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BOSS DD-20 Giga Delay Patches.md

Collected Patches for the BOSS DD-20

Link: BOSS DD-20 Giga Delay

The Edge Dual Delay

  • Mode: Dual
  • Short Delay: 10 - 20ms
  • Long Delay: 350ms - onward

Ring Modulator

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Delay: Between 10ms - 90ms for different pitches
  • Mode: Reverse

Tip: Take it up to 400ms with some wah and have fun.

Shoegaze Fuzz

  1. Get a guitar with single coils if you don't already have one.
  2. Feed a RAT or similar distortion into an amp on the verge of breakup, and set the distortion between 12:00 and 2:00 to suit your tastes.
  3. Stick a DD-20 in between the amp and the RAT, and make a preset with the following:
  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: 3 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Delay: 330ms
  • Mode: Modulate (Depth 100%, Rate 80%)

Start from there. I tried turning the delay time back a bit so there's not so much trail off when you stop playing, but the combination of the high feedback and delay time masks the modulation so you have that bit of swirl and slight pitch-bending buried a bit in the mix. Otherwise, it sounds like you have a jacked up chorus pedal on in the background, and the modulation end of things is a bit too up-front for my liking.

Synthy Techno Infinate Sounds:

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: Max
  • Tone: Max
  • Delay: 25ms (Or less, preferably 1 to 10ms)
  • Mode: Smooth

Tip: Strum chord and twiddle time knob. This will produce synthy techno infinite sounds that change pitch when the time knob is changed.

Using a delay while using the SOS function:

I just figured out how to use delay while using the SOS looping function! While it is limited, you can do it. Tweak in a delay that you like and write it in bank #1. Now, in manual mode select the SOS function and sample your loop. Hold down the right pedal until it goes to #1, the loop you have should still be playing and you can use a delay from the DD-20 to play as well. I hope this helps.

Reverse Slapback

  • E Level: 4 o'clock
  • F Back: 8 o'clock
  • Tone: 1 o'clock
  • Mode: Reverse
  • Delay: 300ms

It's a reverse with a very short tail, sort of like a slapback (masking). It seems to add an interesting dimension to single note solos and such. This setting is great!

Tip: Add distortion, strum a power chord and hear the note ring. Awesome stuff!

The Edge

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: 10 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Tape (2 Heads)
  • Delay: 240-350ms.

Tip: I get a good "Where the streets have no name" sound with a shorter delay (245ms).

Double Tracked 1: Today I was messing around with the "dual" function. I wondered if having both the short and long delay setting set at the same time would produce a double tracked feel and it kind of did.

  • E Level: 12 o'clock – 3 o'clock
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Dual
  • Delay: 6ms

Tip: I tried it out using some overdrive and a setting of 6ms (nice plate reverb sound).

Double Tracked 2: Usually artificial double tracking using delay is done with just one delay at between 20 -35ms. Either 27 or 28ms is usually the "magic number" for producers.

  • E Level: 9 o'clock – 12 o'clock
  • F Back: Nearly off
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Analog
  • Delay: 20 – 35ms

The Edge - Pride (In the name of love)

  • E Level: To taste
  • F Back: 1 Repeat
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Depth around 30)
  • Delay: 418ms

Eric Johnson

  • E Level: 1 o'clock
  • F Back: 11 o'clock
  • Tone: 11 o'clock
  • Mode: Tape (2 Heads)
  • Delay: 150 – 300ms

Tip: This is a nice setting with clean and distortion, and very Eric Johnson like.

Echo or Tremolo: (?)

  • E Level: 1 o'clock – 2 o'clock
  • F Back: 11 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Tape (2 heads)
  • Delay: 150ms

Sitar:

  • E Level: To Taste

  • F Back: 2 o'clock

  • Tone: 5 o'clock

  • Mode: Standard

  • Delay: 8 – 33ms

  • Tip: So far I really like the DD20 (sitar setting above) & the mojovibe, using the vibe side:

  • volume: 10 (max)

  • intensity: 10 (max)

  • speed: 0 (mini)

Chord Swells:

  • E Level: To taste
  • F Back: Max
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Smooth
  • Delay: 3000ms

Tip: Use the big chord swells and then play lead over it. Wow! I love this delay.

Octave Setting:

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: 3 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock (Add more for more pronounced octave/resonance)
  • Mode: Dual
  • Delay: 6ms; 8ms (Short: 10ms)

Tip: Minor adjustments may be needed. It's up to you.

Cave Reverb:

As for the "Cave" reverb setting, try messing around with the "Smooth" mode. I can usually cop some cool spring or plate reverb sounds if I fiddle with it enough. The tone control is the key.

Rotating Cab Simulation

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 11 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 70, Depth 90)
  • Delay: 25ms

Chorus

  • E Level: 3 o'clock
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 3 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 49 ((Set to taste)), Depth 100)
  • Delay: 5ms (Could range from 2 to 30ms)

Simulated Leslie Speaker

  • E Level: 4 o'clock
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 4 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 100, Depth 78)
  • Delay: 1ms

Flanger: I don't actually have a flanging sound stored in user memory, but these settings will get you in the ballpark. Keep in mind that it won't do a full jet swoosh like a dedicated unit. In order to get a better flanging effect, it would nice if the modulation rate could be set slower and the sweep had a greater range. Control of the modulation waveform would be nice too....

  • E Level: Full
  • F Back: 1:30
  • Tone: 4:30
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 0, Depth 100)
  • Delay: 1ms

Slow, Deep Chorus:

  • E Level: 3:00 (clock format)
  • F Back: none
  • Tone: 3:00
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 13 ((Set to taste)), Depth 100)
  • Delay: 14ms (Could range from 2 to 30ms)

Reverb:

  • E Level: 3 o'clock
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 11 o'clock
  • Mode: Smooth
  • Delay: 18ms

Smooth:

  • E Level: 12 o'clock
  • F Back: 11 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Smooth
  • Delay: 375ms

Roland Space Echo:

  • E Level: 12 o'clock
  • F Back: 1 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Tape (2 Heads)
  • Delay: 254ms

Dual:

  • E Level: 12 o'clock
  • F Back: 12 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Dual
  • Delay: 500ms
  • Short Delay: 50ms

Modulate:

  • E Level: 2 o'clock
  • F Back: 1 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 80, Depth 70)
  • Delay: 330ms

Twist:

  • E Level: 3 o'clock
  • F Back: 12 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Twist
  • Delay: 250ms

Reverse:

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: 9 o'clock
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Reverse
  • Delay: 1200ms

Room Ambience:

  • E Level: 3 o'clock
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 11 o'clock
  • Mode: Smooth
  • Delay: 18ms

Slap Back Echo:

  • E Level: 12 o'clock
  • F Back: 11 o'clock
  • Tone: 11 o'clock
  • Mode: Analogue
  • Delay: 122ms

Modulate Doubling:

  • E Level: Max
  • F Back: Zero
  • Tone: 12 o'clock
  • Mode: Modulate (Rate 25, Depth 95)
  • Delay: 18ms
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This is very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

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