Fairfield Circuitry Hand-Burned Limited Edition Shallow Water SKFM K-Field Modulator Pedal Fairfield Circuitry

Shallow Water – Special K-Field Modulator – (SKFM):

A limited edition of 500 KFMs

Each enclosure has been hand burned to play off the collisional possibilities of the themes of fire and water and to introduce an aesthetic aspect of chance and variation into the design process to mirror the ever wavering and often unpredictable sonics of the circuit itself.

The human manipulation of time in the burning process yields a variety of different looks and textures, some darker and more brooding, some lighter and more nuanced, making each enclosure distinct, much like the way the circuit of the KFM itself can be manipulated by affecting time in the sonic domain to produce either heavy handed shifting murk or lighter effervescent ripples of modulation, with each use case and end result shifting depending on the individual interests/desires of the user.

(Note: The photos and serial numbers pictured here demonstrate individual variations, each unit is unique and no two will be the same)

Shallow Water:

Poolside conversations while staring at your own reflection. The depths of which shall never be known, at least not for another couple thousand years. So it goes.

Before the reflection, is the experience. Before phenomena, or even noumena, is that which is undefinable. That which has never been heard, that which will never be heard again and that which has always been heard but never listened to.

K-field (Simulation mathematics), an undefined, two-dimensional, non-linear field where past and future forces interact at irregular intervals. Shallow Water generates this k-field by randomly modulating a short time delay to create unexpected shifts in pitch. The result is this non cyclical vibrato/chorus/flanger-type thing favouring old tape flavours.

The water is shallow on this side of the pool. Do not dive and you will not drown.

About Fairfield Circuitry

Founded in 2008, Fairfield Circuitry and creator Guillaume Fairfield have had an unquestionable impact on the FX pedal category. Multiple hits like Shallow Water, Randy’s Revenge, and the Barbershop have earned a long-standing reputation for some of the most known and uniquely notable boutique pedals produced to date. A simplistic almost brutalist design aesthetic seemingly dares the user to discover the electronic creativity within each unit. Users find ground-breaking interpretations of both classic and unusual sounds emanating throughout the entire catalogue. Fairfield Circuitry is based in Quebec, Canada.

Features:

• Limited edition hand-burned metal enclosure
• 1/4” mono input/output jacks
• 2.1mm DC connector
• 4.7” x 3.8” enclosure dimensions
• true bypass
• input impedance 1M ohm
• output impedance 2k ohm
• power supply 9 to 9.6 VDC
• current draw 40 mA max