Members SnorkelMonkey Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 For live use, this doesn't surprise me. IMO, Strymon pedals shine more for recording use than live use. You can't hear much the subtleties these pedals possess live, but in the context of a studio, I think this is where they might shine. But that brings you full circle doesn't it? I mean the whole point of the unit imo is the average player doesn't want the "hassle" of bringing around a real tape unit to a live gig. If you're only going to use it in the studio why would you not just go with the real thing? IMHO the real thing sounds much better wouldn't you want that tone on your studio recorded tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 I dunno, even in person this strymon just sounds like a decent digital delay. It should be way more extreme IMO. Even though I'm a big fan of the Timeline I'll definitely agree their settings tend to be a little vanilla in range. Maybe it's because I grew up playing mostly EHX stuff but I miss having ridiculous nigh-unusable settings at my disposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snufkino Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 And there you have it. I feel the same way about the magicstomp. All the vintage models sound pretty f'n close to the originals and you can tweak them to be more so. When I think about someone spending $300-$400 on something dedicated to one effect that the magicstomp can do pretty damn well, I think about the other hundreds of effects it can also do (and tweak via deep editing). Dream the dream. Real magicstomp deep editing, editing, editing, editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 I dunno, even in person this strymon just sounds like a decent digital delay. It should be way more extreme IMO. I think what I like about it is it just plain sounds nice. I just wanted a nice sounding delay with a good feel and it seems to do that well. I don't really care that much what it's "supposed" to sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 But that brings you full circle doesn't it? I mean the whole point of the unit imo is the average player doesn't want the "hassle" of bringing around a real tape unit to a live gig. If you're only going to use it in the studio why would you not just go with the real thing? IMHO the real thing sounds much better wouldn't you want that tone on your studio recorded tracks? Yes and no. I'm not sure how many studios want to own/spend/maintain a real tape echo machine these days, when a $300 much more reliable pedal will get them close, or close enough. A lot of people (not me) who have owned both feel the El Cap gets you really close. I can't say, and don't really care. For the home recordist at least, it's a lot more feasible to own than a TTE or what have you. And I'm sure live in some cases it works great too, really depends on what you're playing to get the full benefit. Most crowds won't be able to distinguish the differences, but you as the musician may very well, and for those moments, it's probably worth the $70 more than say a DD-20 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yes and no. I'm not sure how many studios want to own/spend/maintain a real tape echo machine these days, when a $300 much more reliable pedal will get them close, or close enough. Um...OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Operator Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 Um...OK? What is that, like an old school turntable or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 You noobs. I use vinyl echo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coach Posted November 28, 2011 Members Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yes and no. I'm not sure how many studios want to own/spend/maintain a real tape echo machine these days, when a $300 much more reliable pedal will get them close, or close enough. A lot of people (not me) who have owned both feel the El Cap gets you really close. I can't say, and don't really care. For the home recordist at least, it's a lot more feasible to own than a TTE or what have you. And I'm sure live in some cases it works great too, really depends on what you're playing to get the full benefit. Most crowds won't be able to distinguish the differences, but you as the musician may very well, and for those moments, it's probably worth the $70 more than say a DD-20 is. A TTE really isn't that difficult to maintain and the sound puts digital modelers to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted November 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2011 I think what I like about it is it just plain sounds nice. I just wanted a nice sounding delay with a good feel and it seems to do that well. I don't really care that much what it's "supposed" to sound like.I agree, it definitely sounds nice, it is a solid sounding delay. Just doesn't bring that much else to the game for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted November 29, 2011 Members Share Posted November 29, 2011 Yes and no. I'm not sure how many studios want to own/spend/maintain a real tape echo machine these days, when a $300 much more reliable pedal will get them close, or close enough. A lot of people (not me) who have owned both feel the El Cap gets you really close. I can't say, and don't really care. For the home recordist at least, it's a lot more feasible to own than a TTE or what have you. And I'm sure live in some cases it works great too, really depends on what you're playing to get the full benefit. Most crowds won't be able to distinguish the differences, but you as the musician may very well, and for those moments, it's probably worth the $70 more than say a DD-20 is. Definitely worth the extrea $$. The Tape model was my favoriet on the DD20, but nothing near as good as the El Cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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