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For over a decade, the Echo Fix team have serviced and repaired virtually
every model of tape echo unit ever brought to market. When it came time to
design and release our own, we endeavoured to avoid the faults and issues most
commonly observed in these other products. We humbly believe ours to be the
best-sounding and most reliable tape echo ever produced.
We have designed this manual to assist in getting the best possible result from
your EF-X2 MKII. Please note the following and keep them in mind as you get to
know your unit:
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The EF-X2 MKII is an electromechanical, analog tape echo device. While
every conceivable measure has been taken to limit noise, the echo is
produced by a tape loop engaging with multiple read and write heads. In
consideration of this, tape hiss and minor noise artefacts will be present,
particularly when pushing the preamp and running at slow delay speeds
with multiple read heads in use. These technical imperfections are inherent
to "the tape echo sound", and eliminating them would be impractical and
defeat the point of building this unit in the first place.
Important: To minimise this noise, it is best to run enough signal into the
EF-X2 MKII so that the VU meter is constantly hitting on or over the "0" and
illuminating the red mode light with the loudest audio level peaks. This will
provide the best signal to noise ratio and give you the best echo sound quality.
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The EF-X2 MKII has a real spring reverb tank that works alongside the DSP
(digital) reverb and chorus. The DSP reverb / chorus is modelled on our
favourite examples of these sounds.
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When it comes to maintaining your unit, please use only genuine Echo Fix
parts and tape loops. Using anything other than Echo Fix tape loops will void
your warranty and could damage your EF-X2 MKII.
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We are excited to offer CV control with the unit. Please do not use voltages
outside of the 0-5v range. Doing so will void your warranty and may cause
damage to the unit.
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