Spaceman Effects Meridian Time Modulator

We’ve never come across a pedal we didn’t completely love from Spaceman Effects, and are proud to say that tradition continues with today’s gorgeous piece of gear. The Meridian Time Modulator blends aspects of chorus, vibrato, flanger, filter, pitch-shifting and more into one beautiful purple, sparkly enclosure. Opening new sonic pathways you never knew existed, this modulated machine will have you rethinking your entire approach to music creation…

The Meridian is a versatile analog chorus with lush modulation and a timeless vintage character that epitomizes the Spaceman ethos. Experience liquid chorus tones, mind-bending true pitch vibrato and much more. Its control layout is designed for usability at every level of its deep featureset: it provides instant, reliable, dependable results that reward your continuous exploration. The Meridian has been carefully designed to have the highest sound quality, lowest noise signal path featuring pre-emphasis and de-emphasis, companding, as well as refined anti-aliasing and reconstruction filters.

For users tired of brittle, piercing modulation pedals, the Meridian offers a clear and articulate tone while providing tons of the analog warmth BBDs are known for. The heart of the Meridian is a flexible 1024-stage bucket brigade delay line made using the legendary MN3007. With a range of 0.8ms to 50ms, it’s possible to produce a variety of classic chorus tones, as well as true pitch-shifting vibrato, wispy phasing, throbbing Leslie, shimmering flange, static comb filtering, and double-tracking.

The LFO section of the Meridian consists of three waveshapes: Sine, Triangle and Flux. Sine waves are commonly preferred for wet-only pitch vibrato, but are also quite tasty when used for Leslie effects. Triangle is the de facto standard for chorus and flanger sounds. The Flux shape is a wobbly, uneven derivation of the triangle wave with unpredictable skips, and jumps. When used subtly it can impart a beautiful slithering “alive” feeling to the modulation.

When Width is turned to minimum, the LFO is bypassed, and the user may directly sweep the delay line with the Rate and Time controls for static comb filtering at short delay times or a double-tracking, almost pseudo slapback effect at moderate to high delay times. Expression and CV control is possible using the EXP jack. An internal slide switch selects either the Rate or Width parameters to control.

It’s hard to put into words a pedal like the Meridian Time Modulator, but luckily, we have an in-depth demo video for you below, where we put it through the paces. Constantly wowing us around every turn, this beauty from Spaceman Effects is truly inspiring, and a most welcomed addition to their stellar, out-of-this-world lineup. Be sure to visit the Spaceman website for more info and to order one for yourself, this really is an amazing sonic creation…cheers!!

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