Pipeline Tap Tremolo is the first tremolo effect in the manufacturer's offer, but the Danes have already got used to us that every effect of their production offers more than you might think. With Pipeline at your feet, you have access to warm, organic-sounding sine curves, popular in the 1960s, up to helicopter-like spinning blades. When you're looking for a classic surf sound or a dense, gelatinous sound, Vintage mode has what you need, while Square mode delivers more aggressive, thick-hewn colors.
The tremolo effect is created by cyclically changing the volume in a repetitive wave-shaped template whose waveform (sine wave, triangular wave, square wave, etc.) determines the speed at which the volume changes between maximum and minimum values, where the sine and triangular waves are responsible for the milder modulation, and square waves can generate a stronger strobe effect. TC Electronic Pipeline Tap Tremolo allows you to increase the tempo with the main button, while the Subdivision knob lets you transform a loaded quarter note tempo into a different rhythm based on it using octals or hexadecimal triplets. An additional option is the Custom function, where the sequencer is hidden, allowing you to write up to four measures in different divisions and loop them into a semi-repeatable sequence.
Pipeline Tap Tremolo next to the speed and Depth sweep regulators also has a separate Volume volume control, which can compensate for losses in the volume of some settings by up to 6dB. The device's capabilities are significantly expanded by a free add-on in the form of the TonePrint Editor program, where we will not only introduce our own corrections, but also program the sequencer in the Pipeline Tap Tremolo, download ready settings prepared by Artists from around the world or update the device software. The standard for TC Electronic effects is true bypass with optional buffering mode.
The most important features:
- tremolo modes: Vintage and Square
- tap tempo punching option
- six rhythmic divisions
- up to 6dB boost
- possibility to program a sequence of four measures with different divisions
- TonePrint Editor allows you to thoroughly modify tremolo sounds
- Combination of two tremolo divisions to create a unique sound
- high quality components
- true bypass with buffering
- powered by an external power supply or 9V battery
- metal housing