Thyme+ Digital Tape recorder
Bastl Instruments
THYME+ is a digital tape machine that transcends typical delay effects and spans across various multi-effect categories.
Though proudly digital, THYME+ operates with the metaphor of an analog tape delay machine, offering adjustable tape speed and positions of the read heads. Multiple read heads (multi-tap) enhance density and complexity, while feedback and filters govern the richness or darkness of the echo tails.
General features:
- analog Input Gain knob up to +20dB
- multiple tape read heads
- 9 adjustable parameters with LED signalization
- each parameter has a dedicated modulation source – a Robot
- each Robot is a powerful modulation source: LFO, envelope follower, ext. CV
- options for stereo Robot modulation, phase shifting, and more
- randomization of parameters
- rhythmical quantization of Delay time and Robots
- low-pass & high-pass filter
- FREEZE button for creating Tape Loops
- LINK button compensates for the change in Delay time caused by adjusting the Tape Speed
- tap tempo
- internal or external clock for synchronizing Delay, Robot, or Sequencer
- internal memory for 8 presets organized in 8 banks (64 presets)
- copy & paste presets even between banks
- 32-step sequencer with 4 patterns for sequencing presets
- 2 sequencer modes: Live & Write
- Karplus-Strong synthesis method
- stereo/mono input and output
- MIDI input
- analog clock input
- CV input 0–5V (volt per octave for Tape Speed and Delay Time)
- footswitch jack for BYPASS
- analog Input Gain knob up to +20dB
- multiple tape read heads
- 9 adjustable parameters with LED signalization
- each parameter has a dedicated modulation source – a Robot
- each Robot is a powerful modulation source: LFO, envelope follower, ext. CV
- options for stereo Robot modulation, phase shifting, and more
- randomization of parameters
- rhythmical quantization of Delay time and Robots
- low-pass & high-pass filter
- FREEZE button for creating Tape Loops
- LINK button compensates for the change in Delay time caused by adjusting the Tape Speed
- tap tempo
- internal or external clock for synchronizing Delay, Robot, or Sequencer
- internal memory for 8 presets organized in 8 banks (64 presets)
- copy & paste presets even between banks
- 32-step sequencer with 4 patterns for sequencing presets
- 2 sequencer modes: Live & Write
- Karplus-Strong synthesis method
- stereo/mono input and output
- MIDI input
- analog clock input
- CV input 0–5V (volt per octave for Tape Speed and Delay Time)
- footswitch jack for BYPASS
Specifikations
- dimensions: 215 x 115 x 30 mm (45 mm including knobs), 700 g
- power: 7–12V DC, center positive, 5.5mm/2.1mm barrel, 400mA min.
- power consumption: <300 mA
- audio input: mono & stereo 6.35 mm (¼”) jack, 10k input impedance
- audio output: mono & stereo 6.35 mm (¼”) jack
- footswitch input: 3.5mm mono, for passive switch connecting sleeve and tip
- clock in: 3.5mm mono, 100k input impedance, trigger threshold at ~0.5V, rising edge, maximum 5V
- CV IN: 3.5mm stereo; tip: 100k input impedance, range 0-5V; ring: 5V voltage source for use with an expression pedal (passive voltage divider)
- MIDI IN: 3.5 mm jack, MIDI type A
- max delay length: 2.7s @ 48kHz - 108s @ 1,2kHz
User Guide and manual for Bastl Thyme+ PDF (bastl-instruments.com)
