Redbox RB-PD2 User Handbook
83
SY
NCHR
ONISERS, DEL
A
Y
S & SILENCE DE
TEC
TORS - RB
-PD2
SYNCHRONISERS, DELAYS &
SILENCE DETECTORS
8
To access the main menu, press and hold the rotary control knob for 1.5 seconds.
Instructions for navigating the menu structure are on page 79.
The available menu and sub menu items are described below together with the associated
configuration options.
DELAY OPTIONS
This selection shows the DELAY OPTIONS sub-menu. The sub-menu items are START
MODE, BUILD/EXIT SPEED and SAFE PERIOD.
START MODE
This option defines how the delay is built-up. From the DELAY OPTIONS sub-menu select
START MODE. The available options are BUILD DELAY, PLAY FILE and SELECT PLAY FILE.
l
Build Delay – With this option selected, the delay is built up using the automatic
audio stretch algorithm. The length of the delay is selected via the main screen.
l
Play File – With this option selected, the delay is built up whilst playing a pre-
selected audio file on a Compact Flash™ memory card. The length of the delay will
be equal to the duration of the selected audio file.
l
Select Play File – This option selects the audio file to be played when the Play File
start mode is selected. It shows all available audio files on the Compact Flash™
memory card which match the current audio configuration settings (sample rate
and sample width). If the card has sub-directories defined, these are also shown.
To select a file, turn the rotary control and then press when the required file is
highlighted. To move to a sub-directory, press the rotary control with the highlight
over the required directory name. Whilst viewing a sub-directory, the top item in
the list is UP which, when selected, returns to the parent directory.
The default start mode is Build Delay.
BUILD/EXIT SPEED
This option selects the rate at which the audio stretch algorithm builds and exits the
delay. There are 16 speed settings and each is shown with the approximate time required
to build/exit a 10 second delay. These settings are 5mins 30secs, 5mins 00secs, 4mins
30secs, 4mins 00secs, 3mins 30secs, 3mins 00secs, 2mins 30secs, 2mins 20secs, 2mins
10secs, 2mins 00secs, 1min 50secs, 1min 40secs, 1min 30secs, 1min 20secs, 1min 10secs
and 1min 00secs. When building from zero delay, the audio stretch algorithm is designed
to start at a slow speed and increase to the configured speed. This helps to avoid sudden
tempo changes. Likewise, when exiting the delay and as the current delay approaches
zero, the speed is decreased. Consequently, the times shown for each speed setting will
be slightly less for subsequent 10 seconds periods. For example, if the delay is set to 20
seconds, and the speed selected is 3mins 00secs, the first 10 seconds of delay will be
acquired in the time specified, while the remaining 10 seconds will take slightly less time.
The build/exit speed can only be changed when the current delay is zero.
The default build/exit speed is 2mins 30secs.
