Am I the only person that is charmed when someone looks so pleased at something they have made? Like, "check out this cool thing I did!" I love that. And this pedal.
Pete Celi is the Walter White of sound designing, I'm addicted to Strymon's products and watching this demo makes me wanna say : "TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT!!!"
I just bought a riverside and now I saw this... It's either this or I get a golden reverberator. I need a reverb pedal but this thing is just so cool it's almost worth putting off the reverb pedal. I have seen so many different uses of it but I love the flanger sound it gives.
Strymon's genius is that they are able to analyze complex systems and encapsulate them in a simple interface. From this perspective, I'd say Deco is one of the best pedal-concept ever. On the other hand, Pete's competence and composed enthusiasm inspire so much admiration. It's my favourite pedal and I am really happy to have one on my pedalboard. ❤🔥
I love my Deco. I have had one for three years now and I am still finding cool sounds. This is a pedal that can be as easy, or as complex to use as you want it to be. Just out of the box, it is very easy to get great tones. This unit, to me is kind of a "Swiss Army knife" of effects. There isn't a bad sound. I used it with very basic settings and understand of the pedal for about a year and I loved it. When I started to experiment a little with the favorite setting and secondary functions I realized that I had only been using about 25% of this pedals potential. Again, I love pedals like this. They sound fantastic with very minimal tweaking and understanding but with a little research and experimentation, can be an indispensable part of your sound. Mine is. I swap pedals on my board frequently but this has yet to be a candidate for replacement. Thank you so much. I love your company. I have several other Strymon units and am extremely happy with them.
I have the Riverside... With the EV5, Ive found ways to use it some haven't thought of. How much more do you get out of the Deco with the Expression Pedal ? I need a Doubler and love Tape saturation. I also want a Tremolo and a Strymon Reverb. Not sure what to get next. PS I wanna sell my Roland RE Space Echo.
@@harrisfrankou2368 The Deco is an amazing pedal and does so much more than tape saturation and doubling, though it does those things very well. The flanger is the perfect amount for me, giving you a great flange sound but without being too much, the chorus is much the same. The slapback is honestly incredible and the tape echo is rad. I don't even have a stereo rig though when you do you can bounce the sound and do all sorts of fun things. The deco is amazing, buy one.
Deco forever! I hope Strymon does an expanded but different version of the Deco. Kind of like when they did the Volante after the El Cap. A Super Deco, if you will. I’m so in love with tape tone.
A looper similar to a Red Panda Tensor, but with a Strymon spin & expanded options would be so sick. I own a Volante & a Tensor and I would still buy one
This pedal obviously impresses me, but for what its worth, one of the things that impresses me the most is how such a big time name as you guys are, y'all are out interacting with fans like y'all do here. Companies don't enough emphasis on connecting with their fans or customers, even at such a low level as social media, if youtube counts as that haha. anyway, its cool to see you guys interact with fans, will defiantly be trying to get the Deco
5 years later, I think this pedal could’ve solved my flaging and harmonic curiosities. This is a tremendous pedal. So streamlined, so elegant. Compared to something like The EQD Pyramids, which I like, this is miles ahead for achieving classic, usable tones.
I am so grateful for this kind of conversation and explanation of a pedal. I could care less about the average "gear review" that shows up on youtube, but it is truly a gift of the internet to get a real demo from the man in charge of the machine. Beautiful work, everyone involved. Thank you.
BTW the short slapback sounds are the best I've heard since the original old school recordings. Between the tape sat and phase invert I think you nailed it!
Perfect tutorial. I'm so used to pedals that require aggressive knob movement to get a different sound. I own all the Strymon pedals and after seeing this video this might become my fav. Please do this exact video format on all your pedals. Bravo!!
Pete Celi, thank you! You are one of the rare ones out here who truly knows how to demonstrate the features of a product/device. And you know how to speak the speak to us. Every thing you say is 100% to a perfect demo. So, thanks again. (I am a proud owner/user of the BigSky (mind-blowing!). I am oredering the Lex (Leslie) pedal tomorrow. I alresady have an older NEO MiniVent for guitar and it has been awesome; but, your Lex is awesomer! It nails all the expected Leslie stuff perfectly, but goes beyond into a whole new world of rotary/mod fun. Now, seeing this demo on the DECO makes me weep with regret that I ever sold my 1984 DOD (rackmount) Flanger/Doubler. So, the DECO is next on the list. I might even order it tomorrow with the Lex. I figure I may as well jsut go for the best at this point - Strymon. Thanks guys. Amazing products. Cheers. 😎✌🎸
Really great rundown of the MANY different ways you can use this pedal. I just picked one up a few days ago and I've only barely been able to dive into it, but it's my new final stage for my acoustic rig. If you play an acoustic plugged in, do not sleep on this pedal. A great way to tame the highs without losing them altogether, and get some really nice "tape" compression and beefiness. Not to mention a cool ass modulation station. Unique box that I am jazzed about
I bought my Deco yesterday and I truly think it's the greatest pedal I've ever heard/used ... It's possibilities are seemingly endless and unlike so so many pedals that have many different sounds every single sound I've dialed in is not only incredibly usable but extremely inspiring, I'm using this live tomorrow for the first time, I cannot wait..... Honestly Strymon, I'm in awe ...!
For selecting buffered/unbuffered: 1.) Unplug power supply from Deco 2.) Press both bypass switches with one hand and keep them pressed. 3.) Power up Deco by plugging power supply in. 4.) With bypass switches still pressed, turn the blend knob PAST "12 o clock" for buffered or BEFORE "12 o clock" for unbuffered/( = True Bypass ) functionality. 5.) Release the two pressed bypass switches and the pedal saves the adjustment automatically. Takes about 2 seconds. 6.) This adjustment will stay in Deco memory until actively changed again by the same routine just described. 7.) Have fun!🙂
My fifth strymon pedal!!! Just picked one up from long and mcquaid's zero interest sale. My chain is now tuner. Wah. Maxon 808 , Sunset, Riverside, Deco, carbon copy, el Capistan, Flint. Hehe its soooo sweet. I love you guys. Strymon makes my ears happy
I love the subtlety of the Deco and how well it works with my other Strymon pedals; Mobius, Timeline, and Big Sky. I am very pleased with this arsenal of tone. I also want to thank Pete for this thorough demonstration. It sold me.
There's an inherent mathematical element to what's going on here, but it's so digestible because it's translated into practical applications. What a killer electronic implementation of what had previously been achieved mechanically.
What a great demo :). I love the fact that Strymon have great taste in sound. Making pedals and instruments is one thing, making something inspiring and beautiful is another. Great job guys!
Man, Im glad I gave this a second look. This is much more than I originally thought. If you could assign an expression pedal to the Saturation, this could be a stand alone pedal for me.
Please share with us if you do end up with Deco :) And thanks for the feedback. We don't discuss what is or isn't in the works, but love hearing your thoughts.
The Deco is both "creamy" AND "dreamy"!! The left side is the "creamy" side, where you can get creamy tone that's great for smoothing single coils guitars, Clavinets (it sounds GREAT on my Clav) while you pummel your tube amp with the drive knob. The right side is the "dreamy' side, where you can dial in killer chorus, flange, delay and other trippy effects. We tried it on a baritone acoustic guitar the other night, plugged in between the guitar's quacky piezo pickup and an old Fender amp. It smoothed out the barking, and replaced it with a new creamy tone. And then the classic trippy world of the 1960's came alive, when we activated the dreamy flanger! JUST GO GET ONE, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!! Remember: its both creamy & dreamy!!!
I bought this pedal for the old school double tracking for rock a billy but didn’t know it could do all of the flanging effects until I watched this video.
You definitely cover everything in here..! 👍🏼 but I start to lose track of the settings after a while.. It would be totally awesome if you had a thumbnail of the pedal in the corner to help show the settings and hear the results at the same time..
@Emilio Martín Chica - We recommend setting the pedal to Buffered Bypass by pressing and holding down both bypass switches and turning then BLEND knob to select buffered bypass. Once set this way, it will remain in buffered bypass for future power ups.
@@MrKarim989 For selecting buffered/unbuffered: 1.) Unplug power supply from Deco 2.) Press both bypass switches with one hand and keep them pressed. 3.) Power up Deco by plugging power supply in. 4.) With bypass switches still pressed, turn the blend knob PAST "12 o clock" for buffered or BEFORE "12 o clock" for unbuffered/( = True Bypass ) functionality. 5.) Release the two pressed bypass switches and the pedal saves the adjustment automatically. Takes about 2 seconds. 6.) This adjustment will stay in Deco memory until actively changed again by the same routine just described. 7.) Have fun!🙂
Late to the Deco game, but had a spot open on my board. Fits what I needed perfectly! I use the saturation as a dirty boost and the lag deck for a dedicated slapback. Really cool pedal! Also, I love Strymon demos. No fudging around just getting into it
Update, had the deco for a few days. Double tracking is great!! Tape saturation is just a plus for me. I use it to add a bit of dirty boost on my drive. Great pedal!
Rest as always Pete. Thanks so much. Placed order today. You said send of chain so not in the effects loop. Before or after reverb and chorus. Have Ola and Blue Sky in loop now.
Hey Ross, you can place Deco where sounds best to you. If you're using it for more overdrive and flanger/echo sounds, it might sound best after your overdrives and before your time-based effects like mod/delay/reverb. You can also place at the end of the signal path if you want to add saturation to your entire chain, and take advantage of the cool stereo effects!
I own too many pedals. But if I could own only one, it would be this one. It can define your tone and style, give you overdrive, modulation, and echo. And the wobble knob is so cool. I never want to turn it off. I wish I fully understood his first sentence so I could design cool products like this.
I know this pedal has been out for a while, but I think an in depth demo/tutorial for Studio Mode and it’s functions in a studio setting would be great. I’m curious to see how it compares to a tape deck, especially considering that this is much less of a hassle and has a much smaller footprint.
I like the saturation feature, especially because it has a separate switch and it doesn't really change the volume of the signal that much. I'm sure this would be an awesome pedal for thickening keyboards, as well.
Top Demo ! I have the El Capistan in my Studio, is simply one of my best Tape-Delays ! Use it for any Source, Killer on Vocals too. Strymon make a great Job & the Deco & Flint on my List soon ...
70's Engineer effects in a pedal. I need to train my cat to paw in the next sound. Or buy Ninja toe socks to move the knobs. I wish it had like 6 presets or so to access vs 1 "favorite". I do love my Volante but it don't saturate everything or flange. Tape effects are just serious candy for me, this one is top notch. Too many old records went through my ears and that's the dawgone sound I'm looking for. (my excellent CB Zero Point cried when I watched this video.)
08:57 Sorry, I've got brain fail trying to grasp this bit: I don't understand how the lag deck can be slightly ahead of the reference deck. I thought the 'reference deck' was real time guitar as it is being played, so I don't understand how the lag (delay) can be ahead of the real-time playing. Can you explain this concept of 'reference deck' and 'lag deck'? Thanks.
Yes, this is accomplished on the Deco by making the Lag Deck your Reference Deck and slowing down the playback of the original Reference Deck just a bit.
strymon Great, thanks! I've noticed that you guys are really on the ball with responding to questions on TH-cam. Seriously, that's a rare level of customer support in this day and age. You guys rule!
Is it possible to control more than 1 parameter with an expression pedal?. I was thinking it would be cool to add more saturation and also slight slap back delay the further I move the expression pedal to the toe position.
Very, very nice demo. Like Heisenberg switched from comprehensive blue meth manufacture to comprehensive effects modelling, wow. I've been looking for a true aperiodic flange/chorus, and it sounds like you've nailed the whole tape effect gamut to boot. Can you say a bit more about the wobble? Is it a kind of modelled width+volatility?
The lag deck is being played before the reference deck, not necessarily the "dry signal". What you're hearing is the two decks that can be offset to create the effects you hear. It's not just dry signal and wet signal, the whole signal is really the wet signal. Here's a white paper that goes into depth on this: www.strymon.net/studio-reel-reel-tape-dynamics-double-tracking-white-paper/
Playing my Rhodes thru the Deco into an old Fender amp sounds AWESOME!!! I can turn up its clean boost and "pummel" my amp, add flanging, etc. Like many cool guitar pedals (wah, smallstone), it works great on keyboards too!!! Just go buy it … you'll be glad you did!!!
For this video, Pete used 2 guitars. An Agile guitar with a Seymour Duncan '59 in the neck and a GFS Fat PAT in the bridge, and a Fender Stratocaster with Rocketfire's Total '60s pickup set. There was no physical guitar amplifier/speaker used here as the Deco's stereo outputs were each sent into its own Damage Control Womanizer Tube Preamp with its Cab Simulated Direct Output connected directly into an audio interface for recording.
How wide is the frequency response of this pedal? I am wondering if I could also use it as an insert on a full mix in order to get some subtle saturation tones to blend with the original signal. If it can do something along the lines of 50Hz-12KHz it would be awesome for that as well.
+Mike Vlcek When the Deco is set to Studio mode, the frequency response is 20Hz - 16kHz. Also, blending your dry signal with the saturated signal from the Deco will cause phasing issues with your audio. We recommend sending your entire signal through in series. You can get the tape warmth for your Line Level signal even with the Saturation knob set to minimum.
On Deco, the knob range from minimum to ø sets the LAG DECK in ahead of the Reference Deck up to .3ms at minimum and in unison at ø. you get a static filter effect if WOBBLE is set to minimum and a moving comb filtering/flanging when turing WOBBLE up.
Strymen!! You're the best...ive got the deco...on synths its wonderful,its gives really another dimension ,something like...mmm... i try to translate from french: its like a" blanket of mist" on some synths textures...You understand what i mean? ...So you can run a buy it for your synths too!
completely unrelated but what style of music is that at the very beginning? I quite like that slap back finger style of guitar. Any artist recommendations?
I would be interested in using high saturation with a wobble effect, but not phasing i.e. just the mono lag deck signal modulating with high saturation. Is this possible, or is the lag deck not affected by the saturation control? Never used a tape deck before, so I suppose my question is does the lag deck take its signal from the first tape deck or the original dry guitar signal?
+Henry Barraclough On the Deco, the the signal chain for the effects is guitar => Tape Saturation => Doubletracker decks => outputs. So if you have both the Tape Saturation and Doubletracker engaged, the saturated guitar signal feeds into both decks of the Doubletracker. The Reference and Lag Decks of the Doubletracker are parallel with each other and receive their signal from your dry guitar or Tape Saturation if engaged.
Im very interested in using this pedal in all kinda of different ways, primarily as a modulation pedal and slap back but would like to take advantage of it as a light OD too. Where on a pedalboard should this go? after fuzzes distortions and overdrives but before delay trem and verb? Where is the most versatile and effective spot for it?
It depends on what it is being used for, but to use it for what you are describing, I'd say the best place for it might be after your drives and before modulation :)
The Tape Saturation adds odd order harmonics to help with fattening up your signal and dynamic compression to dial down peaks in amplitude of your signal. Lastly, the Tape Saturation has dynamic band limiting which affects the frequency response by taming the high frequency sharp transients.
Hi Strymon! In you blog you wrote that Buffered Bypass can be connected using the right out.. Hence, is needed to select True or Bypass using the double-switching restart of the unit o you can simply connect the right out to have the buffer mode? Thanks!!! ;)
Curious to where you guys with this pedal are putting it on your board in relation to other time and gain effects (if you are using both saturation and doubling effects)
+Fredo F. This really depends on how you plan on using the Tape Saturation of the Deco. If you are using it for a light overdrive, placing it at the beginning of the chain is ideal. But if you want to use the Tape Saturation to provide tape warmth and compression, we recommend placing it at the end of the signal chain.
+SickMetalAddict It really depends on how yo plan on using the Tape Saturation of the Deco. If used as an always on effect to apply to your entire signal, we recommend placing at the end of your chain in the effects loop if possible. You can also place it after your other drive pedals to get a different sound and feel from your existing drive pedals.
Thanks for checking out our demo video! We recommend placing the Deco at the end of your signal chain, but you should experiment by placing it at different locations to see where it works best for you.
Pete, are you thinking about creating just an overdrive/distortion pedal, that would respond to volume/pickup dynamics so one can manipulate clean-distorted using volume and pickups?
igor goga you see overdrive is basically cutting your signals peaks and lows which differs via signal size. Look after the electronic side of those, interesting stuff!
Am I the only person that is charmed when someone looks so pleased at something they have made? Like, "check out this cool thing I did!" I love that. And this pedal.
We are SO lucky to have Pete and his ear, and clever brain on the job !
Pete Celi is the Walter White of sound designing, I'm addicted to Strymon's products and watching this demo makes me wanna say : "TIGHT TIGHT TIGHT!!!"
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Christopher Thomas Richardson I'm the one who rocks
I can see him searching for hours for a fly in the studio then murdering the shit out of it.
Best comment ever! 😂
Love it how proud he looks of this one
im just gonna end up making my entire pedalboard a strymon board. all these pedals are freaking outstanding
I just bought a riverside and now I saw this...
It's either this or I get a golden reverberator. I need a reverb pedal but this thing is just so cool it's almost worth putting off the reverb pedal. I have seen so many different uses of it but I love the flanger sound it gives.
@@drdre4397 Strymon blueSky and BigSky are great reverb pedals.
I'm in the same shoes ... getting there ... :)
Xotics and Strymons
@@drdre4397Riverside is the 💣right!??💯👌🏾🤘🏾
Strymon's genius is that they are able to analyze complex systems and encapsulate them in a simple interface.
From this perspective, I'd say Deco is one of the best pedal-concept ever.
On the other hand, Pete's competence and composed enthusiasm inspire so much admiration.
It's my favourite pedal and I am really happy to have one on my pedalboard. ❤🔥
I love my Deco. I have had one for three years now and I am still finding cool sounds. This is a pedal that can be as easy, or as complex to use as you want it to be. Just out of the box, it is very easy to get great tones. This unit, to me is kind of a "Swiss Army knife" of effects. There isn't a bad sound. I used it with very basic settings and understand of the pedal for about a year and I loved it. When I started to experiment a little with the favorite setting and secondary functions I realized that I had only been using about 25% of this pedals potential. Again, I love pedals like this. They sound fantastic with very minimal tweaking and understanding but with a little research and experimentation, can be an indispensable part of your sound. Mine is. I swap pedals on my board frequently but this has yet to be a candidate for replacement. Thank you so much. I love your company. I have several other Strymon units and am extremely happy with them.
Thank you John. So glad to hear that and appreciate you taking the time to share with us!
I have the Riverside... With the EV5, Ive found ways to use it some haven't thought of.
How much more do you get out of the Deco with the Expression Pedal ?
I need a Doubler and love Tape saturation.
I also want a Tremolo and a Strymon Reverb.
Not sure what to get next.
PS I wanna sell my Roland RE Space Echo.
@@harrisfrankou2368 The Deco is an amazing pedal and does so much more than tape saturation and doubling, though it does those things very well. The flanger is the perfect amount for me, giving you a great flange sound but without being too much, the chorus is much the same. The slapback is honestly incredible and the tape echo is rad. I don't even have a stereo rig though when you do you can bounce the sound and do all sorts of fun things. The deco is amazing, buy one.
Still have deco?
Within the first 90 seconds, I'm sold. Amazing.
It is always enlightning to watch Pete Celi demos of Strymon pedals. I do hope to continue to watch him doing this.
This is the best pedal demo I’ve ever seen.
Deco forever! I hope Strymon does an expanded but different version of the Deco. Kind of like when they did the Volante after the El Cap. A Super Deco, if you will. I’m so in love with tape tone.
A looper similar to a Red Panda Tensor, but with a Strymon spin & expanded options would be so sick. I own a Volante & a Tensor and I would still buy one
This pedal obviously impresses me, but for what its worth, one of the things that impresses me the most is how such a big time name as you guys are, y'all are out interacting with fans like y'all do here. Companies don't enough emphasis on connecting with their fans or customers, even at such a low level as social media, if youtube counts as that haha. anyway, its cool to see you guys interact with fans, will defiantly be trying to get the Deco
They really are the best
5 years later, I think this pedal could’ve solved my flaging and harmonic curiosities. This is a tremendous pedal. So streamlined, so elegant. Compared to something like The EQD Pyramids, which I like, this is miles ahead for achieving classic, usable tones.
I am so grateful for this kind of conversation and explanation of a pedal. I could care less about the average "gear review" that shows up on youtube, but it is truly a gift of the internet to get a real demo from the man in charge of the machine. Beautiful work, everyone involved. Thank you.
BTW the short slapback sounds are the best I've heard since the original old school recordings. Between the tape sat and phase invert I think you nailed it!
Thanks!
Another fantastic demonstration video. Strymon should release a 5 minute vid of just Pete laughing uproariously.
Perfect tutorial. I'm so used to pedals that require aggressive knob movement to get a different sound. I own all the Strymon pedals and after seeing this video this might become my fav. Please do this exact video format on all your pedals. Bravo!!
Thank you for the wonderful comment and the feedback :D Much appreciated!
Over time this has become one of my favorite pedals. So much power under such a simple interface.
Thank you!
The strymon deco is by far my most used tool in production. It’s as much fun as it is serious too and it’s just so great! You can’t go wrong with it.
I absolutely love my DECO!!!!! Strymon will always have a place in my pedalboard!
Appreciate that, Miguel! Thanks so much :D
Still have deco?
This is very impressive. It sounds "right" and the explanation is spot on. Impressive technology and really good ears behind it!
Pete Celi, thank you! You are one of the rare ones out here who truly knows how to demonstrate the features of a product/device. And you know how to speak the speak to us. Every thing you say is 100% to a perfect demo. So, thanks again. (I am a proud owner/user of the BigSky (mind-blowing!). I am oredering the Lex (Leslie) pedal tomorrow. I alresady have an older NEO MiniVent for guitar and it has been awesome; but, your Lex is awesomer! It nails all the expected Leslie stuff perfectly, but goes beyond into a whole new world of rotary/mod fun. Now, seeing this demo on the DECO makes me weep with regret that I ever sold my 1984 DOD (rackmount) Flanger/Doubler. So, the DECO is next on the list. I might even order it tomorrow with the Lex. I figure I may as well jsut go for the best at this point - Strymon. Thanks guys. Amazing products. Cheers. 😎✌🎸
I am impressed, i didn't expect to listen to this kind of saturation from a pedal!
What your company does is always impressive. Thanks for changing the game once again.
Appreciate that. Thanks :)
I love the design and appearance of this pedal.
I have one, and it's possibly the greatest pedal ever built. Every sound ya need is right there inside that beautiful box! Two thumbs up Strymon!
Excellent :D So glad to hear that. Thanks!
One of my favorite pedals....so high quality like all strymons.
Love the presentation! No wasted time and crystal clear explainations! Great sound too!!! Thank you!!
Thank you!
Really great rundown of the MANY different ways you can use this pedal. I just picked one up a few days ago and I've only barely been able to dive into it, but it's my new final stage for my acoustic rig. If you play an acoustic plugged in, do not sleep on this pedal. A great way to tame the highs without losing them altogether, and get some really nice "tape" compression and beefiness. Not to mention a cool ass modulation station. Unique box that I am jazzed about
I bought my Deco yesterday and I truly think it's the greatest pedal I've ever heard/used ... It's possibilities are seemingly endless and unlike so so many pedals that have many different sounds every single sound I've dialed in is not only incredibly usable but extremely inspiring, I'm using this live tomorrow for the first time, I cannot wait..... Honestly Strymon, I'm in awe ...!
That makes us very happy! If you post any vids, please tag us, so we can check them out :D
You're on a different level Pete!😯
For selecting buffered/unbuffered:
1.) Unplug power supply from Deco
2.) Press both bypass switches with one hand and keep them pressed.
3.) Power up Deco by plugging power supply in.
4.) With bypass switches still pressed, turn the blend knob PAST "12 o clock" for buffered
or BEFORE "12 o clock" for unbuffered/( = True Bypass ) functionality.
5.) Release the two pressed bypass switches and the pedal saves the adjustment automatically. Takes about 2 seconds.
6.) This adjustment will stay in Deco memory until actively changed again by the same routine just described.
7.) Have fun!🙂
My fifth strymon pedal!!! Just picked one up from long and mcquaid's zero interest sale.
My chain is now tuner. Wah. Maxon 808 , Sunset, Riverside, Deco, carbon copy, el Capistan, Flint. Hehe its soooo sweet. I love you guys. Strymon makes my ears happy
Awesome! Thank you so much for being a part of Strymon. Please share with us if you post any videos. Would love to hear :)
Move the Deco to the end - it sounds soooo good there!
I love the subtlety of the Deco and how well it works with my other Strymon pedals; Mobius, Timeline, and Big Sky. I am very pleased with this arsenal of tone.
I also want to thank Pete for this thorough demonstration. It sold me.
Thank you so much, Dave. Passing along your comment to Pete, it will brighten his day. :D
He really knows what he's talking about 🤓
What an amazing company Strymon
I am planning to hang pictures of my personal guitar heroes on the wall, Pete Celi will be one of them.
You're making Pete blush :D
There's an inherent mathematical element to what's going on here, but it's so digestible because it's translated into practical applications. What a killer electronic implementation of what had previously been achieved mechanically.
I discovered this pedal today and I'm friggin' buying one. I am so impressed by this thing!
Appreciate that, thanks :D Please share when your Deco arrives!
I'll probably do a dance when it arrives!
This is definitely the secret weapon of my rig!
Hi, I Just bought this unit, for me the best pedal ever, especially wide stereo mode, many thanks Strymon :)
What a great demo :). I love the fact that Strymon have great taste in sound. Making pedals and instruments is one thing, making something inspiring and beautiful is another. Great job guys!
Man, Im glad I gave this a second look. This is much more than I originally thought. If you could assign an expression pedal to the Saturation, this could be a stand alone pedal for me.
+Steve Wood You CAN actually assign an expression pedal to control the Saturation knob on the Deco pedal. :)
Best pedal demo ever. Thank you
I was sold the second I saw the Agile LP!
This pedal is at the top of my want list. I wish you had a pedal that was just the Tape Saturation.
Please share with us if you do end up with Deco :) And thanks for the feedback. We don't discuss what is or isn't in the works, but love hearing your thoughts.
I'll be sure to give you my thoughts on the Deco when I get one.
It'd be neat if there was a way to run the left side out through a couple more pedals, then feed the signal back into the right side.
The Deco is both "creamy" AND "dreamy"!! The left side is the "creamy" side, where you can get creamy tone that's great for smoothing single coils guitars, Clavinets (it sounds GREAT on my Clav) while you pummel your tube amp with the drive knob. The right side is the "dreamy' side, where you can dial in killer chorus, flange, delay and other trippy effects. We tried it on a baritone acoustic guitar the other night, plugged in between the guitar's quacky piezo pickup and an old Fender amp. It smoothed out the barking, and replaced it with a new creamy tone. And then the classic trippy world of the 1960's came alive, when we activated the dreamy flanger! JUST GO GET ONE, YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID!! Remember: its both creamy & dreamy!!!
I bought this pedal for the old school double tracking for rock a billy but didn’t know it could do all of the flanging effects until I watched this video.
You definitely cover everything in here..! 👍🏼 but I start to lose track of the settings after a while.. It would be totally awesome if you had a thumbnail of the pedal in the corner to help show the settings and hear the results at the same time..
@Emilio Martín Chica - We recommend setting the pedal to Buffered Bypass by pressing and holding down both bypass switches and turning then BLEND knob to select buffered bypass. Once set this way, it will remain in buffered bypass for future power ups.
How?
@@MrKarim989 For selecting buffered/unbuffered:
1.) Unplug power supply from Deco
2.) Press both bypass switches with one hand and keep them pressed.
3.) Power up Deco by plugging power supply in.
4.) With bypass switches still pressed, turn the blend knob PAST "12 o clock" for buffered
or BEFORE "12 o clock" for unbuffered/( = True Bypass ) functionality.
5.) Release the two pressed bypass switches and the pedal saves the adjustment automatically. Takes about 2 seconds.
6.) This adjustment will stay in Deco memory until actively changed again by the same routine just described.
7.) Have fun!🙂
Awesome review. I couldn't believe how much this bad boy could do!
Late to the Deco game, but had a spot open on my board. Fits what I needed perfectly! I use the saturation as a dirty boost and the lag deck for a dedicated slapback. Really cool pedal!
Also, I love Strymon demos. No fudging around just getting into it
Thank you!
Update, had the deco for a few days. Double tracking is great!! Tape saturation is just a plus for me. I use it to add a bit of dirty boost on my drive.
Great pedal!
@@jessejarrar Appreciate hearing that!! Thanks again.
Rest as always Pete. Thanks so much. Placed order today. You said send of chain so not in the effects loop. Before or after reverb and chorus. Have Ola and Blue Sky in loop now.
Hey Ross, you can place Deco where sounds best to you. If you're using it for more overdrive and flanger/echo sounds, it might sound best after your overdrives and before your time-based effects like mod/delay/reverb. You can also place at the end of the signal path if you want to add saturation to your entire chain, and take advantage of the cool stereo effects!
I own too many pedals. But if I could own only one, it would be this one. It can define your tone and style, give you overdrive, modulation, and echo. And the wobble knob is so cool. I never want to turn it off. I wish I fully understood his first sentence so I could design cool products like this.
Thank you so much!
Super pedal! I use it in all of my songs. Really great vintage sound.
Thank you!!
Dear Pete, thanks for all you r hard work and for making music exciting and so much fun with your ppedals! Warmly, Dr. Rob
Thank you so much for the nice comment!
The thing I'm trying to work out in most of these demos is where in the signal chain this pedal is placed.
What settings are used to get the double tracking sound for the main riff in Dobie Gray's Drift Away? Thanks.
The sound of last 20 seconds cuts through my heart ...!!!!
Just made for me !!! Wow !
Just got it - wow
Thank you Strymon! 👍👍👍
I know this pedal has been out for a while, but I think an in depth demo/tutorial for Studio Mode and it’s functions in a studio setting would be great.
I’m curious to see how it compares to a tape deck, especially considering that this is much less of a hassle and has a much smaller footprint.
We have recently been discussing doing a blog about Studio Mode. It's great to hear that you'd be interested in that :)
I like the saturation feature, especially because it has a separate switch and it doesn't really change the volume of the signal that much. I'm sure this would be an awesome pedal for thickening keyboards, as well.
Hi Lawrence, Thanks! Yes there are quite a few people that have matched Deco up with their keyboards and it sounds great :)
This video costed me 300 dollars.
349 €
$260 used
220 eur used :)
How about buying used products and help save mother earth instead of uncle sam?
who's the parasite?
Wow this is the coolest effect ever great job Strymon! Damn it now I have to get one!
Thanks, Curtis :D Please share when you do :D
Pete Celi everybody.
Top Demo ! I have the El Capistan in my Studio, is simply one of my best Tape-Delays !
Use it for any Source, Killer on Vocals too. Strymon make a great Job & the Deco & Flint on my List soon ...
70's Engineer effects in a pedal. I need to train my cat to paw in the next sound. Or buy Ninja toe socks to move the knobs. I wish it had like 6 presets or so to access vs 1 "favorite". I do love my Volante but it don't saturate everything or flange. Tape effects are just serious candy for me, this one is top notch. Too many old records went through my ears and that's the dawgone sound I'm looking for.
(my excellent CB Zero Point cried when I watched this video.)
What's the signal chain here?
08:57 Sorry, I've got brain fail trying to grasp this bit: I don't understand how the lag deck can be slightly ahead of the reference deck. I thought the 'reference deck' was real time guitar as it is being played, so I don't understand how the lag (delay) can be ahead of the real-time playing. Can you explain this concept of 'reference deck' and 'lag deck'? Thanks.
Yes, this is accomplished on the Deco by making the Lag Deck your Reference Deck and slowing down the playback of the original Reference Deck just a bit.
strymon Great, thanks! I've noticed that you guys are really on the ball with responding to questions on TH-cam. Seriously, that's a rare level of customer support in this day and age. You guys rule!
ForViewingOnly Thank you! We try our best and really appreciate your comment. :D
Is it possible to control more than 1 parameter with an expression pedal?. I was thinking it would be cool to add more saturation and also slight slap back delay the further I move the expression pedal to the toe position.
On the Deco, you can only control 1 parameter at a time as set during a power-up mode.
I didn't know my old chemistry teacher who cooks meth is also an expert with guitar sound. Thanks Mr. White!
Super demo! LOVE this pedal. Anyone know when it will be released? What an awesome addition to my board this would be...
Very, very nice demo. Like Heisenberg switched from comprehensive blue meth manufacture to comprehensive effects modelling, wow. I've been looking for a true aperiodic flange/chorus, and it sounds like you've nailed the whole tape effect gamut to boot. Can you say a bit more about the wobble? Is it a kind of modelled width+volatility?
could this essentially work as a preamp in the beggining of my chain ?
Absolutely! It works great in a lot of places in the signal chain, and having it towards the beginning is certainly one of those cases.
Fantastic demo, thanks!
I‘m wondering how the lag deck can play before the actual signal. Is there actually a time machine implemented in this product?
The lag deck is being played before the reference deck, not necessarily the "dry signal". What you're hearing is the two decks that can be offset to create the effects you hear. It's not just dry signal and wet signal, the whole signal is really the wet signal. Here's a white paper that goes into depth on this: www.strymon.net/studio-reel-reel-tape-dynamics-double-tracking-white-paper/
Playing my Rhodes thru the Deco into an old Fender amp sounds AWESOME!!! I can turn up its clean boost and "pummel" my amp, add flanging, etc. Like many cool guitar pedals (wah, smallstone), it works great on keyboards too!!!
Just go buy it … you'll be glad you did!!!
:D Thanks! We'd love to hear that, if you post any videos, please let us know!!
Love your shirt, looks so cozy!
What pickups and amp/speaker create the clean sound used in the demo?
this is gonna drive me insane. it seems like basic info for a pedal demo tho, no? strymon guys? anybody?
For this video, Pete used 2 guitars. An Agile guitar with a Seymour Duncan '59 in the neck and a GFS Fat PAT in the bridge, and a Fender Stratocaster with Rocketfire's Total '60s pickup set. There was no physical guitar amplifier/speaker used here as the Deco's stereo outputs were each sent into its own Damage Control Womanizer Tube Preamp with its Cab Simulated Direct Output connected directly into an audio interface for recording.
strymon thanks, very much.
How wide is the frequency response of this pedal? I am wondering if I could also use it as an insert on a full mix in order to get some subtle saturation tones to blend with the original signal. If it can do something along the lines of 50Hz-12KHz it would be awesome for that as well.
+Mike Vlcek When the Deco is set to Studio mode, the frequency response is 20Hz - 16kHz. Also, blending your dry signal with the saturated signal from the Deco will cause phasing issues with your audio. We recommend sending your entire signal through in series. You can get the tape warmth for your Line Level signal even with the Saturation knob set to minimum.
+strymon Thanks for the prompt reply. Your Customer Support rocks. I will soon be ordering a Deco. :)
Can someone explain to me what happen, with le LAG button, between the minimum, and the Ø position ?
On Deco, the knob range from minimum to ø sets the LAG DECK in ahead of the Reference Deck up to .3ms at minimum and in unison at ø. you get a static filter effect if WOBBLE is set to minimum and a moving comb filtering/flanging when turing WOBBLE up.
The saturation sounds great. Is that available in a standalone unit?
i want that tape saturation sound but nothing els from the pedal, if anyone know of anything smaller that dose that?
Maybe the EP Booster??
I love the sound at 7:03. What settings were being used?
Those are the same settings found in one of our Deco example videos: th-cam.com/video/RPkM5T6FSi8/w-d-xo.html
Like all strymon. Fabulous. 👍👏
If it were to have inside adjustments for less less saturation and more delay effect up to 600 milliseconds this would appeal to a wider audience?
Strymen!! You're the best...ive got the deco...on synths its wonderful,its gives really another dimension ,something like...mmm... i try to translate from french: its like a" blanket of mist" on some synths textures...You understand what i mean? ...So you can run a buy it for your synths too!
Thank you so much, Jeff. We'd love to hear what you are doing with your Deco. If you post any videos, please let us know :D
strymon Yes ill do it!!
completely unrelated but what style of music is that at the very beginning? I quite like that slap back finger style of guitar. Any artist recommendations?
Seems like rockabilly kinda of like 50s-60s kinda of style.
Sure would like to know... I've also seen Mick from That Pedal show use this little dandy
Chet Atkins, Jerry Reid. Song sounds like Atkins' "Mr Sandman".
could you do a demonstration of this pedal on synths? feel like it would be perfect to add movement and width to sounds
That sounds like a wonderful suggestion. Will pass that along to the team and see if we can get that together in the near future :)
Great pedal Strymon, loving mine.
I would be interested in using high saturation with a wobble effect, but not phasing i.e. just the mono lag deck signal modulating with high saturation. Is this possible, or is the lag deck not affected by the saturation control?
Never used a tape deck before, so I suppose my question is does the lag deck take its signal from the first tape deck or the original dry guitar signal?
+Henry Barraclough On the Deco, the the signal chain for the effects is guitar => Tape Saturation => Doubletracker decks => outputs. So if you have both the Tape Saturation and Doubletracker engaged, the saturated guitar signal feeds into both decks of the Doubletracker. The Reference and Lag Decks of the Doubletracker are parallel with each other and receive their signal from your dry guitar or Tape Saturation if engaged.
Im very interested in using this pedal in all kinda of different ways, primarily as a modulation pedal and slap back but would like to take advantage of it as a light OD too. Where on a pedalboard should this go? after fuzzes distortions and overdrives but before delay trem and verb? Where is the most versatile and effective spot for it?
It depends on what it is being used for, but to use it for what you are describing, I'd say the best place for it might be after your drives and before modulation :)
I like this pedal, but I'm not sure what the saturation knob gives you that a cheap OD wouldn't?
The Tape Saturation adds odd order harmonics to help with fattening up your signal and dynamic compression to dial down peaks in amplitude of your signal. Lastly, the Tape Saturation has dynamic band limiting which affects the frequency response by taming the high frequency sharp transients.
Hi Strymon! In you blog you wrote that Buffered Bypass can be connected using the right out.. Hence, is needed to select True or Bypass using the double-switching restart of the unit o you can simply connect the right out to have the buffer mode?
Thanks!!! ;)
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+strymon Mine 500 euros!
Greatest pedal ever invented!
Curious to where you guys with this pedal are putting it on your board in relation to other time and gain effects (if you are using both saturation and doubling effects)
+Fredo F. This really depends on how you plan on using the Tape Saturation of the Deco. If you are using it for a light overdrive, placing it at the beginning of the chain is ideal. But if you want to use the Tape Saturation to provide tape warmth and compression, we recommend placing it at the end of the signal chain.
Lag deck at minimum plays the doubled sound BEFORE the first deck. The geniuses at Strymon have finally invented Time Travel!
Is this better in the fx loop or in the front of the amp (but behind other drive pedals)?
+SickMetalAddict It really depends on how yo plan on using the Tape Saturation of the Deco. If used as an always on effect to apply to your entire signal, we recommend placing at the end of your chain in the effects loop if possible. You can also place it after your other drive pedals to get a different sound and feel from your existing drive pedals.
Pete is scary smart, methinks.
Where would you put this in your effect chain?
Thanks for checking out our demo video! We recommend placing the Deco at the end of your signal chain, but you should experiment by placing it at different locations to see where it works best for you.
strymon At the very end behind my Blue Sky Reverb?
BlackbirdSkies Yes at the very end, but, again, try different placement for what sounds best for you.
Thanks - will do!
It sounds great in the effects loop but you have to keep the saturation down when it’s in the loop
Does anybody know if this pedal would work well with a bass?
PlatiniumEnd Hi :) Yes, Deco works well with bass. Here is a demo that a customer did on TH-cam, th-cam.com/video/4c3SQjePF5I/w-d-xo.html
Pete, are you thinking about creating just an overdrive/distortion pedal, that would respond to volume/pickup dynamics so one can manipulate clean-distorted using volume and pickups?
igor goga you see overdrive is basically cutting your signals peaks and lows which differs via signal size. Look after the electronic side of those, interesting stuff!