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We love the Wobble control, and know you will too! This parameter adds
a ‘vari-speed’ effect to the echo – kind of like the wow from tape record-
ers and tape echo machines. This allows you to add a highly analog feel
and unpredictability to repeating delay/echo sounds, as well as create
some great chorus effects. These effects can range from subtle to
radical. The main Wobble depth control defines how much pitch ‘wob-
ble’ will be applied to the echo. At full counter clockwise, the wobble is
off. As you turn up the control, you will hear greater amounts of pitch
variation. At higher settings you will hear extreme modulation which will
mangle and warp the sound in some wild and wonderful ways.
WOBBLE
You can also tweak the ‘shape’ of the wobble effect, using the LCD -style
menu below the Rate and Sync knobs. Different shapes will produce
different results, as follows:
Triangle
- The pitch will ramp up and down repetitively.
Sine
- Similar to the above, except smoother.
Square
- Pitch will bounce between two values.
Random Walk
- The pitch smoothly ramps between random values.
Random S/H
- Pitch abruptly jumps from random value to random val-
ue. A sample and hold effect.
Both Random Walk and Random S/H are useful when you are looking to
impart some analog feel and random modulation to your delay sound.
With slow speeds and low Wobble depth you can re-create some of the
sauntering randomness inherent in many vintage tape based delay
units.
WOBBLE SHAPE
The Wobble Rate knob controls the speed of the Wobble pitch varia-
tion. At lower settings, the pitch will change (or wobble) slowly, and at
higher settings the pitch will change rapidly. The wobble rate is best
tuned to suit your taste and mood. The Wobble-related controls provide
the means to add a significant amount of animation and “analog-ness”
to the delay sounds allowing you to re-create the non-linearities and
anomalies present in early delay devices.
WOBBLE RATE
THE ECHOBOY CONTROL PANEL - THE STYLE EDITOR
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