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Subject: which delay unit should i get?
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Original Message 1/8 05-Feb-00 @ 02:05 PM - which delay unit should i get?
Message 2/8 07-Feb-00 @ 06:45 AM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
You can get some of the Roland SDE and related units for pretty decent prices, and they usually have a good amount of delay time on them.
There's also the Alesis Wedge, which has tons of delay times, as well as reverbs and modulation effects. I wouldn't mind having one, but they're not available often...when they are, expect around $150.
And one that I rarely see mentioned is the Zoom 508 stompbox/tabletop delay. It givves 4 seconds maximum time I think, plus has some other verb and mod effects. It can do tap tempo I believe...though, if you have a time/tempo map for delay (there's one on Dancetech here I think) you can set your times according to bpm manually quite easily with any delay with a numerical display. The 508 has an led display and digital increment buttons, so you can press in the delay time right down to the millisecond. Only thing is no individual l/r outs, you have to use a y type adapter from a stereo line/headphone out. But at a used price of around $60 to $70u.s., noone can complain too much.
Message 3/8 08-Feb-00 @ 02:44 PM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
As far as using the Wedge as a delay, I wouldn't want it to be my primary delay. I have two Wedges and have spent some time with the delays in them. They sound okay, but are a bit limited in terms of the delay algorithms. These boxes are intended as reverb boxes, remember. Again, the delays are okay, but not particularily exciting.
I also own the Roland SDE-330 Dimensional Space Delay, and like it. It has a nice smooth sound and is fairly easy to use. I would describe the sound as a bit dark but smooth and clean sounding. I personally don't think the 3D effect is very noticable except on headphones, but as a plain delay it works well.
Another delay I own is the Korg DL8000R. This is a great sounding delay, and has some very nice algorithms that are a bit unusual, like delays that speed up and slow down. It also has a front panel knob for real-time control of an assignable parameter. It has 10 seconds total of delay time in mono, and you can set it to program delay time by millisecond or musical beats/tempos. The front panel WARP knob does sometimes create artifacts, if you are doing drastic speedups and slowdowns of delay times. I think the DL8000R is an exciting delay, but the interface is a bit eccentric. It takes some getting used to, and adjusting left and right delay can be cumbersome due to flipping back and forth in the menus. I got mine for $300, and they've been discontinued so you might also be able to get one cheap. Definitely one to consider.
Between the four delays I've mentioned, I think the TC Electronics D-Two combines the best ease of use with nice clean audio. I liked it very much, and I'd probably recommend that as the best of the budget delays out now. That's my opinion, anyway!
Message 4/8 29-Feb-00 @ 11:49 AM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
If you don't mind programming in delays by miliseconds (get a delay/bpm chart) look for a Boss SE-50. They are pretty cheap and I like the fact that you can have several delays at a time each with their own times, volumes and pan positions. I have two and I love them for their great panning multi-delays. Plus it has other effects and many user banks.
Message 5/8 01-Mar-00 @ 05:43 PM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
Message 6/8 01-Mar-00 @ 09:51 PM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
Do any of the newer dedicated delay boxes have a filter in the regeneration loop to give it more of that analog delay sound? I think some of the stomp boxes do that, but a rack unit would be nice.
Message 7/8 11-Mar-00 @ 07:44 PM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
Message 8/8 12-Mar-00 @ 07:07 PM - RE: which delay unit should i get?
About 160ukp new, you'll spot one in most peoples studios.
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