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USER MANUAL

Tape Echo

El Capistan

dTape Echo User Manual

pg 2

T:

Controls the

delytime

according to the selectedTAPE HEAD type. In FIXED andMULTI this will change the tapespeed. In Single this will movethe record head to change thedelay time.

RaT:

Varies thenumber o

repets

rom oneto saturated oscillation.

:

Controls the balance o

drysignl

and

wet signl

rom 100%dry at minimum to 100% wetat maximum. The

mix

occursentirely in

nlog

. Set to 3:00 toget a 50/50 mix.

Ta aG:

Controls thebandwidth o thetape just as it wouldchange over timein a traditional tapedelay machine. Asregular tapes wearout, their bandwidthbecomes limited.The TAPE AGEcontrol recreatesthis. Set to minimumor a resh, ullbandwidth tape. Asthe knob is turnesclockwise, the tapewill get progressivelydarker.

WOW & FLUTTR:

Controls the amounto mechanicallyrelated tape speedfuctuations.This also resultsin natural tapemachine style

modulation

. Turnthe knob ullycounter clockwiseor a perectlytuned, cleanedand serviced tapemachine. Turn theknob ully clockwiseto hear the soundo a tape machinein need o service.In between theextreme settings,a natural tapemodulation isachieved.

Ta FOOTWT:

Tap

qurter notes

to set the delay time.The

Ta LD

will fash to indicate thetempo.

T:

Holding the tap ootswitch willresult in

infnite repets

Ba FOOTWT:

Engages and disengages eect. Bypass mode is

true bypss

by deault. LED on indicates that theeect is engaged.

T:

Hold the bypass ootswitchduring power up to change the bypass mode toanalog bypass with

trils

(delay persist).

MIXTIMEREPEATS

ﬁxedmultisingle

BYPASSTAP

WOW & FLUTTERTAPE AGE

TAPE HEADMODE

ABC

Tape Echo

Front Panel

Ta aD WT:

Changes the selected tapemachine / head conguration.See the

Tpe chines

section o the manual on page3 or detailed ino.

OD WT:

Changes the modeor each associatedtape machine. Seethe

Tpe chines

section o the manualon page 3 or detailedino.

El Capistan

dTape Echo User Manual

pg 3

MIXTIMEREPEATS

ﬁxedmultisingle

BYPASSTAP

WOW & FLUTTERTAPE AGE

TAPE HEADMODE

ABC

Tape Echo

Secondary Functions

Hold down

Ba

and

Ta

to access all

secondry unctions

on the knobs

( LOW END CONTOUR )

( TAPE BIAS )(TAPE CRINKLE)

( BOOST /CUT )( SPRINGREVERB )

BOOT / UT:

Controls the+/- 3dB boost or cut when thepedal is engaged (12:00 on theMix knob is unity gain)

Ta Ba:

Adjusts tapemachine bias, rom under-biased to over-biased. Higherbias levels result in reducedecho volume and limitedheadroom. Lower bias settingsresult in the cleanest echoswith the most headroom. For an

optimally biased

tape machineset to

9:00

. For an under biasedtape machine with extra highrequency response set tominimum.

RNG RVRB:

Controlsthe

mix

o the integratedspring reverb tank in any othe delay modes.

LOW NDONTOUR:

Controls thelow requencyshaping o theecho repeats.Set to

minimum

or

extendedlow frequency

bandwidth. Setto

maximum

or

extremelyhigh-passed,magnetic drum

style repeats.

Ta RNKL:

Controls theamount andseverity o tapeirregularities,including

friction

creases

splices

and

contaminants

.Tape Crinklecharacteristicstrack accordinglyto tape speed. Setto minimum or aresh, clean tape.Set to maximumor a tape that hasbeen mangledand chewed oryears.