Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER RACK - Manual (Page 23)

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Note – if all three Delay taps are in use, the Levels of each should be set to lower
amounts to prevent overload distortion.
Time 1: 0…150, sync Sets the delay time of the first delay tap. 0 - 150 will
adjust the delay from zero to 1 second at 16 bits 48KHz sampling, no compression.
The middle range steps are in tuned semitones (noticeable with Feedback 1 turned up
high). Since delay is a time measurement, higher delay numbers are lower
frequencies. Step 22 corresponds to C7 (2,093 Hz), down to step 94 which is tuned to
C1 (32.7 Hz).
After 150 the sync delay times as shown in the table below. The delay time can be set
in multiples of a single sequencer step, or exact divisions of a step.
Note - depending on the current sequence speed, the longer sync delays may not
be reachable. For example, at Tempo of 60 BPM and Clock Divide of Quartr
(quarter note) each beat takes one second, so if you set it to 2 Steps (Delay is 2
steps in length), the delay should be two seconds. But, there is only enough
memory for one second of delay, so it will not work. When too slow as in this case,
simply clamping it at one second would not likely be a multiple of the step time.
So, if the requested time is too long, the requested time is cut in half until it fits
within the one second of available memory. So, don’t be surprised if changing
longer sync delay times does not make any difference to the sound.
Display Timing Sync
32 Steps Delay is 32 steps in length
16 Steps
Delay is 16 steps in length
8 Steps Delay is 8 steps in length
4 Steps Delay is 4 steps in length
2 Steps Delay is 2 steps in length
1 Step Delay is 1 step in length
1/2 Step Delay is one-half step in length
1/4 Step Delay is one-quarter step in length
1/8 Step Delay is one-eighth step in length
1/16Step Delay is one-sixteenth step in
length
6 Steps Delay is 6 steps in length
3 Steps Delay is 3 steps in length
1.5 Step Delay is one and a half steps in
length
2/3 Step Delay is two-thirds of a step in
length
1/3 Step Delay is one-third step in length
1/6 Step Delay is one-sixth step in length
Level 1: 0…100 Sets the delay amount of the first delay tap. The left and
right channels are mixed into a single delay.