4ms Tapographic Delay
Interactive multi-tap delay with rhythm recording
18 HP Eurorack module
The Tapographic Delay transforms simple audio into complex rhythmic structures and organic textures through velocity-sensitive multi-tap delay recording. Unlike traditional delays, it lets you interactively define the rhythm that repetitions will follow by tapping patterns on a force sensor, creating up to 32 taps with individual timing, amplitude, filtering, and panning.
Features
- Velocity-sensitive force sensor
- Up to 32 taps per tapography
- Individual filtering and panning per tap
- Morphing between tapographies
- 24 storage slots in 4 banks
- External clock sync with multiplier/divider
- Gate output for rhythm triggers
- Two independent feedback paths
- Stereo output with multiple panning modes
Controls & Jacks (32)
- Time — Sets the master delay time, scaling all tap positions proportionally.
- MIN — Sets minimum tap velocity threshold. In velocity mode, taps below this level are ignored. Also functions as a tap bank selector — hold to en
- Low — Selects the low-frequency EQ band for per-tap filtering. When active, the feedback filter targets bass frequencies. In resonant filter mode
- Repeat — Toggles infinite repeat/freeze — when engaged, the current delay buffer sustains indefinitely with no decay. Hold for 0.5 seconds to clear a
- Velocity — CV input that controls tap velocity, affecting each tap's level.
- MAX — Sets maximum tap velocity threshold. Taps above this level are clipped to maximum. Also functions as a tap bank selector. Part of the 3-posi
- Repeat CV In — CV input for modulating the repeat/feedback amount.
- Audio In — Primary audio input jack for the signal to be delayed.
- Feedback CV In — Controls amount of signal fed back into delay input
- MED — Selects the mid-frequency EQ band for per-tap filtering. When active, the feedback filter targets midrange frequencies. In resonant filter m
- Audio Out — Primary audio output jack for the delayed signal.
- Tap — External tap tempo input jack, accepts clock or trigger pulses.
- Time CV In — CV input for modulating the master delay time.
- Gate Out — Gate output that fires a trigger for each active delay tap.
- High — Selects the high-frequency EQ band for per-tap filtering. When active, the feedback filter targets treble frequencies. In resonant filter mo
- Ext Clock — External clock input for syncing delay time to a master clock.
- Modulation 1 — CV input for modulation destination 1, assignable to various delay parameters.
- Audio Out 2 — Secondary audio output jack for the delayed signal.
- Delete — Removes the most recently entered tap from the current tapography. Successive presses delete taps in reverse chronological order. Only activ
- Dry/Wet CV In — CV input for modulating the dry/wet mix balance.
- VEL — Toggles velocity sensitivity for the force-sensing tap pad. When lit, tap pressure maps to amplitude (AMP mode), filter cutoff (LPF mode), o
- Dry/Wet — Controls the balance between the dry input signal and the wet delayed signal.
- Feedback — Controls amount of signal fed back into delay input
- Level — Controls the overall output volume of the delayed signal.
- MAX LED — MAX bank indicator LED
- Insert — Insert point jack for patching external effects into the delay feedback loop.
- Modulation 2 — CV input for modulation destination 2, assignable to various delay parameters.
- Morph Atten — Morph attenuverter knob
- Next — LED indicating the next tap position in the delay pattern.
- Morph — CV input to morph between different saved tap patterns.
- Mod 2 Atten — Modulation 2 attenuverter knob
- VEL LED — Velocity indicator LED
How-To Guides
- Create Your First Tapography
- Golden Ratio Harmonic Texture
- Rhythmic Pattern Sequencing
- Frippertronics-Style Loop Building
- Filtered Ping-Pong Echoes
- Clock-Synced Polyrhythm
- Morphing Between Textures
- Velocity-Sensitive Dynamics
- Save Custom Tapography
- Reset Bank to Factory Default
Explore the interactive Tapographic Delay panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
