Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide242
Tel-Ray Controls
Input/Output Section
Input Input sets the signal level to the tuna can
echo unit.
Tone Tone is a standard tone control like those
commonly found on guitar effects.
Mix Mix adjusts the amount of dry (unpro-
cessed) signal relative to the amount of wet
(processed) signal. Full clockwise is 100% wet.
(On original units, this control is located deep
inside the box, typically soaked in carcinogenic
PCB oil.)
Output Output is a simple digital output trim
control.
Echo/Delay Section
Variable Delay Variable Delay selects the delay
time. Delay times vary from 0.06 to 0.3 seconds.
Full clockwise is slowest.
Variation Variation adjusts how much variation
occurs in the delay. The more variation you use,
the more warbled and wobbly the sound be-
comes.
Sustain Sustain determines how long the delay
takes to die out. It is actually a feedback control
similar to the one found on the Moogerfooger
Analog Delay.
Echo/Doubler Echo/Doubler determines
whether or not a second record head is engaged,
resulting in a double echo.
Tel-Ray Tips and Tricks
Variation? Do They Ever!
Each and every Tel-Ray we tested (and Bomb
Factory owns more than a dozen) varied drasti-
cally in motor and flywheel stability, resulting
in different pitch and variation effects. The
same unit even sounded different day to day, de-
pending on temperature, warm-up time and
other factors.
Since the original units are basically thirty year-
old tuna cans bolted to plywood with springs
and motors flopping around inside, Bomb Fac-
tory added the Variation knob so you can dial in
a Tel-Ray in whatever state of disrepair you de-
sire.