Delay, Speed, Repeats Y | SoundCraft 1601E specification

THE DELAY

This effect makes a copy of the source signal and then adds it back into the signal after a period of time as set by the BPM analyser. The fidelity and number of repeats can be set to determine how much this affects the original signal. The delayed signal can be a perfect copy of the original, thanks to the high quality of digital technology in 1601E, but this is not always what the user wants. A reproduction parameter is provided to allow the fidelity of the delayed signal to be reduced to that of a classic tape echo machine of the sixties/seventies or beyond to extreme 'grunge'. The number of repeats can be varied from one to increasingly numerous repeats which, although decaying in volume, will still threaten to drown out the source signal (which may be exactly what you want). Use the Max repeat position with caution!

SPEED [ X ]

This parameter can be used to manually adjust the speed of the DELAY effect. Its operation models the classic tape echo machines of the past, smoothly changing the speed up and down (without a digital glitch) as would the motor driven machines of the 60's and 70's. The inherent speed control time lag of these older tape echo units has also been included. Try rotating the encoder clockwise

&anti-clockwise quickly (with multiple repeats set) to hear the delay repeats catch up in a lazy, fluid manner. When changing to the DELAY effect the delay speed will always be at the rate as set by the BEATS trigger buttons. As the encoder is moved anti-clockwise the delay speed will smoothly decrease.

As the encoder is moved clockwise the delay speed will smoothly increase.

REPEATS [ Y ]

This parameter sets the number of times the delayed signal is repeated. At the [MIN] position there will be just a single repeat or echo of the signal (no feedback). As the encoder is moved clockwise the delayed signal will be increasingly fed back into the delay to create more and more repeats, the multiple repeats slowly decaying in volume over a period of time until, at the [MAX] position, the number of repeats feeding back into the delay will be sufficient to maintain the looped section indefinitely.

SUB-MENU

A special sub-menu for the delay effect lets you adjust the audio reproduction quality of the delayed signal.

To select a different reproduction quality, first *press and hold down *the [DELAY] effect button, then press the Isolator button to select [Digital], [Tape] or [Vintage].

At the [DIGITAL] setting the reproduction quality will be at its highest.

At the [TAPE] position the high and low frequency content will be limited whilst harmonic distortion and speed variations (chorus) are also introduced to create the classic sound of an analogue tape machine. This is the default setting.

At the [VINTAGE] position all these elements are exaggerated to an extreme of decay.

NOTE: The stored REPRO setting will be lost when power is switched OFF. After powering-up, re-configure the effects before a performance.