Hologram microcosm dimensions6/29/2023 ![]() It’s only when prisoners are released from the cave that they understand the true nature of reality-that what they called a “book” or a “man” were really just shadows of the real objects projected onto a wall. For these prisoners, the shadows-not the real objects that cast those shadows-represent their entire reality. In Plato’s “ The Allegory of the Cave,” prisoners are chained inside a cave, able to look at only shadows cast on the wall by puppeteers standing in front of a fire behind them. ![]() As is the microcosm, so is the macrocosm. ![]() The LPG knob on the Shallow Water came up wanting to all our evaluators and one thought it was the pedal’s achilles heel since it had “negative effects on the low frequencies.” Fairfield appears to have created this to modulate the low frequencies of incoming signals so things don’t get too muddy, but it become “an arduous task to constantly turn up the LPG to see precisely how it’s affecting the envelope.” Another said, “I certainly don’t mind experimenting, but the LPG’s functionality should have been divided into different controls to maximize and better control its affect.As is the human body, so is the cosmic body As is the human mind, so is the cosmic mind. ![]() Turning up Rate and Damp at the same time minimizes the theatrics, but experimenting can start to make things “almost interesting.” Increasing the Damp control tends smooth out the pitch modulations, but ?”not necessarily in a good way since they become nonexistent and boring.” Fairfield says Depth regulates the intensity of the modulation, but it really depends on how the Rate and Damp is dialed in to really be effective. It’s like a family gathered at Thanksgiving where the dynamic between members is cordial, but underneath it’s all drama. What’s important to understand is that Depth, Damp, Rate and LPG all have distinctive relationships with each other. Mix provides a balance between the dry and processed signal and Volume adjusts the output. LPG modifies the level of the envelope meandering into the low pass filter and gate. Depth adjusts the intensity of the modulation. The Damp control changes the slope of the modulating signal. The Rate knob modulates the time intervals at which random pitch fluctuations occur. Another signal randomly modulates the delay time to create small changes in pitch, while comb filters create a sense of movement. Shallow Water’s foundation is a chorus / vibrato that is very slightly delayed with a bucket brigade device. Our reviewers all loved the garage-made aesthetic with an unpainted, brushed metal chassis and hand-tacked lettering. The knobs include Rate, LPG, Damp, Mix, Depth and Volume. Even for $400 bucks, it doesn’t come with a power supply. The mono pedal has six knobs, a foot switch, a LED indicator and 1/4″ in/out. As one reviewer said, “the only thing that’s going to be below water is your wallet.” Whatever Fairfield Circuitry’s intention, the result is far less than you’d like for emulating old tape decks with distinctive wow and flutter, mind-bending pitch shifts or anything resembling that you’re underwater. The result is this non cyclical vibrato/chorus/flanger-type thing favouring old tape flavours.” “Shallow Water generates this K-Field by randomly modulating a short time delay to create unexpected shifts in pitch. ![]()
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