It’s important to note here that bucket brigade technology lends itself to self-oscillation, which is the effect when a delay pedal feeds back on itself endlessly, leading to a huge spike in volume. I played this pedal for years before switching to the baby brother of the next pedal on our list.
Simple delay pedal mod#
Two internal trim pots allow adjustment of the Mod switch so you can exactly dial in the effect you want when the button is pressed. You don’t really need to know what that means, but the point is that this is nearly as authentic as it gets.įor controls, you get Regen (number of repeats), Mix (effect volume), and Delay (delay time up to 600 milliseconds), as well as a Mod switch, which allows the user to introduce even more tape-like artifacts.
This is a very simple and yet endlessly flexible pedal that relies on old fashioned bucket brigade chip technology to achieve its famously dark and captivating tone.īucket brigade chips work by passing the analogue signal along a line of capacitors at different points in the clock cycle. The Degrade for the other modes will add character normally associated with that kind of delay but not modulation.Almost as classic as its stablemate the Phase 90, the Carbon Copy has been delighting guitarists for years. The Obscura's Tape mode with wow+flutter turned up will provide the natural sounding "irregular" modulation at lower settings, and increase will add more extreme crinkle and warp (an acquired taste). cheap chorus circuits that stridently sit atop the delay repeats. However, I find that most sound exactly like what they are. There are a few models where this modulation has been designed well and sounds pleasant or natural. Some later "electronic" delays managed to provide artificial modulation by adding in a "chorus" type circuit on the delay line.
Variations in delay pitch and frequency were irregular and caused by wear in the tape and the record/playback machinery. In truth, "modulation" became a well liked side-effect of old style "real" tape "echo" machines. One thing I should note is that with the exception of the Tape delay there is no "bolt on" delay modulation (Depth and Rate controls). OK if it is exactly the delay you were looking for (for example EHX Memory Man or Korg SDD3000 - which each have their own very distinctive sounding delays).īut if you want to model various delay sounds for under $100, its hard to beat the obscura. The problem with many delays is that the tonal character of the "delay in the box" is what you get and what you are stuck with. which similarly has a multitude of "degrade" options, and was the reason I chose the Obscura from a multitude of others. I picked up on this rarely considered aspect of using delay with my Strymon Timeline. The combination of Tone and Degrade controls allows you to carefully "sculpt" the tone of the delays to sit best with the dry in your mix or emulate the tone/character of whichever delay your favourite artist is using. LO-FI - Increases “input channel overdrive”.Here’s a description of the DEGRADE control for each delay type: Here is the "DEGRADE" description from the manual.ĭegrade Knob This knob controls the amount of degradation and its effect on the sound varies depending on which delay type is selected.
As well as the usual "Tone" control (Hi/Lo cut/boost) there is also a DEGRADE control for each delay type. Small footprint, solid and heavy as a brick.
Simple delay pedal full#
Full sculpting of the delay repeat tone.Tape, Analog, LoFi (Digital) and Reverse.Excellent sounding multi-delay that can be had under $100 NEW since Digitech's recent internal woes.
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