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Deco

 

- Tape Saturation & Doubletracker User Manual

®

pg 2

Front Panel

Engages and 

bypasses Deco’s 

Tape Saturation

 

effect. 

Engages and 

bypasses Deco’s 

Doubletracker

 

effect.  Press and 

hold to engage the 

instant Auto-Flange 

feature.

See page 9 for in-depth 

explanation of the Auto-

Flange feature.

WOBBLE

Adds a random speed 

modulation element to the 

delayed Lag Deck. At lower 

settings, the variations are 

mild, covering the speed 

changes that a recording 

engineer might use to create 

time-varying flange effects. At 

higher settings the variations 

become more extreme.

BLEND

Sets the relative mix level of the 

two tape decks.Turn lower to 

blend in more of the Reference 

Deck, which can serve to tame 

your doubletracking effect. Turn 

higher to blend in more of the 

delayed Lag Deck. At 12:00, both 

decks are equally mixed to the 

output.

SATURATION

Sets the amount of tape 

drive by adjusting the 

preamp gain. At low 

levels, a subtle harmonic 

enhancement occurs, 

increasing the dynamic 

compression and 

distortion as the knob is 

turned up.

VOLUME

Controls the output 

volume of the Saturation.

BLEND TYPE

Achieve subtle differences 

in tonality and low-end by 

adjusting internal phase 

and routing.

Sum

 - Decks are in phase.

Invert

 - The Lag Deck is 

phase-inverted.

Bounce

 - Right channel 

of the Lag Deck is phase-

inverted and bounced 

to the left channel input 

creating a ping-pong-like 

stereo effect, or a double-

repeat effect when using a 

mono output.

LAG TIME

Sets the delay offset between 

the Reference Deck and the 

delayed Lag Deck, creating a full 

range of doubletracking tape 

effects. Transition from tape 

flange on the first half of the 

knob, to tape chorus, slapback, 

and then tape echo with a 

maximum 500mS delay.

LAG TIME

Tape Flange

Tape Chorus

Slapback

Tape Echo

Summary of Contents for DECO

Page 1: ... USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...At 12 00 both decks are equally mixed to the output SATURATION Sets the amount of tape drive by adjusting the preamp gain At low levels a subtle harmonic enhancement occurs increasing the dynamic compression and distortion as the knob is turned up VOLUME Controls the output volume of the Saturation BLEND TYPE Achieve subtle differences in tonality and low end by adjusting internal phase and routin...

Page 3: ...effect by up to 3dB to allow for precise level matching Full boost at max unity gain at 12 00 AUTO FLANGE TIME Sets the sweep time for the press and hold Auto Flange feature Low settings are faster and higher settings are slower See page 9 for in depth explanation of the Auto Flange feature WIDE STEREO MODE Generates a wide stereo image Turn past 12 00 to send the Reference Deck to the Left Out an...

Page 4: ...reference deck mixed in for a random vibrato when Wobble is at maximum 3 to 3 ms Very short Lag times produce a moving comb filter flange effect that goes through zero when the lag time is set less than zero A static filter effect is achieved when the Wobble is turned to minimum 50 to 150 ms First heard in the rock n roll records of the 50s slapback echo produces the sound of a performance in a la...

Page 5: ...vel the affect of the tape saturation will vary Below are some general guidelines When using Deco in front of an amp lower output single coil guitar pickups will experience a rich harmonic enhancement and a lighter overdrive effect When using Deco in front of an amp higher output humbucker pickups will experience heavier overdriven harmonics when the Saturation knob is turned to maximum Deco accep...

Page 6: ...tch to tap in your Lag Time Tapping quarter notes sets the Lag Time to 8th notes Or plug in a Favorite switch to save and recall a favorite preset See page 7 for EXP jack setup EXPRESSION PEDAL Connect an standard TRS expression pedal for continuous control over any one knob with your foot See page 7 for EXP jack setup STEREO OUTPUTS Use LEFT OUT for mono signal output If using Wide Stereo Mode le...

Page 7: ... and connect a standard TRS expression pedal for control over any knob To assign the knob controlled by the expression pedal Power down your pedal Hold the TAPE SATURATION BYPASS footswitch during power up while turning the knob you d like to assign The maximum position the knob is turned up to becomes the expression pedal toe down maximum value FAVORITE SWITCH Set to Favorite switch mode and plug...

Page 8: ...own turn the Blend knob to one of two ranges shown below TRUE BYPASS Set here to use our True Bypass circuit which is simply a mechanical relay to switch the input signal directly to the output with absolutely no components attached BUFFERED BYPASS Set here to use our high quality Analog Buffered Bypass This circuit features a 1Meg input impedance keeping the character of your guitar pickup unalte...

Page 9: ...ootswitch the controls are smoothly returned to their previous settings The 1 4 input can be set for either mono input or TRS stereo input The pedal ships in mono input configuration from the factory Here s how to change the input configuration Remove the back cover of your pedal On the left side of the circuit board you ll see a jumper that can be set in two positions Place the jumper on the left...

Page 10: ...Deco Tape Saturation Doubletracker User Manual pg 10 Subtle Chorus Slappy Leads Zero Warped Space Wobbly Fat Slap Thick Chorus Sample Settings All examples have both Saturation and Doubletracker engaged ...

Page 11: ...e Doubletracker blend types to tailor doubletracked sound Sum Invert Bounce Five secondary parameters High Trim Low Trim Auto Flange Time Wide Stereo Mode 3dB Boost Cut Press and hold studio inspired Auto Flange effect High impedance mono input internal jumper enables selectable TRS stereo input Stereo output Two signal routing modes Standard Wide Stereo Mode Individual Tape Saturation Bypass and ...

Page 12: ...ility to use this product In no event will Strymon be liable for more than the amount of the purchase price not to exceed the current retail price of the product Strymon disclaims any other warranties express or implied By using the product the user accepts all terms herein How to Obtain Service Under this Warranty For North American customers Contact Strymon through our website at http www strymo...

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