Elektron Machinedrum - Manual (Page 37)

THE STEREO MASTER EFFECT SYSTEM
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THE RHYTHM ECHO DELAY
The RHYTHM ECHO delay is a multi-functional single tap delay with realtime adjustable
delay time. Some of its functionality can resemble tape loops and solid state CCD delays.
The delay time is synced to the tempo setting.
TIME controls the actual delay time. It is relative to the current tempo, and it is measured in
128th notes. For instance, for a two beat delay (8 16th notes) TIME should be set to 64.
MOD controls the delay time modulation depth.
MFRQ controls the delay time modulation frequency.
FB controls the delay feedback amount. The feedback is taken after the filter but before the
out gain control. FB set to central position with filter totally open gives unity feedback.
FILTF is the filter base frequency parameter. Please refer to section “FILTER”, on page 23
for a description of the functionality of the filter.
FILTW is the filter width parameter. Please refer to section “FILTER”, on page 23 for
description of the function.
MONO is the feedback panning control parameter. A low value gives ping pong style delay,
a high value preserves the stereo information, and a central position brings the delay feed-
back into the central panning position.
LEV is the out gain level control of the RHYTHM ECHO delay.
• Watch out if you are using FB levels greater than 63. The sound level of the
delayed signal will then constantly increase.
• To get a robotic effect on your drum sounds, turn up the delay send parameter
(DEL) for all sounds, set TIME to 1 and turn up FB to 55.
• You can use the RHYTHM ECHO delay to obtain pseudo stereo effects. Turn up the
DEL send of the sound you want to affect and in the RHYTHM ECHO delay menu,
turn TIME to 1, FB to zero and the MONO parameters to zero. Then set the PAN
parameter of the sound to either hard left or hard right.