The Mix control is a passive design that was chosen because it had the least amount of impact on the playing dynamics of the pedal, something
that was critical to us. We wanted nothing to get in the way of the touch-sensitive responsiveness of our pre-amp stage. And this mix design gave
us the blend we wanted between the dry and wet signals - we wanted them to sound cohesive together and not separate and disconnected. Plus,
we wanted to have the capability to go full-wet as there are times when full-wet is needed, as noted above, for stereo or wet/dry amp rigs.
Because of this, you may notice that the dry signal seems to get a bit quieter as you turn the mix up from the full counter-clockwise dry signal
only setting. That is because it is a true Mix control, blending the two signals in proportion to where the knob is set. A more commonly used mix
method is to always have full-dry and then blend in the amount of wet signal - that keeps the dry signal constant but at the expense of having
wet-only and, more importantly, at the expense of the playing feel. But, it is easy to compensate for this via the Gain trimpot. Just set the Gain
trimpot while the Mix knob is roughly where you’ll be using it the most.
Program Select
The original Echorec had a 12 position switch which controlled the various playback head configurations. Since the original was mechanical with
the disc only able to go one speed, not all combinations were available for use. The Catalinbread Echorec changes all that. With the ability to
vary the delay time on the single playback head, we were able to include all combinations, which include rhythmic patterns not available before.
Programs 7, 10, & 11 are these programs.
Below is a matrix that includes both the original and the Catalinbread program configurations. We’ve also included the Catalinbread Matrix on a
card with your Echorec to use as a handy reference to keep with you.
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