Carl Martin Red Repeat Delay Echo with Tap Tempo Pedal

The Red Repeat 2016 Edition is designed to take guitar signal and repeat it after a given amount of time. The simplest description comes from the Echoplexes and Space Echoes of years ago. If envision a tape recorder with the recording head and the playback head in line with each other, and the tape (usually a loop of some sort) running— play a note on guitar which is recorded onto the tape by the recording head and is then played back by the playback head immediately after. The delay time is determined by how far apart the recording and playback heads are, and by simply adding more playback heads, that original note is played back as often (or repeated) as have playback heads. The Red Repeat 2016 Edition takes this old technology and brings it up to modern standards. The Echo control basically determines the amount of this effect, from barely noticeable, to sounding like two guitars playing at once (slap-back). The Tone control changes the presence (EQ) of the echoed signal, leaving original signal EQ the way set it up. The Time control adjusts the space between original signal and the echoed signal from 0 to 600 milliseconds, and finally, the Repeat control determines how many echoes there are from each signal. So again for guitar-players who need it super-simple: the Echo and Time controls tell how much echo and how much space between echoes. And the Tone and Repeat controls determine the actual presence of the echo and how many echoes there are.The Red Repeat 2016 Edition can be used to fatten up sound, as an alternative to reverb, to give a very percussive flavor to playing, all the way to the longest delays which can play over top of, like a short loop. This type of effect has been used since the '50s, and has helped shape the signature sounds of Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Gene Vincent, Brian Setzer, David Gilmour and countless others, and once understand the effect, is usually pretty easy to spot in recordings. Remember, Delays can come before or after distortion pedals, but usually after amplitude (volume) effects.For the new improved Red Repeat 2016 Edition, the company has added a couple features that various players have asked about. To begin with, a Tap Tempo function. For those familiar with delay pedals, the Tap Tempo allows the player to tap in the tempo he or she choses to use playing. Simply flip the switch that says Manual Time toward the name Red Repeat and with toe, tap the footswitch marked Tap Tempo to the beat of the song. This allows echoes to be spaced precisely with the tempo of the song, faster or slower, depending on style. When The Manual Time switch is flipped away from the Red Repeat 2016 Edition decal, the pedal goes back to setting the space between echoes with the Time knob. The second special feature is the Modulation switch. By engaging this switch, and adjusting the black mini-pots marked Depth and Speed, can modulate the echoes of notes so that they mimick the "wow and flutter"of a vintage tape echo! This subtle effect can bring a whole new dimension to solo’s, especially if want them to sound "old."