# delays, mods, boss, fx loops, moog... for andrew gallasch

[scott hansen <evanpeewee@yahoo.com>]

andrew-
the boss dd20 does do some delay that allows you 2 independent delay lines for "interesting delay use"-can't remember which mode it was (maybe the tape mode as in 2-heads on old tape machine?)
i think i tried to use it once, wasn't something that thrilled me, seemed more complicated than i was willing to mess with (i keep everything at hands reach on a table)
for glitching sounds-i thought it was pretty weak, it did not do a budget version of demo of what david torn's lexicon pcm42 unit (which my old dod d12 could do-which is why i loved that thing!)
to be fair it could kind of warble the sound, but didn't seem overly usable to me. it really wasn't doing any time pitch-shift that i wanted it to do (slow to fast or fast to slow). yes, it can do 23 sec of delay, but again, that didn't thrill me. hence i put it away when i got an older boss rc20.

a cheap option of rhythmic delays is the zoom g2-you can actually set up 3 different delays in it (they fall under different effects modes in the unit). i remember playing around w/ that a few times and got some interesting sounds/effects. especially if you set the delays short, to get rhythmic stuff going-
the bad: you can't modulate the time (so no glitching options) if you try, it just stops and resets to whatever new time you set it at, a bummer, but it is a cheap multi-effects box, and is portable.
it does have a tap tempo button, but i would guess if you're using it for live application, you'd want to save as a preset to get it set up, otherwise you'd have to set the 3 individual times, etc.
and the funny thing is: i've had the thing for 3 yrs and still like it. it has some good amp models, good effects, and some good whacky effects options (the wahs, step filter, ring mod)
good luck!
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