Delays with programmable settings

ChrisMusic · October 2013

Cirrus said:

ChrisMusic;46038" said: Cirrus said: ...eventually I went back to the DD-20 via an ill advised foray into racks...
Why was rack mount gear a problem? Not sure I understand the rack vs pedals issue.
As for the rack gear thing, The rack delays I had were awesome, really enjoyed them. What I didn't enjoy was having a 12u box that weighed more and was bigger than my AC30, which I was completely incapable of lifting without help. I didn't enjoy that half the units in the setup were solely there so I could use the other half - power supplies, switchers, tuners, foot controlers and expression pedals. I didn't like that making a new sound became a science experiment every time we started jamming a new idea, and I certainly didn't like that when something went wrong I was crawling about in the back of a massive flight case looking for loose connections etc. Eventually I realised that for my style, tap dancing stomp boxes was better. If I had roadies, I suspect I'd still have the rack. As it is, I've got a medium sized pedal board that gets me the same variety of sounds.

Quite an awesome looking rack I have to say @Cirrus, like the pedal tray too, but I can see why you might have an issue with weight, and I didn't even think about the reliability and trouble shooting concerns. Definitely one for roadies and guitar techs on the crew to lug and maintain I think.

This whole thing will take some research and getting my head around. Thanks for sharing your experience, and that photograph too.

midiglitch said: ...The tc doesn't do wet/dry, though my laymans guess is that it would only take a software update to do it.

Thanks for the info @midiglitch, that is a shame as it looks like a great unit, and I have a lot of respect for TC.

steamabacus · October 2013

ChrisMusic said:

Cirrus said:

ChrisMusic;46038" said: Cirrus said: ...eventually I went back to the DD-20 via an ill advised foray into racks...
Why was rack mount gear a problem? Not sure I understand the rack vs pedals issue.
As for the rack gear thing, The rack delays I had were awesome, really enjoyed them. What I didn't enjoy was having a 12u box that weighed more and was bigger than my AC30, which I was completely incapable of lifting without help. I didn't enjoy that half the units in the setup were solely there so I could use the other half - power supplies, switchers, tuners, foot controlers and expression pedals. I didn't like that making a new sound became a science experiment every time we started jamming a new idea, and I certainly didn't like that when something went wrong I was crawling about in the back of a massive flight case looking for loose connections etc. Eventually I realised that for my style, tap dancing stomp boxes was better. If I had roadies, I suspect I'd still have the rack. As it is, I've got a medium sized pedal board that gets me the same variety of sounds.
Quite an awesome looking rack I have to say @Cirrus, like the pedal tray too, but I can see why you might have an issue with weight, and I didn't even think about the reliability and trouble shooting concerns. Definitely one for roadies and guitar techs on the crew to lug and maintain I think.
This whole thing will take some research and getting my head around. Thanks for sharing your experience, and that photograph too.

midiglitch said: ...The tc doesn't do wet/dry, though my laymans guess is that it would only take a software update to do it.

Thanks for the info @midiglitch, that is a shame as it looks like a great unit, and I have a lot of respect for TC.

The TC Flashback won't do wet/dry but it WILL do effect only. There's a small 'dry kill' switch inside the battery compartment.

ChrisMusic · October 2013

steamabacus said: The TC Flashback won't do wet/dry but it WILL do effect only. There's a small 'dry kill' switch inside the battery compartment.

Wow, thanks for that @steamabacus, it feels like Christmas just might have come early this year.

steamabacus · October 2013

The Flashback is a great delay pedal - stereo in/out, true or buffered bypass, handles line level, analogue dry-through, excellent sound quality. I'm very happy with mine.

Grunfeld · October 2013

The DD-20 is still the one I keep coming back to. Pretty much what's been said:

Use it with that Roland non-latching foot switch for the easiest tap tempo I've ever used.

Most of the gig I have it on the Manual setting, and like's been said, I love the DD-20 analog setting -- it's just so usable for live. I have it in the loop of the JVM at +4dB.

And 4 echo memories which I've set up to cover all the other bases I want live:
1) Slap back
2) Reverse
3) Dotted 1/8
4) King Tubby

It's just a great pedal. Boring in a way but such a good work horse. If it died I'd have to get another.

Jalapeno · October 2013

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RTFM time - that button marked Preset on the TC NOVA Delay stores up to 9 presets. Plonker ! :-B

mike257 · October 2013

nickp;46272" said:
I notice that the vox delay lab and line 6 DL 4 have been mentioned above but they don't seem to be getting the "love"...why not?

three three that were on my list were the delaylab, DL4 or the x4 flashback - but more likely to be the DL4 as there is a sporting chance of getting one s/h. The delaylab at about £150 seems good value (relatively) and endless presets.....

I'd have replaced my Carbon Copy and Deluxe Memory Boy with an x4 by now if you could enter the tap tempo while the unit was in bypass, mega dealbreaker for me. I almost went for one when they were giving away a free polytune mini with them recently and that was the only thing that stopped me.

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