Soundtoys EchoBoy - Manual (Page 28)

Echo Time can be adjusted in several different ways, controlled by the buttons under the Echo
Time knob labeled “Time”, “Note”, “Dot” and “Trip”. In rhythm mode there is one additional
button labeled “Pattern”.
Time Button
Pressing the “Time” button allows you to set the delay time in millisecond values using the
knob or the LED menu, like old-school delay units. The sound in this mode is also old-school
analog – when you wank on the knob, the pitch will change just like an old analog delay box, and
unlike many modern units that glitch, burp and crinkle with this kind of action.
For the less scientifically inclined of you out there, a millisecond is one one-thousandth of a
second (or a very, very short time!). 500 milliseconds is half of a second, which is 1 beat at 120
BPM. Very short delay times (0 to 10 milliseconds) can produce some really cool flanging
effects, and slightly longer times (10-50 milliseconds) can be used to produce chorus and
doubling effects. Slapback echoes are usually in the 100-200 millisecond range.
The maximum echo time depends on the specific Echo Mode and whether you are running
EchoBoy in TDM, RTAS, or AudioSuite format.
Note, Dot, and Trip Buttons
Pressing any of these buttons changes the delay display and control from millisecond values to
Note values. This is a very cool and musical way to adjust echo time. Just dial in the note value
you want to hear – 16
th note, 1/8 th note, 1/4 note, etc. and EchoBoy will lock right in to your
groove. You can also choose dotted or triplet versions of musical note values by using the
“Dot” and “Trip” buttons.
Make sure to set the right tempo using the Tempo control – more on
that later …
When programming Echo Time using one of the Note settings, EchoBoy will smoothly crossfade
to any new note values. This is a little extra something that makes EchoBoy unique and a
pleasure to use (and also extremely useful when automating echo rhythm changes in the
middle of your song).
Patt Button
In Rhythm Mode, the “Patt” or Pattern button lets you recall or save a customized rhythm
pattern. SoundToys rhythm patterns are shared between any SoundToys plug-in, so if you
created a cool rhythm in FilterFreak, you can now use that to program rhythmic echo repeats in
EchoBoy.