Create expansive soundscapes and evolving,
otherworldly tones. Add layers upon layers of
harmonic and rhythmic complexity within an
enveloping stereo field. Infuse your rack with
vintage warmth and retrofuturistic soul.
Packed with powerful features while maintaining
intuitive playability, Magneto is a stereo multi-head
tape delay that also functions as a looper, phrase
sampler, vintage spring reverb unit, phase-aligned
clock multiplier, chaotic oscillator, zero latency
suboscillator and more, with extensive CV I/O.
Turn simple monophonic signals into complex
orchestrations. Create new oscillator tones using
self-oscillation. Add rich stereo dimension to your
sound, and enjoy the inherent warmth and sweet,
subtle distortion characteristics of magnetic tape.
Magneto transforms even the smallest rack into a
fully expressive, immersive instrument.
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Features
• Tape-Voiced Delay machine with four playback
heads, one record head
• Processor-intense dTape algorithm delivers
meticulously nuanced recreations of vintage
tape echo systems
• Three operational modes: Echo, Sound-onSound Looper, Phrase Sampler
• Varispeed algorithm with dynamic machine
mechanics, 8:1 speed range
• Input record level (REC LVL) for clean
reproduction to warm, fat saturation
• Maximum Delay/Loop Time: 15 seconds at max
Speed, two minutes at min Speed
• Self-oscillating for tone generation
• Transport controls (buttons and CV inputs) for
real-time performance options
• Independent Spring Reverb
• Individual Playback Head Level controls
• Individual Head feedback assignment
independent of playback level
• Phase aligned clock out (CLK OUT) CVs
synched with clock in (CLK IN) CV
• Clock In CV Range: 50ms – 15s
• TAP Button Range: 50ms – 15s
• TAP CV Range: 10ms – 15s
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MAGNETO - Four Head dTape Echo & Looper
MODES & TAP Button
MODETAP
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The MODES button toggles between ECHO, LOOP
and SAMPLE.
ECHO mode: (GREEN LED) Four head tape delay,
with four playback heads and one record head.
NOTE: The delay TAP range is 50ms-15s,
regardless of tape speed setting.
LOOP mode: (AMBER LED) Sound-on-Sound looper.
Tape head 4 is the looper playback head while tape
heads 1-3 provide delay repeats for the incoming
signal.
The FEEDBACK ON/OFF button for Playback Head 4
must be ON to enable S.O.S. loop playback.
Press the TAP button once to Splice In. Press TAP a
second time to Splice Out and begin loop playback.
Pressing TAP a third time will clear the recorded
loop.
The REPEATS knob controls regeneration strength.
Set lower REPEATS level for loops that evolve over
time.
The TAP button changes the head spacing to achieve
the desired delay time at the current machine speed.
Tap a delay time with two successive presses.
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Tap to splice in
Tap again to splice out and begin loop
playback.
Tap a third time to clear loop
Delay Time at Head 4
pg 4
MAGNETO - Four Head dTape Echo & Looper
MODES & TAP Button (cont.)
MODETAP
SAMPLE mode: (RED LED) Phrase sampler records
an audio phrase between two taps of the TAP button.
Transport RESTART ( ) triggers phrase playback.
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Tap to start sample record
Press the TAP button once to start sample recording,
again to stop recording, and a third time to clear the
sample memory.
Trigger sample playback with the RESTART transport
button or RESTART CV input.
TIP: Connect CLK OUT 4 to RESTART CV for
continuous re-triggering of the recorded sample.
NOTE: In LOOP and SAMPLE mode, the
maximum time between SPLICE IN and SPLICE
OUT (or SAMPLE START and SAMPLE END) is
determined by the tape Speed.
30s
1 min
Tap again to stop recording
Press RESTART ( ) in the Transport to
playback the sample once
Tap a third time to clear the sample memory
2 min
15s
pg 5
MAGNETO - Four Head dTape Echo & Looper
SPEED/PITCH & Delay Time
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Setting Delay Time with TAP & SPEED/PITCH
The delay time for any analog tape delay is
determined by a combination of two factors – the
distance between the heads and the speed of the
tape. On Magneto, both of these can be adjusted
independently.
Magneto’s TAP button adjusts the delay time by
changing the distance between the heads and does
not affect the pitch or fidelity of the delay signal.
The SPEED/PITCH knob adjusts the delay time by
controlling the speed of the tape. Magneto features a
true varispeed tape system with pitch artifacts as the
SPEED/PITCH knob is adjusted faster (higher pitch,
shorter delay time) or slower (lower pitch, longer
delay time). Higher tape speeds result in higher
fidelity delay repeats, while lower lower tape speeds
yield lower fidelity delay. With slower tape speeds,
the CRINKLE and WOW & FLUTTER controls affect
the sound much more than at faster speeds.
NORMAL
HALF
QUARTER
(Lowest Fidelity)
DOUBLE
(Highest Fidelity)
The total range of the SPEED/PITCH knob is a
factor of 8, where 12 o’clock noon position is normal
speed, max SPEED/PITCH knob setting is 2x speed,
minimum SPEED/PITCH knob setting is 1/4 speed,
and 1/2 speed is available at about 9 o’clock on the
SPEED/PITCH knob.
Delay RANGE: 200s minimum, 120 seconds max.
NOTE: The maximum delay time is achieved by tapping in a 15 second delay with the SPEED/
PITCH knob at maximum (double SPEED).
Reducing the speed to minimum will multiply
this delay time by a factor of 8, resulting in a 2
minute (240 second) delay at HEAD 4.
NOTE: The minimum delay time is achieved
by applying a 10ms clock to the TAP CV
with the SPEED/PITCH knob at minimum
(quarter SPEED). Turning the SPEED/PITCH
to maximum will divide this delay time by a
factor of 8, resulting in a delay time of 1.25ms
at HEAD 4. Selecting HEAD 1 in TRIPLET mode
further divides this by a factor of 6, resulting in
a delay of 200s.
pg 6
MAGNETO - Four Head dTape Echo & Looper
Audio I/O
INS AND OUTS FEEDBACK LOOP
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LEFT/RIGHT IN: Left and Right audio
inputs. Use LEFT IN for mono input.
LEFT/RIGHT OUT: Left and Right audio
outputs. If only one output is connected,
Delay output sums to mono.
SEND: Delay repeats generated
by Magneto are sent out to be
processed by other devices.
RETURN: Processed delay repeats
are returned back to be mixed in
with the dry input signal.
Delay repeats are summed to mono when SEND/RETURN jacks are connected, dry signal retains
stereo image.
MOD
IN
OUT
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