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Catalinbread - BELLE EPOCH DX

Description

The Belle Epoch Deluxe has the exact EP-3 circuitry, from the 22 volt power rail to the JFET preamp (later spec), to the mixer stage, to the high gain silicon transistor based record and playback amplifiers, to the feedback loop. All circuitry is faithfully reproduced and fine-tuned from the original EP-3 specifications. The only thing missing are the record and playback heads, with a 24-bit high-fidelity digital delay line taking the place of the tape.

All-discrete, through-hole construction with orange drop 225P capacitors, carbon composition resistors, germanium diodes, and other premium parts.

CONTROLS
Depth (digital): controls the modulation depth
Record Level (analog): controls the gain of the input signal hitting the record amplifier
Echo Volume (analog): controls wet/dry mix using the identical mixer circuit as the EP-3 for the same subtle phase and tone shifts of the dry signal
Echo Sustain (analog): controls the amount of delay feedback and is tuned to function just like the EP-3.
Echo Delay (digital): controls delay time from 80ms to 800ms
Echo Oscillation: latching footswitch allows instant run-away repeats with LED indication. User tunable ith internal trimpot.
Bypass: Can be set to either true-bypass or "trails" mode which cuts the dry signal at the input of the record amplifier, allowing any remaining repeats to continue circulating.
Expression Pedal: control over delay time, delay playback volume, rotary speed, and filter sweep.