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THE PRIMALTAP CONTROL PANEL
PrimalTap — Version 5
Rate controls the, well, rate (also referred to as frequency) of the LFO.
This control is measured in Hertz can go from a slow sweep of .1Hz all
the way into full audio range (up to 256Hz) for some truly interesting
sonic effects not possible with the original hardware. Combined with the
addition of multiple waveshapes (found in the slide-out Tweak Menu)
you have a very wide palette of modulation possibilities.
RATE
The Link control ties the both delay lines together so if you adjust one
of them, the other turns correspondingly. Delay line A is the “alpha” and
its setting will be matched for the B delay line.
LINK
The Adjust knob is used to modulate the delay times for both the A and
B delay lines. The Adjust control is very useful in creating flange, phase,
and chorus effects within PrimalTap.
The best way to approach all three controls in this section (Adjust,
Rate, and Depth) is to remember that these controls are for smooth
adjustments unlike the Delay Select controls which create abrupt
changes to the delay lines and result in audible glitches and anomalies
in the audio when adjusted in real time. This is because, as in the
original hardware, altering any Delay Select parameter would require
the memory location to be changed.
ADJUST
The Depth control is used to adjust the amount of modulation from
the LFO being applied to the delay lines. As the Depth knob is rotated
clockwise, the amount of LFO sweep increases and more audible
variation will be heard. This control varies the delay time relative to
the time specified using the Delay Select controls and the Rate control.
The depth control ranges from “0” (no effect) to a maximum value of
“1.0” (fully clockwise) meaning that at 1.0, Depth is set to the limit of the
delay modulation.
DEPTH