Manual: SymMOD Echo Plugin

SymMOD Echo plugin window

The SymMOD Echo plugin is a specialized echo implementation provided primarily for the accurate playback of SymMOD modules by emulating the echo DSP effect of the Symphonie Pro tracker. It is a basic echo effect with few options. Its main distinguishing feature is that the echo delay is synchronized to the module’s playback tempo.

Parameters

Type

• Selects the echo processing mode.
• Options: Off, Normal, Cross, Cross 2, Center
  • Off: Pauses the echo effect completely.
  • Normal: The delayed signal appears in the same stereo position as the source.
  • Cross: Cross-channel echo. The left channel’s echo appears in the right channel and vice versa, creating a ping-pong stereo effect.
  • Cross 2: Same as Cross, but changes the Feedback parameter’s range (see below).
  • Center: Creates a mono delay signal, mixing the left and right channel.

Delay

• Sets the delay time measured in ticks, allowing for precise tempo synchronization. The actual delay time depends on the current tempo and speed settings and the tempo mode of the module. Lower values create short, tight echoes, while higher values produce longer, more spacious delays.
• Range: 0 to 127 Ticks

Feedback

• Determines how much of the delayed signal is fed back into the delay line to create multiple repetitions. Higher feedback values produce longer echo tails with more repetitions, while lower values create fewer repetitions. Due to the original implementation of this effect in Symphonie Pro using an exponential parameter range, only roughly the first 10% of the total value range result in practical feedback values.
• Range:
  • If the Type is not Cross 2: 100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%, …
  • If the Type is Cross 2: 50%, 75%, 87.5%, 93.75%, …