El Capistan
- dTape Echo
pg 6
In Depth: Tape Heads
(cont.)
SINGLE TAPE HEAD
The tape speed is fixed while the
TIME
knob varies the position of a
sliding record head�
•
Mode A:
Tape motor at double speed
•
Mode B:
Tape motor at normal speed
Single Tape Head Mode:
delay time
< tape direction
record head
playback head
•
Mode C:
Sound on Sound mode
Sound on Sound:
Single tape head
-
mode C
will play the entire
tape loop upon entering the mode� Whatever one has recorded in
mode A
or
B
will still exist in
mode C
� Record is always active� Two
tape speeds are available: double speed with the
TIME
knob left of
12 o’clock and normal speed with the
TIME
knob right of 12 o’clock�
Pressing the
TAP
footswitch once will set the first tape splice point� A
second
TAP
press will set the second tape splice point� A third press
of the
TAP
footswitch will perform a bulk erase of the tape�
Splice > Splice > Clear
