Time Patterns; Simple Delay; Dual Delay; Multi-Tap Pattern Delay - DigiTech TIME BENDER Owner's Manual

Time Patterns

Time Patterns
The TimeBender includes several ready-made delay patterns you can choose with
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the Pattern knob. They're described here and in the table that follows, but you may
find it easier to sit down and listen to each one while using the TimeBender.
Each pattern has one or more "taps" where the delays occur, represented in the pattern
symbols by a vertical line. Each tap happens at a certain "chronological distance"
from the original note, described in the table below as a percentage of the total pat-
tern's length of time. Each tap is also panned (left, center, or right), and each tap has a
voice assigned to it.
There are four types of delay patterns: Simple Delays, Dual Delays, Multi-tap Pattern
Delays, and Root-Based Pattern Delays. Each type is described below. With all these
delay patterns, the TimeBender can be used as a traditional delay, where the input
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is delayed and played back unshifted, or in combination with pitch shifting (using the
Voicing knob), where the input signal is shifted before being delayed.

Simple Delay

The Simple Delay has one tap and just repeats whatever you're playing. As the Re-
peats knob is turned up, you'll hear more and more repeats until the signal dies out.

Dual Delay

A Dual Delay is really just two simple delay lines that can be independently config-
ured. So you can have different repeat rates for each line. When using a stereo setup,
these lines are hard panned to the left and right channels. The TimeBender includes
three dual delay configurations in which the left channel repeat rate can be 1/2, 3/4, or
1/3 of the right channel delay which is controlled by the Delay Time knob.

Multi-tap Pattern Delay

A Multi-tap Pattern Delay is a delay line with more than one tap, resulting in
a more complex delay effect. The TimeBender includes two different multi-tap pat-
terns: three-tap and six-tap.
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