It does have stereo in, you just need to use a trs cable and open the pedal to move 1 component inside to activate the stereo input. It sounds harder than it really is but it's super simple, the documentation online explains it very well
One of the earliest examples of delay used to great effect on a song to sell records is the opening of Elvis Presley's Baby Lets Play House. The stutter step B-Babys were triplets and the delay was dotted eighth note I think. Then early Pink Floyd on to Brian May Brighten Rock and The Edge Streets Have No Name. Always been interested in that kind of stuff and why I enjoy this channel.
I use original X4 for few years and your video totally broke my heart :) now I want this v2, because of subdivision knob. In v1 it's done quite awkwardly. At the other hand, even in v2 they didn't do anything with awkward delay/looper switch, the main pitfall of this great blue peace of iron.
Had the original x4. My main gripe is I’d rather have a ditto like looper in place of the tap tempo. The looper on it is a pain to use because you have to change the delay sounds by hand if you’re in looper mode.
Good morning, Another great video. I currently have the first version. And I'm facing a big problem: I lose my settings after a while. I tried to solve the problem through updates, but it does not change anything. My question is simple. Does v2 have the same problem?
@@chordsoforion Thanks. Bought the Triple Flashback...used. It was noisy and colored my tone a lot. It's going back today. Using DD500 whioch is better and just bought a DD-8 which arrives today so I can compare. People say good things about the DD-8. Question- does having mostly digital pedals on my board completely negate any benefit of adding an analog pedal to the party? I just bought The Duellist- a very nice analog Drive Pedal. Not sure if it will work or not.
First of all, I love your channel and your music as well, and I just have one question, when you go from preset A to preset B does it cut the delay sound or it leave a little tail, like the Hall of Fame X4 does?
Thanks for the great demo! Clear and to the point. Curious about expression pedal brands or preferences you use with the flashback delay pedals. I owned the older version of the X4 and currently use the Triple delay. My attempts to get an expression pedal properly set up have been confusing and frustrating. Any advice? Maybe using it with the editor.....hmm.
that dynamic delay is a cool idea. Does the analog feedback go nuts like analog delays do. as opposed to that controlled endless digital-style feedback you demonstrated early in the video?
Speaking from my experience with the Flashback 2 (which should also hold true for the Flashback 2 x4): Yea, the Analog Delay can get pretty nutty if you crank the feedback knob up. I would use everything beyound 2 o'clock with caution. But if you throw some Delay-knob-fiddling into the mix (which on the Analog-setting is also controlled by MASH), you can get crazy with self-oscillation. And who doesn't like that? :)
I bought this pedal based on this review but also reviews of the last model in which you could use the delay settings within the looper mode. Can it not be done with this newer model??
@Luke Robinett tc electronic got back to me and said you can't use delay in the looper mode. It's ridiculous really. How could the first model use it but the newer one can't ?
Have you ever come across and had the opportunity to play a Danelectro Reel Echo? I bet you'd get cool fx with the slide for time and the built in looper.
Man, I just read that the two banks are shown by red or green LEDs. I'm red/green colorblind! Dang it I hate it when pedal manufacturers do this! How hard is it to make the LEDs red and blue, or red and white, or anything other than red and green!!!
Seems awesome, but I want to be able to run delays in series or parallel like the Triple. Also a wasted opportunity to not have button to use with your foot to change banks..
2290 and Crystals sounds great but Analog and tape are just really average to my ears. Great for the price, but its just too damn big. Think I'd more likely go for the EHX Grand canyon for similarish money.
@@chordsoforion just been playing with the looper on the x4 & when I play over a loop I’m getting a lot of clipping going on, any idea why? I’m feeding it from a bigsky & it’s the last thing in my chain 🤔
I love these pedals 😃 I own the original x4 and a flashback mini. The x4 is my favorite pedal of all, I only need that and a drive pedal and I’m happy. I want this one as well 😜
A real drawback is the fact that you can't make a preset with two independent delays in series. For example, I like to use an extremely short delay to fatten the tone, followed by a dotted eights note delay with modulation. The pedal has by far enough processing power to do that, it's a limitation that could be fixed with a software update. But that will never happen in this company.
One negative about my TC Electronic Flashback, no trailing when switching between patches. Signal cuts off hard/dry. Very unnatural sounding live playing. Boss DD 200 better solution
Hi, great vid, can you use different delay types at the same time? Like 2290 mod on left and analogue on right in stereo, or ping ponging different types across two channels in mono.
Everyone here sounds very excited about it and it does sound great but let me tell you, I just got it and man, it's just too complex. Too few buttons handling too many functions. It took almost an hour to find out how to turn the thing off. I've been reading the manual and watching videos to no avail. I can't determine if the MASH buttons turn on different delays or just manipulate parameters of a single delay. Currently, there's a MASH button that just turns all the sound off, no guitar sound at all. Not sure what's up with that. I just have no idea what this thing is doing. There really needs to be a video that really explains how to use it. But I'll probably return it before I find one. I have a feeling the people doing the demos don't really understand it either. I've yet to see one where they actually explain how it works.
I have the original Flashback and the Flashback II (the II has the mash feature and a shimmer delay, among other new features). So PLEASE don't make me want another TC Electronic delay! ;-) I also own an MXR Carbon Copy and a Maxon AD999. But I do have two pedal boards so . . . .
@@chordsoforion So it's just a matter of presets vs the Flashback II? Which I own, maybe it would be smarter for me to buy a different, like the Dig Dual or the El Capistan witch I love
I bought a Strymon Dig largely because of you. It’s probably the one pedal on my board I can’t live without now! Thank you so much Bill!
It does have stereo in, you just need to use a trs cable and open the pedal to move 1 component inside to activate the stereo input. It sounds harder than it really is but it's super simple, the documentation online explains it very well
I'm sold! Great review brother!!!
one of the best reviewers surely!
Thanks!
Always loved TC Electronics products. Top notch. Great video! Thanks.
One of the earliest examples of delay used to great effect on a song to sell records is the opening of Elvis Presley's Baby Lets Play House. The stutter step B-Babys were triplets and the delay was dotted eighth note I think. Then early Pink Floyd on to Brian May Brighten Rock and The Edge Streets Have No Name. Always been interested in that kind of stuff and why I enjoy this channel.
A switch to allow you to run delays together (like the triple delay) or individually would have been the bees knees
I use original X4 for few years and your video totally broke my heart :) now I want this v2, because of subdivision knob. In v1 it's done quite awkwardly. At the other hand, even in v2 they didn't do anything with awkward delay/looper switch, the main pitfall of this great blue peace of iron.
I'm waiting for the Triple Delay II
Cheers Bill, love the single pedal version of this...
Gorgeous guit man ! Damn !
Had the original x4. My main gripe is I’d rather have a ditto like looper in place of the tap tempo. The looper on it is a pain to use because you have to change the delay sounds by hand if you’re in looper mode.
Bobby Byford Music so true, the same thoughts
Wow what a great sound. Looking forward to hearing you use it in a track.
Great review! I’m torn between buying this and the triple. Are they both capable of producing a dual delay i.e. ‘The Edge’? Cheers.
Your videos are truly awesome!!!! Any reason why this Flashback 2 x4 is not in your Amazon recommended list?
Dual delay is one of the most common delay use.. It should be added in the knob selector not only in the toneprint.
Good morning,
Another great video.
I currently have the first version. And I'm facing a big problem: I lose my settings after a while. I tried to solve the problem through updates, but it does not change anything. My question is simple. Does v2 have the same problem?
Totally rad delay machine! Addin' that to my wish list! So can ya stack delays in this one unit?
Only on the triple delay so far I have it it's an amazing sounding delay.
Nice vid. This or a newer Plethora X3?
The Plethora is very flexible and has the added benefit of being able to do more than delays.
@@chordsoforion Thanks. Bought the Triple Flashback...used. It was noisy and colored my tone a lot. It's going back today. Using DD500 whioch is better and just bought a DD-8 which arrives today so I can compare. People say good things about the DD-8.
Question- does having mostly digital pedals on my board completely negate any benefit of adding an analog pedal to the party? I just bought The Duellist- a very nice analog Drive Pedal. Not sure if it will work or not.
Greaaaaaaat
Great video, as always! I wonder why they don't make a Hall of Fame X4?
Done now 😎
@@jean-renepirlet THEY ARE ALWAYS WATCHING!! lol
Excellent video👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼What is better Flashback x4 or Flashback 2 x 4 playing live Rock?🙏🙏
First of all, I love your channel and your music as well, and I just have one question, when you go from preset A to preset B does it cut the delay sound or it leave a little tail, like the Hall of Fame X4 does?
It will leave the trail from the previous delay.
It saves presets with different subdivisions??
So it's a 2 by 4 ??
Can you assign the looper to a preset?
Thanks for the great demo! Clear and to the point. Curious about expression pedal brands or preferences you use with the flashback delay pedals. I owned the older version of the X4 and currently use the Triple delay. My attempts to get an expression pedal properly set up have been confusing and frustrating. Any advice? Maybe using it with the editor.....hmm.
Is it normal that when changing presets some delays don't respond immediately in the split second after changing them?
Cool demo. When you're synced to midi, what's the longest delay setting you can do? 1 measure? 2? Does the looper decay?
Longest delay time is 7 seconds. The looper does not decay.
@@chordsoforion Thank you!
Nice!
hello what reglage for reggae music?
that dynamic delay is a cool idea. Does the analog feedback go nuts like analog delays do. as opposed to that controlled endless digital-style feedback you demonstrated early in the video?
Speaking from my experience with the Flashback 2 (which should also hold true for the Flashback 2 x4): Yea, the Analog Delay can get pretty nutty if you crank the feedback knob up. I would use everything beyound 2 o'clock with caution. But if you throw some Delay-knob-fiddling into the mix (which on the Analog-setting is also controlled by MASH), you can get crazy with self-oscillation. And who doesn't like that? :)
I bought this pedal based on this review but also reviews of the last model in which you could use the delay settings within the looper mode. Can it not be done with this newer model??
@Luke Robinett tc electronic got back to me and said you can't use delay in the looper mode. It's ridiculous really. How could the first model use it but the newer one can't ?
Have you ever come across and had the opportunity to play a Danelectro Reel Echo? I bet you'd get cool fx with the slide for time and the built in looper.
Man, I just read that the two banks are shown by red or green LEDs. I'm red/green colorblind! Dang it I hate it when pedal manufacturers do this! How hard is it to make the LEDs red and blue, or red and white, or anything other than red and green!!!
How do you get such great sound for your voice in your videos?
Seems awesome, but I want to be able to run delays in series or parallel like the Triple. Also a wasted opportunity to not have button to use with your foot to change banks..
We will have to wait and see if they do a Triple Delay 2.
Pedal Board x Guitar Ring or Amplitube, please.
Congrat from Brasil.
Hi Bill,could you have a look at the new Boss SY1?
your background... is that carpet? are you actually lying down while recording this?
it is a photo studio backdrop.
U cool dude
2290 and Crystals sounds great but Analog and tape are just really average to my ears. Great for the price, but its just too damn big. Think I'd more likely go for the EHX Grand canyon for similarish money.
I’m a bit disappointed that you can’t stack delays & have more than one on at a time
That would be the Flashback Triple Delay. My favorite of the TC delays...
@@chordsoforion didn’t realise you couldn’t when I bought it, probably gonna trade it for the triple in that case!
@@chordsoforion just been playing with the looper on the x4 & when I play over a loop I’m getting a lot of clipping going on, any idea why? I’m feeding it from a bigsky & it’s the last thing in my chain 🤔
I love these pedals 😃 I own the original x4 and a flashback mini. The x4 is my favorite pedal of all, I only need that and a drive pedal and I’m happy. I want this one as well 😜
A real drawback is the fact that you can't make a preset with two independent delays in series. For example, I like to use an extremely short delay to fatten the tone, followed by a dotted eights note delay with modulation. The pedal has by far enough processing power to do that, it's a limitation that could be fixed with a software update. But that will never happen in this company.
That's interesting I never thought of that any good example of it on TH-cam?
One negative about my TC Electronic Flashback, no trailing when switching between patches. Signal cuts off hard/dry. Very unnatural sounding live playing. Boss DD 200 better solution
Never mind
Hi, great vid, can you use different delay types at the same time? Like 2290 mod on left and analogue on right in stereo, or ping ponging different types across two channels in mono.
NO only the the Empress and the DD500 can that I know of
@@shckltnebay Thanks for the reply. Damn, I was really hoping TC would up their delay game..
Tc electronic has a pedal called flashback triple delay that allows you to do that
@@baltazarpreciado9049 So it allows you to assign a delay to a channel? L or R? I dont think so!
@@baltazarpreciado9049 Awesome, I'll check that out.
Everyone here sounds very excited about it and it does sound great but let me tell you, I just got it and man, it's just too complex. Too few buttons handling too many functions. It took almost an hour to find out how to turn the thing off. I've been reading the manual and watching videos to no avail. I can't determine if the MASH buttons turn on different delays or just manipulate parameters of a single delay. Currently, there's a MASH button that just turns all the sound off, no guitar sound at all. Not sure what's up with that. I just have no idea what this thing is doing. There really needs to be a video that really explains how to use it. But I'll probably return it before I find one. I have a feeling the people doing the demos don't really understand it either. I've yet to see one where they actually explain how it works.
I have the original Flashback and the Flashback II (the II has the mash feature and a shimmer delay, among other new features). So PLEASE don't make me want another TC Electronic delay! ;-) I also own an MXR Carbon Copy and a Maxon AD999. But I do have two pedal boards so . . . .
i don't think you mentionned it, but can you actually use all three preset at once ?
No you can't. That kind of functionality is found in the Flashback Triple Delay.
@@chordsoforion oh that's a bummer ! thanks for your answer!
@@chordsoforion So it's just a matter of presets vs the Flashback II? Which I own, maybe it would be smarter for me to buy a different, like the Dig Dual or the El Capistan witch I love
. BTW I really love the Nemesis, but it's a bit expensive for me right now
I hope they make a triple delay 2....if they added a mash switch to it........perfection.
What new features would you like / think are missing from the regular one?
I would love that too!
@@Castronioni 6 tone prints, 6 memory locations
i hate every delay you showed. sounds very bad
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