Front Panel - Strymon El Capistan User Manual

El Capistan
- dTape Echo User Manual

Front Panel

TIME: Controls the delay
time according to the selected
TAPE HEAD type. In FIXED and
MULTI this will change the tape
speed. In Single this will move
the record head to change the
delay time.
TAPE AGE:
Controls the
bandwidth of the
tape just as it would
change over time
in a traditional tape
delay machine. As
regular tapes wear
out, their bandwidth
becomes limited.
The TAPE AGE
control recreates
this. Set to minimum
for a fresh, full
bandwidth tape. As
the knob is turnes
clockwise, the tape
will get progressively
darker.
TAP FOOTSWITCH:
Tap quarter notes to set the delay time.
The TAP LED will flash to indicate the
tempo. TIP: Holding the tap footswitch will
result in infinite repeats.
REPEATS: Varies the
number of repeats from one
to saturated oscillation.
TAPE HEAD SWITCH:
Changes the selected tape
machine / head configuration.
See the Tape Machines
section of the manual on page
3 for detailed info.
TAPE HEAD
fixed
multi
single
TIME
REPEATS
TAPE AGE
TAP
MIX: Controls the balance of dry
signal and wet signal from 100%
dry at minimum to 100% wet
MODE SWITCH:
at maximum. The mix occurs
Changes the mode
entirely in analog. Set to 3:00 to
for each associated
get a 50/50 mix.
tape machine. See
the Tape Machines
section of the manual
on page 3 for detailed
info.
MODE
A
B
C
MIX
WOW & FLUTTER
BYPASS
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BYPASS FOOTSWITCH:
Engages and disengages effect. Bypass mode is
true bypass by default. LED on indicates that the
effect is engaged. TIP: Hold the bypass footswitch
during power up to change the bypass mode to
analog bypass with trails (delay persist).
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WOW & FLUTTER:
Controls the amount
of mechanically
related tape speed
fluctuations.
This also results
in natural tape
machine style
modulation. Turn
the knob fully
counter clockwise
for a perfectly
tuned, cleaned
and serviced tape
machine. Turn the
knob fully clockwise
to hear the sound
of a tape machine
in need of service.
In between the
extreme settings,
a natural tape
modulation is
achieved.
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