Delay with tap tempo?

Post by **Doog** » Sun May 09, 2010 8:13 pm

GeorgeF wrote:I've got a marshall echohead and use a tap tempo with it. Pretty cool except you set it by going tap tap tap but then you have to hold down the pedal for it to work. If you don't hold it down the pedal is essentially switched off. So if you want delay you have to stand with your foot on it the whole time.

Do not recommend.

Hmm, pretty sure my Echohead didn't work like that. I'd only have to tap in at least 2 beats and it'd save the bpm, whether the pedal was on or off- didn't need to do any other shenanigans.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun May 09, 2010 9:54 pm

kim wrote:

i think the input jack on mine has just busted recently. I thought it was great otherwise and it cost me Â£15. I will open it up and see if I can fix it though

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Sun May 09, 2010 10:33 pm

willlin wrote:Behringer DD400 has a tap tempo mode. It's a cracking little pedal at the price. Mine was about Â£20

there is also a feature where you can have two different delay rates going at once

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun May 09, 2010 10:43 pm

i love how it makes your guitar sound like a robot with certain settings, sometimes it sounds like a blade klang, it's awesome for that alone. the feedback knob is also cool

Post by **Doog** » Sun May 09, 2010 11:00 pm

Berto wrote:
willlin wrote:Behringer DD400 has a tap tempo mode. It's a cracking little pedal at the price. Mine was about Â£20
there is also a feature where you can have two different delay rates going at once

Really? That's the first I've heard of it having a multi tap mode; surely they'd mention it on the pedal somewhere?

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:16 am

oddly they dont, they also dont "advertise" the tap tempo either. here is how to get two rates going at once:

1. dial in your first sound
2. turn the pedal off (bypass)
3. press down on the footswitch and hold it there until either the LED lights up or starts blinking, i can't remember which but she should respond when you touch her
4. while still holding the switch down, set another rate on the "rate" knob
5. release the switch after you are done dialing in
6. turn on pedal and rawkk

skybluestrat · Post by **skybluestrat** » Mon May 10, 2010 1:45 am

I use the TC Electronics Nova delay and it's been extremely versatile and reliable. Not only does it have a separate tap tempo stomp button, but you can program up to 9 of your own presets. This feature is incredible for me as I play in an original band and use delay pretty heavily, so now I can just dial in my tone perfectly every time with no fuss and use the tap to match my drummer in case he speeds up.

Obviously this is a more expensive option, but I truly think this pedal is worth it.

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Mon May 10, 2010 2:04 am

edit: mode knob not rate knob

Post by **Mike** » Mon May 10, 2010 9:51 am

Berto wrote:oddly they dont, they also dont "advertise" the tap tempo either. here is how to get two rates going at once:

They don't advertise tap on one of their delays and it does it also (Hurb found it), so this doesn't surprise me.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:51 pm

Damn now i want to pick up the behringer dd400

I swear I come on here every day and end up finding something new i want.

How does the tap tempo function work though? If thats decent I might find the money for it.

edit:

Taylor704 wrote:Memory Boy + small external tap tempo switch?

can you actually do that? on the standard or the deluxe. I have a memory boy standard and its not mentioned in the manual :S I'm guessing you plug the tap tempo switch into the expressional pedal jack.

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:48 pm

mrperson wrote:
How does the tap tempo function work though? If thats decent I might find the money for it.

You press the pedal down as if switching it on and hold it till the light blinks. Then tap away and you're on. It's pretty cool if a little spazzy at times.

Taylor704 · Post by **Taylor704** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:45 pm

mrperson wrote: Damn now i want to pick up the behringer dd400

I swear I come on here every day and end up finding something new i want.

How does the tap tempo function work though? If thats decent I might find the money for it.

edit:
Taylor704 wrote:Memory Boy + small external tap tempo switch?
can you actually do that? on the standard or the deluxe. I have a memory boy standard and its not mentioned in the manual :S I'm guessing you plug the tap tempo switch into the expressional pedal jack.

Apologies I thought you could use tap tempo with the Memory Boy. Guess you'll need the deluxe, which i'd imagine isn't a good idea considering you'll have to spend over $100.

MISSINGNO. · Post by **MISSINGNO.** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:51 am

No love for the Line 6 Echo Park?

I got one of these for pretty cheap and it's got countless settings and a built in tap-tempo. Sounds good, too.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:06 am

and it weighs like 6lbs.

MISSINGNO. · Post by **MISSINGNO.** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:49 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:and it weighs like 6lbs.

Perfect for putting into a sock and bludgeoning passing pedestrians! In all seriousness, it's not that heavy of a pedal.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:53 am

bullshit. i've played all the pointless chip-chunk-swap line6 stuff, and while they are fine effects, it's a stupid idea, and they're too fucking heavy. i got one for free from my friend, and it's heavier than his crybaby, i.e. too fucking heavy for a normal stompbox.

sorry mate, i'm sure you love it, but it's too heavy for me. the one i have is a bit noisy as well.

mike did a demo a few years back, and appeared to like it well enough.

MISSINGNO. · Post by **MISSINGNO.** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:25 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:bullshit. i've played all the pointless chip-chunk-swap line6 stuff, and while they are fine effects, it's a stupid idea, and they're too fucking heavy. i got one for free from my friend, and it's heavier than his crybaby, i.e. too fucking heavy for a normal stompbox.

sorry mate, i'm sure you love it, but it's too heavy for me. the one i have is a bit noisy as well.

mike did a demo a few years back, and appeared to like it well enough.

Bullshit? Uh, I'm not so sure about that. I've got a handful of heavier pedals so this one isn't really a problem for me. And the notion that a pedal being heavy could be a negative is just crazy to me.

Other than that, the Echo Park was only noisy for me when powered with a daisy chain.

the isaac eaton · Post by **the isaac eaton** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:34 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:bullshit. i've played all the pointless chip-chunk-swap line6 stuff, and while they are fine effects, it's a stupid idea, and they're too fucking heavy. i got one for free from my friend, and it's heavier than his crybaby, i.e. too fucking heavy for a normal stompbox.

sorry mate, i'm sure you love it, but it's too heavy for me. the one i have is a bit noisy as well.

mike did a demo a few years back, and appeared to like it well enough.

Why does the weight of the pedal matter at all? I prefer heavier pedals because I feel like they are more solid devices.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu May 13, 2010 8:58 am

I had the Line 6 chorus from the same range from the Echo Park once and I concur with hotrodperlmutter, it was ridiculously heavy. I don't really want to add a pedal to my board that is going to double the weight no matter how good it sounds, my pedal board is heavy enough as it is. After carrying my kit to a gig on the bus it's kind of good to have feeling left in my arm as it tends to help with guitar playing.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu May 13, 2010 9:00 am

isn't the EM600 by Behringer a Echo Park rip off? That shouldn't have the weight issues and be a lot cheaper