Why You Should Use an Expression Pedal With Delay - 7 Useful Tips and Tricks

Using an expression pedal with your delay is a great way to explore unique sounds or to make your delay pedal more versatile and easier to switch between all of it’s different settings. I used a Boss DD-8 Digital Delay and Boss EV-30 expression pedal for this but you can use whatever you want. Just make sure that your delay pedal has an expression pedal input and it&best if your expression pedal has a minimum control on it. Here&a list of some delay pedals with expression pedal inputs - Boss DD-7 DigiTech JamMan Delay DigiTech TimeBender Eventide TimeFactor Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler Vox DelayLab Pigtronix Echolution Here&some good expression pedals - Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:25 - Two Mode Delay Using Effect Level Control 01:31 - Tremolo / Interrupted Delay 02:32 - Three Mode Delay using Feedback Control 04:09 - Rhythmic / Sampler Effects 05:06 - Three Mode Delay using Delay Time Control 06:01 - &Delay 06:58 - Controlling Self Oscillation Tip One Easily switch between two preset delay volumes, mid song, mid jam whenever you want without having to get down to adjust the pedal to find your other setting. Subtle, low volume delay with your heel back, loud and intense delay with your toe forward on the expression pedal. Tip Two With the expression pedal controlling the full range of the effect level control try ‘pumping’ the expression pedal. You could do it in time to the music, it’s a bit like having a tremolo effect applied just to the delay signal. If you play chord...