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Re: DD-20 continued
ted,
i hope to not sound flippant, but I think you are being much to modest and
self-depracative! I saw you perform with the 'monster rack' at Loopstock
I, and anybody who can wrap their head around that setup can wrangle a
stompbox! hehe. Just give y'self a little time!
best,
rich
> Just a note on the DD-20/RC-20 thang,
>
> I've appreciated all of the posts. Thanks! With help, I have
> finally gotten the unit fairly well sussed. It's a much cooler
> device now that I fully understand it. Wow! In fact, after
> bringing home the RC-20 the other day I was less satisfied
> with my purchase than I was with the DD-20 I bought last
> month. So, you know what I did? I took the RC back and got
> another DD and $47 in change (the difference in the
> prices of the 2 units) back in the bargain.
>
> The nice thing about the DD is that you can set up some of
> the patches to fade away gradually. Although I spend a good
> deal of time in "Manual" using the SOS (Sound on Sound) Mode
> where nothing ever fades from the loop, you can step through
> to other delays that WILL gradually fade away. This makes for
> nice segues/transitions and endings without having to resort
> to another volume pedal in the signal chain. And, since I have
> 2 of them now it's even more seamless . . . and fun.
>
> So far, in answer to one question, I don't think that you can
> "toggle" between 2 memory locations or step backwards but
> must step forward through them all (in order) if the one you
> want is not adjacent to the one you're in. I'm still no expert yet
> though.
>
> Also, starting with the "Manual" setting location (and BTW you
> CAN actually save the timing info on THAT as well so it stars
> up at the same timing setting at each powerup), you are not
> only able to save just the timing info at each of the 4 memory
> slots but the "type" of delay as well. The box has eleven of
> these that you select with a rotary knob in "manual" mode -- and
> with the exception of the SOS mode you can save all of the
> types (including Reverse Delay) to the memory slots so that
> they are instantly accessible by footswitch.
>
> Another point. I think you CAN start at memory slot 4 and step
> back to the beginning at "Manual" and still have slot 4's delays
> playing themselves out to over whatever new bit you play into
> the "manual" slot. I'll check, but I'm sure it's something I did
> just yesterday when I was figuring the thing out.
>
> All-in-all, I think it's a much better unit than the DL4 it replaces
> in my gear collection. And, while the RC-20 had a whopping 5
> minutes of delay memory and some other neat capabilities,
> I didn't find it all that useful in practice. If I wanted to save
> prerecorded loops I already have an SP-303 for that over in
> the other corner, attached to my other "mondo humongus"
> rack rig. I can just "borrow" that (from myself) whenever.
> If I wanted to match tempos with another musician or sound
> source there is a tap tempo button on the DD-20 too . . . and
> while that doesn't change the tempo of a loop already playing
> like the RC does (without changing pitch). I'm fairly competent
> at matching rhythms on the fly anyway so I'm not worried.
>
> Thanks again for keeping the thread going 'til some answers
> surfaced. I like to think of myself as reasonably competent,
> intelligent and experienced. So when it happens that I was
> having trouble figuring out a simple . . . well maybe not so
> simple . . . stomp box delay pedal I felt a bit embarrassed.
> It just goes to show that the only stupid question is the one
> you don't ask.
>
> Cheers,
>
> tEd ® kiLLiAn
>
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