The TAPE device
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Adjust the the playback speed of the tape reel.\
[***Parameter Modes***](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
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**ROTATE**\
Adjust the rotation of the virtual tape reel.
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**LENGTH** \
Adjust the length position of the tape reel. Exceeding LENGTH the above the sample duration will add silence to the buffer.\
[***Parameter Modes***](#user-content-fn-2)[^2]
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**LEVEL**\
Adjust the amplitude of the virtual tape reel.
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**SOS**\
A bipolar slider that controls the sound on sound behaviour of TAPE.
* **0% (default):** Will monitor the **TAPE** output as well as the incoming audio at full volume.
* **100%:** Will mute the incoming audio and only pass through the TAPE output
* -**100%:** Will mute the TAPE output and only pass through incoming audio
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## Actions
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**LOAD**\
Open the Sample Browser for loading a sample into TAPE.
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**REWIND**\
Moves the playhead to the beginning of the virtual tape reel.
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**REVERSE**\
A toggle for reversing playback.
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**RECORD** (When **TAPE** buffer is empty)\
**-**
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**OVERDUB** (When **TAPE** buffer is not empty)\
**-**
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**MONITOR**\
Enables monitor. See [Monitor Settings](https://docs.torsoelectronics.com/miscellaneous/monitor-settings) for more details.
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## Recording and Overdubbing in TAPE
TAPE offers different ways of recording into the dedicated 30-second buffer. Recording can happen when the buffer is empty indicated by the TAPE icon and no waveform.
* **VARIABLE:** This is the default way of recording into TAPE, and is indicated by the text under the **LENGTH** parameter. In this mode, the buffer length is determined dynamically based on the recording length.
* **FIXED:** If length is adjusted, a fixed length for the recording can be set. By using the different Parameter Modes on **LENGTH** it is possible to set a fixed length either in seconds or quantized (1 bar quantization by default).
When a recording has ended either by tapping **RECORD** when recording or when the buffer is full, the **RECORD** action will turn into an **OVERDUB** button. Activating overdub, will add sound to the existing buffer according to the value set on the **SOS** parameter.
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While overdubbing is always non-quantized, starting and ending recordings in an empty buffer is quantized by default. Quantization for recording can be adjusted. [Read more here.](https://docs.torsoelectronics.com/miscellaneous/quantization-settings)
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## Post Record Action
There are two different behaviours available for what happens when a recording has ended on an empty TAPE device.
* **PLAY:** Disables recording and plays the recorded audio.
* **OVERDUB:** Enables overdub for continuous recording situations.
This setting is called **POST RECORD ACTION** and is found by tapping **\[CONFIG]** and navigating to the **METER** menu.
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## Monitor Behaviour
The **MONITOR** action in TAPE allows for two ways of monitoring.
* **OFF:** Outputs TAPE audio
* **ON:** Outputs SOS mix
This action can either by set manually, or by using the **MONITOR ON RECORD** setting found by tapping **\[CONFIG]** and navigating to the **AUDIO** menu. Toggling this setting on, will automatically enable **MONITOR** when a recording has started.
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[^1]: [Read more about Scales here.](https://docs.torsoelectronics.com/appendix/scales)
[^2]: * **FREE**
* **4/1** (4 bars)
* **2/1** (2 bars)
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