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AP PEND IX 5: ECHO SETTINGS EXERCISE
Let’s use the Meazzi Echomatic 1F-Special emulation as an example for setting some of your own User
Patches.
The A, B, C, E, F head settings in E1F-Special were chosen according to information supplied by Alan D
Jackson some years ago. These head settings include adjusted head levels and are reported as being
those that Dick Denney created in the Abbey Road Studios for recording particular instrumentals from
The Shadows.
The capability to set echoes for the following tunes is suggested following this Dick Denney approach.
• “A” Blue Star
• “B” Quatermasters Stores/Midnight (uses a Fast speed setting of 1.4 x normal)
• “C” Frightened City
• “E” FBI
• “F” Apache (slightly different from the Factory setting employing extra Head 2 at low
level).
1. So, using the “EDIT” facility given previously in this Manual let’s select E1F-Special and initially
adjust the Head Selection to “A”. This head setting is suggested to be the starting point for
Blue Star.
2. Now assuming you know this tune start to increase the Wet/Dry control until it sounds close to
the sound you have in your head.
3. Now adjust Feedback to get the correct number of Repeats – you may have to go back and
readjust the Wet/Dry setting to optimize the combination of the two controls.
4. Once you are happy with the sound just name the patch in a User location and STORE it for
recall.
This approach can be used to set correct echoes for many tunes/songs, it’s all a matter of examining
some of the settings supplied in the Standard User Patches for named tunes.
Remember that the Factory supplied settings are only the suggestions of the Blue Nebula design team
and that any of the User Patches can be modified to give a sound closer to your ideas. What is correct is
that the Playback Head combinations and timings are exactly as the original Vintage Echo Machines.
These are well known after years of study from various talented individuals across the globe.
Good luck with your experimentations and enjoy what the Blue Nebula has to offer.