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Delay Time
Controls the length of the delay time relative to Tempo. At the middle of its range, delay repeats are
synchronous with the
Tempo button; lower values create faster repeats, while higher values increase the
time between repeats.
Feedback
Controls the number of delay repeats by feeding the delay output signal back into the delay input. This
creates a series of delay repeats, each slightly attenuated until they become inaudible. Higher settings
create more repeats; lower settings reduce the number of repeats. When this knob is turned fully
clockwise, it engages Repeat Hold – delay repeats play back in an infinite loop, but no further input signal
is introduced into the delay effect. Repeat Hold is available only on
Studio , Mono and Pong Delay .
Lo Cut Filter
Frequencies below this level are attenuated.
Hi Cut Filter
Frequencies above this level are attenuated.
Ducker Threshold
The
Studio, Mono
and
Pong
delays offer a “ducking” feature, which causes the delay repeats to
be attenuated by a variable amount (between 0 and 18dB) when an input signal is present. As the
performance pauses, the delay signal level returns to its normal setting.This allows the delay to remain as
an effect, but not clash with the original signal. For example whilst a vocalist is singing, the level of delay
is kept down, but in the pauses the level of the repeats is brought up to provide a smooth tail to the vocal
phrases. The Ducker Threshold sets the level at which the input signal has to be at for ducking to cut in –
the higher the threshold, the louder the signal has to be for ducking to occur.
Ducker Level
Ducker Level sets the amount of attenuation once the signal has exceeded the threshold. 0dB is no
ducking, 18dB is the maximum amount of ducking to the delayed signal.
Smear
Available only for Tape and Reverse Delays , this parameter controls the amount of “smear,” or signal
degradation and frequency loss. The higher the setting, the more each delay repeat loses intelligibility
compared to the original signal.
Level 1 & 2
Adjusts the output level of Tap 1 and Tap 2.
Pan 1 & 2
Adjusts the pan position in the stereo field of Tap 1 and Tap 2.
Mod Depth
This controls the intensity of modulation, or “depth” in the Modulated Delay . Lower settings produce a
more subtle chorus effect, while higher values give a more lush chorusing of the delay repeats.
MISC EFFECTS
The MISC category provides primarily modulated and pitch-varying effects.