STRYMON EL CAPISTAN

DESCRIPTION

El Capistan providesthree different tape machine typesin one, each with three unique modes. With ten parameters to tweak, you get extensive control over tape quality, machine health and tone shaping. Go from the sound of a pristine, studio-quality tape machine to the heavily fluctuating sound of a machine in need of service. Get the full bodied sound of fresh tape all the way to the gnarled qualities of worn out tape. Because it's DSP driven, you get a range of tape experiences unattainable with a traditional tape machine. All of this without the headaches of tape machine maintenance and repair!Sound on SoundJust like one of our favorite moving head tape echo machines, El Capistan gives you a Sound on Sound mode, but with some cool new features. When you enter the mode (Single Tape Head, Mode C), the machine is already recording, just like a traditional tape echo machine. We go several steps further by giving youinstant tape spliceandbulk erasefunctions. It's like having a built-in tape-style looper!To set the length of your tape, press Tap once to set your splice 'in' point, and press Tap again to set your splice 'out' point. All of the tone shaping knobs are active and affect your loop as it plays back and re-records. Press Tap a third time to completely erase the tape. You get 20 seconds of tape in slow speed, 10 seconds in fast speed.Hand crafteddTape algorithms deliver meticulous and nuanced recreations of tape echo systems.Three tape machines in one:Fixed(one fixed playback head),Multi(multiple playback heads), andSingle(sliding record head)Each tape machine has three modes for extremely flexible echo optionsFive tape adjustment and tone shaping knobs:Time, Mix, Tape Age, Repeats, Wow & FlutterFive hidden knobs for extensive tone tweaking:Tape Crinkle, Tape Bias, Low End Contour, Spring Reverb, +/- 3dB Boost/CutSound on Soundmode withinstant tape spliceandbulk erase. A built-in tape-style looper!