LICHTLAERM AUDIO "Kassandra"

Prophetic Modulation | VCA Phaser · Multi-Wave LFO · Univibe Alchemy.

Cursed to speak the truth and never be believed — but this one speaks in phasing voices you’ll never forget.

Kassandra is our tribute to the tragic oracle of Greek myth — a VCA-based phaser that delivers everything from classic swirl to chaotic movement, otherworldly textures, and Univibe-style pulse. It's a prophecy of what a phaser could be, whispered through analog circuitry and digital control.

At its heart lies a flexible, ultra-wide-range LFO with 8 waveform shapes — from smooth sine and triangle, to stepped randomness and sloped chaos. Tempo can be locked via tap tempo, or manually swept in real-time via expression input, letting you ride the modulation like a storm.

Phasing, Refined

• The Resonance control adjusts feedback through the first stage of the phaser — creating crisp, vocal-like movement without ever breaking into harsh distortion.
  No fizz, no brittle peaks — just liquid, articulate depth that stays musical across the range.
  
  
• Built around a Voltage-Controlled Amplifier (VCA) core instead of traditional JFETs, Kassandra avoids the grainy artifacts and reliability issues of vintage designs. The result: smoother response, wider range, and richer dynamics.
  
  
• The LFO’s speed range is enormous — from glacial movement to blinding-fast modulation that approaches ring mod territory.

Univibe Mode & Experimental Features

Flip a switch and Kassandra becomes a Univibe — lush, asymmetric, and full of smoky swirl. It’s not an emulation — it’s a transformation, channeling the unique phase feel of the original classic in a fully analog signal path.

Want to push boundaries? Patch external effects into the FX Loop, which isolates the modulated path only — allowing you to distort, delay, or filter the movement itself. The dry stays untouched, the modulated gets mutated — creating surreal, never-before-heard sounds.

Polished Details

• Volume Control with up to +6dB boost to match or enhance your signal
• Expression Input to control the sweep manually — for wah-style textures or dynamic shifts
• 100% Analog Signal Path — your core tone remains pristine while the movement dances around it
• Digitally controlled for precision, but no DSP touches your sound

Kassandra isn’t just a phaser. It’s an oracle. A dream. A glimpse into modulation’s future, spoken through the warmth of analog circuitry and the chaos of unpredictable motion.

Features:

• Lichtlaerm Audio Smart Relay technology
  
• all analog signal path
  
• 4 stages of phase shifting
  
• 8 waveforms
  
• tap tempo
  
• fx-loop & manual sweep
  
• Univbe & Phaser settings
  
• volume control
  
• resonance control