Re: [Harp-L] Re: delay for harp

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Best wrote:
<I've got a Lone Wolf Harp Delay which I'm happy with.  Has anyone got any
<experience how this compares to some of the other pedals mentioned here,
<especially the more esoteric and/or vintage ones?

It's a very nice delay, essentially a digital delay that includes processing designed to emulate the attractive aspects of analog delays.  I quote from the website:
"The circuit is centered around a chip that has a low noise rating at < -90dBV, low distortion, < 0.5% THD, 44k digital processing, and is capable of up to 300ms delay. The input is FET buffered for high impedance to provide proper loading for your favorite crystal or CM mic. The gain has been reduced to prevent solid state distortion and is balanced to have an overall gain of 1x so that the level is the same when bypassed. The warmth comes from the superior bass response, distortion-free performance, and the filtering, which provides the effect of a distancing echo by reducing the highs more on every repeat. This delay has an even better roll-off in high frequencies than the Boss analog delay."

Like I said before, there are lots of nice delays out there now.  This is one of them. 

Mike, I know you use an RP too.  Suggest you compare the RP's delays at similar settings with the Lone Wolf.  Also try some of the delay models in the RP that aren't available on the Lone Wolf, e.g. the modulated delay, echoplex model, etc., etc.  Between the two devices, you've got a very wide range of delays to work with.  

regards, Richard Hunter 

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