Diamond Pedals Dark Cloud Textural Delay Pedal Overview
The Diamond Pedals Dark Cloud is an advanced textural delay pedal that beautifully combines analog warmth with digital precision, thanks to its groundbreaking Digital Bucket Brigade Delay (dBBD) technology. This hybrid design integrates the familiar analog companding (compression/expansion) with the benefits of digital control, offering musicians a versatile tool for crafting expansive, atmospheric delay effects.
Key Features:
Digital Bucket Brigade Delay (dBBD) Technology:
- This proprietary technology blends the warmth and organic feel of analog delay with the precise control of a digital system. The result is a seamless hybrid of both worlds, providing clarity while maintaining rich, analog texture.
Three Creative Delay Modes:
- Tape: A warm, saturated delay effect with synchronized modulation and up to 1000ms of delay time. It mimics the tape-based delays of vintage equipment, ideal for creating lush, musical echoes.
- Harmonic: Adds harmonic texture by introducing either an octave or fifth above the input signal in the delay. This mode is perfect for experimental soundscapes or adding harmonically rich textures to your playing.
- Reverse: A smooth, lo-fi delay that plays the repeats backward. The Reverse mode adds a dreamlike or psychedelic quality, with an expanded time range for more ambient effects.
Tap Tempo with Subdivisions:
- The tap tempo footswitch allows for real-time control of the delay timing, offering quarter note, eighth note, and dotted eighth note subdivisions to match the rhythm of your playing.
Doubler Feature:
- Instantly or momentarily double the tempo of your delay with the doubler function, giving you the flexibility to create faster repeats or complex rhythmic textures on the fly.
Trails and Kill Modes:
- Choose between Trails mode, where the delay continues after the pedal is switched off for natural decays, or Kill mode, where the delay cuts off immediately when the pedal is disengaged.
Top-Mounted Jacks and Soft-Touch Relay Switching:
- The pedal’s top-mounted jacks make for easy integration into pedalboards, while the soft-touch relay switches ensure quiet, durable operation during live performances.
Handcrafted in Montreal, Canada:
- The Dark Cloud is hand-built by Diamond Pedals in Montreal, ensuring high-quality craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Power Requirements:
- Powered by a standard 9V DC power supply (not included), with a low current draw of around 45 mA.
