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GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Tap Factory – Multi-Tap Delay Transcend the Average Delay – A Tweaker’s Paradise Windows Mac OS X PowerCore software 3.0 or higher Windows XP PIII 1.4 GHz or faster 512 MB RAM VST compatible host application System must meet requirements of the host application. PowerCore software 3.0 or higher Mac OS X (10. 4 or higher) G4/G5 or Intel (1 GHz or faster) 512 MB RAM VST, Audio Units or RTAS*) compatible host application.
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION and turn the phase for one of the taps, you will get the illusion of the sound coming from behind you. Like other phase-turning tricks, this one works well, although it is not usable in mono – the tap will simply disappear. But this trick can be employed even if the delay times are not exactly the same. In that situation, you will get a more subtle 3D effect, which also works in mono. In general, it is somewhat difficult to predict the results of turning a tap’s phase.
OVERVIEW OVERVIEW 1 – Undo/Redo up to 20 changes 2 – L/R Mirror function 3 – Shade Factor 4 – Feedback Factor 5 – Delay Multiplier Factor 6 – Apply button for Delay Multiplier 7 – Input level trim knob 26 – Tool Tip function 27 – Lock option 25 – Tools – Selection, Crosshair and Freehand 8 – Panic button 24 – Select Tap mode (Tempo or Rhythm mode) 23 – Zoom Factor buttons 9 – Screen selectors: All Taps or Shade Settings 22 – Tap Pad (for Tempo or Rhythm tap) 21 – Tempo indicator 20 – Tempo Syn
PARAMETERS PARAMETERS 1 – Undo/Redo 9 – Screen selector The Tap Factory is a tool with endless possibilities – so don’t hesitate to experiment and be creative. If something goes wrong, you have up to 20 undo steps. Undo/redo also includes the randomization and A/B functions. Select either “All Taps” or “Shade” Settings. Via the “All Taps” screen and its sub-pages (Level, Pan, Feedback, Shade and Pan) you have full individual parameter control of all taps.
PARAMETERS PARAMETERS Adjusting several taps: When you would like to adjust e.g. the Level or the Pan or Feedback for several taps, you can use the Crosshair or the Freehand drawing tools in the area where the parameter values are displayed. Phase page: When you select the Crosshair tool , you can draw in straight lines while pressing the left mouse button. This is an excellent tool e.g. for creating a smooth fade-out over the taps on the levels page.
PARAMETERS PARAMETERS 16 – Parameter Randomization menu 21 – Tempo indicator Use this drop-down menu to select one or more delay parameters to randomize. The tempo is displayed either in BPM or milliseconds. If you set the Tempo Sync parameter to “On”, this field will always indicate the current tempo of the song. When Tempo Sync is set to “Off ”, the tempo of the Tap Factory can be entered directly here. Click on the small up/down arrows to increase or decrease the tempo in 1 BPM steps.
SHADE SETTINGS 26 – Tool Tip function Activate or deactivate the Tool Tip function. When activated, various tool-tips will be presented when you hover the mouse over various buttons and functions. 27 – Lock Option When trying out different presets it may be an advantage to keep your Input, Output and Mix settings. Therefore you can lock these parameters individually so that their current positions are kept when loading a new preset. Click on the padlock to lock/unlock.
EXTERNAL MIDI CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS Entering delay taps FEEDBACK HANDLING You can now use any key on the keyboard to enter delay taps in a pattern of your choice. Limitations are 9 seconds of delay for all taps summed and a maximum of 24 taps. After 24 taps have been entered or 9 seconds have passed, Rhythm Tap mode is deactivated. With 24 taps of up to 9 seconds of delay and up to 100 % feedback on any tap, it is fairly easy to create settings that will result in an unwanted feedback-sum above 100 %.
MISCELLANEOUS PRESET HANDLING SOLO TAP LISTENING INTRODUCTION If you want to listen to a single delay tap, use the solo function. We recommend using the dedicated PowerCore file handling system that (apart from recall; store and compare facilities) allows for easy exchange of entire preset folders with other users, between Windows/Mac platforms and also between different host applications. On Windows: Press and hold they CTRL key and click on the relevant tap number (1 to 24) to solo it.
PRESET HANDLING When you start working with your preset, the A/B button is grayed out. This state indicates that the settings in both memory locations A and B are identical – so there is actually nothing to compare. As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location “A” will be active. All parameter changes will be applied to memory location “A”. If you switch to memory location “B”, you go back to the starting point, and all further changes will now be applied to memory location “B”.
