[sdiy] Relative merits of various BBD's

[Tom Arnold]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 03:05:46PM -0500, anthony wrote:
> I was wondering  if there's been a comparison or if there's a consensus on 
> how all (or most) of the various BBD devices stack up to one another.

SNR - *snicker*
Insertion loss - ( see SNR )

What I've found as a difference between the flavors of BBDs ( and misused
CCDs ) is usually "just" clock speed. The Reticon chips could handle much
faster clock rates then comparable Panasonics.  This makes a HUGE difference
when you want extremely short delay times.
( see JH's website :
http://home.debitel.net/user/jhaible/jh_storm_tide_flanger.html )

What is really more important IMHO is proper alias filtering and proper
companding.  With enough signal conditioning to work around the limitations
of BBDs, you can make a delay that even Harry would use.  Of course, I
*like* the sound of BBD distortion so I'm in the "whats the least I can do"
camp so I can make weird noises...

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