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PRESET HANDLING

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When you start working with your preset, the A/B button is grayed out. This state
indicates that the settings in both memory locations A and B are identical – so there is
actually nothing to compare. 
As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location “A” will be active. All
parameter changes will be applied to memory location “A”. If you switch to memory
location “B”, you go back to the starting point, and all further changes will now be
applied to memory location “B”. 
Every time you press the A/B button, you will toggle between these two memory
locations. 

NOTE: The A/B memory locations are temporary settings only! Saving a preset will save the currently
selected memory location only. The setting of the other (hidden) memory location will not be saved!

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<Macintosh HD>/Library/Application Support/TC Electronic/<plug-in name>/Presets/

User presets:
/Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/TC Electronic/<plug-in name>/Presets/

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Factory presets:
C:\Program Files\TC Electronic\<plug-in name>\Presets

User presets:
C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\My Documents\TC Electronic\<plug-in
name>\Presets

• To delete a preset file, simply move it to the “Trash” or “Recycle bin”. 
• To create a new sub-folder that appears in the plug-in menu, simply create a new fold-

er in the plug-in folder that resides in the PRESETS folder of the plug-ins default pre-
set location. 

NOTE: A folder will not appear in the Preset File Menu unless it has at least one preset inside! 

Summary of Contents for Tap Factory

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...f information Browse through Q A s and discover new aspects of your TC product If you can t find an answer online you have the option of submitting a question to our technical support staff who will then reply to you by e mail The TC Support Team is on constant alert to help you in any way they can Contact Details Alternatively you may contact the TC Electronic distributor in your area or write to...

Page 3: ...n is very low and almost nonexistent If the same sound hits a rock face the echo will have a lot of diffusion because of the surface structure of the rocks but there will only be very subtle coloring of the sound Every material has its own audio fingerprint so to say and that is why the sound in a bedroom is different from the sound in an office even when the two rooms have the same size and propo...

Page 4: ...in fact get closer to the original tape echo sound by using Shade Enjoy INTRODUCTION 6 INTRODUCTION and turn the phase for one of the taps you will get the illusion of the sound coming from behind you Like other phase turning tricks this one works well although it is not usable in mono the tap will simply disappear But this trick can be employed even if the delay times are not exactly the same In ...

Page 5: ...mize now 1 16 6 Parameter selection for Randomization P Pr re es se et t h ha an nd dl li in ng g See chapter on preset handling 1 13 3 Adjust knobs for Individual Delay Tap parameters 1 15 5 Selection tabs for parameter pages 6 6 Apply button for Delay Multiplier 2 2 L R Mirror function 3 3 Shade Factor 4 4 Feedback Factor 5 5 Delay Multiplier Factor 7 7 Input level trim knob 1 10 0 Meters 9 9 Sc...

Page 6: ...i ip pl li ie er r When you press the APPLY button all taps are recalculated according to the Delay Multiplier factor and the Delay Multiplier is reset to x 1 00 7 7 I In np pu ut t l le ev ve el l t tr ri im m k kn no ob b Use this knob to adjust the input level by monitoring the input meters 8 8 P Pa an ni ic c b bu ut tt to on n If you have set too many taps with too high a feedback setting thi...

Page 7: ...ortable with this intuitive way of entering values P Pa ar ra am me et te er r P Pa ag ge e E Ex xa am mp pl le es s Level page Pan page Feedback page Shade page PARAMETERS PARAMETERS 13 12 Phase page 1 14 4 T Ta ap p s se el le ec ct t There are 24 Direct Tap select buttons representing the 24 taps You can also select a tap simply by grabbing the tap in the grid 1 15 5 S Se el le ec ct ti io on n...

Page 8: ...ent tempo of the song When Tempo Sync is set to Off the tempo of the Tap Factory can be entered directly here Click on the small up down arrows to increase or decrease the tempo in 1 BPM steps 2 22 2 T Ta ap p P Pa ad d f fo or r T Te em mp po o o or r R Rh hy yt th hm m t ta ap p Depending on the selected Tap mode see 24 you can enter either the global tempo or a rhythm by tapping this button 2 2...

Page 9: ...m your Shade Settings will vary depending on the setting of the Diffusion knob S SH HA AD DE E S SE ET TT TI IN NG GS S You can use an external MIDI controller e g a MIDI keyboard to intuitively set the values for taps velocity panning and shades settings Let s take a look at a few examples based on Cubase LE4 as VST host Just like any other plug in the Tap Factory can be used either as an insert ...

Page 10: ...Settings page and click on 1 for low band 2 for mid band and 3 for high band You set the volume velocity for the delay taps simply by hitting the keys harder or softer while tapping Per default the tap tempo is assigned to any key on a keyboard However it is possible to assign any MIDI controller to the tempo tapping function MIDI keyboards often have dedicated CC buttons for such functions Connec...

Page 11: ...e file handling system that apart from recall store and compare facilities allows for easy exchange of entire preset folders with other users between Windows Mac platforms and also between different host applications F Fi il le e Click the FILE button to open the File menu Load Preset Select to load presets from the default preset location Save Preset Select to save the preset in My Presets folder...

Page 12: ...the originally recalled preset D DE EF FA AU UL LT T P PR RE ES SE ET T L LO OC CA AT TI IO ON NS S The following locations will describe where you can find the presets which are stored in a folder unique to each plug in M Ma ac c O OS S X X p pr re es se et t p pa at th hs s Factory presets Macintosh HD Library Application Support TC Electronic plug in name Presets User presets Users user name Li...

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