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4ms - Tapographic Delay [TAPO]

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The Tapographic Delay, designed by Matthias Puech and 4ms Company, is a complex multi-tap delay in the Eurorack format with... Read more Read more

$415.00

      Description

      The Tapographic Delay, designed by Matthias Puech and 4ms Company, is a complex multi-tap delay in the Eurorack format with a unique interface designed for live performance. It excels at transforming the simplest audio (a drone, a percussive sound) into complex rhythmic structures, meshes of organic textures, lush harmonic mille-feuilles, liquid and resonant effects.

      The Tapographic Delay is an expressive experimental instrument meant to be played in real-time, rather than a set-and-forget end-of-chain effect. Interact with it! Experiment! Push it to its limits!

      About the Tapo:

      Have you ever gotten tired of the monotonous repetitions that your standard delay pedal/module produced? Have you ever wished for a more complex rhythmic structure than just decaying repetition? If yes, you have come to the right place: the Tapographic Delay is an advanced effect that lets you handle repetition in a completely novel way. It is to a traditional delay what a full rhythmic sequencer (with pattern recall, velocity control, tactile input) is to a simple clock. With the TD, you interactively define the rhythm that the repetitions will follow: a velocity-sensitive sensor allows you to record, edit, modify, and sequence your own arrangements of delays. In a sense, the TD is the converse of the classic Frippertronics sound-on-sound setup popularized by Robert Fripp in the 70's: you don't play the guitar, you play the tape loop!

      Basic Features:

      • Multi-tap audio delay line with advanced features
      • Velocity-sensitive force sensor to tap the delay configurations (tapographies)
      • Up to 32 taps, each with its own delay time, amplitude/filter and panning
      • Low-pass filter or resonant (pingable) band-pass filter on each tap
      • Morphing between delay configurations, with adjustable morph time
      • Two different feedback paths: a Repeat toggle and a Feedback knob
      • Save and recall up to 24 delay configurations (4 banks of 6 slots each)
      • Tapography sequencer with forward, random walk or random directions
      • Synchronization to an external clock, with clock divider/multiplier
      • Gate output that plays the current rhythm of delays
      • Maximum delay time of 174 seconds (almost 3 minutes)
      • 16 bits/48kHz with 32 bits floating-point internal processing, 1.3ms software latency
      • Mono-in, stereo-out operation

      Replacement Black Panel

      DIY replacement faceplate for the Listen IO. Black background with white artwork.
      No soldering required.

      Please note: This black panel is available only as a DIY project. Basic socket wrenches are required. See the How To guide for instructions.

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