Tape echo, pared back to three knobs and a Flutter toggle, is what the 3 Series Tape Delay does. JHS traces the line from Les Paul's paired Ampex recorders through the Echosonic, the Echoplex EP-1 and the Roland Space Echo.
Tape Speed sets the delay time from 15ms to 950ms, modelled on the RE-201's motor speeding up and slowing down. Repeats goes from one echo to many, each a little lower in fidelity as if written to tape again, and Mix blends dry against wet the way Echo Volume did on the original. With Flutter up you get the mild modulation and warble of a machine with worn mechanical parts.
Among the 3 Series delays, the plain Delay is cleaner and switches between digital and analog voices, the Oil Can Delay stays short and wobbly, and the Glitch Delay adds random speed changes. The Tape Delay is voiced after the machines themselves.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECS
Country of Origin: United States
Effect: Tape delay
Delay Time: 15ms to 950ms
CONTROLS
Mix: clean against wet signal
Tape Speed: delay time, 15ms to 950ms
Repeats: number of repeats
SWITCHES
Flutter: down, standard effect; up, mild modulation reminiscent of vintage units with mechanical wear
CONNECTIONS
Input: 1/4" jack, right side
Output: 1/4" jack, left side
POWER
Power: 9V DC center negative
Current Draw: 65mA
DIMENSIONS
Length: 4.42"
Width: 2.38"
Height: 1.22"
