Using an expression pedal with your delay is a great way to explore unique sounds or to make your delay pedal more versatile and easier to switch between all of it’s different settings.
I used a Boss DD-8 Digital Delay and Boss EV-30 expression pedal for this but you can use whatever you want. Just make sure that your delay pedal has an expression pedal input and it's best if your expression pedal has a minimum control on it.
Here's a list of some delay pedals with expression pedal inputs -
Boss DD-8 - amzn.to/3taydhU
Boss DD-7
Boss DD-200 - amzn.to/3nB8HRF
Boss RE-20 - amzn.to/3xDoTqo
DigiTech JamMan Delay
DigiTech TimeBender
electro-harmonix 1100TT - amzn.to/3aRyqA6
electro-harmonix 550TT - amzn.to/3eFGCVy
electro-harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy - amzn.to/3aT4HXH
electro-harmonix Memory Boy - amzn.to/3t5Q3CS
TC Electronics Flashback x4 Delay - amzn.to/3t8EkTX
Eventide TimeFactor
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
Vox DelayLab
Pigtronix Echolution
Here's some good expression pedals -
Boss EV-30 - amzn.to/3t5QxZI
Electro-Harmonix Single Expression Pedal - amzn.to/3xKokez
Electro-Harmonix Dual Expression Pedal - amzn.to/3e7tMAa
Boss FV-500H - amzn.to/3vpYNVM
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Two Mode Delay Using Effect Level Control
01:31 - Tremolo / Interrupted Delay
02:32 - Three Mode Delay using Feedback Control
04:09 - Rhythmic / Sampler Effects
05:06 - Three Mode Delay using Delay Time Control
06:01 - 'Wobbly' Delay
06:58 - Controlling Self Oscillation
Tip One
Easily switch between two preset delay volumes, mid song, mid jam whenever you want without having to get down to adjust the pedal to find your other setting. Subtle, low volume delay with your heel back, loud and intense delay with your toe forward on the expression pedal.
Tip Two
With the expression pedal controlling the full range of the effect level control try ‘pumping’ the expression pedal. You could do it in time to the music, it’s a bit like having a tremolo effect applied just to the delay signal. If you play chord stabs you’ll get a glitchy sounding choppy delay signal.
Tip Three
This is how to get a kind of three mode delay pedal. With the expression pedal controlling the feedback control, set the toe forward position, the maximum amount of feedback to just before the delay pedal starts to self oscillate and feedback on itself. Then set the heel back position, the minimum amount of feedback all the way to the left, to zero. This way, you can have a 50s slap back at heel position, an ambient delay around the middle position and big long spacey echo at the tip position.
Tip Four
With the expression pedal controlling the feedback time / amount of repeats, you can get really interesting choppy, sampler type rhythmic effects by setting E. Level to the same volume as the original signal, the delay time to 16th or 8th note and then using the expression pedal to switch from one repeat to more than one repeat of a staccato note or chord.
Tip Five
This is another three mode option you might find useful. With the expression pedal controlling the delay time, set a reverb type delay time at heel and a big long echo at tip of foot, the in-between position can be used for medium ambient echo.
Tip Six
For some weird and wobbly sounds use the expression pedal to control the full range of the delay time and also the feeback control but it’s maximum set to just before it self oscillates and slowly move the exp pedal as you play. This works well with a more narrow range setting on the expression pedal as well but this can just be done by being selective with how far you travel on the treadle too.
Tip Seven
Setting the feedback quite high so that the pedal is just starting to self oscillate, use the expression pedal to control the speed and pitch of the oscillation.
6 авг 2024
