[sdiy] BBDs

[jhaible at debitel.net]

I saw my Storm Tide Flanger mentioned, and I want to make 2 additions:

(1) (pro BBD) You really don't need that much circuitry for good-sounding BBD
     devices. The Amdek Delay Machine is a wonderfull echo device, and it just
     has a BBD, two filters, and (if memory serves) a 571 compander.
     Most of the Storm Tide is for fancy modulations and for fancy stereo effects,
     and you would need this for a ADC/RAM/DAC based flanger, too. 

(2) (contra BBD) A good digital flanger (I mean ADC/RAM/DAC, and the rest
     analogue) can sound better than my Storm Tide. I like the Delta Lab Effectron
     better for the basic Flanging sound (but unfortunately the ADM1020 which I
     own is very limited in its modulation capabilities, and it's Mono.)

Anybody heard the new MAM flanger yet? I think it's based on a similar method
as the old Deltalabs. I heard an early prototype last year, and I liked it a lot.

JH.