Safety Note; Tape Recording - Hughes & Kettner Tube Tools REPLEX Manual

DRIVE SAT OUTPUT REVERB
VOLUME VOLUME
BYPASS REVERB
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. JACKS AND CONTROL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1 CABLE CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 KNOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 SWITCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SAFETY NOTE:

Please bear in mind that the tube installed in the REPLEX is a
powered high-voltage component. Never open up the chassis
of the Replex yourself; take the device to a qualified, certified
technician for service or repairs.
DELAY SINGLE HEAD DUAL HEAD SECOND HEAD
FEEDBACK VINTAGE FACTOR TIME TIME VOLUME
SINGLE HEAD DUAL HEAD
DELAY DELAY
Warning: Use the original AC power supply only. The REPLEX is
a tube-driven device that draws a relatively great amount of
current for a stomp box. A less powerful power supply will self-
destruct and take the Replex with it.
Using the wrong power supply can cause a fire and
lead to further damage and injury. Use only the
original AC power supply.
1. INTRODUCTION
If you have never used an actual tape echo device, the
following section should give you an idea of what these
vintage beasts are all about. It describes how this type of
device works and what its primary features are:
A) TAPE RECORDING:
In contrast to a normal digital delay, which generates a 1:1
copy of the original signal, many factors influence the tone of
a tape echo device. The original signal is recorded by a
magnetic tape recorder. The recorded signal is played back
after a certain amount of delay time, whereby the playback
signal is subject to mechanical influences as well as tape
saturation and the momentary quality of the tape dependent
on wear. This creates unique distortion and frequency modula-
tions that conventional digital delays simply are not capable
of emulating.
In addition, vintage tape echo devices were equipped with
tube circuits that generated harmonic distortion at higher
recording levels. This audio enhancement merged with the
side effects of magnetic tape recording to create a very
musical tone that, even in today's age of diversity, sounds
entirely unique.
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