Echoplex
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A tape delay effect first used in the 1960s. also, capitalized
"On Electric Bath Ellis provided an exquisite example of how to use the loop delay echo chamber on his trumpet, as he played “Open Beauty”. By using an echoplex Ellis was able to play highly effective solos, duets, and trios in a surrealistic manner by himself."
- 1 To echo received text characters back to the computer that sent them. intransitive
"The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing. As indicated, echoplexing is often confused with the duplexes. If a character is typed, such as A, and on the terminal appears AA, the far end is echoplexing while the terminal is optioned for local displaying of the characters while they are typed."
- 2 To apply a tape delay effect on (an instrument). transitive
"[…](making much use of Macero's splicing, tape loops and echoplexing of Miles' trumpet)."
Example
More examples"The device that is to echo the characters should be optioned for echoplexing. As indicated, echoplexing is often confused with the duplexes. If a character is typed, such as A, and on the terminal appears AA, the far end is echoplexing while the terminal is optioned for local displaying of the characters while they are typed."
Etymology
From echo- + -plex.
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