beloved vintage synthesizers, generates warm and ringy tones that impart layers of dark atmosphere into the reverberated echoes. Through the Filter control, you determine how intensely this harmonic disturbance intertwines with the reverb pathways, while the Mix control becomes your balance between the celestial realms above and the grounded reality below. Eight user assignable presets await to capture and recall your most cherished settings with the turn of a knob and press of a switch.

The Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter can be further pulled across space and time by initiating the extraordinary phenomenon known as Stretch. This spellbinding feature doubles the length of reverb effect by slowing the processor speed which generates a lo-fi effect that pulls apart the delay lines while smearing the filter and lowering the frequency responses. Be sure to head to the EarthQuaker Devices website for ALL the info on this amazing pedal, and don’t miss out on our demo video over on YouTube – cheers!!