Strymon Deco (MK1) Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Effects Pedal

 Strymon Deco (MK1) Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Effects PedalStrymon Deco (MK1) Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Effects Pedal 

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  1 Year Warranty
Delivery  Free Delivery

  • Detailed recreation of the mechanics and technology of two vintage studio reel-to-reel tape decks and their interactions
  • Nuanced sonic delivery of the classic saturation effects of the tape record/playback process
  • Simple and intuitive Lag Time knob allows for slapback delays, tape echoes, tape flanging, tape chorusing
  • Two Tape Saturation adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Saturation, Level
  • Three Doubletracker adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Lag Time, Blend, Wobble
€333.33 €348.48
Earn 286 Loyalty Points.
+
AVAILABILITY:
Only 2 in stock, no more available  

Only 2 in stock, no more available

product timer
Order soon for delivery
on using our express service
Finance this product
Finance
Strymon
payment for product

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  1 Year Warranty
Delivery  Free Delivery

  • Detailed recreation of the mechanics and technology of two vintage studio reel-to-reel tape decks and their interactions
  • Nuanced sonic delivery of the classic saturation effects of the tape record/playback process
  • Simple and intuitive Lag Time knob allows for slapback delays, tape echoes, tape flanging, tape chorusing
  • Two Tape Saturation adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Saturation, Level
  • Three Doubletracker adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Lag Time, Blend, Wobble

Product Details

Product: Strymon Deco (MK1) Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Effects Pedal

SKU: DDJ4681

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  1 Year Warranty
Delivery  Free Delivery

Strymon Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Effect Pedal

The introduction of reel-to-reel tape machines and the creative engineers that used them brought on some of the fattest sounds imaginable. These early machines really were the first effect pedals—they just wouldn’t have fit on your pedalboard!

From the inherent warmth and luscious tape saturation—to the forgotten art of how these machines were manipulated—they are capable of creating a huge range of beautiful, distinctive, and enveloping sounds.

Deco brings this original inspiration back, giving you these vintage tape effects from the earliest recording studios, right on your pedalboard.

Deco’s Tape Saturation smooths out your sound with familiar and delicious tape compression and saturation, while fattening it with subtle tape-driven transparent overdrive. The Doubletracker provides the power to shift your sound in many ways, easily allowing you to achieve syrupy slapback tape echoes, psychedelic tape flanging, and gorgeous tape chorusing sounds.

Give your sound the smooth and warm qualities of analog tape, along with the enhanced touch sensitivity and playing dynamics that are intrinsic to the inner workings of tape machines. Achieve incredible transparency at low levels, with reduced high frequency spikes and a harmonically rich low end. Turn up the Saturation to increase the amount of tape drive, dynamic compression and distortion.

Go back to the early days of recording studios, where a few creative audio engineers discovered a new world of augmented sound by pushing the limits of studio tape machines. By inventing automatic doubletracking, they introduced echo, flanging, and chorus to the world of recorded music.

Deco is perfectly suited for a last-in-chain, “always on” sweetening effect. Everything sounds better on tape. Want to push the limits of tape beyond what was originally possible? Use Deco as a tape-style transparent overdrive—crank the Saturation all the way up to “peg the meters” and gently overload the machine’s input.

Intensify and widen your sound with Deco’s Doubletracker controls. Turn the Lag Time to obtain classic slapback tape echo, spacious doubletrack chorusing, and mind-bending tape flanging. Add random modulation with the Wobble control and go from very subtle movement to more extreme undulations—just like having a recording engineer vary the speed of the machine.

  • Detailed recreation of the mechanics and technology of two vintage studio reel-to-reel tape decks and their interactions
  • Nuanced sonic delivery of the classic saturation effects of the tape record/playback process
  • Simple and intuitive Lag Time knob allows for slapback delays, tape echoes, tape flanging, tape chorusing
  • Two Tape Saturation adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Saturation, Level
  • Three Doubletracker adjustment and tone shaping knobs: Lag Time, Blend, Wobble
  • Three Doubletracker blend types to tailor doubletracked sound: Sum, Invert, Bounce
  • Five “hidden” knobs for deep tone tweaking: High Trim, Low Trim, Auto-Flange Time, Wide Stereo Mode, +/- 3dB Boost/Cut
  • Press and hold studio-inspired Auto-Flange effect
  • High impedance mono input (internal jumper enables selectable TRS stereo input)
  • Stereo output
  • Two signal routing modes: Standard, Wide Stereo Mode
  • Individual Tape Saturation Bypass and Doubletracker Bypass footswitches
  • Expression pedal input allows the connection of either an expression pedal (for selectable control over any knob parameter), external tap pedal (for remote time control of Doubletracker), or Favorite switch (to save a Favorite preset)
  • Super low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters
  • 110db signal to noise
  • +8dBu maximum input level easily handles instrument and line signals
  • Premium analog front end and output section
  • Super high performance SHARC DSP in a compact form factor
  • 32-bit floating point processing
  • True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching)
  • High quality, transparent Analog Buffered Bypass mode
  • 9V center negative DC power supply included, 250mA current draw
  • Strong and lightweight electroless nickel plated aluminum chassis
  • Designed and built in the USA

UK Deliveries

We offer free delivery on all of our items (UK mainland only) please see details below.

Destination Delivery Times Cost
UK Mainland Economy (only available for orders over £70) 3-5 Working Days* Free of charge
UK Mainland Express Next Day* £4.99
UK Mainland Saturday and Sunday Saturday or Sunday £14.99
Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands 2 Working Days* £11.99
Scottish Islands, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly 2 Working Days* £14.99

*Applies to in stock items. Orders placed after 5pm will be dispatched the following working day, next day delivery does not include Saturday or Sundays. Some services are only available to UK mainland addresses.

Jersey and Guernsey are also VAT exempt, so 20% will automatically be knocked off when selecting your country in the basket or checkout.

Pre 10am, 12am and named day delivery options are available in the basket, simply enter your postcode for an accurate price. Please note there is a surcharge for individual, very heavy items over 30kg. This will be applied in the basket.


European Deliveries

We ship to most European destinations, simply choose your country and the correct price will show up in the basket.

Delivery times range from 2-4 days, 4-9 for remote areas.

A quick glance at some of our rates...

Destination Delivery Times Cost
Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy & Netherlands 2-4 Working Days £14.99
Spain, Austria, Denmark, Hungary 3-5 Working Days £19.99

Rest of the World

We can ship anywhere in the world, if you are outside of the EU we will knock 20% VAT off the price, rates depend on weight so please get in touch for an accurate price, [email protected]

Read more about our delivery here.


Returns

Our returns system is easy, you have the right to cancel an order up to 14 days, please check our full returns policy here.

Customer Reviews

Customers Also Bought

€333.33

Currency

Euro (EUR)