Boss Dm-101 vs RE-202 // What's the difference? 

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I love the way they designed these. The fact that they’ve started to put some love into the design of pedals again, with a quality feel and clean as hell 1970s aesthetics. Imagine if they started making synths like that, analog synths with original design (but obviously influenced by older designs).

NO ONE reviews guitar pedals with synths better than Starsky! 🌟

If you have the Moog Matriarch, you have access to their built-in BBD based on the Moog 500 series modules which sounds amazing and which I think sounds better than the DM-101. That's stereo too and can be modulated however you want with envelopes and LFOs and other eurorack gear if you have it :-)

Yeah.... think I'll hold onto my 202 😆

I tried the 101 and thought it sounded amazing, had the full stereo width that i feel the 202 is lacking. But that mono in is an absolute killer for me. I use pedals as outboard gear and it just kills all my stereo image. And the fact it doesn't go 100% wet means I cant put it in a parallel effect send without causing a weird phasing issue. Such a shame because I think the 101 might be one of the best analog delays I've heard

Thanks for the comparison! I stick to my 202. The 101 is with all respect just a very very good analogue delay! The 202 got that authentic playful transparent tape delay sound which i love so very much!

Great vid, although the 202 emulates the classic re-201, not re-150, although very similar

Thank you for inspiring me to hook up my RE-202 again. Its definitely a wonderful pedal that i dont give enough attention to. Awesome in depth comparison! I really appreciate how u take the time to mess around with every knob. The DM-101 sounds incredible. I definitely want to add a stereo BBD delay to my collection. The only thing i wish it had is stereo inputs. due to that limitation i would lean more towards the Flower Pedals Dahlia, or the Walrus Audio Meraki, but the DM-101 sounds so darn good. 😁

Good video as ever. Must confess that melody stuck in my head so i fleshed a tune out of it. Cheers!!!🎉

Nicely done... Meant to be here earlier, apologies for the delay and the poor pun, pu, p...

It appears the 202 was designed with keyboardist in mind, while the 101 isn't... why not allow stereo through put?

RE 202 for the win

Great topic, i was just asking myself that question. The 101 does not do full wet, does the 202? I m trying to use that as a excuse to not buy either 😅

Would love to see you get a hold of some chase bliss pedals to demo. The new reverse mod C and gen loss mk2.

Love the design and the sound of these units. I see a RE-202 in my Effects Loop.

Hi, i was wondering if you think its worth it to get one of these for just mono? I just have my peavey combo.

The re202 can totally ramp up, just step and hold on the left pedal and if you step and hold on the right one it freezes

Everytime I hear the SH 101 I want to grumpily punch my beringer Ms 01. Sod it, it might fix the crap glide if I do.

I heard the DM-101 synth signal is too hot for it. Any truth?

Nice... nice... nice

Briliant video again.😊

Yes!! This is the video I’ve been waiting for!

i'm just glad that the instagram plant is serving a purpose. i was about to throw my laptop out the window

Lol i just noticed topic says RE 101. You want to change that typoo😊

Love me 202, it sound incredible when you play with the tape speed and intensity in real-time. BBD delays are nice but a different kettle of fish. I have a nice moogerfooger for that.

I can tell you right off the bat you should've used the multi head mode with all heads on and changed the dotted note settings to hit that initial 202 sound.

What synth are you controlling in the intro? It is beautiful

I really want the DM-101, that price though. But then again i paid more for a Moog MF-104M Super delay, wich i sold for double the initial price.

Gonna sell my RV6 and DM2. Which of these should I get? TIA.

Are you also going to do the eventide h90 and check if there are some vocoder tricks to be used?

Thanks Starsky, I interesting comparison. DM1sounds good but really isn’t an option as I’m sure,”like a lot of “synth orientated” customers the DM1 being mono in is a real deal breaker, pretty surprised Boss/Roland made such a shortsighted design choice- could have made it appeal to bunch more customers?

Starsky, you and @loopop are my go to channels. I can even overlook you’re a Lancastrian, I’m sure you’ll admit Yorkshire has always had a better cricket team. Thanks for this great comparison. I love the 202 and I’m eagerly awaiting my 101. I also think the SDE3000 clone has a different vibe again.

phew, no g.a.s.! i can continue enjoying my re-202 😅

The sound of the RE-202 really reminds me of old 70s Vangelis tracks... especially with the SH-101 providing those plucks! I think he used the much vaunted Binson Echorec units, the sound is definately very similar.

The repeats on the DM=101 sound a lot more distorted and dark - it doesn't sound right to me. Let alone having the reverb added as a bonus on the 202. No 100% wet kills both units anyway. Why bother if you can't strap it on a mixer send?

no way im paying that much for "emulation" just make the real thing jesus christ...like seriously if your on a budget just get a plugin because its literally the same thing and save even mooore money.

That plant in the corner is driving me mental. Excellent demo though.

I think I just broke my own synth-stupidity record: I came in sort of in the middle of this video, and saw the top of the synth there. I thought "Oh, cool... he's using a Roland Boutique SH-01A like mine to demo these pedals! Wait, though... what are those plugs on the top side... mine doesn't have those (looking down at my desk to confirm that my SH-01A didn't have its plugs on top, but in back). Hmm... this is ODD... does he have the Roland Boutique sitting on something else that is gray with plugs on it? Hmm... no... it's definitely part of the... OH, WAIT, that's a REAL SH-101!" etc. etc. So, then I sit thinking "Yeah, like Starsky would even have something like a Boutique, of course he's going to have the real thing. I should get the real thing and stop being such a loser." (looking over at my P6, Pro3, Sub37, Grandmother, MS-20, Perkons, and every box Electron makes mounted on my Jaspers stands) Yeah... I'm nothing without a real SH-101. (Looking over at my Behringer Poly D) "Yeah... there's the proof I'm a cheapskate" (ALTHOUGH... to be fair... Starsky IS sort've responsible for me getting that Poly D after his comparison video was so impressive.) Still... it just goes to show you how vicious and predatory G.A.S. is... it preys on every single compromise you ever make and ignores every major sacrifice you've already made to try to appease the monster. The thing is, I'm not a materialistic person in any other way... just... SYNTHS (and drum machines... and sequencers... and pedals...and controllers...) :::sigh::: sick, sick boy I am...

How superficial can you be, even in the description of this vid - "like the RE-101 is a digital emulation of the Space Delay" WTF

Thank goodness I’m a vintage gear/tone snob, so don’t have any interest in spending money on these new, bright-sounding units … Who would’ve thought, my snobbery would ‘save’ me so much money! Thanks, Boss, for putting out all these new, expensive boxes I don’t like the sound of! 😀 Of course, I spent a lot of money on vintage gear, to get to this point … 😏

The DM-101 is more expensive than two DM-2Ws, and I'd rather have two DM-2Ws. An 8 BBD 1.2-sec delay needs SOME kind of filtering. I'm sure it has something hidden in the the settings, but that's really bad design. They had plenty room for EQ or filter knobs, but nope. My favorite big delays are the Zen Delay, Benidub Echo, and the Suhr Discovery. Those all have easy to use LPF/HPF, and it's something I use 100% of the time. The DM-101 is a great idea that was poorly executed. There's nothing interesting or elegant or intuitive about the interface. It's a dramatic contrast next to the RE-202 which has a lovely layout/interface. Maybe that's just because it's copying the lovely layout/interface of the OG Space Echo. It's also a real eye-roller that in 2023 they're still repurposing an old chassis with a Micro-B connector. It doesn't really matter. It doesn't need the connector for power. But it just screams "lazy design."