Lightning Wave

06/10/2022

Look up Lauren Audio on Instagram for raffle details to get a shot at winning this weirdo LW fuzz and a bunch of other cool stuff. Proceeds will help out LOE Sounds who are working through the aftermath of a car crash. Only $5usd per ticket via paypal! Easy 🙌

27/09/2021

Have been busy in the small hours 🦉
If you're interested in keeping up with some forward-thinking products for pedal builders, GØRVA design is where it's at.

20/08/2021

Between 2011 and 2019 I pottered away at projects on the top floor of a cool building in Dunedin, NZ. This photo was taken while recording an album that was released today!! https://spacebatsattack.bandcamp.com/

07/05/2021

Some cool NZ music items feature on a limited version of the NZ music month tee this year!

Get your NZ Music Month Official Merch! All proceeds go to MusicHelps - a unique charity, dedicated to changing lives through music. We have the OG tees in Black and Orange, with the Collectors tee in White. https://linktr.ee/nzmusicmonth

29/04/2021

Seeing the updated trace / untrace records page makes me miss Dunedin.

a (very) tiny, independent record label based in dunedin, nz.

24/02/2021

I'm doing a workshop for the toi pōneke arts centre open day this Saturday in Wellington. If you're in the neighbourhood and feel like making something then drop in! It's free too.

03/10/2020

There's some pretty wild stuff in this article. Cool interfaces ahoy!

This fantastic freak-show of nine of the world’s strangest effects boxes annihilates preconceptions about how pedals look and sound.

26/09/2020

You can read about Lightning Wave in the latest online Premier Guitar mag AKA The Pedal Issue!
https://digital.premierguitar.com/october-2020 #!page54
A big thanks to Loe Sounds :)

The Pedal Issue! 26 reviews, plus features on trail-blazing boutique builders and nine of the planet’s weirdest stompboxes.

25/09/2020

Just finished a version of the display that can capture either guitar or CV via an on-board toggle switch, including alternate bitmap screens on boot 😄 Turned out fairly 90's

10/09/2020

The LWave take on a pocket CV generator. A few available 'til they're not.

04/07/2020

Mod update: I've got some cool news for anyone with a silver-cap fader (MK2 blue board)!
I found by borrowing a spare pin from the display microcontroller and cutting some traces, it's possible to add a firmware-based toggle to achieve the same thing that the MK3 does through hardware - I.e. invert the waveform and depth control via the touch sensor.
This is particularly handy for the Astro as it gives phase depth control from the top down or bottom up.
I think I should also figure out if there's a way to describe the operation like a road map.. the new option forks from where you would normally change mode or draw a sequence. Now a 5-way intersection including releasing the tap with no other action - not mentioned in the manual but this shortcuts back to loop mode..

04/05/2020

If you're interested in diving into guitar pedals that feature Control Voltage options here's an excellent overview from Stompbox Exhibit + Delicious Audio

CV (an acronym for "Control Voltage") is a system that allows the remote of parameters of synths and pedals remotely - exactly like Midi, CV surpasses that format in smoothness and flexibility.