The Boss DD500 appreciation thread

sgosden

can you edit the name the banks, or are they only known as 1-99?

Teetonetal

You can edit patch names but not bank numbers

sgosden

so I could name patches as 'song 1 , song 2' ect?

I suck at remembering where things are saved for set songs

Drew_TNBD

Yes you can do that. Banks remain numbers though.

Teetonetal

Yes.

The banks are 1-99 and patches are a, b and c.

The c patch is only possible if you have the footswitch set up for that.

The a b and C patches can be named as you like.

To get the most out of this unit I feel an fs 6 or 7 us a must..

Drew_TNBD

I'm toying with the idea of using the control input jack for tap tempo, and having the pedal in A/B/C mode. Currently I just run it in standard mode which is one delay a time, and use the tap tempo on the pedal.

hubobulous

Are the MIDI patch numbers a bit like the following:

Bank 1/Preset 1 - Patch 1

Bank 1/Preset 2 - Patch 2

Bank 2/Preset 1 - Patch 3

Bank 2/Preset 2 - Patch 4

....etc?

hugbot

How you getting on with the tap tempo implementation? No global tap I heard.

Wazmeister

This pedal comes alive when you assign a switch to hold, or tap or whatever.

I used the FS6 or FS7 to achieve this.

Drew_TNBD

hugbot said:

How you getting on with the tap tempo implementation? No global tap I heard.

It's a bit annoying, not going to lie. But because most of the algorithms react very naturally to the tap tempo, you can just activate the one you want and tap afterwards.

Most of our songs tend to be in a similar BPM range because we're unoriginal, so it has not been a big deal.

A bigger annoyance is that when in A+B simultaneous mode, the tap tempo doesn't apply to both delays.

BintyTwanger77

Still devoted to my Timeline, but I have to try a DD500 at some point soon. They sound great.

Wazmeister

Teetonetal said:

Yes.

The banks are 1-99 and patches are a, b and c.

The c patch is only possible if you have the footswitch set up for that.

The a b and C patches can be named as you like.

To get the most out of this unit I feel an fs 6 or 7 us a must..

As ever mate, bang on ! Its with footwswitch 'C' using an external device, is where this pedal comes alive.

Flanging_Fred

Is it just me or have they just put the price by £20 on these? They've gone from £249 to £269 in most places. maybe they are selling a lot and have realised they are under priced compared to the competition?

Drew_TNBD

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Teetonetal

Flanging_Fred said:

Is it just me or have they just put the price by £20 on these? They've gone from £249 to £269 in most places. maybe they are selling a lot and have realised they are under priced compared to the competition?

Could be exchange rate related..?