Soundtoys EchoBoy - Manual (Page 33)

Accent
The Accent knob does for amplitude what the Groove knob does for timing. By turning up the
Accent, delay repeats will alternate between louder and softer, producing a more dynamic and
musical echo effect.
To hear the effect of the Accent control, turn up the feedback so that you can hear lots of
repeats, and choose a note value like 1/8
th or 1/16 th . The Accent knob is bipolar, so that at 12
o’clock or straight up, the Accent knob has no effect.
As you turn the Accent knob to the right, or clockwise, you will notice that the volume of each
repeat will alternate between loud and soft. This will emphasize the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc. of the
echo pattern. This will produce a strongly accented musical feel. Turning the knob in the other
direction, or counter-clockwise will have the opposite effect, emphasizing the ‘off-the-beat’
repeats, resulting in a more syncopated feel. In this case the 2
nd , 4 th , 6 th , etc. will be emphasized,
and the repeats that land on the beat will be quieter.
This can add considerable animation and dynamics to repeating delays and is especially cool
when the repeats are tempo synced and when you add shuffle or swing with the Groove control.
Width
The Width parameter controls the stereo spread of EchoBoy’s output. When set to its minimum
value or off, the delay time for the left and right channel is exactly the same and the delay (with
a mono input) will appear panned center in the stereo field. As the Width control is turned up,
the stereo image will get wider and wider. As this width control is turned past the 3 o’clock
position, “out of phase” information is used that can move the delay signal outside the
speakers in a pseudo-super-stereo spread.
The stereo effect created by EchoBoy is a function of the L/R Offset parameter described
below, and the Diffusion and Wobble parameters, which can be found on the Style Edit page.
Suffice it to say that different Echo Styles will have different flavors of stereo imaging.
Adding some Width can really fatten up the delay signal, creating a much fuller and ‘richer’
effect.