Transcendence

Otherworldly Reverb

## Description

### Graphic

The graphic is of a hooved figure levitating cross-legged, their six arms all extended pointing outward. The figure's face is obscured by a light radiating from it.

### Controls

* Rate - Modulation speed or sample rate based on which effect mode is active
* Effect - Mix level of the modulation effect (0-50%)
* Decay - Length of reverb trails
* Level - Output master volume with up to 6dB boost
* Mix - Master wet/dry mix (0-100%)
* Dampen - Darkens reverb tails
* Rmp switch - Assigns Rmp footswitch to maximize Rate or Feedback
* Nova/ S/H /Collapse switch - Switches between Nova (bitcrushed shimmer), step sequence Sample and Hold filter, and Collapse (granular aliaser, ring modulator, and octave down) modulation effect modes
* Trails switch - Toggles spillover on and off when effect is bypassed
* Rmp footswitch - Momentarily maximizes the Effect Rate or Reverb Feedback
* Bypass footswitch - SmartRelay footswitch, engages and bypasses effect

### Jacks

#### Top

* In - Signal input
* 9v - 9 volt, center negative power adaptor input
* Out - Signal output

#### Right

* Rmp - External Ramp footswitch input
* Exp - Expression pedal input, replaces Effect control

#### Left

* Rtn - Return signal of the FX-loop, into wet signal
* Snd - Sends dry signal to external effects

### Webstore Description

> At it’s heart the Transcendence is a lush ambient reverb capable of creating cave-like ambiences, huge washes of shoegazey reverb as well as subtle and tasteful room emulations. What really sets it apart from other reverbs is the possibility to blend three different otherworldly modulations into the reverb that you won’t find in any other pedal:
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> „Nova“ - adds a shimmery octave-up effect to the tails while reducing the bit-depth which can create effects ranging from lofi shimmer reverbs all the way to fully distorted bit crushed goodness
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> „s/h“ - makes use of a sample & hold controlled step sequenced filter adding random bleeps and bloops into your reverb while always retaining the lush reverb wash underneath: imagine a group of stoned robots singing along to your melodies underwater or the sound of resonating crystals in a stalactite cave!
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> „Collapse“ - this one tears your reverb apart with the help of an aliases, ring-modulation and a subtle octave down effect which are added in random chunks into your reverb: a real otherworldly experience
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> For more information check the manual
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> Features:
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> * Lichtlaerm Audio Smart Relay technology
> * effect-control to blend in modulation into the reverb
> * rate controls the modulation-speed/sample-rate
> * decay adjusts the length of the reverb tails (infinite is possible)
> * level can work as a boost or master volume
> * mix control adjusts the wet/dry-mix 0-100%
> * dampen applies an analog low-pass filter to the wet signal
> * assignable ramp-switch (rate or decay for freeze effects)
> * switchable spill-over
> * fx-loop for the wet-signal
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## History

### 2020

The first appearance of the Transcendence was in a demo video posted on July 23, 2020 with the announcement that a small batch would be available for sale ahead of the official release, which was scheduled for autumn or winter of that year. The pre-release batch was shipped on August 1st.

Transcendence announcement and demo, 2020/07/23Transcendence pre-release batch, 2020/08/01
### 2023

The relaunch of the Transcendence was announced on February 3, 2023 with an extensive description of its features:

> "At it’s heart the Transcendence is a lush ambient reverb capable of creating cave-like ambiences, huge washes of shoegazey reverb as well as subtle and tasteful room emulations. What really sets it apart from other reverbs is the possibility to blend three different otherworldly modulations into the reverb that you won’t find in any other pedal:
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> "'Nova' - adds a shimmery octave-up effect to the tails while reducing the bit-depth which can create effects ranging from lo-fi shimmer reverbs all the way to fully distorted bit crushed goodness
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> "'s/h' - makes use of a sample & hold controlled step sequenced filter adding random bleeps and bloops into your reverb while always retaining the lush reverb wash underneath: imagine a group of stoned robots singing along to your melodies underwater or the sound of resonating crystals in a stalactite cave!
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> "'Collapse' - this one tears your reverb apart with the help of an aliaser, ring-modulation and a subtle octave down effect which are added in random chunks into your reverb: a real otherworldly experience
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> "Of course we added a bunch of important and unique features: spill-over, an assignable ramp-function, tone-control for the reverb, fx-loop and a master volume that can be used as a boost give you immense creative power! The one feature we love most is the expression input: it replaces the 'effect' knob and let’s you manually fade between classic reverberation and otherworldly ambiences!"
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On September 17, 2023, in a post on Lichtlaerm's social media pages regarding Guitar Summit 2023, it was revealed that all pedals in production going forward would feature white text and pedals with dual footswitches (except for the two reverb pedals, the Transcendence and the Untiefe) would feature dual bi-color LED indicators rather than a single bi-color LED.

## Videos

### 2023

* February 3 (Relaunch Day) - sp3ct3rs d3mos, SOUNDFARE, dots.sounds, Ambient Endeavors
* February 25 - Dennis Kayzer
* March 2 - SHOEGAZER
* May 6 - dots.sounds (with Untiefe)
* May 22 - dots.sounds
* August 8 - collector//emitter (with MAE/Gorva Laran)
* October 4 - Mad Steex (feature explanation by Daniel with full Guitar Summit 2023 line)
* November 3 - Eastside Music Supply