TC Electronic D-TWO, User Manual

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DELAY MODES
Rhythm Mode
The Rhythm mode offers a new unique feature
to Delay control i.e. Rhythm Delay. Tap the
rhythm that you want the D•TWO to perform on
the FEEDBACK/RHYTHM key. On top of this
the D•TWO can help you quantize the rhythm
pattern to a specific subdivision, edit the rhythm
pattern, or change the level of each tap in the
rhythm pattern.
Feedback %
Sets the Decay of the rhythm pattern
depending on the RhythmDcay parameter.
(see description on the next page).
Feedback #
Indicates the total number of taps utilized in the
rhythm pattern. While tapping the rhythm, the
Feedback # will be counting the number of taps
in the current rhythm. Additionally the Delay
time display will be indicating the total time of
the over all rhythm pattern. When Quantize is
inactive the total time will be displayed in ms or
BPM. When Quantize is active, the total time
will be expressed in number of subdivision e.g.
total number of 1/16th notes.
Shuffle
The Shuffle parameter allows you to add shuffle
feel to the straight Delay repeats. The shuffle
feel is added to every second repeat, by
offsetting the repeat according to the
percentage of the shuffle parameter.
The Shuffle parameter only works on straight
Subdivisions i.e. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16.
Quantize
The Quantize parameter allows you to quantize
the tapped rhythm according to a specific
subdivision e.g. 1/16 note.
In order to take full advantage of the Quantize
function, a base tempo must be tapped before
tapping the actual rhythm.
The Quantize function is non-destructive during
edits, meaning that the original tap values are
maintained until the quantized rhythm is stored
in a preset, enabling you to check out several
quantizations before the setting is stored.
In order to use Quantize you must tap
a regular tempo on the DELAY/TAP
key before you tap the rhythm.
Track tap
The Track tap parameter allows the preset to
instantly track the current basic tempo, and
adapt to this, as opposed to using the tempo
that the current preset was stored with.
This enables you to adapt a specific Rhythm
pattern to any tempo.
Delay Line
Delay Taps
1 2 3 4 5
How to set up enter Rhythm mode
Simply tap the FEEDBACK/RHYTHM and the
D•TWO will instantly create the rhythm pattern
that you tap. The “RHYTHM” icon in the Delay
time display indicates that you are now in
Rhythm mode. Tap the DELAY/TAP key to exit
the Rhythm mode.
Max. Delay time
Due to the Multitap Delay strategy, the
maximum Delay time available is scaled with
the number of specified taps, e.g. if you have
10 taps, you will have 1000ms available on
each tap, while 5 repeats would give you
2000ms on each tap.
The maximum Delay time in total is:
In Stereo: 5 sec. Delay time.
In Mono: 10 sec. Delay time.
Stereo/Mono is selected in the SETUP menu.
The Parameters
The Rhythm mode allows you to tap and edit a
specific rhythm pattern. The maximum number
of taps in a pattern is 10 taps.
Delay Time
Sets the basic tempo of the tapped rhythm.
When using Quantize the basic tempo must be
tapped/set before tapping the rhythm. The basic
tempo is indicated when the DELAY/TAP key is
enabled. The maximum tap time pr. tap is
2000ms.