Modcan Super Delay & Digital Delay Comparison

People have been wondering about the difference in sound between the Modcan 30B Super Delay (which is a true analog delay) and the Modcan 59B Digital Delay, so I set up a simple audio demonstration. It's not meant to be an analog vs. digital contest -- as you'll hear, both of them sound beautiful but have very different tonal characteristics as well as unique reactions to control voltage manipulation.

The Modcan Sequencer is triggering a Modcan 58B VCDO that is passing through a Modcan 68B Matrix Filter (using the 4-Pole Bandpass output). In the first half of the video, that signal is passing through the analog Super Delay -- which is a mono device. I twiddle the knobs throughout and then eventually let triangle waveforms from the Modcan 61B Quad LFO take over the invisible finger chores.

The second half of the video is the same sequence and signal chain passing through the Digital Delay, which has been engaged to output the audio in stereo mode. Again, after some manual twiddling I put the 61B Quad LFO to work once more and send a slow-moving triangle waveform into the control voltage inputs.

As may be apparent from the studio configuration, I do love the Modcan modules for their sound, aesthetic beauty and a user interface that squeezes myriad functions per module into a reasonably-sized space. I hope you find this a useful and entertaining video.

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• Modcan
• digital
• analog
• delay
• filter
• sequencer
• LFO
• synthesizer
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• scooter
• mccrae

[scootermccrae]

Howdy Gents. Yeah, I do have the Modcan Flanger -- let me know if there's anything in particular you specifically want to see demonstrated with it and I'll do my best to shoot it in the next couple of weeks. I'll also do some cool stuff with the sequencers soon, but probably in a more typical Mondo Modular video shoot. Thanks for the warm welcome back for the return to posting videos -- I've rather missed doing these myself.

[scootermccrae]

Thanks fellas -- it's a compliment coming from so many folks who also make their own cool and informative videos. Very much appreciated.

And yeah, I agree with "BOTH!" but I'm putting it in all-caps. Great delay modules, each with a distinctive character that's very appealing and easy on the ears.

[SoundsDivine111]

Great video Scooter , thanks for doing it .

[darkvisionmedia]

I've been watching this too much. I want both a lot, but there's a time limit on grabbing a Super Delay, so I'd like to try to make that happen soon.

As for the flanger, I'd just love to hear it self oscillating with feedback, doing karplus type tricks. I'm not into the "hollow tube" classic flanger sound though. :)

//Chris

[7thDanSound]

Fantastic video! Very clear what everything does and how things affect the sound. Great work!

[LzI]

@dudeohyeahable You mean it oozes glory out of all its holes? :O

[mrmdshaw]

I'd love to see a video of those Modcan sequencers in action, I've missed your videos!

[darkvisionmedia]

Hey Scooter, do you have the VC Flanger as well?

//Chris

[syzygywell]

Both!

[JohnLRice]

Beautifully done demonstration!!!!