FOXGEAR T7EBABY Affordable Echorec Tribute User Manual
- June 4, 2024
- FOXGEAR
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FOXGEAR T7EBABY Affordable Echorec Tribute
After the big success of the small Echosex Baby, we pushed the project to its max, expanding the features of our famous “Binson-inspired” circuit, with the complete palette of options that the old Binson Echorec T7E offered, with full 4 Heads combinations, STEREO ENGINE, Three working mode Echo, Rep, Swell, and the ability to recall the Swell mode as a “preset” with a dedicated footswitch.
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Size: the new enclosure make it very pedalboard-friend: only 3,5” x 5”!! ( 9 x 13cm.)
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Connections: the FOXGEAR T7EBABY is equipped with full Stereo Input & output, and an internal stereo engine that works on a phase and split-frequency resulting in an unbelievable stereo 3D effect for an outstanding and lush ambient tone.
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Switching: Now available with 2 footswitches handling bypass, that is a real True Bypass assisted by relay, that lets you put it at the end of your chain between stereo pedals, and a very useful SWELL footswitch, to immediately recall the swell mode (reverb) in order to have two different presets for your ambient/echo tone.
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Motor Speed adjust: along with the other cool features of the old Echosex Baby, we’ve added this control, that let you delay time, you can mimic a slowed speed of the magnetic drum. This allows the FOXGEAR T7EBABY over 880ms of long, lush delay,
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Working mode Selector: Lee in the old Binson you can select the operating mode: ECHO, REP, SWELL: ECHO gives only one tap to the
selected head/combination of heads, with no feedback at all. REP. (Repeats) Apply the feedback to the selected head/combination of Heads,
settled by the “length of swell” control. SWELL: was the Reverb setting, applying feedback to all the 4 heads. It was very used by David
Gilmour of Pink Floyd in many popular songs like “time” and it can be recalled by the dedicated foot switch “SWELL” to be used as a second
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Heads combinations: the Main selector let you choose the Head/combination of heads you want to use, they are settled in a very musical
way, (for example, like 1/4-1/8 or dotted eight) and you are allowed to select single heads, couple, triplets, or all the 4 heads simultaneously.
The useful 4 red LEDs shows the head/combination of heads in use. (this is bypassed when using Swell mode.) Refer to following Matrix for
combinations/time references.
CONTROLS
4 HEADS SELECTOR MATRIX
Each Heads have a min. – max. value, based on the Motor Speed Adj. control.
344ms. with the Motor Adj. completely closed
(counterclockwise), 882ms. when totally open (Clockwise) and it is very
precise as it is designed by ultra low tolerance resistors. The Higher the
value of Speed adj, the higher is the noise and average THD , exactly like
using a magnetic tape or drum. But this also means that the “keeping
in sync” of Heads combinations will be very precise and useful.
SETTINGS
The Tone control affect only the Repeats, making it brighter or darker, based on the Length of Swell setting. (if the feedback is set to only 2-3 repeats.. the tone will affect it in a very subtle manner) When Length of Swell is set to highest value, close to selfoscillation, the tone control act like a brake system, that let you stay close to the edge of self-oscillation, creating that beautiful carpet of sound typical of the old Binson Ecorec.
The Age of Damage is designed to mimic how an old, damaged unit affect the sound.. This was caused by the wearing out of mechanical parts, especially the rubber spinning wheel, that was pushed against the capstan, and became kinda oval, causing a “nonlinear” and irregular speed of the main spinning drum, creating a kind of “chorus effect” and a pitch shifting if push the control to highest value.
TECH SPECS
- Power In 12VDC (negative TIP)
- Consumption at 9V 140mA
- Delay Time: (H1:86ms, H2:172ms, H3:258ms, H4:344ms)
- Speed Motor Adj: From 344ms to 882ms
- Input Impedance <=1M Ohm
- Output Impedance <=10K Ohm
- Lunghezza (Lenght) 90mm. (3,5”)
- Larghezza (Width) 127mm. (5”)
- Altezza (Height) 30mm. (1,2”)
- Rohs Compliance: Yes
- Power Supply: Included
- Peso (Weight) 0,5Kg. (1,1lbs)
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Terms of Warranty
FOXGEAR LLC product warranty covers 5 years from date of purchase. The
warranty does not cover damage caused by accident, misuse and / or neglect,
failure to comply with the instruction manual, repair and attempted repair by
personnel not authorized by
FOXGEAR LLC, any damage caused during transport and delivery, (claims must be
presented to the carrier); damage to any product that has been altered or on
which it has been removed, defaced or altered serial number; damage caused by
faulty connections
or connections to equipment failures and/or defective power cables.
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or replacement of the product at our discretion. The FOXGEAR LLC not be liable
for damages resulting from loss of use of the product, lost time operation
interrupted by non-use of the product, loss of business or any other damages
or incidental, consequential or otherwise; damage in transit or damage caused
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DATE OF PURCHASE. Foxgear pedals are designed in Italy and handmade in our own
factory in PRC.