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THE PRIMALTAP CONTROL PANEL
PrimalTap — Version 5
This function is one of our favorite features on PrimalTap and we owe
a great deal of credit to Daniel Lanois for turning us on to the creative
potential of this feature from his use of the Prime Time hardware. The
Freeze function is used to hold or ‘freeze’ the audio currently being
processed by PrimalTap resulting in an infinite loop. When the Freeze
button is engaged a red LED will illuminate and the audio data locked in
the memory will repeat until the button is selected again, disengaging
the effect.
FREEZE
The length of the “Frozen” audio is determined by the maximum
available delay time based on the current setting of the Multiply control.
For example, with the Multiply control set to 8X, the maximum delay
time is 2048ms and the Repeat Hold function will repeat stored audio
data in 2048ms increments.
The Freeze control opens up the possibility for some very unique held
delay effects; experiment with engaging and disengaging Freeze at key
points in your compositions.
Figure 2: PrimalTaps Control Panel