Lush, Tape-Like, Saturated Delays with Adjustable Warble
Ultra-High Sample-Rate (Delta-Sigma) Digital Delay with Analog Filtering
and Limiting
Transparent, Analog "Dry" Path with Tons of Headroom
Effects Loop for Delay Line
The Skreddy Echo™ was designed to take over the
duties of my old, green, tube tape echo. My design goals were simple:
1) make it sound 'right' 2) it should inspire.
The repeats degrade very gradually into a musical, harmonic soup if you
turn them up high enough. Self oscillation is possible (though not in
a touchy or unpredictable way) without the bothersome runaway volume some
old analog
delays have.
All hand wired with Switchcraft open-frame jacks.
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Get Lost in
Your Playing Again
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Great classic tape delay
tones (~50ms -- ~650ms) with as much or as little warble as you like |
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Sounds equally great clean or
with overdrive, distortion, or fuzz in front |
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Effects loop allows
delay-only processing or "wet" amp stereo setup |
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Huge range, including
slap-back, atmospheric, cathedral/stadium, self-accompanying
rhythms, expansive delays, self-oscillation, vibrato-chorus-detuned
effects, etc. |
| True bypass, runs on DC adapter only* (not included),
in/out/dc jacks all on back side, loop jacks on left side.
Size: 5" long x 4" wide x 3" tall (including jacks and knobs)
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Thanks to
Björn Juhl for helpful advice with regard to my limiter circuit.
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*POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS:
(note: a power supply is NOT INCLUDED)
DC power supply must have a standard 5.5mm barrel x 2.1mm center coax
Polarity: negative center (industry standard)
-- for example, a Boss™ or Roland™
or Digitech™/Harman Pro™ 9vdc power supply --
Amperage: you will want to supply a minimum of 200 ma
(Note: it will not actually draw 200 ma; this just provides a generous surplus
which insures that no under-voltage conditions will occur internally).
Voltage can be 9v for the stock, soft, "vintage" tone,
or higher,
up to 18v, for
a clearer, harder, more "bell-like" tone
-- for example, the Dunlop™ 18vdc power supply --
Do not use an AC power supply
DC power only |
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Trim Pots:
(accessible via holes in sides--no need to remove cover)
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Loop Level (left side): allows you to reduce the volume of the effects
return signal. A great many things you might consider using in the loop
boost the signal (throwing the echo into an unbalanced state with excessive
volume and self-oscillation); this is your attenuator for those effects that
lack their own volume control.
This control is ALWAYS ACTIVE when the delay is in use regardless of whether
you're using anything in the effects loop. This will also allow you to
de-intensify the "Mix" control and open up the range of subtle settings.
Factory setting: 100% ("5:00 o'clock")
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Modulation Range (right side): allows you to manage the range of
the warble intensity knob. This is a good thing for three reasons:
1, you can eliminate the possibility of accidentally getting something
un-useful on stage
2, because of the way the circuit is designed, you can actually get a
slightly shorter minimum delay if you turn the modulation range down
really low, allowing for bathtub-style reverb/slap-back effects
3, if you use a higher voltage power supply, you will need to adjust the
modulation range downward, as the stronger power supply drives the LED
brighter, making the modulation more intense (yes; the modulation is
driven by an LED/LDR combination--you can see it at work if you remove the
lid).
Factory setting: 50% ("noon")
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It is normal to hear a tiny bit of white noise on top of the echoes when
you set the delay time to its extreme maximum setting. Back that
knob up just a touch if it bugs you.
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Sound Clips:
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Michael Dukes
Slapback (solo'd guitars) (604 KB)
Slapback
(in the mix with other instruments) (804
KB)
"That's Screw Driver on both parts, Echo, into the usual suspect Magic Brit.
I think the L guitar is Tele bridge, the R guitar the PRS with TV Jones
FilterTron bridge."
Subtle Echos (3,724 KB)
PRS -> Screw Driver -> Echo -> Magic Amp AC15 clone
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clean, bypassed
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clean with subtle echo
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clean, bypassed
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clean with chorus/vibrato effect
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distortion bypassed
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distortion with subtle echo
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