Oh, already news here.
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The black looks sick, but gotta rep the Minnesota purple for Prince.
Update is definitely worth it for the original MK1 Stretch mode. Almost sounds like it has a built-in reverb that makes lush pads. Wish it was interchangeable with the MKII version.
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Yeah, though the new black spacey design is super, Iām quite happy with my purple one.
I never used a MKI so I didnāt know the difference in the stretch modes, but cool to have more options nonetheless! Iāll definitely be trying it out.
What a brilliant joke about CBA 
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- Set up your complicated dipswitch preferences
- Admire how the knobs feel when you turn them
- Marvel at how unchanged the sound seems to be while knowing that it did in fact apply your settings, then undo them right before the output stage.
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or like the āAddyā pedal. you feed in a dial-up modem sound and you get 00ās music out. controls are for selecting a mixture of genres.
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I am curious if anyone else has had any trouble using Lossy with a MyVolts Ripcord. I had no issues powering a Gen. Loss 2 with the same Ripcord, but when trying to plug Lossy in, it doesnāt power up at all. I have to wait until I get home to verify that Lossy is still working (it was last time I used it). It does require more power than the GL2, so maybe the startup current is too much for the Ripcord? Iāll send a message out to Chase Bliss as well. I just thought Iād check here first.
So what is the hive minds thought about Tonal Recall (blue knob edt.)?
There is one up for sale locally at a decent price. I listened to knobs demos and it sounds really nice, I am aware of the short delay time, but I primarily want to plug MegaFM into it to soften up the sound a bit. And occasionally record vocals through it and Lossy.
Has anyone owned one? Main gripes/likes with it?
Liked it when I had one. Actually preferred the Thermae personally even if you donāt use the pitch shift side - though no tap tempo from memory. But the slow clock sounds you can get out of the Thermae are so nice
TBH, thereās so many nice delays out there, Iād look elsewhere unless you want all the dip switch stuff. The price went bonkers on the Tonal Recall for a while, but seems to have dropped off again.
Asheville ADG is lovely. Next on my list is the Sending v2 though 
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I own a CB Thermae and use it most often without the pitch shifting. It sounds great and is easy to use. With line signal coming in, I have put a StageBug 6 in front of it to avoid any clicks, thuds and filter oversensitivity (self-oscillation can be very loud).
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I had a Tonal Recall RKM, core sound is nice and lush but I personally feel if you arenāt going to use the dipswitches etc and get complex with it I think there isnāt anything really special about it.
There seems to be a few Stereo Analog delays out like the Walrus Audio Meraki and Boss DM101 that might be worth a look.
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BBD are special in their own right. They nicely degrade and darken the sound. However, the various BBD chips are apparently not equal in sound. So it is worth exploring which lind you like more.
If it has to be CBA, Thermae is probably their most flexible BBD and has the advantage of still being in production. The pitch shifting sequencer has other uses than just pitch shifting: for example, it can be used to instantly cycle through various delay times. The only sort of bummer is that the interface allows you to access either modulation or pitch shifting in real-time, not both; one dip switch controls this access. If you intend to use it as an analog delay without pitch shifting, then it does not matter.
If analog circuitry does not matter at all, then also take a look at Strymonās Brig.
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Also, if stereo and BBD donāt matter, I canāt say enough good things about the Benson Delay. It has the nostalgia thing in spades that many people love about CB. Iām a junkie for that kind of vibe (and love my Gen Loss MKII and Warped Vinyl HiFi because of it), and the Benson is at the top of my list for favorite delays of all time. It sounds very tape like with the random modulation and a wonderful compression and grit to it
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Pretty sure the Benson isnāt analogue. Nice though. Get a newer one as the first batch had a boost thatās a little annoying.
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Yep. Not analog, but Iāve owned loads of different analog delays over the years and this definitely has more character than pretty much all of them. At least for what I like.
Iāve even got one of these beasts from the 1970s that I bought off of a guy using it for a dub reggae sound system, and the Benson gets more use. 
6:00 in this video shows off some of the nostalgic vibes you can get with the Benson. Magical. 
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Loved the pitch shifting on the Thermae but for my ears it was a little too noisy.
Oto BIM is the most beautiful sounding delay in my eyes.
Finally Iāve got a Gen Loss MKII, too. 
You are right, itās highly customable.
My current favourite settings in a stereo chain after a Volca FM synth are (hope that all these details will help other interested people):
SATURATE via Hidden Options set to High Gain which can lead to heavy distortion 
AUX switch set to FILTER for a quick off / on comparison of the filter effects of the several tape machine Models.
DROP BYP DIP switch set to On because I donāt want volume drops using the FAILURE knob.
SPREAD DIP switch set to On for a wider stereo image depending on the used Model.
DRY set to SMALL for a little dry signal mixed into the wet one.
NOISE via Hidden Options set to a mix of hiss and hum according my taste.
So itās definitively a keeper for me.
IMO Deco V2 and Gen Loss MKII are different tools so a nice (and very expensive) stereo chain e.g. could be: Synth => Deco => Gen Loss => Lossy
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Congrats. Glad you like it!
I also agree that the Gen Loss and Deco are different enough to work together. I only have the V1, but really like it. I use the Gen Loss earlier in my chain and the Deco at the end.
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chase bliss just teased a new pedal on Instagram to be revealed for super booth. Seems to be grey or silver. Maybe a new dark world?
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