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Let’s Play in Mono! (Continued)
Refer to Diagrams on Pages 2 and 3
6) Another way to alter the available Delay Times is via the Tape Speed Switch. (see
#18) With this switch, you are given a choice of High Speed or Low Speed tape
movement, and you will see the Tape flow at a slower or faster rate depending on
which setting you choose. Tip: As a general rule of thumb: The faster the tape speed,
the more in-tune the repeats will be, the more full-range the repeats will sound, and
the lower the noise level will be. Conversely, the slower the tape speed, the less in-
tune the repeats will be, the warmer the repeats will sound, and you’ll get more of a
“Vintage Echoplex” vibe!
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Available Delay Range set to Low Speed (factory internal Trimmer setting):
@ 40 milliseconds to 1.3 seconds
Available Delay Range set to High Speed (factory internal trimmer setting):
@ 20 milliseconds to 650 milliseconds
7) Locate the Echo Repeats Knob, (see #7) turning this CW will increase the number of
repeats. Conversely, turning this knob CCW will reduce the number of echo repeats.
Tip: Turn this knob up to around 2 O’clock or higher and you can get a very cool
recycling/regenerating sound that adds tremendous depth to (especially) non-distorted
clean sounds.
8) Locate the small Echo Tone trimmer (see #8) and notice that as you turn this CW, the
repeats sound brighter and a little louder. Conversely, turning this trimmer CCW
warms up the repeats and pushes them into the background. Tip: 12 O’clock or Lower
is the normal setting when running the TTE at High Speed, but when running at Low
Speed I find that 5 O’clock yields a nice clarity to the repeats.
9) Relay-Activated Echo Cancel jack (see #10) This jack is designed to accept a
standard (tip-grounding) ¼” amp-style footswitch (not included). With the TTE’s Cancel
function, you still get the benefit of running through the unit’s tube preamp even when
the Echo is cancelled! Because this feature is Relay-Activated, you can use any length
of cable to the Cancel jack with absolutely no adverse effect on the TTE’s sound,
unlike older versions of the TTE (and every Echoplex ever made) where the Playback
signal was significantly affected by the cable length.