to start I’m a fan of this guy and he’s quite the space cadet- but I’m wondering if anyone here can shed some light on what he’s talking about. I have a dd-20 boss and recently got a memory boy and was wondering if this makes sense to anyone:

“I noticed you have an FS-5U Foot Switch with your DD-7 for tapping in the delay time. Do you tap in the rate at different tempos?

Yeah, all night long. I have some analog delays, too—which I use because they have a cool sound to them—and I put them before the DD-7. Then, I use the DD-7 to tap the analog delays. Because the DD-7 goes last, it sets the tempo of the other delays. Even if they’re out of tempo, the DD-7 will loop them at the appropriate tempo.

Wow, I never thought of that! It wouldn’t be the exact repeat rate, but it would still be in tempo. I’ll have to try that.

Yeah, it’s always looping at the correct time. So, even though it may sound a little chaotic, it’s still looping at the correct time. The chaotic-ness is just part of the sound. At that point, you can like it or not like it. If you don’t like it, just turn the pedal off. The DD-7 is basically my go-to delay, because the tap works perfectly, really.”

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