Setting the expression mode:
Hold the tap tempo switch for one second then turn
the M.Depth control a quarter turn in any direction.
Next, move the dial to the desired mode as shown on
the right release the tap tempo button when in place
to set. Hint: As there are no guides it can be easy to
select the wrong mode, sometimes it may take a
couple of attemps. Aim for the centre solid line to
ensure the correct setting is selected.
M.DEPTH
Delay Time
M.Depth
M.Speed
Regen
Setting the regen swell amount:
Hold the tap tempo and then turn the Regen control to the desired position (hint - play a note to see how it
currently sounds). Once at the desired position release the tap tempo and the setting will be saved.
To test, Dial the Regen control back a little and then hold the tap tempo button again. Automatically the Regen
control is transitioned to the saved setting, once the tap is released it will return to normal. The transistion takes
about 500ms to ramp up.
ARP Mode:
Arp mode is an experimental modulation mode where repeats are pitch shifted by an LFO. In this mode the
delay time automates to get the desired pitch shift. For example, say you set the delay time to 500ms, if the
octave up mode is selected then the delay time will alter between 500ms and 250ms. What happens is when
the delay time shifts to 250ms all audio that was recorded while set at 500ms gets played back twice as fast
and so comes out an octave up. After a period of time the delay will shift back to 500ms and so when this
happens all audio will come out as an octave down. Adjusting the modulation depth control will select the
pitch shift (shown below), while setting the modulation speed adjust the frequency of the shifts (how often
they occur) - this is all synced to the tap tempo, adjusting the delay set the base delay time.
Low Noise:
All analog delays exhibit noise at longer delay times. Here’s some hints to reduce it:
- Avoid setting the tone control higher than 12 O’Clock. The lower the tone control is set the better
the S/N.
- Use as much of the headroom as possible. Avoid sending signals less than unity gain (unless you have
very hot pickups).
- Brighter input signals will have a better S/N. (You can always filter on the amp side.)
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ARP Mode Settings:
The M.DEPTH selects which pitch shift setting is used as shown to the right.
ARP mode is synced to the tempo, so either the tap tempo or manual delay
time control can be used to control it’s frequency. To give further tweakability
the M.SPEED control acts as a tempo multiplier to give 4x, 3x, 2x and 1x the
tempo speed (in clockwise direction, quarter turns).
M.DEPTH
Octave Down
Octave Up
Fifth Up
Fourth Down
