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Revision as of 12:06, 16 January 2022
Contents
Available on which products
- Axe-Fx III: 2 blocks
- FM3: 1 block
- FM9: 2 blocks
- Axe-Fx II: 1 block
- AX8: no
- FX8: 1 block
Channels or X/Y switching
- Axe-Fx III and FM9 and FM3: 2 channels
- Axe-Fx II: no
- FX8: no
What is the Megatap Delay
The Megatap Delay is a 4 second, 128-tap delay line, with parametric control of time, amplitude, and panning. It can be used to create interesting sonic patterns/textures or to increase density before other effects.
The block has been overhauled in firmware 17.01 and later, providing many pre-configured types.
Types
Firmware 17.01 and later:
- Bounce
- Bounce Reverb
- Brute Force Reverb
- Creaky
- Deceptions
- Diffusion Swirl
- Gated Reverb
- Late Bloomer
- Lazer Zaps
- Megaverb
- Motion Echoes
- Ping-Pong Echo Verb
- Reverb Pre-Swell
- Reverse Reverb Echo
- Serpentine Swells
- Staccato Spread
- Tank Taps
- Tap Verb Grit
- Tap Verb Plush
Parameters
Parameters table
| Parameter | Axe-Fx III / FM3 / FM9 |
|---|---|
| Type | yes |
| Input Select | yes |
| Input Gain | yes |
| Global Mix | yes |
| Master Level | yes |
| Delay Time | yes |
| Number of Taps | yes |
| Predelay | yes |
| Time Alpha | yes |
| Time Shape / no / no | yes |
| Time Randomize | yes |
| Amplitude Shape, Alpha | yes |
| Pan Shape, Alpha | yes |
| Spread | yes |
| Diffusion Mix, Diffusion Time, LFO Rate, LFO Depth | yes |
| Feedback, Feedback Tap | yes |
| Threshold, Attack Time, Release Time | yes |
Envelope Follower
The Megatap Delay has its own Envelope Follower, allowing volume swells.
The Owner's Manual recommends these settings: Threshold -70, Attack 400, Release 15.
Diffusion
Diffusion has its own LFO modulation parameters.
Time Shape
The EXP/LOG setting is the default and behaves as before allowing time shapes between exponential and logarithmic (including linear). The SIGMOID setting is a four-quadrant shape that allows time shapes between sigmoid and inverse sigmoid. The COSINE and SINE settings select sine wave shapes with the Time Alpha parameter controlling the number of periods from 1 to 8.
Reverb
In firmware 17 and later the number of taps has been expanded, allowing the block to create Reverb effects. The block provides some pre-configured types.
Factory presets
The Megatap Delay block is showcased in some factory presets. Search the Factory presets page for "megatap".
Spillover
In older firmware, this block did not support spillover between presets, but it does in current firmware.
Tips and tricks
Blooming reverb
Put a Megatap block in front of the Reverb block. Set the type to Reverb Pre-Swell. Run the two blocks in parallel to the main signal chain.[1]
