EarthQuaker Devices Night Wire OPERATION MANUAL

Hey champ! Welcome to your brand new Night Wire! The
Night Wire is a feature-rich harmonic tremolo. What is
harmonic tremolo? In short, the signal is split into high

that is split 180 degrees. The Night Wire takes the tradi­tional harmonic tremolo a few steps further by allowing

LFO and Attack. In Manual mode, the center point can

frequency control adjusts the speed. In Attack mode, the

the frequency control acts as a range control, much like

modes, Manual and Attack. In Manual mode, the speed
of the tremolo is governed by where the rate control is set.
In Attack mode the speed is controlled by pick attack and
the rate controls the sensitivity; the harder you pick, the
faster the rate and vice-versa. The tremolo can be subtle
and shimmery or full-on throbbing depending on where
the depth control is set. With the depth set to zero, the

Frequency Toggle: This toggle lets you select one of 3

ter section. In LFO mode, the frequency is continuously
swept by an LFO. In this mode, the Frequency knobs
adjusts the speed of the LFO. In Manual mode, the fre­quency is determined by where the Frequency knob is

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set. In Attack mode, the center frequency is dynamically
controlled by pick attack and the Frequency knob adjusts
the sensitivity.

Level: Sets the output level, unity is around noon.

Depth: Adjusts the depth of the tremolo. More clockwise,

less counterclockwise. When fully counterclockwise, the
amplitude modulation will be removed and the Night Wire

phaser depending on where the frequency toggle is set.

Rate: In manual mode, this controls the speed of the
tremolo. Faster speed clockwise and slower speed coun­terclockwise. In Attack mode, this controls the sensitivity
of the dynamic tremolo. The higher the rate and harder

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you pick, the faster the speed will rise and vice versa.

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frequency is in. It also features a cut/boost volume control
to get your levels just right. Each Night Wire is hand made
one at a time in the moonlit village of Akron, Ohio.

This device is true bypass and uses relay based “soft
touch” switching. Audio will not pass without power.

Controls

Rate Toggle: This toggle lets you select between two
ways to control the speed of the tremolo. Attack lets you
adjust the speed by pick attack. In this mode, the Rate
knob controls the sensitivity of the dynamic tremolo. The
higher the rate and harder you pick, the faster the speed
will rise and vice versa. In Manual mode, the Rate control
adjusts the speed like a common tremolo.

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Frequency:

in manual mode: higher clockwise, lower counterclock­wise. In LFO mode this controls the rate of the sweep:
faster clockwise and slower counterclockwise. In Attack
mode this controls the sensitivity of the envelope: lower
Frequency gives slower rise and lower peak, higher Fre­quency gives faster rise and higher peak. Simple, right?

Power

Please use a standard 9 volt DC power supply intend­ed for musical instruments with a negative center 2.1mm
barrel.

Current Draw: 78ma