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Topic: Rack Mount delay units ???
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Ray DeVoe
Member From: Columbia, Tennessee, USA
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posted 14 May 2005 12:51 PM
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HiI have been using the Alesis Midiverb 4 rackmount delay unit for the past 12 years. I need to replace one and I am asking this. What is a good quality, moderately priced rack mount delay unit? I see a lot of units on E bay. The Midiverb 4 is becoming outdated with the 18 bit processor. One unit that caught my attention is a Roland SRV 3030. Does this unit provide delay and reverb? Is anyone out there using this unit or what is recommended by the rack unit pro's. Thanks
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Ray DeVoe
Member From: Columbia, Tennessee, USA
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posted 14 May 2005 01:42 PM
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I just received a reply from the seller on the Roland SRV 3030. I guess that it features great reverbs but does not have delay built into its effects.Well on to the next one.  Im open to suggestions Thanks
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Eddie Thomas
Member From: Macon,Ga.,USA
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posted 14 May 2005 01:55 PM
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Lexicon MPX1 |
David Higginbotham
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 14 May 2005 08:02 PM
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Hi Ray, I would go with the T.C. Electronic M-300. Great unit with some of the best reverbs and delays and easy to use. I had one for a while and regret ever selling it. New $200 and used around $140.
Here is a link with: http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--TCEM300
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Willie Crisel
Member From: Charlotte, Tennessee, USA
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posted 14 May 2005 09:47 PM
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i agree i have an m300 and like it verry much,,[This message was edited by Willie Crisel on 14 May 2005 at 09:48 PM.] |
Jack Stoner
Sysop From: Inverness, Florida
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posted 15 May 2005 04:15 AM
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I'm using a TC Electronic G-Major. It's more than reverbs but a great unit. I saw a comment on the forum by Randy Beavers that he too is using the G-Major. It's got a lot of factory reverb/delay settings that don't need to be modified for steel guitar. |
David Mason
Member From: Cambridge, MD, USA
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posted 15 May 2005 05:04 AM
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I've got a Lexicon MPX110 that sounds really good. It's their "budget" unit - $200 list, I got mine for $130 - but it's 24-bit stereo and uses the same chip as their high-end stuff, I think. It's a little more preset-oriented than the pricier Lexicons - the engineers picked more of the variables for you, but it's still got a good variety of reverbs and delays. The advantage of setting all the parameters yourself is more versatility, the disadvantage is that's more complicated. The 110 can store 16 user-programmed settings, which would be handy for onstage efficiency. |
John Daugherty
Member From: Rolla, Missouri, USA
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posted 15 May 2005 08:40 AM
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I am another user of the Lexicon MPX 110. I love it. Not only is it easy to use and tweak on the job, it is extremely quite. I have used a lot of effects units which generated noise. I hear no noise whatsoever from this unit........ JD |
Mark van Allen
Member From: loganville, Ga. USA
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posted 15 May 2005 09:12 AM
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I'll chip in on kudos for the TC M-300. I'm using one now in my rack with a Walker amp. I love it on vocals in the studio.------------------
Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Dave Grafe
Member From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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posted 15 May 2005 03:48 PM
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TC Electronics' M-One is also a great unit, with two separate effects engines that can be strapped together in various combinations.If you can find a used Roland SDE1000 or SDE2500 you can usually get them for ubnder $200, old stuff but still excellent delays.
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T. C. Furlong
Member From: Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA
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posted 16 May 2005 06:05 AM
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Ray, If you are looking for a dedicated rack mount delay, I have a suggestion. After listening to all of the delays that are in the TC M-One, Lexicons etc., none even comes close to the Line 6 Echo Pro. It is infinitally adjustable and sounds great for that delay without a distinct slap sound that rounds out the tone without wrecking definition. I think Line 6 just discontinued the Echo Pro. I bought mine on close out for a good price. TC |
Ray DeVoe
Member From: Columbia, Tennessee, USA
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posted 16 May 2005 07:34 AM
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Thanks to all for some very valuable insight as to rack mount units. I expected a lot of different suggestions but I see that most players are basically using 2 brands. The Alesis Midiverb has worked well for me in the past, but as stated, it seems to be outdated. It is hard to get a minor delay slapback with this unit when used in conjunction with reverb. I guess that it only has one "engine" for both effects.Thanks for all of your input. I now have several different ideas to research. Thanks again and keep pickin
Ray DeVoe |
Keith Cordell
Member From: Atlanta
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posted 16 May 2005 11:09 AM
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Another big bump for the Line6 Echo pro. Far and away the best sounding delay on the market. ------------------
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Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 16 May 2005 11:37 AM
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Ray, the new Peavey Duel Deltafex has been released from our Engineering Department. It should be released to production very soon. It features stereo inputs and outputs, 16 different effects types including reverb, delay, compressor, pitch shifter, chorus, flange, phase, tremolo, rotary speaker w/ morphing speed control and more. Please feel free to contact me toll free at 1-877-732-8391, ext. 1180 and I'll be glad to tell you more about it. Thanks,
Mike Brown
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