Delay Section - Vox Valvetronix Manual

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ELAY ECTION
Here you can insert one of three (3) distinctly different delay effects in the "virtual FX
loop" of your Valvetronix amp. In all three cases, the maximum delay time possible is two
(yes, 2!) seconds.
TYPE Button
This button enables you to select the Delay type you'd like to use. When a particu-
lar Delay type is chosen, the red LED to its left will light up. If a Delay type isn't
selected (i.e. none of the three LEDs are on), the Delay Section is bypassed
(turned off).
The three Delays you can choose from are:
DELAY: When this high quality digital delay effect is employed, the tone of
each repeat is so good it is indistinguishable from the original note(s).
TAPE ECHO: This is an incredibly accurate model of one of the most
respected analogue tape echo machines ever made. In the original the
"echo" is produced by a playback head and the exact "delay time" is set by
varying the motor speed. Many professionals prefer these "lo-fi" units
because of the warm, dark echoes they produce.
MULTI HEAD: This is a model of a tape echo unit boasting two playback
heads and both are being used. Furthermore, each of the two resulting "ech-
oes" (one from each head) has its own feedback loop. The result? A complex
and warm "multi-tap" echo effect.
TAP Button
This button enables you to set the delay time by merely tapping your finger on it at
the desired tempo (speed). Hitting the TAP button twice or more will set the delay
time.
HINT: To set a precise delay time that matches a song's tempo, tap your finger on the
TAP button in time with the song's beat.
STEP ON IT! The optional VC-4 Foot Controller allows you to set the delay tempo by
merely tapping your foot.
FEEDBACK Control
This control determines the number of times each echoed note or chord is
repeated. The further clockwise you turn this knob, the more repeats you'll hear.
WARNING! WARNING! If you crank up the FEEDBACK knob too much, an uncon-
trollable, cascading "runaway" of echoes will occur. So, use your ears and your com-
mon sense when setting this bad boy!
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