Replicator
Analogt Tape echo i pedalform med utbytbar kassett.
T-rex är tillbaks med en ny version av sin fantastiaka Replicator. Denna version kallas D’luxe och är summeringen av vad det lärt sig från deras tidigare versioner. Pedalerna är handbyggda Danmark och fortsätter att sätta standarden för vad en Delay pedal innebär. Glöm alla gamla otympliga lådor i samma storlek som en mindre förstärkartopp, nu kan du sätta dit analoga tape Echo på pedalbordet. Man har även här lyckats att få till en Tap tempo funktion och Saturation på repetitionerna.
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There once was a time when a "bucket brigade" was a handful of firemen and digital processing was only used by computers the size of a house. Echo effects were largely done by using magnetic tape run by a motor – it was such a cool sounding concept, but the size, weight and ease of use was always a challenge for the players.
That was then, this is now!
The Replicator is T-Rex Engineering´s take on the ultimate tape echo unit, complete with a motor, magenetic heads and a tape cartridge. The goal was to make a tape echo unit that could nail the sound quality of the old echo units, but surpass them in features. Size, ease of use and super-fast tape replacing were obvious areas of improvement, but we also put in tap tempo and two playback heads.
The tape cartridge (available seperately) can be replaced in seconds and the high headroom of the circuit will allow you to use this pedal for processing line signals as well (keyboards, P.A. aux sends, preamps, etc.).
The difference between a super precise, accurate digital echo and the Replicator is that there is a certain amount of unpredictability in the sound of tape. It has its own life, almost. And that personality translates into a very natural sounding echo that we think feels more like an instrument than a sound effect.
Multiple Playback-heads for true analog tape echoes
One Record head and two playback heads. Short Head for slap back delay. Long head for longer modern delays, or combine both heads for a semi Delay-Room experience
Delay time Short head =108 – 520mS. Delay time long head = 215 – 1000 mS
Tap tempo for Long Head and half the time for the short head
True Bypass switching with a gold plated relay
New motor suspension with belt drive, for reduced noise operation
New Tape deck lock-mechanics to protect pinch roller and tape for longer life span
All analog signal path from input to output
Power supply with exchangeable blades 90-240 Volt, and an extra tape cartridge included