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9/26/2018
Digital Tape Machine
Here's a complete illustration of Thyme's Digital Tape Machine. The knobs symbolize
parameters that can be manipulated.
Input Gain
Tape Speed
Delay Coarse
and Delay
Fine
https://bastl-instruments.github.io/thyme/manual.html#/Introduction
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Before the input signal can be processed it needs to be ampli ed or
attenuated depending on the signal source. This parameter sets the gain
of the preampli er. It ranges from complete attenuation of the input
signal to a maxium gain of 20dB (factor 10).
It is the only parameter that cannot be controlled by a Robot and is
constant for every Sound. Set and Forget.
The white LED indicates that some signal is detected at the input, the red
one indicates that the gain is too high so the signal clips and is being
distorted at the input.
De ne how fast the tapes moves.
Control the position of the main read head in relation to the write head.
With full tape speed the coarse knob ranges from zero to 2.7 seconds, the
ne one just goes up to a few milliseconds. They both add up. If you lower
the tape speed you can achieve longer delay times but with more digital
tape character.
Thyme Manual
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