Hungry Robot Makes a Deluxe Variant of Its Wardenclyffe

April 7, 2021 · 4 sources

Hungry Robot announced the Wardenclyffe Deluxe, an updated version of its lo-fi ambient modulator pedal, the Wardenclyffe V1. Gearnews described it as "a lo-fi ambient modulator pedal" and "an update to its lo-fi ambient modulator effect"¹. The maker said the Deluxe keeps "Same great vibes and base circuit as the original Wardenclyffe"².

The original Wardenclyffe blended pitch modulation, high-pass or low-pass filtering, and soft pad-like reverb, drawing on vintage audio textures and early recording machine artifacts, and RockBoard's PedalPedia notes it suited experimental, ambient, shoegaze, and creative modulation uses³. The Deluxe carries that base circuit forward while adding two things the original lacked: tap tempo control and a wider range of modulation rates². Guitar.com reported that a second footswitch lets the player tap in a tempo for the modulation rate⁴.

The pedal's character comes from a Clock control that sets the operating frequency of the DSP². In the maker's words:

The rest of the controls shape the mix of that degraded signal with the clean one²:

• Clock: sets the operating frequency of the DSP²
• Wet: volume of the wet, lo-fi signal²
• Snake: volume of white noise from the vinyl simulator²
• Campfire: volume of crackle from the vinyl simulator²
• Glass of Pop: volume of pop from the vinyl simulator²
• Dry: volume of the dry signal²

Guitar.com reported a list price of $279.10⁴. The pedal runs on 9V DC, negative center, through a 2.1mm barrel plug, draws 97 mA, and measures 5.7 by 4.7 inches².