An overview of the Boss DD-20 delay and some of its sounds and settings. Also, how to add and configure an external third pedal and a few other optional adjustments.
@@LeFeversAudio That's encouraging 😃 It seems to have a lot of functions. Back in the 90's a musician let me use his guitar effects processor for a couple of hours and it had some great delay functions with attack and decay etc, and I was impressed with that along with all the other effects it had. I haven't got a clue what brand and model it was but he was quite wealthy at the time lol
Watching this video inspired me to get a DD-20, and an external footswitch to go with it. It's a great pedal and you did a fantastic job of demo-ing it, so thank you for that. I was wondering, how are you able to switch back and forth between two presets, instead of having to cycle through all four?
The1T10 Thanks! Glad you dig it. The preset mode thing is done by holding down "Select" while powering on the pedal - it's page 29 of the manual here: static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/DD-20_OM.pdf
I'll have to figure this out on my own but you helped a lot basically can I change the presets with a footswitch up to 4 correct program them and then while I'm playing I can just use an external pedal just to tap on and off, another words I would set one preset that would have liked a Reverb sound another preset they would have liked a chorus sound one more preset with a slapback delay sound but I would have three separate buttons so I can turn them off or make them run simultaneously I don't think you can
Hey, I already own one of these and I am looking at getting an isolated power supply for a new pedal board, but I'm not having any luck finding advice, which power supply should I go for and are there any special requirements or extra leads that will be needed? Any help would be amazing
I'm a big fan of the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2+... I'm running about thirteen pedals off of it right now. It comes with a handful of cables, enough to get started with, though I've bought a bunch of splitters and daisy chains to get up to that many. For my smaller boards (bass board, acoustic, etc) I just use a One Spot but for a main board it really is worth getting isolated like you said.
Thanks! I don't play middle position much anymore but I used to exclusively - it might help that since I was doing it all the time I kind of had my drives and amps set up to where they sounded good with it. When I switched to usually playing either one pickup or the other, I dialed in my EQs and stuff over again from scratch...
Reverse mode couldn't work well because you compressed a bit too much that you almost don't have decay (or even attack) I think. Nothing wrong about that.
It needs 200mA, so most pedal adapters can probably handle that. There are four things you have to check: the voltage (you'd want 9 Volt), the current (at least 200 mA), whether it's center negative (most pedals want center negative, there's usually a little symbol on the back of the adapter that shows which it is), and then of course whether the barrel plug on the end fits into the hole (nearly all pedal power supplies are the same barrel size). I think * technically * the official Boss one is this : www.boss.info/us/products/psa_series/features But any power supply should work if it meets those criteria. Hope that helps!
I use the Standard delay setting, with Effect Level almost all the way up and Feedback very low (so it only makes one or two repeats). Then using the Tempo button you can click through the different note lengths, the dotted eight note is one of the ones towards the end. It's kind of a hassle to set up the first time which is why I have it saved as a preset so I never have to do it again.
I know this is a super late comment but i a interview with josh fareo he uses this when he was with paramore do you happen to know what setting he would possibly have it at for the song "decode" paramore made for twilight
That song rules. I don't know what Farro is using for sure, but I have some thoughts from listening to it. It's definitely a dotted-eighth repeat, he's doing that thing where you only play every other note of the riff and the dotted-eighth delay is filling in the in-between notes. As far as what mode, it does sound like there's some modulation on it, at the eleven second mark when it trails off I hear it for sure. And there definitely aren't many repeats, at that same part you can hear him stop playing and it only echoes one or two times beyond that. So I'd start with either the Modulate or Tape mode, lower the Feedback knob until you're only getting one or two echoes. Keep the Effect Level pretty high, and the Tone maybe past the halfway mark, the delay sounds fairly bright and obvious to me on the recording. Change the subdivisions (that "Tempo" button) until it's a dotted eighth note, and go from there.
@@LeFeversAudio thanks man i appreciate it would there be a cheaper pedal alternative you suggest just to get that sound instead of the of the dd-20 bcuz this one is discontinued but only used ones are on reverb
@@TheSupart91 I don't know if these are very much cheaper than a used DD-20 but the DD-7 could do it, on that pedal you'd do 'modulate' mode and then the 800ms delay time to get those dotted eighth repeats. My personal favorite for that was the TC Electronic Flashback, that's what I was using for the intro of this UA-cam video using pretty similar settings to "Decode". Any cheaper than a DD-7 or a Flashback I think you'd be looking at weird Chinese knockoffs of things, which I've never been interested in delving into so I can't weigh in on those. Just search for anything with dotted-eighth capability (it's a popular delay feature, if a pedal can do it they'll most likely tell you) and then if it has any sort of a modulated, tape, analog sort of mode that'll be better for this than a clean digital delay.
In this video it was probably a Tech 21 Blonde going direct, or possibly a Peavey Classic 30 with a Sennheiser e609 on it... I can't totally remember, haha.
I had to go check the manual, it looks like I’m in a different ‘Pedal Mode’. I think I was in mode 2. Here’s what the manual says for how to switch that: 1. Switch off the power. 2. While holding down the SELECT button, switch on the power. The MEMORY 1-3 indicator corresponding to the current Pedal mode settings flashes. The Pedal mode is indicated in the display. 3. Set the pedal mode (1-3) pressing the SELECT button.
I see. So if i set it to mode 2, i'll be switching between 2 presets only? It's kinda hassle if i'm in preset 2, and i need to switch back to preset 1, but i have to step/switch 4x to get back to preset 1
I think in mode 2 it just goes back and forth between one of the presets and the ‘manual’ mode (where the knobs are currently set on the pedal itself). And then if you need a different preset you have to use the buttons to get to it.
@@LeFeversAudio pheow, good to hear that it's possible to set in that switching mode. I saw this pedal last night (for sale), i bought it. Perhaps it will arrive a week or 2 from now. Excited to get my hands on it. A classic one! Anyway, thank you so much for the inputs, sir. 🖐️
hey Matt, thanks for this awesome video dude...i also have the same pedal and for whatever reason I can't get those 80's metal lead guitar delay settings from it, can you PLEASE...PLEASE help and show me the settings. thanks much
Hmm. I'd start with the Analog mode, I know some metal guitarists I really look up to use stuff like the MXR Carbon Copy for leads so the Analog mode would be closest to that. I recorded a metal solo yesterday that was my favorite tone I've ever managed. I used these settings: Effect Level: 2 o'clock Feedback: noon / straight up Tone: noon / straight up Mode: Analog I make sure to put the DD-20 after my distortion and before the amp, it keeps the repeats clear but not overpowering.
+Jonathan Lewis I think supposedly that "Twist" mode is supposed to be an oscillation thing but otherwise I haven't noticed it do that in any of the normal modes.
MXR Carbon Copy or other similar Analog Delay is best for oscillation....I use my DD-20 most of the time, and the Carbon Copy for Oscillation and vintage sounds...
Are you using an external pedal to switch presets? It's been a couple years since I used the DD-20. I know you need to make sure the external pedal is Boss-compatible ("normally closed" switch). You might also have to set it up for the right mode, page 31 of the manual talks about it (static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/DD-20_OM.pdf) but I think you switch off the unit, hold down the MEMORY/TAP pedal, and turn it back on, then you can select what the external pedal does.
@@LeFeversAudio I currently don't use an external switch. But it shows here that I can use the tap tempo to switch between presets, which I currently cannot do. Thanks for the response!
I know you just got a new board but if u want a delay that like the flashback back check out the flashback x4 or tc electronic triple delay both have the same samples as the flash back but one has a bunch of subdivisions (both have quarter, dotted eighth, and dual) and one has a looper both have three presets and a tap tempo just an idea
Man, I would love a Flashback x4, they are just so enormous. It looked big online, and then I finally saw one in person and it was even bigger. I'd have to remove most of the stuff on the bottom row of my board, otherwise I would totally have done that by now!
+Matt LeFevers yeah I get that for me delay is like 90% of my sound so I made room but I get were your coming from sure. board looks good anyway and the dd-20 is still a solid option just different.
Yeah, the DD-20 gets the job done. I'm finally starting to have some luck with the audio tap on the Flashback (couldn't get that to work for years) which means I'm getting to use it more, too.
I haven't used the 8, but it looks to have a lot of the same modes, and a few that the 20 didn't have. I really relied on that tap tempo switch on the DD-20 but I'm guessing a DD-8 with a tap switch plugged into it would be just as powerful as the 20.
It’s been a year but i prefer my dd20 for how easy it is to use. I had a DD8 and it tracked better and was not as noisy but it was harder to use. That being said i’ll never part with my DD-20
You can crank the reverse delay and you’ll just get the feedback with no attack. Pretty cool for loops
Excellent walk-through!!! Saved me a lot of hours of testing to still not understand as well as you've explained it all!!!
great review, very ombient
Great demo! Also, congrats on 1,000 subscribers dude!
+N Carpenter Thanks - until your comment I didn't even realize!
“Ombient”
Love the subtle maps demo at 4:30
Nice board, good choice of pedals. That board would work with pretty much any guitar/amp rig.
Great demo, keep up the good work!
Thanks!
Very helpful! Thank you
Thanks. It's a good demo.
I'm waiting on delivery of one of those second hand and it seems like a great pedal to have and use.
I hope it's great! Definitely one of my favorite delays I've ever used.
@@LeFeversAudio That's encouraging 😃 It seems to have a lot of functions. Back in the 90's a musician let me use his guitar effects processor for a couple of hours and it had some great delay functions with attack and decay etc, and I was impressed with that along with all the other effects it had. I haven't got a clue what brand and model it was but he was quite wealthy at the time lol
Dude
Great demo👍
Very thorough, thanks for the info
Great demo! :-)
nice video, mate.
Watching this video inspired me to get a DD-20, and an external footswitch to go with it. It's a great pedal and you did a fantastic job of demo-ing it, so thank you for that. I was wondering, how are you able to switch back and forth between two presets, instead of having to cycle through all four?
The1T10 Thanks! Glad you dig it. The preset mode thing is done by holding down "Select" while powering on the pedal - it's page 29 of the manual here:
static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/DD-20_OM.pdf
Awesome dude thanks!
Just bought this 😅. Danke
Does it has a tailing if you change from preset to another preset?
I'll have to figure this out on my own but you helped a lot basically can I change the presets with a footswitch up to 4 correct program them and then while I'm playing I can just use an external pedal just to tap on and off, another words I would set one preset that would have liked a Reverb sound another preset they would have liked a chorus sound one more preset with a slapback delay sound but I would have three separate buttons so I can turn them off or make them run simultaneously I don't think you can
No, not with the DD-20. The external pedal can switch which preset it's on, but the 'on/off' is always going to be just the one footswitch.
Why do nobody shows me the PAN Mode?
Does anybody else besides me look around his room as he's talking to check out the different gear he has?
whats brand/name of the attached pedal to go through presets? thanks well made video.
Thanks! It's a Throne Room Tiny Tap, although I'd imagine many of those little tap pedals would work.
Nos podrías decir que parámetros usas en tu setup para ambientes en el banco numero 1? ... en el minuto 10:46? por favor? :(
Disculpe mi español, estoy usando Google Translate.
Es el modo "Modulate", con un gran nivel de efecto y retroalimentación.
Hey, I already own one of these and I am looking at getting an isolated power supply for a new pedal board, but I'm not having any luck finding advice, which power supply should I go for and are there any special requirements or extra leads that will be needed? Any help would be amazing
I'm a big fan of the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2+... I'm running about thirteen pedals off of it right now. It comes with a handful of cables, enough to get started with, though I've bought a bunch of splitters and daisy chains to get up to that many. For my smaller boards (bass board, acoustic, etc) I just use a One Spot but for a main board it really is worth getting isolated like you said.
So I’m having trouble with the memory function with this pedal. There’s no effect coming out only in manual mode
Yikes. I haven't run across that one. So the presets work but not the manual mode?
How do you get your humbuckers brighter I like that, pretty good for the middle position. Mine tend to bass flurb out.
Thanks! I don't play middle position much anymore but I used to exclusively - it might help that since I was doing it all the time I kind of had my drives and amps set up to where they sounded good with it. When I switched to usually playing either one pickup or the other, I dialed in my EQs and stuff over again from scratch...
Good demonstration ty
Reverse mode couldn't work well because you compressed a bit too much that you almost don't have decay (or even attack) I think. Nothing wrong about that.
What power supply would be best for running the dd-20 on its own ?
It needs 200mA, so most pedal adapters can probably handle that. There are four things you have to check: the voltage (you'd want 9 Volt), the current (at least 200 mA), whether it's center negative (most pedals want center negative, there's usually a little symbol on the back of the adapter that shows which it is), and then of course whether the barrel plug on the end fits into the hole (nearly all pedal power supplies are the same barrel size).
I think * technically * the official Boss one is this : www.boss.info/us/products/psa_series/features
But any power supply should work if it meets those criteria. Hope that helps!
how do you setup your dottedeight? I have DD20 too.
I use the Standard delay setting, with Effect Level almost all the way up and Feedback very low (so it only makes one or two repeats). Then using the Tempo button you can click through the different note lengths, the dotted eight note is one of the ones towards the end. It's kind of a hassle to set up the first time which is why I have it saved as a preset so I never have to do it again.
thank you. Ill try it with my dd20
Great multi-function delay for the $
I know this is a super late comment but i a interview with josh fareo he uses this when he was with paramore do you happen to know what setting he would possibly have it at for the song "decode" paramore made for twilight
That song rules. I don't know what Farro is using for sure, but I have some thoughts from listening to it. It's definitely a dotted-eighth repeat, he's doing that thing where you only play every other note of the riff and the dotted-eighth delay is filling in the in-between notes. As far as what mode, it does sound like there's some modulation on it, at the eleven second mark when it trails off I hear it for sure. And there definitely aren't many repeats, at that same part you can hear him stop playing and it only echoes one or two times beyond that.
So I'd start with either the Modulate or Tape mode, lower the Feedback knob until you're only getting one or two echoes. Keep the Effect Level pretty high, and the Tone maybe past the halfway mark, the delay sounds fairly bright and obvious to me on the recording. Change the subdivisions (that "Tempo" button) until it's a dotted eighth note, and go from there.
@@LeFeversAudio thanks man i appreciate it would there be a cheaper pedal alternative you suggest just to get that sound instead of the of the dd-20 bcuz this one is discontinued but only used ones are on reverb
@@TheSupart91 I don't know if these are very much cheaper than a used DD-20 but the DD-7 could do it, on that pedal you'd do 'modulate' mode and then the 800ms delay time to get those dotted eighth repeats. My personal favorite for that was the TC Electronic Flashback, that's what I was using for the intro of this UA-cam video using pretty similar settings to "Decode". Any cheaper than a DD-7 or a Flashback I think you'd be looking at weird Chinese knockoffs of things, which I've never been interested in delving into so I can't weigh in on those. Just search for anything with dotted-eighth capability (it's a popular delay feature, if a pedal can do it they'll most likely tell you) and then if it has any sort of a modulated, tape, analog sort of mode that'll be better for this than a clean digital delay.
@@LeFeversAudio thank you ❤️🤘🏻🙏🏼
How do you record the guitar? sounds great !!
In this video it was probably a Tech 21 Blonde going direct, or possibly a Peavey Classic 30 with a Sennheiser e609 on it... I can't totally remember, haha.
How are you able to switch back & forth between 2 presets only, instead of having to cycle through all four, sir?
I had to go check the manual, it looks like I’m in a different ‘Pedal Mode’. I think I was in mode 2. Here’s what the manual says for how to switch that:
1. Switch off the power.
2. While holding down the SELECT button, switch on the power.
The MEMORY 1-3 indicator corresponding to the current Pedal mode settings flashes. The Pedal mode is indicated in the display.
3. Set the pedal mode (1-3) pressing the SELECT button.
I see. So if i set it to mode 2, i'll be switching between 2 presets only? It's kinda hassle if i'm in preset 2, and i need to switch back to preset 1, but i have to step/switch 4x to get back to preset 1
I think in mode 2 it just goes back and forth between one of the presets and the ‘manual’ mode (where the knobs are currently set on the pedal itself). And then if you need a different preset you have to use the buttons to get to it.
@@LeFeversAudio pheow, good to hear that it's possible to set in that switching mode.
I saw this pedal last night (for sale), i bought it. Perhaps it will arrive a week or 2 from now. Excited to get my hands on it. A classic one!
Anyway, thank you so much for the inputs, sir. 🖐️
@@PatrickJohnEramis - Good! Have fun with it, it's one of the best.
hey Matt, thanks for this awesome video dude...i also have the same pedal and for whatever reason I can't get those 80's metal lead guitar delay settings from it, can you PLEASE...PLEASE help and show me the settings. thanks much
Hmm. I'd start with the Analog mode, I know some metal guitarists I really look up to use stuff like the MXR Carbon Copy for leads so the Analog mode would be closest to that.
I recorded a metal solo yesterday that was my favorite tone I've ever managed. I used these settings:
Effect Level: 2 o'clock
Feedback: noon / straight up
Tone: noon / straight up
Mode: Analog
I make sure to put the DD-20 after my distortion and before the amp, it keeps the repeats clear but not overpowering.
Thanks Matt, how about the bpm/ms setting, what should those be at?...that was really awesome of you to take your time and response. thanks again man
Well I always tap it in to match the song - so usually around 110-120 BPM but it varies
Thank you again Matt, I will try the settings right away. Cheers...!!!
Will it oscillate if you crank the feedback all the way up.
+Jonathan Lewis I think supposedly that "Twist" mode is supposed to be an oscillation thing but otherwise I haven't noticed it do that in any of the normal modes.
MXR Carbon Copy or other similar Analog Delay is best for oscillation....I use my DD-20 most of the time, and the Carbon Copy for Oscillation and vintage sounds...
I have owned a pile of delay pedals, the DD-20 makes them all irrelevant....except for a good Analog bucket brigade pedal for oscillation
no se ve en la camara el setup que vas cambiando
I can't seem to use the memory pedal on my DD20. Any advice? Thanks!
Are you using an external pedal to switch presets? It's been a couple years since I used the DD-20. I know you need to make sure the external pedal is Boss-compatible ("normally closed" switch). You might also have to set it up for the right mode, page 31 of the manual talks about it (static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/DD-20_OM.pdf) but I think you switch off the unit, hold down the MEMORY/TAP pedal, and turn it back on, then you can select what the external pedal does.
@@LeFeversAudio I currently don't use an external switch. But it shows here that I can use the tap tempo to switch between presets, which I currently cannot do. Thanks for the response!
I know you just got a new board but if u want a delay that like the flashback back check out the flashback x4 or tc electronic triple delay both have the same samples as the flash back but one has a bunch of subdivisions (both have quarter, dotted eighth, and dual) and one has a looper both have three presets and a tap tempo just an idea
Man, I would love a Flashback x4, they are just so enormous. It looked big online, and then I finally saw one in person and it was even bigger. I'd have to remove most of the stuff on the bottom row of my board, otherwise I would totally have done that by now!
+Matt LeFevers yeah I get that for me delay is like 90% of my sound so I made room but I get were your coming from sure. board looks good anyway and the dd-20 is still a solid option just different.
Yeah, the DD-20 gets the job done. I'm finally starting to have some luck with the audio tap on the Flashback (couldn't get that to work for years) which means I'm getting to use it more, too.
+Matt LeFevers nice I like how you use it on there and a second delay is always nice it means everything doesn't have to come out of one box.
Very true. It is fun to stack them...
holy fuck that is a nice pedalboard
i was wondering when you were gonna make a video on this
Ha. You were one of the folks who told me to check it out, of course.
+Matt LeFevers actually I asked you would you get a delay with a tap tempo. are you digging it so far?
+Jonathan Lewis It's good! Very useful.
What's sound on sound? Also does it have stereo output?
Yes, it does have stereo. I believe Sound on Sound is some type of looper, but I never messed with it.
@@LeFeversAudio ok thanks mate.
Yea but how do you turn it off?
I had one of the big switches set to tap and one set to on/off. Though you can reassign those, I think.
Is a dd20 better than the brand new boss dd8?
I haven't used the 8, but it looks to have a lot of the same modes, and a few that the 20 didn't have. I really relied on that tap tempo switch on the DD-20 but I'm guessing a DD-8 with a tap switch plugged into it would be just as powerful as the 20.
Matt LeFevers this dd20 looks like it’s the bomb so I was just wondering and thanks for the reply
It’s been a year but i prefer my dd20 for how easy it is to use. I had a DD8 and it tracked better and was not as noisy but it was harder to use. That being said i’ll never part with my DD-20
What is the SOS doing?
It stands for Sound On Sound and I think it's some kind of looper function, but I never really experimented with that mode very much.
It has global tempo??
No, the tempo is saved with each preset, not global. Sometimes that's convenient, sometimes inconvenient.
Matt LeFevers Thanks for the reply, I have seen some mods in the Dd20 that do this. In the tc nova delay global tempo is an option. Godbless
Nice to play post rock music