hey everyone,
first off; i want to say, i love ehx gear, i have nothing against them, they are actually my favorite pedal company, but i have to say, i was very dissapointed with the memory toy. It doesnt sound as much as analog, as it does digital. Im a little dissapointed, but does anyone else feel how i do?

this surprises me, i got a memory toy and a usa small clone and i just love them to bits. nothing digital sounding to my ears at all.

EHX Analog Delays are generally less filtered than analog delays like the Boss DM-3, so they don’t sound as dark, which is usually equated with analog. 

I can’t judge the MT, I don’t have one.  shrug

Sounds digital? .. if it does, then that really is a big achievement.. it’s almost impossible to make an analogue delay sound like a digital one, they are usually much darker and grainier than their digital counterparts. I’ll be amazed if this is the case.

Well to me the DMM is so clear compared to a DM-3 it sounds digital. 

But compared to a DD-3 it sounds very analog!

electro-melx - 20 February 2010 03:56 PM

Sounds digital? .. if it does, then that really is a big achievement.. it’s almost impossible to make an analogue delay sound like a digital one, they are usually much darker and grainier than their digital counterparts. I’ll be amazed if this is the case.

the toy sounds no more digital than the top 40 is full of good songs. i think the toy is astonishing bang for the buck analogue loveliness

Muggins - 21 February 2010 09:50 AM

electro-melx - 20 February 2010 03:56 PM

Sounds digital? .. if it does, then that really is a big achievement.. it’s almost impossible to make an analogue delay sound like a digital one, they are usually much darker and grainier than their digital counterparts. I’ll be amazed if this is the case.

the toy sounds no more digital than the top 40 is full of good songs. i think the toy is astonishing bang for the buck analogue loveliness

hahaha…

I actually got to play though one yesterday and it didn’t sound anything like a digital delay to me.

julian - 20 February 2010 04:06 PM

Well to me the DMM is so clear compared to a DM-3 it sounds digital. 

But compared to a DD-3 it sounds very analog!

thats exactly what i mean. i mean’t it sounds a lot less dark than a dm-3 or most analog delays

The Toy is a GREAT delay. I used to have a Carbon Copy by MXR, but I got rid of it for a Memory Toy. It’s WAY easier to adjust.

no matter how i set my toy, it sounds great. the lack of needing to phart around with the control knobs is a major plus in my books. add the one knob on my usa small clone and its lack of knob twiddling heaven for me. the memory toy is the opposite of a mesa mark series amp, where its knob twiddling and adjusting controls from the word go.

I love mine to bits.
Consider how much it costs though if you’re disappointed with it…
for the price it’s epic. It knocks seven shades outta the MXR Carbon Copy.

The option of modulated delay on a pedal that costs what some people spend on patch cables is an ace feature!

Viva EHX!

I tried both the Memory Toy and Memory Boy in Digital Village last weekend. The Boy had more modulation options all of which were quirky and essentially unusable except for making extreme noises. I am a musician and require something that is musical in nature. The Toy’s modulation was also extreme to the point of being unusable.

Why would you in a real live situation want a pitch shift up and down a semitone? - OK for experimenting with silly noises at home - but I grew out of that when I was 20 odd, now I play classic rock and blues, and neither of these pedals modulation would be of use in the real world.

The delay however was something else. Totally musical and warm. I have played with digital delays for the last 25 years and can’t believe what I was missing out on. Ultimately my decision was made based on the delay section of both. The Memory Toy had a much longer delay time than the Memory Boy and was cheaper. It was as though costs had been cut on the delay section of the memory boy to make way for all the modulation options, the extra controls, inputs and the inclusive power supply.

So I bought the Toy. It was a far superior pedal for the money. I later discovered that there is a trim pot inside that can be adjusted to mellow out the modulation amount. Now it is so subtle it is barely noticeable - just enough to sound like the natural flutter of a tape echo.

Perfect.

Well. SOme companies are marketing delay pedals as Analog when they actually use a chip called PT-2399 on them. This is a cheap digital chip that emulates low-fi sounds.

So I guess the questions would be:

Is the MT based on Bucket Brigade technology or something like the PT-2399?

Cheers.

buckket brigade i think

yeah, it’s analogue..

....the ‘#1 Echo’ is an ‘analogue voiced digital delay’ and clearly advertised as one…. I don’t think EHX would ever try to pull that trick.

im reelly interested in the memory toy, i have a DMM and really want to get another one to add to the sound of my delay. ive thought about getting another DMM but its a lot of money and for what i need, the toy seems to fit in perfect, and ive watched loads of video’s with that and the boy but the boy sounds shit, and the toy sounds awesome.

and its cheap, analogue and EHX so what more could you want !!!!!