Pink boxes
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 4:54 pm
hehe.. maybe the heading was crude... I thought it was at least a little bit funny.. anyway..
Here is my pink delay collection. I will NEVER let go of any of these. They are a permanent fixture on my boards. You never know which one will work best for a given situation. The DM-2 and 3 are nearly identical with the 3 being slightly cleaner. I consider these to be thin and moderately hi-fi as far as analog delays go. The AD9 is fairly dirty and pretty thick. It is more of a sludgy tone, kind of chunky. The AD-80, running on 18 volts, has a lot of headroom and clarity but is still thick. I consider it a clunky delay. It isn't subtle. The Boss units fade into the background and build up and wash there. The AD80 is much more present and doesn't sit in the background at all. If you want something very rhythmic that counts on clear repeats that sound nearly as loud and clear as your regular sound, this is the one. The AD9 is probably the most versatile of the lot. None have much delay time.. a few hundred milliseconds is about it for all. That never bothers me though as I still use my Moogerfooger MF-104Z for longer delays. As an interesting note, I find the Boss units to resemble very much the Moogerfooger's tone when set to it's shorter delay range. Oscillation is probably best on the Boss pedals. The AD9 isn't too eventful. The AD80 is more interesting but still not quite as unique as the DM-2/3.
Here is my pink delay collection. I will NEVER let go of any of these. They are a permanent fixture on my boards. You never know which one will work best for a given situation. The DM-2 and 3 are nearly identical with the 3 being slightly cleaner. I consider these to be thin and moderately hi-fi as far as analog delays go. The AD9 is fairly dirty and pretty thick. It is more of a sludgy tone, kind of chunky. The AD-80, running on 18 volts, has a lot of headroom and clarity but is still thick. I consider it a clunky delay. It isn't subtle. The Boss units fade into the background and build up and wash there. The AD80 is much more present and doesn't sit in the background at all. If you want something very rhythmic that counts on clear repeats that sound nearly as loud and clear as your regular sound, this is the one. The AD9 is probably the most versatile of the lot. None have much delay time.. a few hundred milliseconds is about it for all. That never bothers me though as I still use my Moogerfooger MF-104Z for longer delays. As an interesting note, I find the Boss units to resemble very much the Moogerfooger's tone when set to it's shorter delay range. Oscillation is probably best on the Boss pedals. The AD9 isn't too eventful. The AD80 is more interesting but still not quite as unique as the DM-2/3.