Strymon EC-1 - Knobs and Switches; Front Panel Controls

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Knobs and Switches
Front Panel Controls
REC LEVEL
The 3-way toggle switch selects the gain of the signal fed into the
virtual “record head,” allowing you to optionally push the echo
machine harder for more saturation on the repeats:
low: (left position) unity gain with optimized bias for the cleanest
repeats
med: (middle position) 6dB input signal boost, with increased
bias for slightly saturated repeats
high: (right position) 12dB input signal boost with further
increased bias for heavily saturated repeats
TIME
Controls the delay time (the virtual equivalent of
sliding the record head closer to or farther away
from the playback head), from 50 ms to 1 second�
All the intricacies of a sliding record head tape
echo are faithfully reproduced so that adjusting
the control while repeats are happening can
produce interesting, authentic audio effects�
TAPE AGE
Controls the bandwidth of the tape, just as
it would change over time in a physical tape
delay machine� As regular tapes wear out,
their bandwidth becomes limited� The TAPE
AGE control recreates this wear effect� Set to
minimum for a fresh, full-bandwidth tape� As
the knob is turned clockwise, higher frequencies
are reduced�
REPEATS
Varies the number of delay repeats from one to
runaway, saturated oscillation�* Set to 3 o’clock
for sustained, infinite repeats without runaway�
TIME REC LEVEL
MIX
TAPE AGE REPEATS
MECHANICS
low high
med
hold (tap)
single head dTape echo
*NOTE: Runaway oscillation can get loud very quickly! Avoid using short
delay TIME with high REPEATS settings that can create runaway oscillation�