Audio Damage DubStation - Manual (Page 10)

synchronization features to work. If your VST host cannot supply tempo information, DubStation assumes
that the tempo of your music is 120BPM.
5. The REGEN (short for regeneration) knob controls the amount of delayed signal that is fed back into the
delay line. If this knob is rotated fully counter-clockwise, almost none of the delayed signal is fed back and
you will hear only a single delayed version of the input signal. As you rotate the knob clockwise, more and
more of the delayed signal is fed back, and you will hear a series of echoes diminishing in volume. As the
knob approaches its full clockwise position, all of the delayed signal is fed back on itself and the echoes
will repeat indefinitely, and even grow louder over time, eventually creating a distorted wash of sound.
(Obligatory cautionary note: Be careful to not subject your ears to dangerously loud volume levels when
experimenting with runaway feedback.)
6. The LOOP switch, when turned on, causes DubStation to endlessly play the audio currently in its delay
line without alteration. This differs from turning the REGEN knob all the way up because the audio is
played without being changed by DubStation’s weird and wonderful emulation of analog delay circuitry. If
you use the
REGEN knob to create a looping delay effect, the audio will degrade and change over time as
happens in a hardware analog delay. The LOOP switch lets you choose between the seamless looping of a
digital delay and the murky but warm effects of an analog delay. Note that you can still use the other
controls as the audio loops, and you can overdub new audio. However, the regen knob is disengaged
when the loop switch is on, since providing a feedback path at the same time that the delay loops would
cause DubStation to rapidly feed back in an uncontrollable manner. (If that sounds like fun to you: trust
us, it’s not. We tried it.)
7. The REVERSE switch causes DubStation to reverse the current contents of its delay memory and the
direction in which it records. This means that any audio that was in the delay memory before you flip this
switch will be played backwards. Any audio that enters the delay after you flip the switch will not sound
backwards, because it will be recorded in the same direction relative to the playback direction. Of course,
if either the
REGEN knob is turned up or the LOOP switch is on, you will hear the backward signal played
more than once, since the backward signal is fed back or looped and played again.
8. The MIX knob controls the relative amounts of the delayed and original (“dry”) signals in the plug-in’s
output signal. If the knob is set to its center position, you’ll hear equal amounts of the original and
delayed signal. This setting, or something close to it, is useful if you’re using DubStation as an insert
effect. If you rotate the knob fully clockwise, you’ll hear only the delayed signal. This setting is useful if
you’re using DubStation as a send/return effect. If you rotate the knob fully counter-clockwise, you’ll hear