strymon Deco Tape Saturation and Doubletracker Delay Pedal User Guide

: June 4, 2024
: strymon

Table of Contents

KNOBS AND SWITCHES
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
SAMPLE SETTINGS
References
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strymon Deco Tape Saturation and Doubletracker Delay Pedal User Guide

KNOBS AND SWITCHES

VOICE
Selects between two tape machine styles:
classic: produces the response and saturation characteristics of 2-track mastering reel to reel tape machines.
cassette: employs an auto level control (ALC) process common to many high-end cassette tape recorders, resulting in a compressed, fat tone.

SATURATION
Sets the amount of tape drive, dynamic compression, and distortion.

TONE
Adjusts the overall tone of the Tape Saturation, from dark to bright.

VOLUME
Controls the output volume of the Tape Saturation.

Engages the TAPE SATURATION.

DOUBLE TRACKER ON
Engages the

DOUBLE TRACKER.
Hold to engage the instant Auto Flange feature.

BLEND TYPE
Adjusts phase and internal routing to tailor tonality and low-end response:
sum: decks are in phase
invert: lag deck is phase inverted
bounce: right lag deck is bounced to
left input for stereo ping-pong or mono double-echo

LAG TIME
Sets the delay offset between the two decks.

BLEND
Sets the relative mix level of the two tape decks. 12 o’clock is 50/50 mix.

WOBBLE
Adds random modulation to the Lag Time setting.
Knobs and Switches

REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

AUDIO INPUT SELECTOR
MONO: Use with a mono input signal.
Output is stereo.
STEREO: Use with a stereo input signal. Output is stereo.

IN
High impedance, ultra low-noise, discrete Class A JFET preamp input.
TRS adapter cable required for stereo input signal.

UTPUTS
Low impedance stereo audio signal outputs. Use OUT L for mono output.

EXP / MIDI
Multifunction communication jack for external control of Deco’s features and functions. Use a standard TRS expression pedal for continuous control over the knobs of the pedal (default setting). See complete User Manual for details about configuring for MIDI communication or accessories such as Strymon Conduit, MultiSwitch Plus, and MiniSwitch.

USB-C
Computer connection for controlling via MIDI and firmware updates.

9VDC
Use the included power supply or an adapter with the following rating: 9VDC, center negative, 300mA minimum.
Connection instruction

SAMPLE SETTINGS

WIDE WOBBLES
WET SLAPBACK CASSETTE
ON THE EDGE
WORN OUT DECK
PRETTY TAPE FLANGE

LIVE EDIT FUNCTIONS
Deco provides a way to adjust several parameters that do not have a dedicated knob or switch. These are called Live Edit functions and details about utilizing and storing them are included in the complete User Manual. The sample settings on this page use the factory default values for these functions.