Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 I mostly play reggae music and so I need a good delay pedal - ideally I'd have a nice T-Rex Replica, but it's too much. So I see the Giga Delay. 1) Does it have a triplet mode, like the "rythmic" on the Line-6 DL4? That is to say, can it give me a quarter note triplet delay from the tapped tempo? That is absolutely essential. 2) Does it have a low-pass filter, to emulate real tape delays? 3) How is it for rockabilly, surf slapbacks? If you have a suggestion for another delay pedal that can do the above, take in mind I also need a tap tempo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Vinnie Vintage I mostly play reggae music and so I need a good delay pedal - ideally I'd have a nice T-Rex Replica, but it's too much. So I see the Giga Delay. 1) Does it have a triplet mode, like the "rythmic" on the Line-6 DL4? That is to say, can it give me a quarter note triplet delay from the tapped tempo? That is absolutely essential. yup. it can triplets and a whole lot more. 2) Does it have a low-pass filter, to emulate real tape delays? i dont know if its a LPF, but the tape emulation is very, very nice3) How is it for rockabilly, surf slapbacks? it's just dandy. it can do short stuff no problemIf you have a suggestion for another delay pedal that can do the above, take in mind I also need a tap tempo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 what is the triplets mode called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Vinnie Vintage what is the triplets mode called? it's not one of the selectable models. you can do triplets in any of the modes (except the looping function). you press the "tempo" button until a little quarter note with a 3 beside it appears on the LCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Vinnie Vintage what is the triplets mode called? its not a specific mode per se. there is a button under the delay time display that lets you alter the rythem of the delays in any of the delay modes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Well... 2 people can't be wrong. Thanks. I'll try out the pedal next time I'm at a shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Elliott Damage its not a specific mode per se. there is a button under the delay time display that lets you alter the rythem of the delays in any of the delay modes. we should be the offical dd20 pimpers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Ooh oh one more thing - this is the question asked about all the delay pedals: Does the feedback stop when you turn the effect off? Cause that's the one con of the boutique delays I've been looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Vinnie Vintage Ooh oh one more thing - this is the question asked about all the delay pedals: Does the feedback stop when you turn the effect off? Cause that's the one con of the boutique delays I've been looking at. no. when you turn off the first pedal (which turns the delay on/off), the delays continue as normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 15, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Perfect! I'll probably buy it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Montag we should be the offical dd20 pimpers I thought we were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Montag no. when you turn off the first pedal (which turns the delay on/off), the delays continue as normal. one of the best features of the pedal! i couldn't use a delay that didn't continue to repeat when you turned it off. its so unatural sounding to be playing a very delayed part and then when you switch it off its all just gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whpprsnpprr Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 I have it and love it. Question though. What are people's opinions of the analog setting? This is the only pedal that I've ever really used. I like the standard setting but the analog setting's decay rate sounds...I dunno what the word is...someone told me that thats what analogs are supposed to do....what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by whpprsnpprr I have it and love it.Question though. What are people's opinions of the analog setting? This is the only pedal that I've ever really used. I like the standard setting but the analog setting's decay rate sounds...I dunno what the word is...someone told me that thats what analogs are supposed to do....what do you guys think? its very nice. its 9 out of 10 with 10 being real analog. thats what analog sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whpprsnpprr Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 cool thank you. The pedal rules. The tap tempo is very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Elliott Damage one of the best features of the pedal!i couldn't use a delay that didn't continue to repeat when you turned it off. its so unatural sounding to be playing a very delayed part and then when you switch it off its all just gone. indeed. i use it to create short loops to play over. like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 15, 2005 Members Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Montag indeed. i use it to create short loops to play over. like this me too. sounds very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinnie Vintage Posted October 23, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 So I tried this out in GC and it sounds pretty excellent for all the different kinds of delays I needed, so I'll definetely be buying it. The one thing I couldn't find was slapback - can someone explain how to get it? I'm sure it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VoodooChild24 Posted October 23, 2005 Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 I love mine. I would stick with it for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1DZReverendDavidLee Posted October 23, 2005 Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 I have been studying this one as well and am ordering one today. Btw - Sweetwater has these for $179 so do not buy from MF as they are asking $229. Save some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monkeyland Posted October 23, 2005 Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 Originally posted by Vinnie Vintage Ooh oh one more thing - this is the question asked about all the delay pedals: Does the feedback stop when you turn the effect off? Cause that's the one con of the boutique delays I've been looking at. i've said it before and i'll say it again. when i turn off my delay i want it off. no trails. i tend to leave the delay on most of the time though so the shut off point is often at the end of a song. at that point i want it silent. different folks. different strokes. does anyone know if the trails can be disabled on the DD20? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elliott Damage Posted October 23, 2005 Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 Originally posted by monkeyland i've said it before and i'll say it again. when i turn off my delay i want it off. no trails. i tend to leave the delay on most of the time though so the shut off point is often at the end of a song. at that point i want it silent.different folks. different strokes. does anyone know if the trails can be disabled on the DD20? i don't think you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Montag Posted October 23, 2005 Members Share Posted October 23, 2005 Originally posted by monkeyland i've said it before and i'll say it again. when i turn off my delay i want it off. no trails. i tend to leave the delay on most of the time though so the shut off point is often at the end of a song. at that point i want it silent.different folks. different strokes. does anyone know if the trails can be disabled on the DD20? hit the right footswitch twice and the trails will stop. the seamless memory switching only goes over one bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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