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THE ECHOBOY CONTROL PANEL - RHYTHM ECHO MODE
Echoboy — Version 5
Rhythm Echo Mode is where things really get interesting! In this mode,
you can have up to sixteen echo outputs (also commonly referred
to as taps), programmable in nearly any conceivable rhythm. This is
analogous to having a tape echo with sixteen read heads.
EchoBoy’s Rhythm Echo Mode is designed in a way to allow you to
achieve some very cool results with a minimum amount of knob turning
and tweaking. You can quickly create echo patterns with various
time bases, numbers of repeats, and envelope shapes, which may
RHYTHM ECHO MODE
Figure 11:
EchoBoy’s Main Control Panel in Rhythm Echo Mode
feel different at first if you have spent a lot of time with other, more
traditional multi-tap delays. So let’s get started with a primer on Rhythm
Echo Mode’s basics.
EchoBoy’s Rhythm Mode is a lot like a pattern-based drum machine for
echo, with each ‘hit’ corresponding to a discrete echo. You’ll notice that
WORKING IN RHYTHM ECHO MODE