Old Blood Noise Endeavors Bathing Ink - Liminal Delay

Bathing and the "Liminal Delay": The Legacy of OBNE's Phase Repetition

With Bathing, Old Blood Noise Endeavors takes further an idea that has become iconic for the brand: the sensation of "phase repetition" popularized by the Dweller. Rather than sticking to a classic delay, Bathing places this signature at the core, making it more modulable, precise, and "playable." The result is an effect hard to sum up in one word but immediate to feel: an intermediate sound space, between echo, chorus, and almost reverb-like pads.

Who is Bathing for? Creative delay for discerning musicians

Bathing targets guitarists (and more broadly musicians on synths, drum machines, or auxiliary sends) who want to break out of tame repeats and achieve lively atmospheres, evolving patterns, and very wide stereos. It suits ambient, dream-pop, post-rock, and electronic music as well as modern rock whenever a textured delay is sought, capable of filling space without masking the playing.

In a studio context, it is appreciated for the finesse of its settings and the ability to recall sounds via presets/MIDI. In live use, the soft-touch switching, stereo routing, and bypass modes with trails allow clean song transitions while maintaining fluid and musical flow.

Controls, routing, and control: a modulated delay designed as an instrument

Bathing offers a very structured approach: on one side, dedicated controls for the "heart" of the delay (central time, tone, feedback); on the other, controls shaping the traversal and modulation of the "stages" crossed by the repeats. You adjust the number of stages and their character, then sculpt the modulation via rate, depth, and waveform to shift from subtle movement to a more dreamlike instability.

Separate dry and wet volume controls facilitate settings in insert, on an effects loop, or in parallel on a mixer/interface. An independent stereo chorus control provides measured widening, ideal for adding air without blurring the attack. For advanced integration, expression and MIDI access all parameters, with possible synchronization via MIDI clock and preset recall internally or via MIDI.

Sound Character

Bathing's personality lies in its ability to create repeats that do not merely "repeat": they slide, phase-shift, and color as if the echo passed through several rooms before returning. Depending on tone and feedback, you get anything from a clear, soaring delay to a denser, almost misty texture approaching multi-tap reverb. The dynamics remain very expressive: playing harder brings out more presence in the repeats, while playing softer blends the effect into a stereo halo that supports harmony without overpowering.

Technical specifications

Effects	Delay, Chorus	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Grey
EQ	Tone

Dedicated knobs	central delay time, tone, feedback	Required power	9 V DC, center negative, 2.1 mm plug
Modulation controls for stages	rate, depth, modulation waveform character	Consumption	approximately 350 mA
Available in 3 colors	Algae (standard), Orchid, Ink