getting anoyed with my delay pedal

phil_b

I have a Daphon E20DL and I realise it is a budget pedal .

it seems to work fine 50% of the time but then it seems to get stuck in a loop and self generates a clicking repeat that just goes on for ever sometimes it amplifies its self getting louder and louder.

is there anything I can do to fix this or do I just need to buy a better pedal

CeeJay

Is this the pedal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0G9I05eIYU

phil_b

@CeeJay

no it looks like this

Winny_Pooh

Have you set the feedback knob too high? Or the knob is perhaps buggered. 
 

phil_b

Winny_Pooh said:

Have you set the feedback knob too high? Or the knob is perhaps buggered. 
 

forgive my ignorance but it has 3 knobs delay, repeat and depth. it depth equal to feedback?

Fuengi

phil_b said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Have you set the feedback knob too high? Or the knob is perhaps buggered. 
 

forgive my ignorance but it has 3 knobs delay, repeat and depth. it depth equal to feedback?

It's probably the Repeat control, dial it back and see if that stops? 

I prefer more repeats and lower depth (or effect level on Boss pedals) generally but it depends on the delay type. 

Play around with it until it gives you something you like. 

Wazmeister

Lower the repeat knob

phil_b

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhm3w45-o3I

at 00:27 this is the effect I was trying to emulate

phil_b

I also have a vox stomplab that has delay on it also

ICBM

It could be faulty. If so the likely cause is the Repeat pot having a bad connection at the ground end so it temporarily goes to full. Depending on what exactly was happening at the time that will either produce a loop of the last sound, or a repeating click if it's amplifying the slight pop caused by the bad connection.

Whether it's fixable easily or economically is another question - some pedals can be tricky to work on.

Funkfingers

Delay = time between echo repeats
Repeat = number of repeats
Depth = level mix between original signal and echo sound

phil_b said:
it seems to work fine 50% of the time but then it seems to get stuck in a loop and self generates a clicking repeat that just goes on for ever sometimes it amplifies its self getting louder and louder.

This is normal for a Bucket Brigade Device analogue echo processor. (Instant Dub Reggae ina-Babylon.)

On a digital delay, it suggests a defect.

phil_b said:
is there anything I can do to fix this

How are you powering the pedal? External +9v or internal PP3?

Levels going up and down at random can be symptomatic of a dying battery. When the voltage increases, the effect level rises with it. 

If you are using an external PSU, check that the pin polarity is correct for the delay pedal and that your effects chain does not draw more current than the PSU can consistently provide.

phil_b

thanks for the replies. I was powering the pedal using a battery so could very well be a symptom a the power level dropping. I do have a plug in power supply so I will give it  a go and see if it improves things.

phil_b

turns out it may have been a dodgy lead all along

phil_b

phil_b said:

turns out it may have been a dodgy lead all along

  or maybe not

Fuengi

Whereabouts are you @phil_b ? One of us might be able to help you out or test it with our gear. 

phil_b

Fuengi said:

Whereabouts are you @phil_b ? One of us might be able to help you out or test it with our gear. 

Lisburn NI.

I have swapped over to using the stomplab now. I got a good enough sound from this now. I have only been playing a few months now so I am trying to put more effort into playing rather than fiddling with effects. So the fault is very much an unwelcome distraction. Having said that having the effect on brings you a little closer to the sound you are trying to recreate and as a beginner any step closer is encouraging

Fuengi

phil_b said:

Fuengi said:

Whereabouts are you @phil_b ? One of us might be able to help you out or test it with our gear. 

Lisburn NI.

I have swapped over to using the stomplab now. I got a good enough sound from this now. I have only been playing a few months now so I am trying to put more effort into playing rather than fiddling with effects. So the fault is very much an unwelcome distraction. Having said that having the effect on brings you a little closer to the sound you are trying to recreate and as a beginner any step closer is encouraging

I see to live in Ballymoney, not exactly on your doorstep but closer than I am now on the south coast of England. Will have to defer to more local members!

A delay is a nice tool for beginners, quite handy for timing, scales and quite inspiring, but like you say best to keep it simple and play more.