Fjord Fuzz's Loke Modulated Delay is an Extraordinarily Versatile Multi-FX / Multi-Modulator Dual Delay-Line Manipulator

This pedal is for all you fans of the Strymon Deco and similarly smart and versatile Tape Saturation Delay / Modulators. I’ve decided to call it a ’Dual Delay-Line Manipulator’ - as that pretty much describes the essence of this pedal in the fewest words - and denotes that it does a whole lot more than a short-form delay.

At its core it has a Spin FV-1 chip which generates a beautifully pristine echo by default - Daniel really gets the most out of this format - driving the chip to extreme levels of perfornance. The large knobs at the top set Feedback and Delay time, while the two smaller knobs on the left are the Dry and Wet Levels, and the two smaller knobs on the right are Modulation Rate and Depth essentially - or Altitude and Density more specifically!

Through different degrees of manipulating those 6 knobs and connecting an expression pedal to the bottom-mounted jack - you can produce all manner of delay, tape-style and modulation effects - with a number of slightly weird yet definitely cool Easter Eggs - should you choose to seek them out!

A brief scan through the presets gives a good indication of what this pedal is capable of - Overdrive, Double Tracking, Tape Flange, Faux Reverb and Whale Calls - beyond all your various Delay type variations.

Controls - Feedback / Repeats, Delay Time, Dry Signal Level, Wet Signal Level, Modulation Altitude / Depth, Modulation Density / Rate, Left Mode Footswitch : 100ms White / 400ms Pink, Right True Bypass / Engage Footswitch.

The sine wave Modulation is incredibly distinctive -  where it uses the ’Least Significant Bits’ method of changing its own variations in real time - which introduces elements of randomness into the signal. This is what imparts an incredible warm tape style effect really and moves the pedal into a different category.

The 6 controls are incredibly potent - each with extensive range, while on my own particularly model - the Feedback control is a little over-sensitive - which means very precise micro-movements when dialling in certain sounds. The cross-over between max repeats and oscillation is minute and requires somewhat delicate dialling in.

This can be used as an incredible short-form Delay pedal - with its 2 modes of 100ms (White) and 400ms (Pink) - the time limit is largely defined by the complexity of the effect - whose nature allows you to deliver a proper extended range of different effects - including of course all those tape-modulation style choruses, flanges, and faux reverbs even.

The Loke is mostly best deployed as a more experimental pedal - where you’re continuously adjusting the effect via use of an expression pedal. The Loke has been calibrated so cleverly to empower it with all these extra abilities and every tiny move of each dial can render something distinct and unique - as is the case with the last present referenced below - one of my own discoveries - which sounds a lot like those Caribbean carnival steel drums - it’s kind of on the edge of ring modulation and snapback - where that combination of super short delay and just the right amount of modulation renders a very much metallic tone effect!

I think those that are going to enjoy this pedal the most are those who are willing to experiment - and I say use the below 21 presets as a rough guide for the broad brush strokes of what the pedal is capable of - but then make your own experiments too and find some more of those hidden tones.

A lot of people will refer to his as just a Modulated Delay - but it’s so much more!