I own a Rexer tape Echo and have been quite tempted recently to sell it and put the money towards the MF delay pedal. Is there any advantage to keeping the Tape Echo?
the moogerfooger analog delay will not have nearly as much high frequency content as your tape echo…two very different sounding effects. If you use and like your tape delay a lot I would NOT reccommend selling it! Of course I love my roland space echo but for live playing and certain sounds in the studio the MF is real hard to beat.
I forgot to say that I will eventually buy the MF delay either way, it is just a matter of saving up enough money (if I don’t sell something else). I can’t get enough of those CV Jacks on the MF series, so it drives me crazy thinking about the possiblilities of the MF Delay.
I didn’t think the high frequency would be better on my tape, that is interesting. Thanks for the feedback!
they dont sound the same
I agree with what other people here are saying. I haven’t heard the brand of tape delay that you have - I have a Space Echo, and they are both very distinctive! redeyeflight is right about the high end - the MF-105 sounds muffled in comparison to the Space Echo. Also, I don’t like the sound of the MF when the echoes are feeding back - the Space Echo sounds so much smoother. (I should point out that I have the original MF-105, but judging by what I’ve read here, other than delay times being longer on the new ones I don’t think there’s much difference.)
are we talking about the new spaceecho?
I have an old one (RE-201), but thanks for the heads up! I had no idea there was a new one!
I know. Such blasphemy… shakes head
I bought the new Boss RE-20 Space Echo & it sounds spectacular. They say its as close as the 201 as it can get. Luscious & mates perfectly with the 104Z. Recommended.
Does the “tape” “crunch” as the “splice” goes around the “heads”?
Heh, dunno yet. I’ve never heard the original unit so I’m not sure how subtle it is. I’ve only played with the RE-20 for about 10 min & was lost in space I couldn’t tell. I’ll give it a proper run through.
I didn’t know there was a new Space Echo either. Too bad there isn’t any tape in it.
Anyway, if you were wondering what my beast looks like, here is a pic.
wow, nice. look at that tape swirl!
I’m seriously considering the new Space Echo for live use - the tap tempo and longer delay times sound tempting, and I don’t like dragging my original one around.
aaah, so your rexer is somewhat new correct? Looks to be a replica of the original space echo. BTW, I’m pretty sure that the new roland space echo is just a digital emulator like the line 6 delay. The line 6 is awesome and I’ve owned one for years but it definatley doesn’t sound anything like my echoplex or my space echo. The moogerfooger analog delay definitely has a sound of it’s own as do the space echos…I’d guess the rexer is pretty similar to the old school space echos and the the new space echo is probably pretty close to the line 6, whereas the moogerfooger is really unique sounding…I haven’t heard another analog delay that has a smiliar sound.
I bought it used. It is still in production, but I think they have been making them for quite a while. Judging by the tape wear, this unit had to have been at least 3 years old if not more if the previous owner switched the tape at all. I just replaced the tapeloop and it sounds unbelievably good now. It has a feature that stops the tape when there is no sound input to save the tape extra wear. I like it a lot, and I don’t think I will get rid of it after what I have heard here. I still want to get the MF delay as soon as I have some money though. I get that, a Jupiter 8, TB-303, Moog Voyager, MF lowpass and a few more Freq Boxes and I should be set for awhile.
For the cost of a small stack of original RE-201 tapes, you can grab yourself a new RE-20!
It cost me $28 for a replacement tape (shipping included). I would gladly do it again when my tape wears out. I have used and own a digital delay, but they just aren’t my thing.
it is totally different! i would say>keep it analog and sensible!
you know how it works and that means it is or could be an extension of your body/mind. thats allso what bob ment with feeling connected to the hardware of his synth.
i think that a digital delay can be great for certain sounds. I’m intrigued by the new roland space echo but I can’t imagine it being any better of a digital delay than the line 6, which has a roland space echo mode, which allows for multi-tap delay, but doesn’t really sound too much like my roland SRE-555 space echo. I couldn’t really imagine a digital delay being able to fully replicate the warmth and juice of an analog pedal. I dare anyone to get a digital dealy to do what the moogerfooger analog delay can do…I think you’d find it pretty hard. BTW, has anyone messed around w/ one of those new Fulltone tube tape delays? I hear they’re the bomb but haven’t tried one myself. Personally I’ve always liked the sound and controls of the echoplex (which is what the fulltone is modeled after) better than the space echo but that’s purely a matter of opinion.