Features - Strymon DECO User Manual

Deco
- tape saturation & doubletracker

Features

• Detailed recreation of the mechanics of two vintage studio reel-to-
reel tape decks and their interactions
• Nuanced sonic delivery of the classic saturation effects of the tape
record/playback process
• Simple and intuitive Lag Time knob allows for slapback delays, tape
echoes, tape flanging, and tape chorusing
• Three Tape Saturation adjustment and tone shaping knobs:
Saturation, Volume, and Tone
• Two Tape Saturation voicings: Classic and Cassette
• Tape Saturation controls provide 40dB of volume compensated gain
• Three Doubletracker adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Lag Time,
Blend, and Wobble
• Three Doubletracker types to tailor the doubletracked sound: Sum,
Invert, and Bounce
• Four Live Edit, secondary parameters: Low Trim, Auto-Flange Time,
Wide Stereo Mode, and +/- 3dB Doubletracker Boost/Cut
• Press and hold studio-inspired Auto-Flange effect
• Individual Tape Saturation and Doubletracker On/Off footswitches
• +10dBu maximum input level easily handles instrument and line
signals
• Switchable Input Mode (Normal and Studio) to tailor the range of the
Tape Saturation for your input signals
• Expression pedal input allows the connection of a TRS expres-
sion pedal, Strymon MiniSwitch, MultiSwitch Plus, or TRS MIDI
connection
• Full featured MIDI, accessible via TRS, supporting MIDI CCs, MIDI
clock sync, access to 300 preset locations (requires Strymon MIDI
EXP cable or MIDI > TRS interface such as Strymon Conduit)
• USB-C jack for controlling via MIDI from a computer or for perform-
ing potential future firmware updates
• High performance 520MHz ARM Superscalar processor
• 32-bit floating point processing
• Stereo input (requires TRS adapter cable) and stereo output
• High impedance ultra-low noise discrete Class A JFET preamp inputs
• Low impedance stereo outputs
• Strong and lightweight aluminum chassis
• Designed and built in the USA
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