Pigtronix Echolution Chrome - Manual (Page 10)

of music, then these multi-taps are quarter notes. Turn up the BLEND and
DRIVE controls slightly and play another note.
19. Flip the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 switches back down into the off position. Flip the
toggle switches marked 1/3 and 2/3 to the on position. Play a single note.
You will now hear three distinct echoes, the master delay at 1 second as
well as the 1/3 and 2/3 taps. If you set the tap tempo to cycle once for
each bar of music, then these multi-taps are triplets.
20. Keeping the 1/3 and 2/3 taps turned on, add the 1/2 tap. This is one of my
favorite delay rhythms, 2 against 3.
The Golden Ratio – Phi
This feature is intended to “humanize” the feel of the Echolution’s delay
rhythms. The most common visualization of the golden ratio is the nautilus
shell or the spiral galaxy - “The Rhythm of the Universe.” To learn more about
the math behind the golden ratio, please visit: www.pigtronix.com/phi
*Note* - When the phi switch is turned on, the values of all multi-tap fractions
are changed. The phi switch has no effect on the master delay time. You must
have at least one of the multi-tap switches turned on to hear the golden ratio
function take effect.
21. Flip the (phi) switch and play.
22. Turn all of the taps off except for the 2/3 tap. Notice how the rhythms of
the delay sync up to the tap tempo.
23. Try different combinations of multi-taps with the golden ratio turned on.
Notice how the rhythms reinforce one another. Adjust the FEEDBACK
control to get a sense of how these rhythms change and dance.
24. Switch on the modulation delay and put it on the short delay time range.
You can get some wonderful multi-tap chorus textures this way.
25. Switch the delay time range setting to medium. The multi-taps will give
you some killer slapback and multi-head tape echo effects. Brian May!
26. Switch the delay time range setting to long. You now have a six-part multi-
tap modulated analog delay. Have fun!
REVERSE – Back to the Future
27. Turn off all of the taps and flip on the reverse switch. The echoes will now
come out backwards.
28. Flip the ½ tap and turn the BLEND control full clockwise. You will now hear
only the reverse echoes in double time.
*Note* - Reverse playback is disabled in the (S) Short and (M) Medium
modulation delay settings.