Control the tape speed
Now that your loop is playing, change the tape speed with the speed knob.
Fully
clockwise
is 1x speed. Slowly turn it until it reaches
the 12:00 position (pointing
straight up)
. The playback will slow down, then stop and the green light will turn off.
You’re now at 0x speed and the tape isn’t playing. Continue turning counterclockwise
and the tape speed will slowly speed up again but in reverse.
Fully counterclockwise
is
-1x speed, or 1x speed in reverse. Play with different speed settings for a while. Notice
that as the speed changes, the pitch also shifts. When you’re ready, bring the speed
knob back
fully clockwise
to play at 1x speed.
Change the play head position
In traditional tape loop systems there are two “heads”, one that records audio to a tape
and another that picks audio up off the tape and plays it back. The
loop
module follows
the same principle. Audio is recorded to one part of the loop at the record head position
and audio is played back from another, the play head position. The playhead knob
determines how far apart record and play heads are. This controls how much delay
exists from when something is recorded and when it is played back.
The default position for the playhead knob is
fully counterclockwise.
Here, the play head
and the record head are in the exact same spot. This means that as soon as something
records, it immediately plays back. As you turn the knob clockwise, the play head moves
further behind the record head and increases the delay.
Turn the playhead knob
fully counterclockwise
and flip the record switch
up
to begin
recording. Because the record head and play head are in the same position, you should
hear the audio that you have patched in with no delay. What you’re actually hearing is
the immediate playback of what’s recorded on the tape. Turn the dry/wet knob to dry so
you’re listening to the dry input. Now set it to wet and notice that the audio is the
