GregTurrigenous wrote:
So it's time I approached this pedal and fixed what's going on.
First, is there a way to mod the "mix" knob into an "effect level" knob? Or, in other words, can I have the dry signal always going through but use the mix knob to ONLY adjust the volume of the wet signal?
Second, as some other posters noted (I did my homework and have been looking through past posts for possible help), the tap delay sound is always a little slower than my foot/what the blinking light indicates. In addition, the rhythm knob doesn't do the proper divisions as per the kit's directions: it goes from quarter notes to dotted eighths to quarter triplets to eighth triplets, and they all seem to lag.
I apologize if the second question was answered elsewhere; I haven't seen theories or a solution. Thanks!
Yes, you can modify it so that it has "wet level" rather than a "wet/dry blend". You'd need to remove C7 and Q8, effectively killing the dry blend signal path. Pull C14 to kill the dry bypass signal. You'll then need to add a "fixed" dry signal by using a 47k to jumper from the + eyelet of C7 to the source (middle eyelet) of Q8.
Next, you'll need to remove the B10k mix pot, R22, and R23. You'll want to replace the mix pot with a B50k solder lug pot. Essentially, we're turning your Echo Royal into more of a DM-3 rather than more of an AD-80 (actually, it already is more of a DM-3 with only the blend and FET bypass taken section taken from the AD-80). Connect lug 3 of the B50k pot to the north end eyelet of R22. Connect lug 2 of the B50k pot to the north end eyelet of R23. Connect lug 1 of the pot to any ground point.
Now, the dry signal should always be on regardless of whether you are in bypass or engaged and should always be the same level. Only the wet signal is being turned on or off. The output will be blocked in normal bypass. The input will be blocked in trails bypass.
As for the lag in the tap tempo, this isn't something we're noticing. You're only the second person to mention it that I'm aware. I'll look into it though. Unfortunately, it's not something you can adjust. It would be something that needs to be updated in the firmware.
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