With modulation engaged on the stock factory settings the effect is very subtle indeed, but with a delve into the innards you can adjust the trim pots for more dissipated repeats that recall the warble of a tape echo.Īs a mass-market analogue delay in a conveniently-sized package, there is little around that can touch this pedal. It is a place of confluence and discussion, of the sharing of. Now the Carbon Copy has pretty much the same knob controls as any other analogue delay - vintage or new - out there, but the modulation adds more scope. Carbon Copy is a journal at the intersection of climate science and the literary arts. Tonally, the repeats have clarity combined with a dark warmth and a natural sounding decay that seems to work well between guitar and amp. The sounds range from springy metallic reverb at very short delay times through Elvis-style slapback and on to all types of rhythmic and ambient delay - revisiting Edge and Gilmour up to the maximum 600ms - which is much more than a lot of vintage and some new build units with a maximum delay time of about 300ms can do. Sound-wise the pedal does everything you would expect of an analogue delay, including the regen knob that sets off self-oscillation for dub and spacey effects when turned past midnight. The first thing you notice when you stomp down on the Carbon Copy is the sheer brightness of the blue status LED associated with the on/off footswitch, which may be no bad thing on a dark stage. Here are a few clips of the Carbon Copy in action:

The idea is that you experiment to find your ideal sound and then just leave them set. Two internal trim pots, which are accessed by removing four screws and the pedal base (the same for battery access), adjust the width and speed of the modulation applied. A small 'mod' switch (with blue status LED) brings in a degree of modulation - a slight up and down pitch shift - to add flavour to the repeats. CarbonCopy is a media portal that tracks developments in the climate and energy sector.

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