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MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:45 am
by beardeddubster
I have seen an MXR analog delay for sale for &pound;95, is this going to be any good for an old dub sound, or would I be better off saving my pennies for a roland tape delay? <BR> <BR>I can be reached at : <BR> <BR><A HREF="mailto:beardeddubster@hotmail.com">beardeddubster@hotmail.com</A>

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2002 1:13 pm
by Mike Zee
i personally never had one <BR> <BR>looks like very 'handy' thing and easy to use. <BR>I'd imagine it would be great to have like few of'em in dub studio <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;"> <BR>I am not sure if it can be even compared to tape delay machine. <BR>here are some user feedback, but it's just some guys experience with this pedal, not related to dub production: <BR><A HREF="http://www.harmony-central.com/Effects/ ... ay-01.html" TARGET="_blank">MXR analog delay reviews at HC</A> <BR> <BR>best regards, <BR>/Mike Zee <BR><A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/music2/mikezee/zdl.html" TARGET="_blank">ZDL</A>

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2002 4:38 am
by Looter
Remeber that an analog delay is probably only capable of shorter delays when compared to a tape echo unit such as roland's. If you want a pedal that sounds kind of like a tape echo you could look at the akai headrush, i hear it does the job well.

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:49 am
by Vincent Tully
The MXR is a sweet pedal, great for rockabilly. You get that nice warm slap delay. For dub it can be cool because it's stereo and you can get some nice feedback going...

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:24 am
by interruptor

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:13 am
by interruptor
i ask myself: why did they write "analog delay" on this box at a time before digital delays were invented?? <BR>probably they wanted to make clear it's not an "old-fashioned" tape delay?

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:10 pm
by Mike Zee
heh heh <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;">, Daniel, yeah ...some thought, man <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;"> <BR> <BR>actually, it depends when exactly this box was made. Do you know for sure? It can be some 70s or even later.... <BR>Digital delays were 'invented' really pretty long time ago.... sometimes it's hard to believe thou. <BR>I don't know for sure who made the first one, but for example Eventide got them early 70s, here is the page to check out: <BR><A HREF="http://www.eventide.com/oldies/index.html" TARGET="_blank">Eventide Old Products</A> <BR> <BR>/later guys, <BR>respects, <BR>/Mike Zee aka DrZEE

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:26 pm
by interruptor
i read somewhere that the mxr delay was made in the 70ies and 80ies. <BR> <BR>surprising!.. here's the eventide digital delay 1745M manufactured from 1974 - 1980: <BR> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... 02/552.jpg" ALT="1745M"> <BR> <BR>..looks as if it was part of the apollo moonlanding program :-&#41;

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:53 pm
by Mike Zee
HAH HAH! <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;"> pre-plastic era <BR> <BR>lol <BR>/Mike Zee akaDrZEE

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:42 pm
by Mike Zee
Daniel, check this page: <BR><A HREF="http://www.bell-labs.com/about/history/timeline.html" TARGET="_blank">Bell Labs Steps</A>...<IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;">, it's a bit off the topic, but just interesting to go through timing and the whole thing about how something which was ment to do something specific can change "the world" in so many ways.... I'm talking here about 1979's singl chip DSP creation .... after 79 everything was ment to change in Music-production for sure ...heh heh ....who would think back then <BR> <BR>anyhow, <BR>/later, <BR> <BR>/M Zee aka DrZEE

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:48 pm
by Mike Zee
here's <A HREF="http://www.icknowledge.com/history/1970s.html" TARGET="_blank">timeline of 70s in digi-world</A>... <BR> <BR>/mz

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:49 pm
by interruptor
from the bell lab page: <BR>1957 - First demonstrations of digitized music and computer-synthesized music.

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 3:14 am
by Mike Zee
that's before my birth and also before the first guy flying to SPACE ... some thoughts ..heh <IMG SRC="http://www.interruptor.ch/cgi-bin/discu ... /happy.gif" ALT=":&#41;"> <BR> <BR>/Mike Zee aka DrZEE

MXR anolog delay - any good?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:09 am
by Ras Dawit
The mxr ''green brick'' is a wonderfull piece! It is the only analog echo/delay that I know of that has sub-bass-like-low freq. regeneration/feedback echos...&#40;when you really twerk the regeneration knob on a dubbed/echo bit on most delays,&#40;tape,bbd etc..&#41;you hear more of the mid range freqs.degrade.&#41;Not this one,whoomp,WHOOMP,WHOOMP!Watch your speakers! Yet,at closer/small delay settings it has a great clangarous,spring reverb -like sound.Only draw back is the Recticon 150 I.C.in most,Sometimes give reliability issues...''RESPECT!''