Which (if any) delay do I want?

stickyfiddle

steamabacus said:

TC Electronic Flashback mini. Three knobs, one toneprint.

You know you can edit the minimum/maximum delay time on the knob ucing the Toneprint Editor? Maybe a bit of toneprint tweaking to get what you want but, once done, it's a straightforward three knob delay adjusted perfectly for your needs.

That looks excellent, and the marketing is great. According to TC:

"There's more magic per square inch In Flashback Mini Delay than you'd find in a Smurf. " 

Bidley

T-Rex, any of their delays sound the absolute mutts nuts.

shuikit

http://visualsound.net/tap-delay-single-tap/

I have the dual tap delay, which I like, a lot...

tone control so you can change how bright the delays are

mod control

top mounted jacks

switch so you can either use the tap tempo or a delay time knob

ICBM

Kebabkid said:

A Boss DD3

+1, or a DD-2 if you want something old and cool. (There might be a marginal tone difference, but not much if any.)

The DD-2/3 has up to 800mS delay, simple controls, is only 12-bit, and has a fully analogue dry signal and delay feedback path - only the actual delay line itself is digital - so it's quite warm-sounding. It's still the most natural-sounding digital delay in my opinion.

If you want modulation you'd need a DD-7, which doesn't sound *quite* as warm and natural, but isn't at all bad. It really has a lot of extra features though, which might cause parameter overload again . There is a good reason (actually that's two…) they still make the old DD-3 as well.

hubobulous

Have you checked out the Line6 Echo Park? I think its excellent, loads of modes and the sound quality is impressive. Probably a good price second hand too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LINE-6-ECHO-PARK-DELAY-EFFECT-PEDAL-/121444878463?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c46adc87f

mike_l

Have you tried a Visual Sound Axle Grease?

I shall brung one tomorrow for you to try if you want.

joeyowen

If you have used the bigbox DMM, how about the new DMM XO?

Same circuit (slightly different chip)

Requires 24v though

UnclePsychosis

If you liked the sounds of the DMM i would definitely check out the Earthquaker Devices Disaster Transport. There's a few different variants of it with different features. I really regret selling mine :-(

guitarfishbay

monquixote said:

hugbot said:

I dont get how the TC electronic pedal had too many options, surely you just find a setting you like and leave it there? I never moved it off tape.

Because it get's kicked and that means that it will suddenly be on some mental reverse feedback delay when I kick it on and the labels are too small for me to see standing up. 

Also it had too much delay time on the knob making it hard to dial in. 

Get a Boss Delay.  The main reason I like Boss pedals is the switch and also the fact the controls are hard to hit accidentally.  There are lots of Boss delays, I own a DD20 and I think it is fantastic though it sounds like you'd be better off looking for one of the single sized ones.

meltedbuzzbox

hugbot said:

The delaylab is hooge though.

it is indeed and it has its own gravitational pull. 

But what a delay!

I am not heavy delay user but I have fallen in love with the delay lab. I use 3 pre sets regularly now. 

Gassage

Delay whore here- from what you have said you prefer delay over tape echo sounds - the carbon copy is in the tape/analog area - for something that sounds brighter a more digital sound might suit you- cheap end Dd3, dearer end providence chrono delay, or trex replica a decent inbetweener

Gassage

Another one- Violetta delay? Rave reviews...

RaymondLin

Gassage said:

Another one- Violetta delay? Rave reviews...

I did a little reading on that, it needs the lithium battery in for it to work, even when running off a power supply.  That has put me off.

ThePrettyDamned

Not mini, but not massive. The TC Repeater. It's easy to use and has dedicated tap tempo, sounds great and isn't noisy (I run mine in effects loop). Top mounted jacks, too.

Otherwise, the dd20 is supposed to be excellent. Or...

Just get another memory boy because they're bloomin great.

hugbot

I think the Boss DD7 sounds better than the 20 to my ears, something about the analog mode they just got so right.

monquixote

Thanks for your suggestions everyone

Of the things suggested:

Vapour Trail - sounds good through the flashing light may do my head in

DM2 Waza - Could be a winner will listen to some demos

DD3 - Possibly, but I do generally prefer analogue sounding pedals

Echorec - Sounds ace, but probably too expensive

Delay Lab - Too big!

DD20 - Too big and a bandmate had one which I didn't like

Visual Sound - Could be a winner, has all the things I need and I like VS stuff

Echo Park - Too many modes

Axle Grease - Would like to try 

DMM XO - Didn't realise was 24V

Disaster Transport - Will give it a look

TC Repeater - Don't really like Nova pedals.

RaymondLin

one more.

MF Minifooger delay.

Analogue

up to 700ms

top jacks

Expression pedal

mike_l

I shall brung a DD-6 and an Axle Grease tomorrow for you to try.

monquixote

mike_l said:

I shall brung a DD-6 and an Axle Grease tomorrow for you to try.

Cheers Mike

Do you want to borrow my Riot clone?

ICBM

monquixote said:

DD3 - Possibly, but I do generally prefer analogue sounding pedals

In that case you probably want the DD-7 - it not only has modulation, it has an "analogue" mode. I compared it to my DM-2 and it's not perfect, but not too far away. The biggest flaw is that the delay time doesn't change smoothly, it goes in little steps, so it isn't as musical when doing oscillation-type stuff.

The DD-3 can also be easily modified to take of top-end in the analogue feedback loop, which softens the repeats. At least one of the well-known pedal modders does this as a standard mod.