Re: 16 second delay problem

[David Beardsley <xouoxno@virtulink.com>]

Kim Flint wrote:

> >the original "bucket brigade" analog delay chips are not available
> >any more, I wonder whether they made it digitally even.
> 
> as I understand, this is why they have not produced a re-issue 16sec 
>delay
> yet. The parts used in it are long gone. (a terrible danger with music 
>gear
> that can last on the market years or decades, when the PC industry only
> needs the parts for 9 months.....)  My guess is they are having a lot of
> trouble reproducing the quirks of it in currently available technologies.

I wonder how close the Line 6 DL4 model of it is going to sound.
Hopefully I can try one this week.


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