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THE ECHOBOY CONTROL PANEL - RHYTHM ECHO MODE
WORKING IN RHYTHM ECHO MODE (continued)
Echoboy — Version 5
in Rhythm Echo Mode a new Rhythm Editor window appears between
the Low and High Cut knobs. Using this Rhythm Editor, you can place
echoes at any location on the grid (echoes will appear as bright green
vertical bars), creating patterns for EchoBoy to play out. Echoes fur-
thest to the left will be heard first, and echoes to the right will be heard
last. The volume of each echo is represented by the height of each
green echo bar. Taller echoes will be louder, and shorter echoes will be
quieter. Turning up the feedback control will cause the pattern to repeat
(and can even be driven into self-oscillation). Patterns can also be
synced to MIDI for generating tempo-locked delay patterns.
You’ll notice one more addition to the control panel besides the big
Rhythm Editor grid; there’s now an additional button labeled “PATT”
allowing you to recall or save customized rhythm patterns. Soundtoys
rhythm patterns can be shared between any Soundtoys plug-in with a
rhythm mode.
The Rhythm Editor grid represents the full length of the echo pattern
meaning you will only hear repeats that are visible on this display (by
default 2 beats long). To make the echo pattern longer or shorter, you
can adjust the pattern length in the Tweak Menu (which we will discuss
starting on page 31).
The Shape control is exclusive to Rhythm Echo Mode and allows you
to apply various amplitude shapes across all the echoes on the screen,
providing a quick and easy way to manipulate the echo level. The Shape
knob determines how much of the selected volume shape will be applied
to the taps in the pattern.
Shapes can be browsed using the LCD display with the small up/down
arrows or selected from a menu using the larger down arrow on the
right of the display. The choices available are:
SHAPE
Decay
Successive echoes get progressively lower in volume moving from left
to right. This is used to create a ‘natural’ echo decay pattern, and can be
useful for creating reverb-like sounds.
