Soundtoys Little PrimalTap - Manual (Page 2)

TIME:
The TIME knob is used to set the amount of
delay time. This is an old-school control, so
the setting is in milliseconds, and turning
this knob while audio is playing will create
audible glitches in the sound - just like the
original. Deal with it.
The delay time is also affected (in very
interesting ways) by the ADJUST and
MULTIPLY knobs as described below.
ADJUST:
IF you want smooth delay adjustment, use
the ADJUST knob. The way this works is a
little tricky - whatever TIME is set with the
time knob is reduced by up to one-half by
turning this knob. The cool thing is that
this control is smooth - you’ll hear an
obvious pitch change as this is adjusted.
This is even cooler if you’ve got a lot of
feedback happening and have captured a
snippet of audio.
What’s going on is that the ADJUST control
changes the sample-rate of the delay effect.
Which, interestingly enough, is very
similar to what a bucket-brigade pedal
(think Memory Man or old MXR green
pedal) does when you change the delay
time.
MULTIPLY:
The MULTIPLY knob is similar to the
adjust knob, but instead of reducing the
delay time (dividing), this control will
INCREASE the delay time by either 2x, 4x,
or 8x. This is done by reducing the sample
rate, and also clicking in some very steep
anti-aliasing filters for each different
setting. As the delay time goes UP, the
bandwidth, and fidelity go DOWN.
Try wailing on this knob while playing,
especially with lots of feedback and long-
ish delay settings. Instant weirdo octave
stuff.
IN:
The IN slider controls the input gain.
Use it a little to make things louder, or a
lot, to drive the living crap out of the
input stage. This is fun, and has an
interesting, and unique saturation
character.
FB:
This is where things get even funner.
FB (feedback) is used to control how
much of the delayed signal is “fed back”
to the input of the delay. This is also
commonly called “Regen” or “Repeats”.
Turn this up a little to get a nice
repeating echo vibe. Turn it up a lot
(LOUDNESS WARNING) to create
infinite, saturated, and possibly very
loud loops. Now, tweak the ADJUST and
MULTIPLY knobs. This is is how we
amuse ourselves when we’re tired of
writing code.
MIX:
Blends the original (dry), and delay
(wet). You’ve seen this before, so
hopefully no explanation is needed.
CONTROLS: