TC Electronic Tap Factory Product Manual

Manual is about: Multi-Tap Delay

Summary of Tap Factory

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    Introduction 5 4 t ta ap p ffa ac ctto orry y – – m mu ullttii--t ta ap p d de ella ay y transcend the average delay – a tweaker’s paradise let your creativity run wild with this delay/reverb hybrid. Easily design custom out-of-this- world effects that cross the borders between ambience, early refle...

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    7 but you can also do a rough estimate: the first sound hitting the microphone is the direct signal. This will have a level of 0 db and an angle of 0 degrees. The subsequent reflections to reach the microphone will be coming from the floor and the ceiling. However we can leave them out since these r...

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    Overview overview 9 8 11 – undo/redo up to 20 changes 2 24 4 – select tap mode (tempo or rhythm mode) 2 23 3 – zoom factor buttons 2 26 6 – tool tip function 2 25 5 – tools – selection, crosshair and freehand 2 22 2 – tap pad (for tempo or rhythm tap) 2 211 – tempo indicator 2 20 0 – tempo sync on/o...

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    11 – – u un nd do o//r re ed do o the tap factory is a tool with endless possibilities – so don’t hesitate to experiment and be creative. If something goes wrong, you have up to 20 undo steps. Undo/redo also includes the randomization and a/b functions. 2 2 – – l l//r r m miirrrro orr the l/r mirror...

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    Adjusting several taps: when you would like to adjust e.G. The level or the pan or feedback for several taps, you can use the crosshair or the freehand drawing tools in the area where the parameter values are displayed. When you select the crosshair tool , you can draw in straight lines while pressi...

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    15 parameters 14 parameters dotted or triplets press these buttons to set the grid to either dotted or triplet notes. 116 6 – – p pa arra am me ette err r ra an nd do om miizza attiio on n m me en nu u use this drop-down menu to select one or more delay parameters to randomize. 117 7 – – g go o!! ((...

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    Shade settings 17 16 external midi control 2 26 6 – – t to oo oll t tiip p ffu un nccttiio on n activate or deactivate the tool tip function. When activated, various tool-tips will be presented when you hover the mouse over various buttons and functions. 2 27 7 – – l lo occk k o op pttiio on n when ...

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    Miscellaneous 19 external midi control 18 e en ntte erriin ng g d de ella ay y tta ap ps s you can now use any key on the keyboard to enter delay taps in a pattern of your choice. Limitations are 9 seconds of delay for all taps summed and a maximum of 24 taps. After 24 taps have been entered or 9 se...

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    21 s so ol lo o t ta ap p l liis st te en niin ng g if you want to listen to a single delay tap, use the solo function. On windows: press and hold they ctrl key and click on the relevant tap number (1 to 24) to solo it. On the mac: press and hold the shift key and click on the relevant tap number to...

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    Preset handling 22 when you start working with your preset, the a/b button is grayed out. This state indicates that the settings in both memory locations a and b are identical – so there is actually nothing to compare. As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location “a” will be activ...