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Lying Dalai Lying Dalai
Published on 09/12/06 at 02:39
The effects available are the tap-delay and delay, mainly, but also a sampler and reverse delay of 2 sec (if you can call it that), all the digital effects (as the name suggests), and connections are well described by the picture: in addition to the entry and exit, there is a secondary output for stereo delay and an additional input to through an optional foot-switch to access the tap-delay function.

Otherwise, as with many pedals you have two options to power: 9V battery STENDARDI (which should last 3 to 5 hours depending on usage) or a transformer (highly recommended, then!)

Since there are two optional accessories not so, I will 8.

UTILIZATION

Extremely simple configuration which is summarized on a small sticker provided (for blackouts). If not, well, the knobs is still what is best for tweaking effects, so it's excellent.

I deplore the lack of pitch delay, which is still very nice. This feature has been replaced by a gradual change in tempo (like the pitch delay) it does not change the pitch of the note.
But the first use I was shocked by the change of tempo knob: When the action as sound goes, it was soon sound like "scroutch" just get in the loop, and thus the gradual change in tempo of the delay can not live ...
It seems that this is not due to honest note knob, but a horrible bug in the software, all the more regrettable since it j'exactement the same problem on my multi-effects Boss GT-5 (using as a "knob "expression pedal). It would have been better to keep the pitch-delay rather than the feature unusable!
Blam, it earned him a 6-point!

SOUND QUALITY

Apart from the small dirt in the live edition of the tempo of the delay described above, the sound is impeccable, it does not sound digital, it is very clear.
I never use the tempo of the very short delay which is virtually nothing but realize that a delay gives rise to very near the harmonics that depend on the delay pérdiode. Otherwise, I still made heavy use, whether for the dub (of course) or to create "layers" of substance, and even mini-sampler (OK, so that c 2 sec is short ^ ^).

I never use the reverse-delay effect that does not (unless you branch out into "panning out") to obtain only the sound "reverse" the effect is a normal delay and signal mirror, and repeat until fade out. I do not see much utility, except that it is curiously the only one that allows for the pitch-delay effect (but with the reverse in, not very usable).

OVERALL OPINION

Overall opinion: an excellent effect, the sound impeccable, I use very often and this for over 5 years.

I note that this pedal has taken a lot of bowls, beer, mud, and my soles crados: the sound has not moved, the knobs do not always crachottent even painting is the shock (I must have a small break at any scale) and the rubber does not move: it's really made to last!

Level value, I find that I had paid vraiemnt expensive at the time (900 balls nine, I think), and if I had my choice again, I would have opted for a purpose in the same range with less of unnecessary features and a true pitch delay. But the old analog delay Boss had just been replaced by the superb range of digital delay, and I was seduced ... I think I would have preferred the dinosaur

That said, for his impeccable and the fact that I do not always separate, I'm not going down too much either, this pedal!
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[edit] I sold my Boss DD-5 has six months to offer me a DL-4 for Line 6 (a killing, this pedal for that matter). In short, it is vain to contact me to ask me if I sell the DD-5 ...</span>