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Release 4.0.1 Page 35 of 66 Eclipse User Manual
In cases exemplified by dual filters, a MASTER menu page exists that
will alter parameters for both filters simultaneously. Its parameters are
“unadorned,” for example (GAIN), (FREQ), and (Q) shown on the second
screen to the right. Parameters that only pertain to filter 1 have “1” ap-
pended to their rears. For example, in the third screen to the right we see
(GAIN1), (FREQ1), and (Q1).
In cases exemplified by m_pandelays, a MASTER menu page exists that
will scale the “absolute” parameter values found under DELAY#1,
DELAY#2, etc. To the right, we see four menu pages, with the bottom
three found under the soft keys of the top screen (MASTERS, DELAY#1,
and DELAY#2). The absolute value of (DELAY1) is 200 ms, and the ab-
solute value of (DELAY2) is 400 ms. However, both of those values are scaled by (M_DELAY), which is
set to
50%. Consequently, the actual delay times are 100ms and 200ms. By altering (M_DELAY), you pre-
serve the relative difference between the two delays (in this case, delay2 is always twice as long as de-
lay1).
You will see other cases of
MASTER menu pages that behave similarly to the ones we have described.
What’s more, HOT KEYS often link to these “master” controls.
Tempo-based Parameters: T_RATE, T_DELAY, T_TAP, etc.
The Eclipse’s little heart is always thumping to the beat of its “tempo.” The tempo can be keyed in,
tapped in on the TAP key, derived from a sequencer connected to the Eclipse’s MIDI in, and so on (see page
15)
. Most of the Eclipse’s delays and LFOs automatically synchronize to the tempo. It works like this (we’ll
use a delay as an example, but other “
T_ ” parameters behave similarly):
A delay parameter will have two soft keys associated with it; one will
say (DELAY1) or something like that, while the other will have a “T_”
appended to its name: (T_DELAY1). The “T_” stands for “tempo.”
(T_DELAY1) is selected in rhythmic terms: 1/8 note, 1/8 trip, 1/16
note
, whole note, etc. Assuming the tempo is synched to the music
that is being effected, the delay shown to the right will repeat after a 1/8th
note.
The
(DELAY1) parameter does two things. First, if you press its soft key
but don’t turn the knob, it “reports” the actual delay time in milliseconds
as a function of the tempo and the value of
(T_DELAY1).
If, however, you turn the knob to change the delay time in milliseconds,
(DELAY1) will override the value derived from the tempo and
(T_DELAY1).
But get this: if you now update the tempo (by tapping the TAP key for
example) or alter
(T_DELAY1), the delay time will once again be derived
from the value of (T_DELAY1) in combination with the tempo.
Think of them as warring nations. On one side you have (DELAY1) (in terms of milliseconds). On the
other side you have the tempo
and (T_DELAY1) teamed up (in rhythmic terms). The actual delay is de-
termined by which side “moved” last. If you alter (DELAY1) and leave the tempo and (T_DELAY1)
alone, then
(DELAY1) determines the actual delay time. If you alter the tempo or (T_DELAY1) and leave
(DELAY1) alone, then the tempo and (T_DELAY1) determine the actual delay time.