Digitech RDS-1000 ... is it any good ??

[cjacek]

Hi,

I'm multitracking to cassette and wanna get an inexpensive, but good sounding, delay unit for my voice. I just want to add a tiny amount of delay. (I used to do reverb but I thought it muddied things and softened my sound too much). What do you think of the RDS-1000 for delay ? I've seen them going for like 50 bucks on eBay. If you don't like this one then have you any other recommendations in my price range ? Just a simple, good sounding delay unit for vocals.. Thanks. ---Daniel

 

[SonicAlbert]

I have an RDS-1900 I picked up for $47 on eBay. I like it. Another option would be an Alesis Nanoverb, which has simple delays built in. I also have one of those which I picked up for about $50.

The RDS series is I think intended for guitarists primarily. I think the Alesis is a bit quieter and higher spec. Hope this helps.

 

[cjacek]

I have an RDS-1900 I picked up for $47 on eBay. I like it. Another option would be an Alesis Nanoverb, which has simple delays built in. I also have one of those which I picked up for about $50.

The RDS series is I think intended for guitarists primarily. I think the Alesis is a bit quieter and higher spec. Hope this helps.

Thanks Albert! What do you exactly mean that the RDS is "intended for guitarists primarily" ? I also noted that the 1000 goes up to only 10 khz ? What up with that ??

Daniel

 

[SonicAlbert]

Right, you have to watch it with the RDS series, because what they did in some of them was increase the delay time by reducing the bandwidth. So you need to be sure you get the model that has the wider bandwidth, and probably the shorter delay times! The RDS 1900 I have has 1.9 seconds of delay and I believe a 16k bandwidth. There's a similar model though with twice the delay time and much less bandwidth. You'll have to do some internet searching find out which model is which. For what you are doing you don't need ultra long delays anyway, so go for the wider bandwidth.

Also, I could be wrong, but most people that own these processors are guitarists. This is like a late 80's guitar delay.

 

[cjacek]

Right, you have to watch it with the RDS series, because what they did in some of them was increase the delay time by reducing the bandwidth. So you need to be sure you get the model that has the wider bandwidth, and probably the shorter delay times! The RDS 1900 I have has 1.9 seconds of delay and I believe a 16k bandwidth. There's a similar model though with twice the delay time and much less bandwidth. You'll have to do some internet searching find out which model is which. For what you are doing you don't need ultra long delays anyway, so go for the wider bandwidth.

Also, I could be wrong, but most people that own these processors are guitarists. This is like a late 80's guitar delay.

Thanks Albert.

Say, do you have a short mp3 clip of the nanoverb delay ? I'm curious how it sounds on a vocal. You know, just a short delay that adds some depth to a performance.

Daniel