EarthQuaker Devices releases Spatial Delivery v3 envelope filter with presets

April 4, 2024 · 3 sources

EarthQuaker Devices released the Spatial Delivery v3, a revised version of its compact envelope filter pedal, on April 4, 2024, adding six user-definable preset slots¹. It is the first Spatial Delivery to carry an expression pedal jack and the first to offer six preset slots². Guitar Pedal X reports it is the third pedal in the company's 6-Preset Series, after the Aurelius Chorus and Ledges Reverb³.

The pedal is a voltage-controlled envelope filter, an effect also known as an auto-wah². Three modes, Up Sweep, Down Sweep and Sample and Hold, are chosen with a three-way toggle switch¹. Range, Resonance and Filter knobs are carried over from earlier versions; the preset selector knob is the only new control². Range sets envelope sensitivity, and in Sample and Hold mode, where the filter is driven by random voltage, it sets the speed of the output². The Filter knob crossfades between low-pass and high-pass, with a band-pass setting at the center¹. Presets are selected with a six-way rotary dial and saved and recalled with an LED push button in the middle of the enclosure¹. In Live mode the pedal responds to the dials as set; in preset mode it recalls stored settings³. An expression pedal can be assigned to Range, Resonance or Filter, and its setting can be saved to a preset¹.

The v3 has top-mounted input and output jacks, with the expression input on the side¹. It runs on 9V DC from a pedalboard power supply and draws 75 mA³. It uses the company's Flexi-Switch technology for latching and momentary operation and has relay-based true bypass³. It is made in Akron, Ohio³.

The US list price is $199³. MusicRadar gives the price as £/$199 and says it is available now¹.

The Spatial Delivery sits among filter pedals. Earlier versions were used by bassists and keyboardists as well as guitarists, according to EarthQuaker².