Difference Between Delay Types (Digital, Tape, Analog) [Pedalboard Tips #11]

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Today, we're looking at 3 different delay types (digital, tape, analog) and are listening to the tonal differences between them with audio examples.
Strymon DIG
Strymon El Capistan
Diamond Memory Lane Jr.
*** Note that the Diamond Memory Lane Jr. is not a stereo delay like the Strymon pedals, so the stereo image a lot less wider. Don't get fooled by the stereo image and listen to the characteristics of the repeats!
***Note 2: The Strymon El Capistan can sound much cleaner, but I left the secondary functions like that so you can really hear the tonal characteristics of tape delays such as the Tape Bias and Tape Crinkle!
Tell me in the comments what is your favorite delay type from those 3 and why!
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@AntoineMichaudGuitar 3 года назад

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@jiggersotoole7823 3 года назад

These reviews are bonkers.

@teknical100 3 года назад

My favourite delay type is always the one I don't own yet . . . .

@TimmyScottnoise 3 года назад

Haha. #fact

@ricardoribbeiro 2 года назад

Exatamente

@hellf.o Год назад

G.A.S kicking hard!

@flappymlg3607 5 лет назад

Digital: bright Tape: dirty Analog: warm

@okboldy1061 6 лет назад

Basic, straight forward videos like this are incredibly useful. Big thumbs up from me!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 6 лет назад

Thank you man!! :)

@RAndrewNeal 6 лет назад

The tape is my favorite. It's warmer, and has the best tone overall.

@rogerlecocq794 6 лет назад

Strymon DiG for me

@andrewsmall4865 2 года назад

I've had all three and only the El Capistan has stayed on my board.

@pats2058 3 года назад

Each pedal is so distinct but they all sound incredible!

@serenade8x272 7 лет назад

El Capistan! Something about that degrading repeat, love it!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 7 лет назад

Joseph Gontarek I agree :)

@sheajohnson4907 7 лет назад

Never selling my Memory Lane Jr!

@Danthehorse Год назад

The Dig is giving me strong 2290 vibes. Demo starts 1:30

@ekostopoulos 6 лет назад

They are all very nice, for different styles. The Memory lane is probably my favourite. Thx for the review.

@Naglfar 5 лет назад

Thank you. I was going to buy the El Capistan, and came here to check it out but found out I like the Strymon DiG more so I'll get that one.

@AndroxineVortex 7 лет назад

What if you had a digital delay but turned down the mix of the highs or brightness wouldn't that create a more tape sounding delay?

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 7 лет назад

Very good point! I think it would turn it more into an analog sounding delay, because it would be darker sounding. It couldn't sound like a tape, because you still miss the artefacts, the bias, wow & flutter (etc.) that make it sound like a tape!

@Pascal270 7 лет назад

AndroxineVortex If you use the Dig in 12 bits mode, it sounds much more warmer 😉

@Deeplycloseted435 6 лет назад

Real tape delays are actually very crisp with preserved transients and while the repeats may wobble a bit, and get quieter, they do not degrade like an analog bucket brigade. The El Cap adds pitch modulation, wow/flutter, and the “tape type” adds the degraded sound you hear, as if its an old used tape. If you go check out some demoes of restored tape machines, they sound very clear. The T Rex Replicator is a poor example. The new Fulltone is pretty good.

@georgearagon2546 6 лет назад

Analog was the warmest of the three. Was expecting to really like the tape. I did not! The digital was too perfect. No warmth or feeling. Thanks for showing us!

@endezeichengrimm 3 года назад

0:28 I was just about to say..... aren't they all digital...? haha.

@the5chord 7 лет назад

GeeZ that DIG is awesome but I like them all.

@RJW14 2 года назад

I have that ML JR, it is a great pedal ❤ If you set it just a bit shorter than you have and crank the mod, run it into an ambient reverb and it makes it bloom.

@bonsummers2657 3 года назад

Dude, just play, and indicate. All the talk you're doing is useless.

@TimothyBussMusic 8 лет назад

Nice job! I am a tape echo man...

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

I am too! I think I don't hide to anyone that the El Capistan is my favorite pedal :)

@rohitRraina 6 лет назад

that fluttery delay

@gtrgdss 8 лет назад

Love the tape delay.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

Also my favorite type :)

@shkwave99 7 лет назад

me too! I have an El Capistan and it totally rules. Plus you don't have to deal with the mechanical issues of a real tape machine!

@kevinfranz9302 7 лет назад

This video is exactly what I needed! So glad finding it after sorting through dozens of 30 minute + videos only explaining one or two pedals

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 7 лет назад

You will find on my channel that I try to be more concise and focusing on what's essential when I teach something. For example, I've made a 2 minutes video on how to change strings with locking tuners, and the average time for that subject on RU-vid is over 10 minutes. Some people just want to get the most watching time. I want to provide the most value. Thanks Kevin :)

@AdrianWhyte 6 лет назад

Perfectly good video! Short, to the point and well explained, thank you!

@danieldemayo6209 6 лет назад

Digital vs digital vs digital ;) lol good examples though

@francograneros4943 4 года назад

How do You know it please

@neilfish7358 4 года назад

All 3 are digital delays. The memory lane is a digital emulation of analog and the el cap is a digital emulation of a tape delay.

@bensonliang4702 Год назад

If I just want 1 type of delay on my pedalboard, do you think it's possible to make do with just a digital delay? Currently I have a DIG version 2, and that has a tone knob to kinda make things darker when required. Assuming it will be used in normal and ambient context, though perhaps reverb makes more of a difference for ambient.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

Yes, I think a digital delay with a tone knob and modulation controls is the best option to get the most variety of delay tones with only one type!

@MrMongo321 8 лет назад

VERY GOOD REVIEW!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

THANKS MAN!

@rjlane3475 Год назад

If you run the El Cap and Dig at the same time, I wonder how much the mixed sound of digital+tape would sound like analog

@jordanb9511 3 года назад

3:03 DIG 3:35 El Cap 4:07 ML Jr

@musicbyphantes 5 лет назад

I like your chords very much. Would you mind showing these chords? I my opinion a combination of digdelay and the diamand would be great.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 5 лет назад

Thanks man! Just go over to my website and take my free course on chords: www.ambientguitaracademy.com/ambient-guitar-chord-structures

@poohbaeh 2 года назад

The diamond memory jr pedal, is a DIGITAL pedal designed with an analog voice. Still it Sound amazing IMO eventhough it’s a digital pedal 😉

@isaacinvang 5 лет назад

The tape delay is very haunting which I like.

@sgperformer 6 лет назад

Fantastic review! Nailed my own interests in the different types. Helped me save big bucks by not having to buy one, just to want another...Also, your playing really highlights the delay. It is beautiful...For me, I like the modulation of the DIG just slightly better than the others, but as you say, they all 3 can fit different needs. Maybe the Timeline is the most economical then.

@derkoettner 6 лет назад

The Capistan was not set up very well. Nobody wants a tape machine to sound like that. If so you would change the tape or service the unit.

@jaredheld2672 4 года назад

Mathias Köttner wrong

@2121toso 6 лет назад

Very nice. Thanks for the single notes and chords to really hear the delays.

@PartyChicken407 7 лет назад

Very solid and well thought out video. Glad you took the time to match the repeats and didn't waste a lot of time playing them one after the other so that we were able to hear an honest comparison. Thanks again.

@donnyhanson4010 7 лет назад

dang, you do great videos and reviews...very helpful. thank you.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 7 лет назад

Thanks man, no problem!

@ShaighJosephson 3 года назад

I skipped over the individual pedals for running a DD-500 into a Timeline... That combo covers everything and the stacking possibilities are endless... ☺️

@flappymlg3607 5 лет назад

I like tape :)

@stuartphelps3293 5 лет назад

I think a lot of companies get the tape emulation wrong. It depends on how old/ dirty the tape and machine are, but tape repeats are bright with the low end rolled off.

@MrArchonta 7 лет назад

Very smart pedal comparison, nice comments on the pedals. I would pick the DIG pedal for clean, modulated arpeggios, phrases and ambient stuff. The Diamond pedal is far warmer and it can sound better on clean, slow soloing and classic / progressive rock passages. Tape delays offer more solid tones through an amp's lead channel. All these pedals are not cheap, but they offer quality, innovation and are pedal board friendly. Just a click or two below the costlier and bulkier holy grail delay pedals such as Moog, Cornish, S.I.B., etc.

@eaglechildkeys 5 лет назад

Your pedal tips are the best in RU-vid. Thanks for share! :)

@hammettfcb 5 лет назад

I don't understand why you would want a digital delay when you have analog or tape delays that sound just better

@allenthomas834 3 месяца назад

Can you have both analog and digital pedals in your chain runnong into a P.A?

@quiquepriore 2 года назад

I stupidly sold my mr lane jr only for realize than i need a mr lane jr. So i bought another. It's my fav pedal

@alexmurphy5289 5 лет назад

Epoch Belle is the pedal I want for delay next, I have the Dispatch Master by EQD and it's great but a little limited and very digital (which is great for certain tones). Incredible pedal though!!

@dontstop2517 3 месяца назад

i think im the only one who cant hear a noticible difference between the tape and the analog, at the end of the day both are trying to emulate the same

@Stratisfied22 Год назад

If your amp has no effects loop you are way better off with an analog delay.

@hakikarajcic3392 2 года назад

Diamond - analog delay - very dirty signal. Good not to buy it.

@mike1967sam 6 лет назад

Hey Monochrome you could have used the MXR Carbon Copy which is a true Analog delay instead of the Diamond Mem. Lane which is digital.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 6 лет назад

I could! But I don't have it :-P

@lilianpederjelsbak3589 6 лет назад

The digital delay type gives you the clean sound and there are many ways to apply dirt 🙄

@powerboon2k Год назад

All 3 pedals together are almost 💶1000.

@coldwar1977 5 лет назад

Love your channel mate. And I'm not even a guitarist :-)

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 5 лет назад

Nice! What's your instrument?

@coldwar1977 5 лет назад

@@AntoineMichaudGuitar I'm all about synths and bass guitar! but of course I love pedals.

@michaelw6277 Год назад

Wow thank you so much for this, you’ve saved me a lot if frustration. I thought what I wanted was analogue delay but I actually want digital.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

Glad it helped!

@TinManSixtySix 5 лет назад

Good job, but surely those pedals sound good with other settings too. I don't care as much for digital delay as I do for vintage/tape/echo. I like the El Cap and the Diamond a lot, I love the TC Alter Ego X4, the Empress Vintage Modified Superdelay, I love the new Walrus and the Belle Epoche, which does a very impressive emulation of the Echoplex EP3. By the way, an EP3 can sound pretty pristine -- not glassy/snappy like a digital delay, but, depending on the settings and depending on the condition of the tape and heads, the repeats can sound a lot closer to the original sound.

@phanuwatnabangchang6379 3 месяца назад

DiG 3:03 Tape 3:35 Analog 4:08

@vip_tarot 7 лет назад

The fact is every of this pedals is digital. It isn't bad.

@bencheshire 7 лет назад

whoops, didn't watch the video?

@vip_tarot 7 лет назад

i know, they are all digital. but it means nothing for me as i love them anyway. strymons will always be in my board. memory lane's gone but it wasn't bad too. p.s. it is me, Driven Crane - it's my wife's profile - i am lazy to log it in to my profile.

@eightstorywindow 5 лет назад

To me the Diamond was miles above the other two. It wasn’t even close

@_michelle1 2 года назад

The delay circuit of Diamond Pedal Memory Lane Jr. is digital, not analog. Everything else is analog.

@rivagesfm5018 Год назад

Listen to the video again then

@ThanhPham-mw3hy 4 года назад

Very useful, thank you

@summerof6967 7 лет назад

pls use distortion.

@bognerfan 8 лет назад

good test man!! i waiting my new dig and bigsky reverb!!;-) but i want now el capistan :-(

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

One step at a time. Take your time to really explore your new pedals, you will be in ambient heaven ;)

@asilearnguitar Год назад

experimenting on stacking delays, which do you think is better? Tape to digital or vice versa?

@AntoineMichaudGuitar Год назад

I have a lesson on that coming on the channel later this month. Short answer is: I think it's better to combine 2 different types to blend the different tones. Digital and Analog. Digital and Tape. etc. Just not two with almost the same tone.

@coldwar1977 6 лет назад

Analog style for me!

@genet5395 3 года назад

Cool Cool Cool tnks bro!

@RED_indiemusic 8 лет назад

Awesome video! I personally use the MXR Carbon Copy. I love to make some sound effects with this pedal. For example on one of my songs, I do a quick strum on my guitar, the delay bounces, then I raise the regen knob to near full blast. With reverb plugged in, it becomes awesome! Just wanted to share that, lol :)

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

Yes, I like doing that too, I did it on some of my songs a while back :)

@RED_indiemusic 8 лет назад

Monochrome Seasons Could you tell me which one? I would love to hear it.

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 8 лет назад

If you go on my Bandcamp, listen to the first song of the EP ''Under The Crystal Tree Part 1''. You will hear that kind of delays in the intro! I also play with the time knob a lot too :)

@RED_indiemusic 8 лет назад

Monochrome Seasons you got it! I'll have it on my wishlist!

@kierenmorre5641 6 лет назад

I actually really dig the DIG ... ;) ... because it's not doing a poor job of pretending to be something it isn't ...

@KelsterVonShredster 4 года назад

Excellent video...thanks. Your sound is incredible!

@Luka_band 3 года назад

Hi, are you using which patch models?

@ushnicyuvnikof2748 2 года назад

Tape delay sounds so lush, I could use it for everything!

@OfficialMarkZuckerberg 4 года назад

Wow cool comparison. What do you think would sound better on a bass guitar?

@ישכאןהכל2024 2 года назад

El Capistan sounded like a delay with chorus and rotary, I guess it depends on the settings.

@empathysgone96 4 года назад

Anyone use the diamond memory lane jr with acoustic guitar?

@doomerius1300 Год назад

Analog 😎

@seppoinnanen5577 3 года назад

My favourite delay type - Strymon 🙂

@joetoe9207 Год назад

Very nice. Tx for doing this!

@miloszivkovic6256 3 года назад

In essence digital delay is a perfect repeat of your signal exactely like you played it while analog delay slightly changes each repeat. Tape delay is the same as analog but with an unique sounding filter over delayed sound. People like analog/tape delay because repeats sound like a second guitar when the sound overlaps with your playing while digital kinda sounds bad, you can hear it in the video.

@littletxus 7 лет назад

Good job!

@Renav21 2 месяца назад

1:40

@carlosgca 7 лет назад

Thanks for your video. I'm thinking about to buy an Strymon but I didn't know the different betwen them. At the moment I have the Carbon Copy, which is a very nice delay but simple. I'm going to keep it anyway but I want something else with more possibilities. Being honest, it is difficult to tell you my favourite pedal. El Capistan has a really nice warm sound, but with the second exemple, really liked the DIG. Also, I want it to use with different kind of guitars I have, so the sound probably will change. Nice review.

@jeremebonesaw 3 года назад

Never heard of tape till this video

@Terry_Aki 3 года назад

DIG !!

@laudirjunior8922 5 лет назад

Diamond is the best!

@monstercolorfunco4391 8 лет назад

The difference between digital and analog is not very massive, using an arduino you could probably have 20 fx pedals in one using programming, which would be 99 percent close to analogue or digital effects... tape warmth is just a study of filter effect and degredation of the audio into warmer sounds, fx boxes are just much more convenient than having something that is open source or takes sd cards... some programmable SD cards fx boxes could be as versatile has having 2000 banks all on one stereo channal low latency sound card in a box. probably some stuff exists of that kind. for the moment fx boxes are like vinal they are moslty very practical and nice obects.

@neoxtra2461 4 года назад

came for reviews stayed for the playing

@juanufba 3 года назад

muchas gracias, excelente exposición...

@the5chord 5 лет назад

You still have the MLJR? Wouldn’t mind hearing it against the Timeline and/or Brigadier

@timothymallon 3 года назад

You never even moved a knob...

@nickwilson9210 2 года назад

Diamond and dig are amazing

@michael_caz_nyc 4 года назад

I am torn between the EL Cap and the MLJ for my Acoustic Pedalboard? I currently have the DD-500 (on my big board) and I Love it = Toolbox full of Delays with deep-dive tone sculpting (so I have Digital, Analog & Tape and many others). Digital steps-on-your initial playing too much. Clutters your sound. For Acoustic Guitar - I prefer either Tape or Analog. Leaning towards the El Cap ???

@empathysgone96 4 года назад

Michael Caz hey bud I’ve purchased way too many delays for acoustic. It’s a tough thing to add effects too. It depends on your pick ups for one. I was not a fan of the el cap. Sounded too muffled. The Dig is nice but too bright if you have an undersaddle. I love my volante. It’s amazing! But I am considering the MLJ as well. It sounds warm and dreamy!

@CiaoGibson 5 лет назад

Merci Antoine. Excellent demo!

@rdb9936 5 лет назад

Great video, very useful! Will the El Capistan let you emulate dual tapes in series? Thanks

@fernandoacostasanchez175 4 года назад

Thanks for the video man, I always had questions about this and you solved them in five minutes.

@68halfcab 6 лет назад

Red Witch Violetta

@operaniceoperasonnice4853 4 года назад

Empress tape delay for my part . but i m going to couple it with a DIG one soon

@BigDawg588 3 года назад

big fan of reverse

@DrSimSauve Год назад

Très bon vidéo Antoine!

@atree88 7 лет назад

The El Capistan is beatiful

@burninglcd 6 лет назад

Looks like a Christmas tree lit up.

@skyscreeper5637 6 лет назад

Can you tab the tracks you played? They sounded really good!

@AntoineMichaudGuitar 6 лет назад

Sorry, no tabs for this one. By I can encourage you to subscribe to my channel and to listen to my ''Chordal Lessons'' playlist. You have 40 free lessons where I show you tons of nice sounding chords like these ones and how to use them. Cheers!