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The Bathing is a multi-functional pedal featuring what the brand calls « Liminal Delay ». This effect is neither a classic delay, nor a modulation, nor even a multi-tap reverb. It combines all these elements. Inspired by the « phase repetition » of OBNE’s Dweller pedal, Bathing exploits this hard-to-describe effect and brings out all its magic with a wide range of controls, low noise and a vast stereo image. With features like MIDI, expression control and presets to save and recall your favorite Liminal Delay sounds, Bathing invites you on a sonic journey.

Bathing’s basic sound is determined by a central delay line, divided into several stages known as all-pass filters. The Time control sets the duration of the central delay.

Use the Stages control to define the number of all-pass stages through which the delay passes, from two to twelve. Short durations increase the intensity of the phase/flanger effect. Medium and long durations create more repeats before and after the center delay time.

The « Feedback » parameter controls the feedback of the delay, feeding the output signal back into the input. This extends signal duration and amplifies resonance. The « Filter » parameter applies a combination of low-pass and high-pass filtering to the delay output, as well as to the feedback loop, with the darkest sound on the left and the brightest on the right.

The low-frequency oscillator (LFO) influences the character of the delay repeats. When the duration is very short, it acts as a modulation effect (like a phaser or flanger). When the duration is longer, the signal can vary from a single repetition at the center delay duration to a scattering of many diffuse repetitions around this duration. In Mono-in, Stereo-out or Stereo modes, the LFO is shifted left and right to create various stereo effects.