Great video! You inspired me to dig around with my DD-500. I learned if you run the delays in parallel, with Tera Echo on A, Tape mode on B, you have even more sound sculpting options.
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to mess around with this patch again and try your suggestion. :) I appreciate you commenting here, Paul!
Edit scroll to Contol. Select Parallel. Done. It is very intuitive and easy to use once you get the knack of it. One of the best delays you can buy...and it has presets!
Thank you for doing this video. I tell people that the DD 500 is my desert island pedal, because it can do so much. You can create almost any effect within the edit parameters. I get lost in it, maybe too long. This is a great example. There aren't enough examples on TH-cam to show the possibilities. This is a wonderful, but simple deep dive. We need more like this.
Thanks for sharing that and leaving such a nice comment. I'm very happy to see that this video is being helpful. I agree, the almost unlimited amount of options can be a bit daunting but I love how it can also inspire to create new things. Thanks again, Lance. I appreciate you stopping by.
I bought one few days ago, really cheap used. I am lost in this pedal in the good way! amazing! totally underated pedal still in 2023. The possibilities are endless, maybe for that people sell it I don´t know, but to me now is my desert island pedal too. Thanks to share, excellent video!
Thanks for this video. It's well executed. It helped me decide to get the DD-500, and sell the EHX Supergo. Stereo is the focus here! And the texture. Also... your playing is fluid and organic, quite brilliant. Thank you!
Robert, thanks so much for leaving that comment. I'm glad it was helpful! And you're right: the texture makes it a little more interesting and the ability to make it modulate is sweet. And all of that in stereo indeed. Have fun with the DD-500! Also, thank you for the compliments. :)
This is awesome! Just got a used DD500 to replace my DD200. Been looking for a way to do the Freeze thing and the A/B simultaneous mode + Tera Echo really did the trick! Thanks for sharing! 👍🍺🍻
This is awesome thanks I was looking at getting the Ehx freeze or tc electronic infinite but I have a dd 500 and it’s a fantastic ambient peddle! I didn’t know it had an endless sustain function which is super cool. 🙏
@@mauritsnienhuis what! You got a dislike? Man that guy doesn't know anything hahaha. Welll i dont have both pedal (echopark&boss500) but I do mine on a looper mode on a tc flashback delay2 hehe with some reverb(zoomcdr70) before the looper and that's how i make ambient droning, but with the freeze pedal everything is so much easier..
nice. i haven't tried this on the DD500 yet. i was doing something similar with the RV500 using Slow setting, which with the 10sec tail, a medium rise time and no direct signal is an awesome atmospheric tool.
Oh cool, I still have to try out the RV-500 sometime! I bet it is as versatile as the DD-500. Have you tried it on the DD-500 yet? Thanks for leaving a comment! :)
I really love this, but I'm still considering buying a Freeze. There's slightly too much movement even in the basic Tera Echo sound for it to work nicely in every context.
Yeah, it's different from the Freeze for sure. I've had the Freeze for years and I loved it but for me, it's not different enough to hold on to it so I took it off my board. The Superego+ is incredible too, if you feel like going crazy with that type of effect. Thanks for stopping by!
@@mauritsnienhuisvocê merece mesmo meu amigo 😆 eu só não consegui deixar com o mesmo timbre do teu preset. Seria possível posta-lo?.....depois me passe o seu Pix 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great video, thanks for the info :D Looks like a great alternative to the freeze pedal. I'd been looking for the freeze but was hesitant due to it's price but the Boss unit seems like a much better investment. :)
Great video, but imho the freeze pedal sounds way better! This pad type of sound can be achieved by any modern delay/reverb pedal (like the strymons) that has a freeze function, but they will never sound like the ehx freeze, which in my opinion sounds actually like granular synthesis, and fits a dry guitar sound much better. You can always give effects to the guitar and the ehx freeze pedal later. Just my two cents anyway. (I have a Strymon Big Sky, but seriously considering getting the EHX Freeze)
Thanks for watching! To each his own I guess. :) I personally like the DD-500's frozen sound way more than what the Freeze creates. I feel the DD-500 is less consistent and has some texture to it. Along with the being able to add modulation which makes it almost sound like warped vinyl think it's the clear winner. Whatever works for you though! If I'd buy a dedicated pedal for this type of sound then I'd probably look at the Supego +. All the best and thanks for leaving a comment. :)
Cool trick. I will try. One of the other TAP options is something like a WARP effect. I like it but find it abruptly ends when I let off the pedal. Is there anyway to have it nicely fade out? I guess with this trick, you can still run the 2nd delay and play normally over it?
Great question. I did a quick Google search and this might be the solution? www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/boss-dd-500-trails-carry-over-time-limit.1965794/ I haven't tried that myself so I'm not sure. Please report back if that did the trick! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your tips! Just curious did you ever think of using the B patch on the Dd500 for the second delay (in place of the line 6)? And if so why you preferred the line 6 option.
Thank you very much, and you are very welcome! Yes, that did cross my mind and definitely makes it even more compact. :) Though, I LOVE the tape setting on the Echo Park simply for its tape emulation. When you crank the MOD it adds that very cool wow/flutter and crackle (especially the crackle) that I've never heard any pedal do. I've tried multiple tape delay emulators and keep coming back to this one. Besides that, I wanted to keep things simple with each pedal offering a single sound. But it'd be a great option to use the B patch for sure. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
But it wouldn't be the exact same setup, right? The frozen sound wouldn't be affected by the patch B because patch A doesn't run into patch B, right? Or is there a way to make this happen? :)
This all sounds really good. What would happen, though, if you'd put a modulation (or delay) pedal BEFORE the Freeze or DD-500? Do you think you would be able to also ''Freeze'' a sound with the modulation (or delay), but later NOT affecting you ''solo'' sound. Thanks!
Peter! I'm glad you like the video and sorry for the late reply... Assuming the DD-500 freezes slightly more than say the Freeze, I think it could potentially grab and sustain some of that modulation or delay pedal you put in front, but it won't be much. I don't think it's worth it for the frozen effect. Though, if you just like how your playing sounds when you noodle over the frozen sound, with those pedals before the DD-500 then I would go for it! :) That being said, the drone could also get very swirly with a phaser/flanger/chorus after it. Tons of options! Have fun!
Have you considered running the "Freeze" preset on the B preset of one bank and having a lofi tape echo preset on the A preset so you can run the frozen sound into it and obviate the need for another delay pedal?
Yes, I have considered that! :) For this video I wanted to keep it simple by showing 3 pedals offering 3 different sounds but to save space you could definitely find a sweet delay for the B preset. The Echo Park is so sweet though. :) I prefer it over the DD-500 tape delays even though those are fantastic as well. Thanks for dropping by!
Have you tried this? I'm trying to get it to work with the latest update but whenever the 'hold' function is on I can't seem to get the other preset to work. I have A/B simul activated and tried having them in parallel and series.
This is really neat! One question, since you can have 2 delays going at the same time on the DD-500, could you do the same thing you're doing in this video but add the extra delay on the DD-500 instead of using a separate delay pedal? I hope that makes sense.
Awesome!! But how on your DD500, did you have two different settings (on your screen, you had two “functions” stacked)? I can’t find how to do that in my manual. Thanks. I love a hold function! So happy to know this unit can do it (I just bought mine last night).
Hey, I see you added a question to your comment. :) I think it's a matter of using the up or down key when you're on the regular screen (and not in a menu, obviously) and then it'll jump to different views. Let me know if you figured it out.
Dear Mauritis, this is a very nice video. It is really unique. Was wondering if you can clarify one thing. I am a newbie of effects. I am looking for an alternative to the Freeze for practising scales and so on. Very basic use, although it would be nice to future proof my purchase. After your video, I am still unclear whether you use the Boss DD-500 to hold a note or a chord while you are practising scales and licks ... thank you so much. Cheers
I'm sorry for missing this comment, Fancesco! I hope you figured out what works for you? Of the two, the Freeze is obviously the most affordable but the downside is that it can only do a single thing. The DD-500 is a fantastic delay module so I prefer that guy over the Freeze (that I actually sold after making this demo). Have a good one!
Could you do the same thing in dual mode and have the reverb and delay in the second delay rather than extra pedals after, I ask as I have the dd500 but not the other pedals after
You can definitely run Delay A into Delay B by running these patches in Series. EDIT > BANK > CONNECTION: SERIES - personally I’d still use a separate reverb pedal, but to each their own!
Thanks for the video. Really interesting and well made video. I was wondering, is it possible to get the exact settings for this? I'd like to punch this into my DD-500 tomorrow, but I have no access to the PC editor! Many thanks.
Thank you! This is a great vid. I have a dd-500 on the way and I didn’t know it did this. If you wanted to set up a board for sound on sound like Gilmore would it be best to split the signal and then blend. Or is there a simpler way of doing this? Thanks
You're very welcome! I'm not familiar with Gilmour's sound but I think you could do some fun things with splitting the stereo outputs. I'm not sure how it all works but maybe you could feed the frozen sound to L and dry sound to R? Maybe you could even control the mix with an expression pedal. Options are pretty much endless with this unit, lol. Thanks for watching!
Hi Ralph! Thanks for the compliment and question! I'm playing a Japanese 72 Reissue Fender Strat from 1985 with stock pickups. :) I couldn't tell you what they are exactly but I love the axe the way it is.
When you demo the sound of the tera echo settings, are the repeats coming from the echo park? Trying to set this up but not sure how you get those initial repeats within this mode.
If you're referring to the sound around 2:10 then that's just the Tera Echo (the red light on the Echo Park indicates that it's turned off). Later in the video I do turn it on but mention it in the video itself. Thanks for watching!
I guess I could've. :) I didn't as I simply wanted to show how to replace the Freeze. But you can definitely eliminate more pedals by only using the DD-500! Thanks for stopping by!
When I change the tap/ctl to 'hold' I don't get submenus like the two shown on the video (but not mentioned) of 'mode' and 'level.' Are there multiple DD500 versions?
Good sounds... but how do you compare a $99 Freeze pedal to the DD-500 at more than 5 times the price...? Apples & oranges. Good video anyhow, just not a realistic comparison. Cheers
Thanks for your comment, Glenn! I'm glad you like the sounds, both pedals are cool tools. The title says that I'm comparing the drone sound made with the DD-500, to the drone sound created with the EHX Freeze. That's what I'm doing in the video so I don't agree that it's an unrealistic comparison. I'm clearly not comparing them feature-wise or cost-wise since one is a multi-delay pedal and the other one is a single-effect-only (that doesn't even fall in that same category as the DD-500). I know many guitarists in the post-rock type genres that own(ed) an EHX Freeze and various delay pedals at some point so combining pedals could be a way to reduce the amount of gear and pedalboard space. Take care and make cool music!
Nice function , but with this setup you're allowed to sustain just what in freeze is called latch mode isn't it ? I mean ... there's no set possible for instant "freeze" by pressing the pedal ... (?)
Yeah, that is correct. I'm not sure if you can create that instant freeze effect with the DD-500 while holding the switch down. I typically used the Freeze the way I showed in the video so that was what I was after. Thanks for dropping by!
Thanks for watching, Michael! Yeah, the Superego is very cool indeed! Especially the Superego+ is one I'd like to try out sometime. I do enjoy having this wannabe-freeze on my board without it taking up extra space! Cheers!
this is the problem with dd500, whihc i own and underused: it does too many things and not user friendly. that why the roughness and primordial EHX boxes are still successful.
That's why I made this video!! In order for you to use the DD-500 more. 😅 But u get it. I only scratched the surface of what it can do and it's a bit of a waste to have that much power unused. That being said, I don't think I'll sell mine anytime soon. Thanks for checking it out and connecting here. Have a good one!
@@mauritsnienhuis let me know. I am tossing up between a plus pedal and a freeze and one of these. great sounding and really helpful video - thanks mate!
I have a DD 500 but when I programme to 'hold', it merely only holds if I have my foot permanently on the tap/ctl knob. In this video you only hit the knob once and it holds permanently without needing to keep your foot on it. It is generation 1 so do I have to upgrade to 2? Any help would be great.
@@mauritsnienhuis Thanks for replying. What you suggested doesn’t work and I think it’s because I need to upgrade it to version 2. At 2.16 of your video on the ‘edit’ page it shows the option of ‘bank’. Mine doesn’t offer that and secondly at 2.22 you move the tap/ctr to hold which then opens a new menu of mode and level (then you scroll to toggle), again mine doesn’t do this. Looking at the original owners manual it states that you have to hold your foot on the knob to get this effect so again I think it’s a new feature of version 2.
@@matthewevans4841 It's easy to update the unit and it's totally worth it in my opinion! Good luck and enjoy the patch as soon as you are able to. It's a nice setting to have available. :) Cheers!
Hi Mario, the Hall of Fame is a reverb (with modulation in my case) and the JHS Sweet Tea is an overdrive. They're two totally different effects so that will not help you. Any reverb with modulation could get you somewhat close I think but there's only one way to find out! Thanks for dropping by!
Maurits Nienhuis thanks man i got it .. Btw I love the sound ...that’s the kind of sound I want to have at church I’m in love with the one you did 👍👍 thanks for share ..
When I set the tap switch to hold the option to change the mode and level for it do not show up. What am I doing wrong? Also how did you get both delays to display at once like that?
You're not being a jerk. :) Though at the time of making this video the DD-8 wasn't released yet and I don't own one now. You mention the chorus pedal to be after the frozen delay to add some modulation? I used the reverb (with modulation) pedal as it also smears out the drone-y sound as well. To me, that really blends things together well when you play over it. But cool you can do similar things with the DD-8. I love the typical Boss pedals. I still own a DD-2 and DD-5. Two classics in my opinion. Thanks so much for checking out the video! Happy noodling!
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Perfect video to show the dd500’s ability to be so much more than just delay.
Sweet, I'm happy it was helpful! It's a powerful machine indeed. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, Jeffery!
Great video! You inspired me to dig around with my DD-500. I learned if you run the delays in parallel, with Tera Echo on A, Tape mode on B, you have even more sound sculpting options.
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to mess around with this patch again and try your suggestion. :)
I appreciate you commenting here, Paul!
Edit scroll to Contol. Select Parallel. Done. It is very intuitive and easy to use once you get the knack of it. One of the best delays you can buy...and it has presets!
Thank you for doing this video. I tell people that the DD 500 is my desert island pedal, because it can do so much. You can create almost any effect within the edit parameters. I get lost in it, maybe too long. This is a great example. There aren't enough examples on TH-cam to show the possibilities. This is a wonderful, but simple deep dive. We need more like this.
Thanks for sharing that and leaving such a nice comment. I'm very happy to see that this video is being helpful. I agree, the almost unlimited amount of options can be a bit daunting but I love how it can also inspire to create new things. Thanks again, Lance. I appreciate you stopping by.
I bought one few days ago, really cheap used. I am lost in this pedal in the good way! amazing! totally underated pedal still in 2023. The possibilities are endless, maybe for that people sell it I don´t know, but to me now is my desert island pedal too. Thanks to share, excellent video!
Awesome trick. I've been looking at different ways to get that pad sound, but never thought about my DD500's Hold mode. Thanks for the tip.
Awesome! No need to buy an extra pedal then. :) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it.
Awesome work! And thanks a lot for generously sharing those beautiful sounds settings too.
Thanks Quintin, I'm happy to share!
I’ve been using my Freeze with my Slö multi texture reverb and it sounds GREAT
I bet that sounds amazing! Thanks for checking out my video! :)
Thanks for this video. It's well executed. It helped me decide to get the DD-500, and sell the EHX Supergo. Stereo is the focus here! And the texture.
Also... your playing is fluid and organic, quite brilliant. Thank you!
Robert, thanks so much for leaving that comment. I'm glad it was helpful! And you're right: the texture makes it a little more interesting and the ability to make it modulate is sweet. And all of that in stereo indeed. Have fun with the DD-500!
Also, thank you for the compliments. :)
Beautiful, and so creative. Some videos go to extremes that sound ugly, but you’ve demonstrated some totally transcendent sounds.
@@makingmusiconline2309 Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Maurits, you've cracked this for me, thank you.
That's fantastic to hear, Michael. Thanks for letting me know and enjoy!
That's cool! I use my freeze with a TC Electronic T2 Reverb and some chorus and delay on the mixer, sounds great.
I bet that sounds glorious. Thanks for stopping by
César!
Excellent tip... Thanks... ☺️☺️☺️
You are absolutely welcome!
Nice - great technique for the DD-500 :)
Thanks! :) I'm glad it's helpful.
You don’t need the second delay pedal, you can just use the two delays and feed the first one into the second then out to the reverb
Absolutely! I just like the specific texture that the Echo Park adds. Thanks for checking out the video, Mark.
This is awesome! Just got a used DD500 to replace my DD200. Been looking for a way to do the Freeze thing and the A/B simultaneous mode + Tera Echo really did the trick! Thanks for sharing! 👍🍺🍻
Congrats on the upgrade. You'll love the 500, it's a great tool. Cheers 🍻
This is awesome thanks I was looking at getting the Ehx freeze or tc electronic infinite but I have a dd 500 and it’s a fantastic ambient peddle! I didn’t know it had an endless sustain function which is super cool. 🙏
@@tristanstephens3322 Saves you some $ and pedalboard real estate! Thanks for watching and I'm glad it was helpful.
man that's amazing thank you.
You're very welcome!
Top tip man, looking forward to trying this.
Awesome, I'm sure you'll get some sweet results with it! Thanks for leaving a comment.
Awesome, thanks.
You're welcome!
I have a dd500 and never knew about this. THANK YOU BRO
That's exactly why I make videos like this! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Much appreciated!
This video is a gem. Period.
Thanks man! I'm glad it is helpful. Got the first dislike on the video so I could use a comment like this, haha! Thanks again.
@@mauritsnienhuis what! You got a dislike? Man that guy doesn't know anything hahaha. Welll i dont have both pedal (echopark&boss500) but I do mine on a looper mode on a tc flashback delay2 hehe with some reverb(zoomcdr70) before the looper and that's how i make ambient droning, but with the freeze pedal everything is so much easier..
Simple and good. Thanks man
Awesome, that's how it should be! :) Thanks Edu!
Absolutely AMAZING!!! Thank you
Glad this was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment.
Very cool!
Thanks!
Thank you so much. I have the DD500 and was stupidly considering getting a separate Tera Echo 🤘👏👏
I mean, why not? 😂 Thanks for checking it out and I'm happy my video was helpful!
Brilliant stuff…………………..I will be trying this on my DD500
Awesome, I'm glad it's helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment.
Bro… this video is fantastic!!! 🤩
Rad, I'm glad you like it!
Awesome Job bro.!! Great video.!! You have gained a new subscriber.! 🙌🏼
Bro, means a lot seeing that you know what it's like to do this TH-cam thing! Appreciate it!
Sounds great I've own all three XX500 pedals from boss and I've been looking for just a simple Hold function. This should work nicely. Thanks.
You're welcome!
I use my DD500 like this, one thing you can also do is turn the speed control after you have captured you freeze tone, neat trick
Oh! What does that do exactly? I should play with that sometime. Thanks for leaving a comment, Steve!
@@mauritsnienhuis Even better with an expression pedal, you can get some weird effects
@@stevem6607 Sweet, I'm gonna have to try that.
On which pedal- how?
👍 Nice demo 🙂
Thanks a lot! :)
nice. i haven't tried this on the DD500 yet. i was doing something similar with the RV500 using Slow setting, which with the 10sec tail, a medium rise time and no direct signal is an awesome atmospheric tool.
Oh cool, I still have to try out the RV-500 sometime! I bet it is as versatile as the DD-500. Have you tried it on the DD-500 yet? Thanks for leaving a comment! :)
soooooo cool thx
You're welcome!
Many thanks, keep them coming
Thank you! :)
Dude, you literally opened my eyes. Thats pretty Genius for an Amateur like me. Greetings from germany ✌🏻
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for stopping by.
very nice! i will be adding this sound to the line up
Sweet! Thanks for watching, Christopher!
This is awesome man!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks man! :) I'm glad you like it!!
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Thank you Maurits
You are very welcome! Enjoy!
This is Very cool. I also want to produce some pad sounds with guitar. Man. This is really cool! Cool video!!
Sweet! I'm glad you like it! Thanks for dropping a comment.
I really love this, but I'm still considering buying a Freeze. There's slightly too much movement even in the basic Tera Echo sound for it to work nicely in every context.
Yeah, it's different from the Freeze for sure. I've had the Freeze for years and I loved it but for me, it's not different enough to hold on to it so I took it off my board. The Superego+ is incredible too, if you feel like going crazy with that type of effect.
Thanks for stopping by!
Great video thanks!
You are very welcome! Thanks for leaving a comment. Cheers!
I get mad Explosion in the Sky vibes from this
That warms my heart.
Excellent video. Thanks for posting.
And thank you for leaving that comment! Have a good one.
I just bought a DD 500 and an RV 500. It would be cool to have a channel devoted to using these 2 units In tandem
With a loop station.
I'm not stopping you, Marc! Haha ;-) That would definitely be cool. I just don't own a RV-500 (yet). Enjoy your new gear and thanks for stopping by!
Apart from the warp and twist feature, The Boss GT1 does this and more.
That's awesome! I didn't know that and I've never tried one. Are you liking the GT-1, Bill?
Wonderful job on this video. well done Maurits. Subscribed!
So kind of you to let me know! I really appreciate it and thanks for the sub! :)
Ow man vídeo muito top, comprei o meu DD500 por causa do seu vídeo
Muito obrigado, Rudolfo! Boss deveria me pagar uma comissão. 😂
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Great video, thanks for the info :D Looks like a great alternative to the freeze pedal. I'd been looking for the freeze but was hesitant due to it's price but the Boss unit seems like a much better investment. :)
Awesome, I'm glad it was useful. :) The DD-500 is quite awesome. Enjoy!
i use the rv500 for the drone but i might give this one a go some time
Sweet! I might have to try an RV-500 out someday. :) Thanks for watching, Frederick.
Incredible. I know nothing about my DD-500, apparently
Haha, it's quite a powerful delay monster and it can be a bit daunting for sure. Thanks for watching and your comment! :)
Welcome to the club! Owned one for nigh on 2 years now. Still mostly in the dark! Awesome unit though. Bonded with it immediately.
It's amazing bro. Make more video please haha . I'm apply this setting in my pedal
Awesome, I might make more of these videos! Have fun with the patch!
Please do!
This is simply amazing!
Great video, but imho the freeze pedal sounds way better! This pad type of sound can be achieved by any modern delay/reverb pedal (like the strymons) that has a freeze function, but they will never sound like the ehx freeze, which in my opinion sounds actually like granular synthesis, and fits a dry guitar sound much better. You can always give effects to the guitar and the ehx freeze pedal later. Just my two cents anyway. (I have a Strymon Big Sky, but seriously considering getting the EHX Freeze)
Thanks for watching! To each his own I guess. :)
I personally like the DD-500's frozen sound way more than what the Freeze creates. I feel the DD-500 is less consistent and has some texture to it. Along with the being able to add modulation which makes it almost sound like warped vinyl think it's the clear winner. Whatever works for you though!
If I'd buy a dedicated pedal for this type of sound then I'd probably look at the Supego +.
All the best and thanks for leaving a comment. :)
Cool trick. I will try. One of the other TAP options is something like a WARP effect. I like it but find it abruptly ends when I let off the pedal. Is there anyway to have it nicely fade out?
I guess with this trick, you can still run the 2nd delay and play normally over it?
Great question. I did a quick Google search and this might be the solution? www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/boss-dd-500-trails-carry-over-time-limit.1965794/
I haven't tried that myself so I'm not sure. Please report back if that did the trick!
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
@@mauritsnienhuis Thanks!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Just curious did you ever think of using the B patch on the Dd500 for the second delay (in place of the line 6)? And if so why you preferred the line 6 option.
Thank you very much, and you are very welcome!
Yes, that did cross my mind and definitely makes it even more compact. :) Though, I LOVE the tape setting on the Echo Park simply for its tape emulation. When you crank the MOD it adds that very cool wow/flutter and crackle (especially the crackle) that I've never heard any pedal do. I've tried multiple tape delay emulators and keep coming back to this one. Besides that, I wanted to keep things simple with each pedal offering a single sound. But it'd be a great option to use the B patch for sure.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
But it wouldn't be the exact same setup, right? The frozen sound wouldn't be affected by the patch B because patch A doesn't run into patch B, right? Or is there a way to make this happen? :)
@@danbueschlen Yes: you can set the routing so that the patches run in series A>B or parallel.
@@frankpeters2563 Thanks a lot!! I first thought i should find this setting under "FSW MODE". But now I found the "Bank" menu ;)
I have always wondered how a plumbus was made.
This all sounds really good. What would happen, though, if you'd put a modulation (or delay) pedal BEFORE the Freeze or DD-500? Do you think you would be able to also ''Freeze'' a sound with the modulation (or delay), but later NOT affecting you ''solo'' sound. Thanks!
Peter! I'm glad you like the video and sorry for the late reply...
Assuming the DD-500 freezes slightly more than say the Freeze, I think it could potentially grab and sustain some of that modulation or delay pedal you put in front, but it won't be much. I don't think it's worth it for the frozen effect. Though, if you just like how your playing sounds when you noodle over the frozen sound, with those pedals before the DD-500 then I would go for it! :)
That being said, the drone could also get very swirly with a phaser/flanger/chorus after it. Tons of options! Have fun!
Have you considered running the "Freeze" preset on the B preset of one bank and having a lofi tape echo preset on the A preset so you can run the frozen sound into it and obviate the need for another delay pedal?
Yes, I have considered that! :) For this video I wanted to keep it simple by showing 3 pedals offering 3 different sounds but to save space you could definitely find a sweet delay for the B preset. The Echo Park is so sweet though. :) I prefer it over the DD-500 tape delays even though those are fantastic as well.
Thanks for dropping by!
Have you tried this? I'm trying to get it to work with the latest update but whenever the 'hold' function is on I can't seem to get the other preset to work. I have A/B simul activated and tried having them in parallel and series.
This is really neat! One question, since you can have 2 delays going at the same time on the DD-500, could you do the same thing you're doing in this video but add the extra delay on the DD-500 instead of using a separate delay pedal? I hope that makes sense.
I believe that should work, yes! :)
Awesome!! But how on your DD500, did you have two different settings (on your screen, you had two “functions” stacked)? I can’t find how to do that in my manual. Thanks. I love a hold function! So happy to know this unit can do it (I just bought mine last night).
I'm glad you like it!
Hey, I see you added a question to your comment. :) I think it's a matter of using the up or down key when you're on the regular screen (and not in a menu, obviously) and then it'll jump to different views. Let me know if you figured it out.
Dear Mauritis, this is a very nice video. It is really unique. Was wondering if you can clarify one thing. I am a newbie of effects. I am looking for an alternative to the Freeze for practising scales and so on. Very basic use, although it would be nice to future proof my purchase. After your video, I am still unclear whether you use the Boss DD-500 to hold a note or a chord while you are practising scales and licks ... thank you so much. Cheers
I'm sorry for missing this comment, Fancesco! I hope you figured out what works for you? Of the two, the Freeze is obviously the most affordable but the downside is that it can only do a single thing. The DD-500 is a fantastic delay module so I prefer that guy over the Freeze (that I actually sold after making this demo).
Have a good one!
Could you do the same thing in dual mode and have the reverb and delay in the second delay rather than extra pedals after, I ask as I have the dd500 but not the other pedals after
I have the same question
You can definitely run Delay A into Delay B by running these patches in Series. EDIT > BANK > CONNECTION: SERIES - personally I’d still use a separate reverb pedal, but to each their own!
Thanks for the video. Really interesting and well made video. I was wondering, is it possible to get the exact settings for this? I'd like to punch this into my DD-500 tomorrow, but I have no access to the PC editor! Many thanks.
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Thank you! This is a great vid. I have a dd-500 on the way and I didn’t know it did this. If you wanted to set up a board for sound on sound like Gilmore would it be best to split the signal and then blend. Or is there a simpler way of doing this? Thanks
You're very welcome! I'm not familiar with Gilmour's sound but I think you could do some fun things with splitting the stereo outputs. I'm not sure how it all works but maybe you could feed the frozen sound to L and dry sound to R? Maybe you could even control the mix with an expression pedal. Options are pretty much endless with this unit, lol.
Thanks for watching!
Hey Maurits, what guitar are you playing and what pick-ups does the guitar have? Your sound is so beautifully crisp!!!
Hi Ralph! Thanks for the compliment and question! I'm playing a Japanese 72 Reissue Fender Strat from 1985 with stock pickups. :) I couldn't tell you what they are exactly but I love the axe the way it is.
Maurits Nienhuis thank you so much for your answer!!:)
@@mmitja100 Of course. Stay safe!
When you demo the sound of the tera echo settings, are the repeats coming from the echo park? Trying to set this up but not sure how you get those initial repeats within this mode.
If you're referring to the sound around 2:10 then that's just the Tera Echo (the red light on the Echo Park indicates that it's turned off). Later in the video I do turn it on but mention it in the video itself. Thanks for watching!
Why didn't you do everything on the DD 500 patch?
I guess I could've. :) I didn't as I simply wanted to show how to replace the Freeze. But you can definitely eliminate more pedals by only using the DD-500! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you!!!
You're so welcome, Keith! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. That definitely supports my channel! :)
When I change the tap/ctl to 'hold' I don't get submenus like the two shown on the video (but not mentioned) of 'mode' and 'level.' Are there multiple DD500 versions?
Odd! Did you update the unit to V2?
Good sounds... but how do you compare a $99 Freeze pedal to the DD-500 at more than 5 times the price...? Apples & oranges. Good video anyhow, just not a realistic comparison. Cheers
Thanks for your comment, Glenn! I'm glad you like the sounds, both pedals are cool tools.
The title says that I'm comparing the drone sound made with the DD-500, to the drone sound created with the EHX Freeze. That's what I'm doing in the video so I don't agree that it's an unrealistic comparison. I'm clearly not comparing them feature-wise or cost-wise since one is a multi-delay pedal and the other one is a single-effect-only (that doesn't even fall in that same category as the DD-500). I know many guitarists in the post-rock type genres that own(ed) an EHX Freeze and various delay pedals at some point so combining pedals could be a way to reduce the amount of gear and pedalboard space. Take care and make cool music!
Nice function , but with this setup you're allowed to sustain just what in freeze is called latch mode isn't it ? I mean ... there's no set possible for instant "freeze" by pressing the pedal ... (?)
Yeah, that is correct. I'm not sure if you can create that instant freeze effect with the DD-500 while holding the switch down. I typically used the Freeze the way I showed in the video so that was what I was after. Thanks for dropping by!
If you change the mode from “toggle” to “moment” you should be able to do it!
The superego is good for this also
Thanks for watching, Michael! Yeah, the Superego is very cool indeed! Especially the Superego+ is one I'd like to try out sometime. I do enjoy having this wannabe-freeze on my board without it taking up extra space! Cheers!
this is the problem with dd500, whihc i own and underused: it does too many things and not user friendly. that why the roughness and primordial EHX boxes are still successful.
That's why I made this video!! In order for you to use the DD-500 more. 😅
But u get it. I only scratched the surface of what it can do and it's a bit of a waste to have that much power unused. That being said, I don't think I'll sell mine anytime soon.
Thanks for checking it out and connecting here. Have a good one!
can you have the tera echo in hold mode and add another delay in dual mode?
Great question! :) I haven't tried this yet but I think it'd be possible! Thanks for checking out the video.
@@mauritsnienhuis let me know. I am tossing up between a plus pedal and a freeze and one of these. great sounding and really helpful video - thanks mate!
Certo cool
Obrigada!
I have a DD 500 but when I programme to 'hold', it merely only holds if I have my foot permanently on the tap/ctl knob. In this video you only hit the knob once and it holds permanently without needing to keep your foot on it. It is generation 1 so do I have to upgrade to 2? Any help would be great.
Hi Matthew, under CONTROL > TAP/CTL > MODE: makes sure to set that to TOGGLE. :) Let me know if that helps!
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@@mauritsnienhuis Thanks for replying. What you suggested doesn’t work and I think it’s because I need to upgrade it to version 2. At 2.16 of your video on the ‘edit’ page it shows the option of ‘bank’. Mine doesn’t offer that and secondly at 2.22 you move the tap/ctr to hold which then opens a new menu of mode and level (then you scroll to toggle), again mine doesn’t do this. Looking at the original owners manual it states that you have to hold your foot on the knob to get this effect so again I think it’s a new feature of version 2.
@@matthewevans4841 It's easy to update the unit and it's totally worth it in my opinion! Good luck and enjoy the patch as soon as you are able to. It's a nice setting to have available. :) Cheers!
@@mauritsnienhuis Many thanks.
@@mauritsnienhuis All sorted. Sounds amazing!!
Question can i use the jhs sweet tea instead of hall of fame pedal to create the same sound ???
Hi Mario, the Hall of Fame is a reverb (with modulation in my case) and the JHS Sweet Tea is an overdrive. They're two totally different effects so that will not help you.
Any reverb with modulation could get you somewhat close I think but there's only one way to find out!
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Maurits Nienhuis thanks man i got it ..
Btw I love the sound ...that’s the kind of sound I want to have at church I’m in love with the one you did 👍👍 thanks for share ..
@@elvertigovive My pleasure!
Maurits Nienhuis sorry to bother u
How do I keep the TAP/CTL button on without being pressing...
@@elvertigovive See at 2:22 that you not only have to set the TAP/CTL to Hold, but you also need to change MODE to Toggle.
When I set the tap switch to hold the option to change the mode and level for it do not show up. What am I doing wrong? Also how did you get both delays to display at once like that?
Hi Liam, I only now see your comment... Sorry! Did you figure it out?
Does it work with the DD200?
Unfortunately, I do not own one so I'm not sure!
Not to be a jerk, but you can create that with a Boss DD8 and chorus pedal.
You're not being a jerk. :)
Though at the time of making this video the DD-8 wasn't released yet and I don't own one now. You mention the chorus pedal to be after the frozen delay to add some modulation? I used the reverb (with modulation) pedal as it also smears out the drone-y sound as well. To me, that really blends things together well when you play over it.
But cool you can do similar things with the DD-8. I love the typical Boss pedals. I still own a DD-2 and DD-5. Two classics in my opinion.
Thanks so much for checking out the video! Happy noodling!
2c aether is a plug in that i used to do similar things .not better , similar , dont do what i do or look as i am a huge failure .
Cool plugin, I just looked it up. Have a good one!
Sounds awesome love what you’re doing! I do guitar covers too if you wouldn’t mind checking them out!
Isn't that what keyboards were invented for?
Sure, but this keyboardist doesn't drink all your beer! ;)