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Magnetic Tape Emulator

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Kinotone ribbons Specifications

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BrandKinotone
Modelribbons
CategoryComputer Hardware
LanguageEnglish

Summary

About Ribbons

Product Overview

Explains Ribbons as a build-your-own tape machine with control over sonic range and features.

Support and Resources

Provides links to the online manual, community forum, and direct support email.

Getting Started

Device Controls

Details the knobs, buttons, LEDs, and footswitches for operating the Ribbons pedal.

Inputs and Outputs

Describes the various input and output jacks for connecting audio and control signals.

Tape Effects

Tape Effect Pages Overview

Explains the four pages of tape effects and how to navigate between them using the push button.

Visual Feedback and Knob Behavior

Details how page LEDs and knob movements provide visual feedback on settings.

Relative Knob Operation

Explains the 'relative way' controls work when switching between effect pages.

Mix and Utility Controls

Details the Mix, Low-Pass, High-Pass filters, and Compression/Tape Saturation parameters.

Wow and Flutter Parameters

Covers parameters for emulating tape pitch variations: Wow Depth, Wow Frequency, Flutter Depth, Flutter Frequency.

Degradation Effects

Explains tape imperfections like Dropouts, Crinkle, and Noise parameters.

Reverb and Touch Modes Introduction

Details Reverb Mix/Placement, Reverb Decay, and introduces the concept of Touch Modes.

Presets

Factory Preset Management

Instructions on how to enter the Presets Menu and load the eight available factory presets.

Touch Modes

Activating and Switching Touch Modes

Explains how to engage and change between different Touch Modes using the footswitch and button.

Magnetic Dance Mode

Describes the granular micro-looper, its rate, and playback controls.

Tape Stop Mode

Explains how to slow down and bend pitch with controls for stop and catch-up times.

Broken Machine Mode

Details parameters for adding random tape modulation, depth, and chaos to the signal.

Repeater Mode

Covers capturing and subdividing loops for rhythmic or glitchy effects.

Crushed Cassette Mode

Explains sample rate reduction and bit depth reduction for lo-fi emulation.

Disintegration Loop Mode

Describes looping capabilities for creating experimental sound transformations over time.

Four-Track Looper

Looper Mode Operations

Instructions to enter Looper Mode, control tracks, and the function of the Bypass LED.

Recording and Overdubbing

Details methods for recording loops, overdubbing, and managing multiple tracks.

Loop Management: Stop and Erase

Procedures for clearing individual tracks or all tracks from the looper.

Speed Control

How the speed knob affects loop playback, pitch, and duration.

Direction Control

Using the direction knob to reverse playback and manage overdubbed audio.

Volume Control

Adjusting the output volume for each individual looper track.

Speed Scale Quantization

Options for quantizing speed changes to create more musical pitch variations.

Looper and Tape Effects Integration

How to modify tape effects while loops are actively playing back.

Additional Topics

Mixing Options

Configuration of stereo/mono input and output modes for the pedal.

Bypass Options

Selection between True Bypass, Buffered Bypass, and Buffered Bypass with Trails.

Factory Reset

Steps for restoring presets and default mixing and bypass settings to the unit.

Firmware Updates

Information on obtaining and installing the latest firmware for the device.

MIDI, CV, and Expression Control

How to control parameters using MIDI, CV, and expression pedals.

Documentation and Community

Information on where to find the latest documentation and community discussions.