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Re: Recommend a Delay
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:18 pm
by Somnambulance
.... Bought a Bitquest.
Re: Recommend a Delay
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:46 pm
by Faldoe
ramonovski wrote:Deluxe Memory Boy if you want analogz.
Stereo Memory Man w/ Hazarai if you want digitalz.
Timefactor/DD500 if you want everything.
I haven't used a DD500 but I've had the Timefactor and it's a great delay. It does everything the OP wants: Modulated delay, infinite repeats. Also does Tap Tempo and an excellent looper. TF also has lots of tweakable parameters.
Re: Recommend a Delay
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:56 am
by frigid midget
psychic vampire. wrote:frigid midget wrote:I'll just echo (pun!) my es-2 comment from that other delay related thread:
It's the shit. Tap tempo, top jacks, 1s delay time, on the fly oscillation, a toe-tweakable fader to control the rate in real time....And for a lot less than anything else out there that's somewhat similar. And yeah, regular boss style powering.
The only other cheapish tricked out analog delay out I'd consider trying: Memory Boy Deluxe.
I've got a timebender too btw, got it not long ago, and its already on its way out.
My 2 cnts about the tb:
Theres a couple unique modes inthere, and its super rad if you care for the endless pitch shifting possibilities. Plus, its fairly compact for a digital delay this versatile (tap tempo, top jacks, looper, stereo, pattern options,...), and its as user friendly as big ass digital delays get...
BUT...The repeats are way too quiet, they hardly cut through in a band imo. It seems to vary depending on what mode you're in, and on how you dial in the tone control. But it never really gets as loud as your guitar's signal, unless you go 100% wet. There's nothing inbetween for some odd reason.
Also, the different tape/analog modes sound really really similar, though that might partially be due to the quiet repeats....
With those limitations and overly trippy shit, there's not a whole lot left that I could use that something smaller/cheaper cant do...
The volume loss does drive me insane, and is a huge problem with the timebender. But as you said, only in certain modes, and driving up the mix and creatively tweaking the tone knob does make a difference. Also, using the harmonized repeats helps it stick out in a mix. I want to try modding it to have more volume on the repeats, but I am terrified to open that fucker up. But then again I paid $109 for mine, which is as much as a PS-3 would cost me. (Don't get me wrong, I want a PS-3 as well.
Yeah its really annoying, and its not even like the dl4, which has a slight volume sag on the whole output volume. At least that can be fixed by putting it in a loop with a clean booster. Not ideal, but at least its something.
If you could somehow mod the tb so the repeats get louder, you'd end up with one bitching all-in one uber delay pedlol.
Fwiw, I can tell you what trick ISNT worth trying:
I tried splitting up my signal to two amps, one side uneffected, before the tb, and the other one coming from the tb's output, with the repeat level at 'full wet'. You'd think that this would allow you to seperately dial in the volumes for the clean signal and the repeats, right? Wrong
