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Old 13th January 2005, 07:32 AM   #18
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Originally posted by DanV
1) not much, at least around 2-4 seconds.
2) must be able to modulate via front panel controls, onboard lfo's and perhaps cv woud be added pluses but not important.
3) i'm hoping to find something that is just 4 delay taps, not a crazy expensive multi effect, but multi effects are welcome(if they modulate well),, i'd like to not go over $300.
This is a pretty tall order, man!

I can't think of any analog delay (aside from tape) that is capable of 2-4 second delays. Until fairly recently, with the advent of ever-cheaper memory, many digital boxes weren't capable of delays this long. Many older budget FX boxes top out at 1.5 or 2 seconds of stereo delay and most can only produce shorter times on multi-tap delays.

Given your price point and your desire for real-time controls, I'd suggest you look at a pair of some cheaper guitar-oriented delays like the Line 6 DL-4 (you could probably find two of these for $350-400) or maybe that Akai. If you're brave, you could try to pickup an Ensoniq DP4+ or Sony DPS-V55 and do some MIDI/sysex programming to control it with something like this: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/701762/ or this http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/701763/

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