El Capistan dTape Echo

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El Capistan dTape Echo

Price:

$299.00

Availability:

Delivery may take up to 10 weeks (though recently it has been taking 3-6 weeks). Please read our Pre-Order policy before ordering. Thanks!

This product is available for pre-order only

Product Description

We're sorry, El Capistan is out of stock. We are taking pre-orders! See Below:

Pre-Order Policy

We can't provide an exact ship date: Depending on the volume of orders, delivery of your pedal could take up to 10 weeks. We cannot estimate or guarantee a specific ship date but will ship pedals the moment they are built and available. While we can't guarantee a ship date sooner than 10 weeks, orders have generally shipped within 3-6 weeks. We will do everything we can to ship sooner.

Payment methods: If you use either a credit card or Paypal, we will only pre-authorize your payment, but won't charge you until your pedal ships. You may see a temporary authorization on your credit card statement or within Paypal, but it is not an actual charge.

Cancellations and refunds: If you decide that you want to cancel your pre-order, please contact us at info@strymon.net. Be sure to include your order number.

Please do not combine in-stock and pre-ordered items: If you combine in-stock and pre-ordered items, please be aware that we won't be able to ship until both items are available. Best thing to do is place two separate orders. Thanks! :)

Magnetic Monster.

When we decided to develop an effects pedal that delivers the sound and feel of our favorite tape echo machines, we knew we must relentlessly study and faithfully recreate every last nuance. We spent months in the Strymon sound design labs with an intense focus on capturing the warm, saturated, distinctive qualities of tape echo machines. The result is our hand crafted dTape™ technology. Utilizing a ridiculously powerful SHARC DSP, every drop of processing power is harnessed.

El Capistan provides three different tape machine types in one, each with three unique modes. With ten parameters to tweak, you get extensive control over tape quality, machine health and tone shaping. Go from the sound of a pristine, studio-quality tape machine to the heavily fluctuating sound of a machine in need of service. Get the full bodied sound of fresh tape all the way to the gnarled qualities of worn out tape. Because it's DSP driven, you get a range of tape experiences unattainable with a traditional tape machine. All of this without the headaches of tape machine maintenance and repair!

Sound Design

Hand crafted dTape algorithms deliver meticulous and nuanced recreations of tape echo systems.
Three tape machines in one: Fixed (one fixed playback head), Multi (multiple playback heads), and Single (sliding record head)
Each tape machine has three modes for extremely flexible echo options
Five tape adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Time, Mix, Tape Age, Repeats, Wow & Flutter
Five "hidden" knobs for extensive tone tweaking: Tape Crinkle, Tape Bias, Low End Contour, Spring Reverb, +/- 3dB Boost/Cut
Sound on Sound mode with instant tape splice and bulk erase. A built-in tape-style looper!

Ins, Outs, Switches

Stereo output, high impedance mono input
Expression pedal input with selectable control over any knob parameter
Connect our optional Favorite switch to save a favorite preset
Tap Tempo and Bypass footswitches

Audio Quality

Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters
115dB typical signal to noise
Analog dry path for a zero latency dry signal that is never converted to digital
Premium analog front end and output section
Super high performance DSP in a compact form factor