The Midium

Collision Devices' description of the Collision Devices Nocturnal - LTD "June" - modulated delay / shimmer reverb / dynamic tremolo pedal

 

THE MIDIUM® CURATOR'S NOTE: Signature Edition

Recognizing the people behind a musical instrument's creation is as vital as recognizing the artist who plays it.  In that spirit, The Midium® asked Collision Devices to please sign the Collision Devices Nocturnal LTD "June" pedals in our collection.  They decided to sign as a team, which is very fitting for a tightly knit group of friends developing unique pedals, together, in their shop in France.  As part of an already limited 100-unit run, our subset of Signature Edition units form an extremely rare segment of this series.  Please note that since each pedal was individually signed, signature placement may of course vary from the example in the photo you'll find in the gallery.  It is The Midium®'s hope that you feel a deeper connection with your Collision Devices Nocturnal LTD "June" Signature Edition pedal, with the knowledge that the makers have added a personal touch to the units in our collection.  We hope you enjoy this special pedal, as the proudly French group of friends at Collision Devices put so much of themselves into their designs.

––Cam

 

Nocturnal.

Looking for an ambient and textures creation box?  As huge fans of cinematic atmospheric soundtracks and ambiences we wanted to develop a pedal made for soundscapes creation.  It's composed of a Shimmer Reverb, a Dynamic Tremolo and a Modulated Delay.  Each effect can be used together or separately and has its own momentary or trails function.

Pass from the Dusk, through the Night to the Dawn with the Nocturnal.

 

Completely built in France. From the enclosure to the circuit. Assembled by hand in our workshop.

The Nocturnal has a lifetime warranty. Of course.

 

Three effects.  One pedal.

Dusk.

Modulated Delay

Warmed and inspirational delay based on a tape delay circuit.

 

Settings :

Mix : Controls the mix between Full Dry or 50% Dry / 50% Wet

Time : Time between each repetition. From a few ms to 1 second. Signal quality turns to Lo-Fi when it’s pushed to long repeats.

Feedback : Number of repetitions. Able to self oscillate very easily when the knob is around 7.5.

Modulation : Amount of modulation in the delay repetitions. Create a sort of old tape effect

Speed : Modulation’s frequency from 0.1 to 20 Hz.

Momentary effect : Feedback self oscillation when footswitch is long pushed

 

 

Night.

Dynamic Tremolo

Turn a huge amount of shimmer and reverb into it to make it oscillate faster.

 

Settings :

Sensibility : Sensibility, turn it clockwise to make the tremolo more sensitive to your attack

Depth : Controls the tremolo’s volume

Momentary effect : Tremolo overspeed when footswitch is long pushed

 

 

Dawn.

Shimmer

Create bright soundscapes and loose the notion of time until the sunrise. 

 

Settings :

Blend : Controls the amount of Dry/Wet signal. You can have a full Wet reverb.

Reverb : Reverberation time. Max 15 sec.

Shimmer : Makes the reverb shimmer

Filter : Digital filter. Low pass. Lets you make the shimmer darker or more shiny

Colour : Notch active and analog filter around 2.2 kHz. Controls the Q of the filter.

Trails : when footswitch is long pushed, the trails are activated and it allows you to play with the dry signal with the shimmer trails

 

Specs.

  • Maximum current draw: 400 mA

  • Imput Impedance: 1 MOhm

  • Size: 186 x 119 x 56mm

  • The use of an isolated power supply is recommended for powering all Collision devices Pedals.

  • Power supply not included.

  • The pedal is buffered bypass

  • Voltage: +9V DC (négative center)

  • Output Impedance: 10 KOhm

  • Weight: 250gr