Analog Delay versus Digital Delay?

[packcrush]

For all us Edge emulators out there; what is the preferential delay of choice to get that early U2 sound? Go the precise digital option; or the warmer, softer analog sound?

 

[discothequeLP]

i like analog better, but for some songs, like Streets or UTEotW, where you really gotta hear the delay, digital sounds better.

 

[bfoster88]

im still deciding between a memory man and a DD6 - i like the warm analog delay but want the precision of digital.

 

[Only Alive]

The problem with the memory man is it can be quite difficult to set it to the correct tempo. Most digital delays have a tap-tempo, which lets you tap a switch to the beat to get perfectly timed delay, which is essential for a rhythmic song like Streets. I would reccomend the Line 6 Echo Park delay, it's much much warmer and more analog sounding than the DD6.

-Nick

 

[BB Mac]

get a memory man for the real early stuff boy/oct/war

then move up to a rack modulation delay for unfor fire/joshua tree
ect

theres lots to choose from now if you cant afford
sum of the stuff edge uses..ibanez/roland/yamaha/line6
boss DD20 and more

it has to be a modulation delay!
boss DD5/DD6 are to plain and digital
sounding delays



cheers BB Mac

 

[marik]

i dont know the difference between the 2. i have built in delay in my BOSS GT-6 effects unit, what would this delay be considered?

 

[BB Mac]

digital delay on the boss GT6
dont think it does a modulation delay?
there maybe a Analogue type delay but not sure
you could add sum vibrato effect to smooth it out i know sum people who use that on the GT-5

also the preamp section use voxy drive
to get that 60s liverpool vox sound ala Edge

hope that helps cheers BB Mac