ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ?

BOBBO · 10-05-2007, 03:30 PM

This thread is not just a POLL !! I would like to see people discuss the differences between analog and digital delay's ... Please post the delay unit you use too !!

Shawn Fate · 10-05-2007, 08:43 PM

I use digital ,because it is built into my Vetta and ProTools.

HolyGrail · 10-05-2007, 10:05 PM

Tape Delay for Guitar for me. It has a Vintage Warmth .
Love the Echoplex sound with all it's imperfection Tape wabble,
wow and flutter .

BOBBO · 10-21-2007, 02:16 PM

VOTE ! .... please ...

ashbass · 10-21-2007, 09:29 PM

Analog Maxon AD-09 here. Digital anything equalizes my tone so that something comes up missing. I've tried again and again with different digital delays and digital effects in general. I always end up hitting my rig after some time of not playing and thinking that my tone sounds flattened out. I used to track back through all my cables and everything but now I just pull the digital pedal out of the chain and there's the tone suck. In a gig the difference can't be detected I'm sure but I just hobby-noodle around in a small room with three tube amps pointing at me from various corners. I can hear the difference there. It's annoying, really. I got the BOSS Loop Station pedal and it's a blast but it is always on when it is plugged in and sure enough I tracked back to it being a tone leveler.

I have the BOSS pedal and a Dan-Echo pedal riding on a little dual true-bypass pedal I made for their occasion.

tiedstick · 10-21-2007, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOBBO

VOTE ! .... please ...

Woah, chill bro. I would but...

...I have a very old "made in glory days Japan" Boss DD-3. Don't these have elements of both analog and digital???

lp59aholicDon · 10-21-2007, 09:53 PM

Theres no, " I dont use a delay, only spring or digital verbs option there Bobbo

BOBBO · 10-23-2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

Theres no, " I dont use a delay, only spring or digital verbs option there Bobbo

Don .. You a tough one to please !!

tarddoggy · 10-23-2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Tape Delay for Guitar for me. It has a Vintage Warmth .
Love the Echoplex sound with all it's imperfection Tape wabble,
wow and flutter .

I have become infatuated with the Fulltone tape Echo that a guitarist has in another local band.Its pricey,but,seems to be worth every penny. I really dig that sound!

BOBBO · 10-23-2007, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarddoggy

I have become infatuated with the Fulltone tape Echo that a guitarist has in another local band.Its pricey,but,seems to be worth every penny. I really dig that sound!

My jammin bud Jerry has an EP3 EchoPlex !! Wow did it sound great but he had it refurbished by Mr Battle years ago !

lp59aholicDon · 10-24-2007, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOBBO

Don .. You a tough one to please !!

Good Les Paul, Good ALL Tube Amp, What else do ya need Bobbo?

Big Mike · 10-24-2007, 03:08 AM

Digital. I like the crisp top end to it. Boss DD6.

Lousyatit · 10-24-2007, 07:19 AM

Echoplex

LesPRS · 10-25-2007, 06:21 AM

For me it really depends on the application. I like crisp digital delays for Pink Floyd-ish "Run Like Hell" moments, analog delays for solos, and tape delays for most everything else.

BOBBO · 10-25-2007, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LesPRS

For me it really depends on the application. I like crisp digital delays for Pink Floyd-ish "Run Like Hell" moments, analog delays for solos, and tape delays for most everything else.

I find my EchoTap can go from clean and pristine to warm and fuzzy !! Good lil delay !!

TxMack · 10-26-2007, 09:26 AM

Old EP-2....just so sweet.

I've tried EVERYTHING to match it, the old tan Chandler unit sounds very good
and the new #1 Echo that EH makes is very close sounding and it's $90! I have one on my board, even though I use the ep, and just set it for a couple of particular big delay's in particular song parts.

BOBBO · 10-30-2007, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TxMack

Old EP-2....just so sweet.

I've tried EVERYTHING to match it, the old tan Chandler unit sounds very good
and the new #1 Echo that EH makes is very close sounding and it's $90! I have one on my board, even though I use the ep, and just set it for a couple of particular big delay's in particular song parts.

Does the EP2 add gain to your signal ? I heard the tube Echoplex adds more Ummff to your sound .. Ever compare an EP2 to an EP3 or 4 that's not tube ?

Sean French · 10-30-2007, 06:19 PM

I very rarely use delay anymore.
When I do I use my Maxon AD-80 in the loop for a little slap.
Analog is just warmer and more natural sounding to my ears.

badhabit · 10-30-2007, 06:46 PM

I use a Echoplex EP-3 and a Boss DD-6. Echoplex requires a lot of maintanence, but when its at its best, its hard to beat. the DD-3 is great for a light ambient delay

Big John · 10-30-2007, 07:08 PM

I like both. For playing live, I use both an Ibanez AD9 and a Boss DD6. In the studio, I'll record dry and then loop in whatever pedal I want at mixdown.

BOBBO · 11-04-2007, 11:02 AM

I'm surprised the numbers are so even !!

WildeStarr · 11-04-2007, 12:01 PM

For pedals, I use the Boss digital delays. All my recording gear, rack mount stuff, etc. is digital as well.

LoKi · 11-04-2007, 12:41 PM

Digital for me. No hassles, no fussing, its just there when I need it.

Echo Park is hands down my favorite delay stompbox.

Weldaar · 11-04-2007, 02:05 PM

I use a Electro Harmonix Memory Man Analog Delay. Analog is supposed to sound warmer.

coldsteal2 · 11-04-2007, 10:02 PM

I just ordered the new Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Pedal cant wait to get it!!

Volusia · 11-09-2007, 02:58 PM

Right now I get all my delays from the PODXT Live. I don't gig currently so I like the muti effects board for recording. I am starting to build a pedal board and the delay is one that is on my list to get this winter. I am still torn between analog and digital so I am glad to see this poll. The POD modeling gives me a little variety to see some of the differences between them but I know it's not exact to the actual stand alone pedal.

BOBBO · 11-24-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volusia1*

Right now I get all my delays from the PODXT Live. I don't gig currently so I like the muti effects board for recording. I am starting to build a pedal board and the delay is one that is on my list to get this winter. I am still torn between analog and digital so I am glad to see this poll. The POD modeling gives me a little variety to see some of the differences between them but I know it's not exact to the actual stand alone pedal.

I played a POD once or twice and they really seem to be too sterile ! Dont get me wrong the delays were lush but too pristine !! I like the breakup of analog ! On my DLS EchoTap you can adjust the delay from clean digital like very perfect repeats all the way to an EchoPlex like dealy were the repeats degrade as they fade away !! But my Boss DM2 is my slapback monster !! It does those crazy spaceship oscillations too !!!!!

BOBBO · 12-08-2007, 11:16 PM

ace924 · 12-20-2007, 01:04 PM

I have a BOSS, and it recommened to me, otherwise i have no cluye on the difference between them.

plexipaul · 12-21-2007, 11:09 AM

Suposed to be analog but i read somewhere that just before the signal leaves the output something digital is happening, so what to vote

Anyway, it`s a simple delay, tonewise similar to Ibanez AD-9 i used to own (not a RI), but with extra toneknob feature (nice) and a longer decaytime 600ms vs. 300ms. Unfortunately no stereo output. It self-oscillates pretty well but not as crazy as the AD-9. Pretty good quality for a very reasonable price.

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Digital delay	60	46.15%
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10-05-2007, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
BOBBO MVP Clown Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.J. Posts: 19,493 Thanks: 237 Thanked 463 Times in 90 Posts	ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? This thread is not just a POLL !! I would like to see people discuss the differences between analog and digital delay's ... Please post the delay unit you use too !!

10-05-2007, 08:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shawn Fate Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 789 Thanks: 3 Thanked 30 Times in 4 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? I use digital ,because it is built into my Vetta and ProTools.

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HolyGrail V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Beach to the Desert . Posts: 1,142 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Tape Delay for Guitar for me. It has a Vintage Warmth . Love the Echoplex sound with all it's imperfection Tape wabble, wow and flutter .

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10-21-2007, 09:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
ashbass V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 158 Thanks: 0 Thanked 39 Times in 5 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Analog Maxon AD-09 here. Digital anything equalizes my tone so that something comes up missing. I've tried again and again with different digital delays and digital effects in general. I always end up hitting my rig after some time of not playing and thinking that my tone sounds flattened out. I used to track back through all my cables and everything but now I just pull the digital pedal out of the chain and there's the tone suck. In a gig the difference can't be detected I'm sure but I just hobby-noodle around in a small room with three tube amps pointing at me from various corners. I can hear the difference there. It's annoying, really. I got the BOSS Loop Station pedal and it's a blast but it is always on when it is plugged in and sure enough I tracked back to it being a tone leveler. I have the BOSS pedal and a Dan-Echo pedal riding on a little dual true-bypass pedal I made for their occasion.

10-21-2007, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
lp59aholicDon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina in the Mountains Posts: 5,224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Theres no, " I dont use a delay, only spring or digital verbs option there Bobbo __________________ I am a sheepdog, Its not just a vocation, its my nature Live with it, Lead, Follow, or get the hell outta my way . Tis better to have the sword and live by it, than to reach in need and find the scabboard empty .Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner- Ben Franklin Don't be talkin' the talk if you can't walk the walk

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Big Mike V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SFO Bay Area ~ Raider Nation Posts: 385 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Digital. I like the crisp top end to it. Boss DD6.

10-24-2007, 07:19 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lousyatit Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Echoplex

10-25-2007, 06:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
LesPRS Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? For me it really depends on the application. I like crisp digital delays for Pink Floyd-ish "Run Like Hell" moments, analog delays for solos, and tape delays for most everything else. __________________ "So often our hands get caught up in ruts of muscle memory. 'Muscle memory' is an accurate term. We get used to doing certain things, without even being aware of them. This ultimately not only shapes and therefore limits our technique, it also shapes what we compose, what we write. We end up thinking still unknowingly trapped in that box." -Adam Nitti No Special Hypes.... Just Straight Tone! www.WBPickups.com www.myspace.com/wbcustompickups www.youtube.com/wbguitarpickups

10-26-2007, 09:26 AM	#16 (permalink)
TxMack Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Angelo, Texas Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Old EP-2....just so sweet. I've tried EVERYTHING to match it, the old tan Chandler unit sounds very good and the new #1 Echo that EH makes is very close sounding and it's $90! I have one on my board, even though I use the ep, and just set it for a couple of particular big delay's in particular song parts.

10-30-2007, 06:19 PM	#18 (permalink)
Sean French Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? I very rarely use delay anymore. When I do I use my Maxon AD-80 in the loop for a little slap. Analog is just warmer and more natural sounding to my ears.

10-30-2007, 06:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
badhabit Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 391 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? I use a Echoplex EP-3 and a Boss DD-6. Echoplex requires a lot of maintanence, but when its at its best, its hard to beat. the DD-3 is great for a light ambient delay

10-30-2007, 07:08 PM	#20 (permalink)
Big John ...with a big mouth Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Posts: 2,145 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? I like both. For playing live, I use both an Ibanez AD9 and a Boss DD6. In the studio, I'll record dry and then loop in whatever pedal I want at mixdown.

11-04-2007, 11:02 AM	#21 (permalink)
BOBBO MVP Clown Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.J. Posts: 19,493 Thanks: 237 Thanked 463 Times in 90 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? I'm surprised the numbers are so even !!

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WildeStarr V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,248 Thanks: 1 Thanked 43 Times in 11 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? For pedals, I use the Boss digital delays. All my recording gear, rack mount stuff, etc. is digital as well.

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LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 5,794 Thanks: 109 Thanked 18 Times in 7 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Digital for me. No hassles, no fussing, its just there when I need it. Echo Park is hands down my favorite delay stompbox.

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plexipaul Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 130 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ANALOG vs DIGITAL which delay do you play ? Suposed to be analog but i read somewhere that just before the signal leaves the output something digital is happening, so what to vote Anyway, it`s a simple delay, tonewise similar to Ibanez AD-9 i used to own (not a RI), but with extra toneknob feature (nice) and a longer decaytime 600ms vs. 300ms. Unfortunately no stereo output. It self-oscillates pretty well but not as crazy as the AD-9. Pretty good quality for a very reasonable price.

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