Empress Effects Superdelay - Manual (Page 5)

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Overview of Modes and Sub-modes
Description Sub-Mode A Sub-Mode B Sub-Mode C
Normal
Normal delay sounds
Short delay
(5.5ms – 95ms )
Medium delay
(45ms-800ms) Long delay
(700ms-2.2s)
Tap
Tap tempo delay.
d time | ratio knob
controls ratio . Ratios
are 1:1, 1:2, 1:4.
Delay time is the
same as the tapped
time.
Triplet rhythm: delay
time is 1/3 the tapped
time.
Dotted quarter rhythm:
delay time is 1.5x the
tapped time.
Auto-Set
Delay time is set
automatically based on
the input. d time | ratio
knob controls ratio.
Low trigger
threshold for quiet
guitars or quiet
playing.
Medium trigger
threshold.
High trigger threshold
for loud guitars or loud
playing.
Reverse
Delayed signal is
reversed. d time | ratio
knob controls ratio in
sub-modes b and c.
d time | ratio knob
controls how long
reversed segments
of audio are.
Length of reversed
segments is set by
tapping the tap
switch.
Reversed segments are
played back an octave
higher.
Rhythm
Rhythmic repeats with
up to four repeats
entered by tapping.
d time | ratio knob
controls ratio and scale
of pattern.
d time | ratio
knob scales the
rhythm tapped.
d time | ratio knob
stretches or
compresses the
rhythm.
First tap is quiet, taps
get progressively louder.
Tape
Analog tape delay
emulation. tap switch
sets the delay time.
High quality tape
compression
artifacts added to
delayed signal.
Tape compression
artifacts with a little
bit of ‘wow and
flutter’ added to the
delayed signal.
Tape compression
artifacts with subtle
intermittent dropouts
akin to an older,
shedding tape.
Misc
Miscellaneous
operation modes.
Feedback increases
as input volume
decreases.
Mix increases (more
wet) as input volume
decreases.
Press tap switch to
start/stop delay. Lets
you trail off delayed
signal.
Looper
Record and loop audio
clips. tap switch
starts/stops recording.
presets switch stops,
clears existing loop.
Normal looper
mode. 6.8 seconds
of loop time.
Long looper mode.
13.6 seconds of loop
time.
Loop is played back in
reverse. Audio layered
after initial loop begins
playback is played back
forwards.