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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 > > http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html > http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian > http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html > http://www.garageband.com/artist/ArsOcarina > http://www.netmusic.com/web/album.aspx?a_id=CBNM_17314 > http://www.indiejazz.com/ProductDetailsView.aspx?ProductID=193 >