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>OK this may be a stupid question but I'm confused on the most basic
>funstion of the DL4 delay.
>
>We all now know that there are three preset switches A, B, and C. These
>store memory locations of preset delay settings and can be from any of
>the delay types.
>
>Check this out:
>
>So let's say I have a analog delay in A, a digial lo res delay in B, and
>a reverse echo in C.
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>I want to play a lick, turn on the unit to the tube echo, and turn it
>off again. I set the delay type to tube echo and plug in all the cables
>and start playing. The solo comes up and I press ...
>
>What??
>
>If I press A, B, or C to turn on the unit it calls up one of the presets
>none of which are tube echo.
>
>Is it possible for me to turn on the pedal and turn it off again without
>calling up one of the presets???
There isn't a manual front panel mode. What you need to do is program a
preset with the type of echo you want. You program a preset by setting the
front panel knobs to the sound you want, then press and hold one of the 3
preset footswitches for about 5 seconds, until the LED flashes.
>
>With all the delay types in there I am going to want to do this often.
>
>Also, what happens when you call a preset up and then adjust the
>settings? My understadning is this then turns the preset into the delay
>type that is dialed in. While this is a nice feature I don't often have
>the chance to use my hands with a stompbox or get down on the floor
>while playing guitar. Is there a way to bypass the presets entirely and
>have the unit play what it's dialed up to do?
Nope. If you call up a preset, mess with the knobs, then bypass that
preset, the next time you press the footswitch for that preset you will
recall the stored preset, not the editied. This is one frustration I have
with the DL-4, I find the unit a bit too preset-dependant. I have a Korg
multieffects pedal that uses a similar scheme, but it lets you recall
edited presets from bypass until you recall another preset. Is this
something that could be programmed into the software? I'm sure I'm not the
only one that this bothers. On the other hand, it is very easy to program
on the fly, I could see reprogramming the presets during a gig as not being
out of the question.
Another thing I'd like to be able to do is to tap in tempos while the delay
is bypassed.
Otherwise, I totally dig the unit, the sound is nothing short of
astounding. A friend is bringing over his space echo in a few days to
blindfold test against the DL-4, should be interesting...
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Dave Trenkel : improv@peak.org : www.peak.org/~improv/
"...there will come a day when you won't have to use
gasoline. You'd simply take a cassette and put it in
your car, let it run. You'd have to have the proper
type of music. Like you take two sticks, put 'em
together, make fire. You take some notes and rub 'em
together - dum, dum, dum, dum - fire, cosmic fire."
-Sun Ra
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