TC Electroics d-two

[username]

In the live audio world, d2's are THE delay.. near every rider specs one..

If you want features and ease of use.. they're a great choice..

I havent really compared them directly to anything, but sound quality wise I've never gone wow with them.. but also never hated it..

[tedgoldie]

i have a D-TWO and i think its brilliant. very simple but tweakable and always sounds great. especially good features are the 'ducking' which sets a threshold on when it delays, and my favourite is setting the precise amount of repeats - so you could have 10 repeats at full level, for example. good for electronic music imo.

[KRStudio]

Another good unit to get for killer delay lines is the old Ensoniq DP/4. Very versital and sounds great.

[tedgoldie]

p.s. the D-TWO does tapping of custom patterns, although i've not investigated this much. you can get the manual off the tc electronic site to read further.

i also have an eventide DSP7000 which is pretty amazing, so if you could pick one of those up second hand it might be worth spending the extra. however, for quick and easy delay i always reach for the D-TWO first.

also if you really want to go into that sort programable tap thing maybe you could still consider going the software route? don't know what DAW you have but logic's designer delay is very good, and also the cheap (but i think excellent) delay plugin from audio damage - extremely customisable:

Audio Damage :: Ricochet