Tap delay – Rocktron Replifex User Manual

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Tap Delay

The Replifex

allows you to change the delay times and/or modulation rates for any given preset while

you are playing two different ways:

1. By tapping the TAP DELAY/RATE button on the front panel of the Replifex

, or

2. By tapping a momentary footswitch connected to the rear panel TAP DELAY/

RATE FOOTSWITCH jack.

3. By using a Rocktron All Access

in Remote mode with the Replifex

and

tapping switch #15.

When any "TIME" parameter within a given preset is set to ½, ¼, TRIPLET, 8TH, 16TH or 32ND NOTE,

tapping the footswitch or the front panel TAP DELAY/RATE button two times will change the current delay

time and/or modulation rate based on the amount of time that passes between taps. The Replifex

will detect

the amount of time between any two taps that are less than one second apart (i.e., if more than one second

passes after the first tap, two additional taps - less than one second apart - will be required to change the delay

time again).

After the Replifex

detects the length of time between each tap, it then multiplies or divides that time

based on the type of note stored for the TIME parameter(s) of the preset. The resulting delay time can be:

one-eighth of the time between taps (32ND)

one-fourth of the time between taps (16TH)

one-half of the time between taps (8TH)

two-thirds of the time between taps (TRIPLET)

equal to the time between taps (¼), or

two times the amount of time between taps (½)

The maximum delay time the Replifex

provides is 1000ms, therefore the Tap Delay feature will auto-

matically default to a lower "TIME" parameter value when the time between taps requires a delay time over

1000ms. For example, if the HALF setting is stored for the TIME 1 parameter and the time between taps is

600ms, a delay time of 1200ms would be required (i.e. 600ms x 2). Because the maximum delay time is

1000ms, the Replifex

will default to the next lower multiplier (¼) and provide a delay time equal to the

delay time detected (600ms).

"NONE" can also be selected for the TIME parameter(s) so that they will not respond to taps from the

footswitch or front panel TAP DELAY/RATE button.

Operating the Replifex

™

Note 1:

If delay times for each preset are selected via the Tap Delay feature (instead of
manually setting the parameters), the flashing front panel tap delay rate L.E.D.
will accurately reflect the tapped value that was stored in each preset when it is
recalled. However, the Replifex

™

must be displaying either a function heading

or a parameter to store the flashing tap delay rate (i.e., not while displaying a
preset title). If a preset title is displayed when the STORE button is pressed,
only the Power On preset is stored (see page 63).

Note 2:

If a footswitch is connected to the rear panel Tap Delay/Rate FOOTSWITCH
jack when the unit is powered up, the Replifex

™

will automatically determine

the type of footswitch connected (i.e. normally open, normally closed, etc.).
However, the footswitch must already be connected when the unit is turned on.