TE-2 Tera Echo + DD-8: A mysterious sound? [sleepy drones]

[@rogerfalcon5414]

bro when you added the distortion...uffff.

[@pedalgaze]

it sounds too good. playing it with the baritone felt right.

[@bonjonbovi-]

Man that TE-2 is so good. I tried to recreate it with my pedals, but it just won't work. I think what makes it so unique is the fact, that it constantly slowes the repeats down and at the same time starts with fast repeats for new sounds. I can't think of another pedal that can do this.

[@sengwenglong2883]

I love my TE-2 Too :D

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

Massively underrated pedal

[@pedalgaze]

It's one of my favorite pedals! I'm always amazed at what I can get from it, especially in the ambient drone territory. it feels like you can build entire galaxies with it!

[@bogdonovichbustedcasey170]

I tried my Terra Echo with a EQD Avalanche and couldn't get anything that resembled these vibes. May try again with my SD Dark Sun or Tonal Recall, but I but dd8 on my reverb watchlist.

[@bonjonbovi-]

@@pedalgaze Do you maybe know if there is a way to let sounds slowly decay with the te-2? Mine only has no ~5 sec decay / freeze / oscillation. I would like to get a decay that goes for like 30 to 60 sec or so, but I can't manage it. Do you have any tips?

[@michaelskasick1560]

Holy crap - this sounds amazing! I was looking at a delay pedal today and it seems like the DD8 will be perfect for any dream pop/shoegazey stuff I'll want to make!

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks! it's wild how many sounds you can get and how simple it is to dial in. Just pair a tap tempo foot switch and you're cooking!

[@adrian1072]

Trippy. Loved every second of sound ound ound ound ound oun oun oun n n n

[@kaylons]

Im guessing you left your comment to drone overnight as well heheh

[@bogdonovichbustedcasey170]

Awesome- thank you. High quality content.

[@pedalgaze]

Thank you! I'm grateful you enjoyed it!

[@javiceres]

Thanks for doing it in stereo

[@modulated_]

literally so good! always such solid demos

[@pedalgaze]

Amazing to hear! thanks for the support. Cheers!

[@guitarlegend9994]

These are some crazy awesome sounds! Makes me can't wait to own a Tera Echo again!

[@pedalgaze]

heck ya. its such a cool pedal! cheers

[@cohaagenup]

I've been waiting for quite some time now to get me a couple of pedals for my synths and guitars... and since I watched your video I can't get these two out of my head. Thank you, now I know what I'm getting for my birthday this year!

[@pedalgaze]

awesome! This pedals are endless fun. I hope you have a great birthday!

[@kennethhymes9734]

Awesome and beautiful. I love twisting the size or time knobs on digital plugin delays too, you can either perform or automate some amazing transition effects pretty readily. Raum in particular does pretty stuff this way, but probably lots i don't have do just as well.

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Automating delay plugins are super fun. Love doing multiple passes automating different parameters each time. Endless fun!

[@ebstooge]

Most excellent

[@jeremybnz]

Woah, I need to change the order I run these two pedals in!

[@pedalgaze]

heck ya! I love having everything feed in the tera echo. especially loops. It makes them sound huge! happy exploring!

[@Daydreaminginmono]

Youre going to make me buy one of each at this rate lol

[@pedalgaze]

lol you won't regret it! insane versatility with these!

[@SkylarJoseph-rx1yr]

I just got my hands on the tera echo on a impulse decision having really no idea what it is capable of. This video is so exciting and interesting and makes me really want to deep dive on all of my pedals. I don't have a dd-8 but I have a couple of different reverb pedals that I am thinking about putting this after. Before I had it in front of my reverb but this changes my entire thought process on how this pedal can function for me. Thank you for making this!

[@SkylarJoseph-rx1yr]

current placement thoughts are boss dd3 -> Walrus Lore -> OBNE Darklight-> TE2 or placing this before the darklight though I think splitting at the dark light could be really cool for the different ways that it may interact on different stereo channels independent of each other since the darklight can be mixed or split

[@pedalgaze]

Heck ya! This is so awesome to hear. I'm incredibly grateful you enjoyed the video. I feel like whatever reverb or delay pedals you have, they will pair beautifully with the tera echo. What you described below sounds killer. I find that you really can't go wrong with placement. Having one in the front of your chain and sending it through your pedals to manipulate it or having it at the end of the chain in stereo to make things sound huge. I was using a darkstar - mood mk1 - tera echo last night and it was awesome. 100 percent wet on the delay setting - recording that in stretch mode on mood then going to the echo! I could talk about this all day lol. Also, had all the knobs at noon on the echo and was getting the weird glitch sound with my baritone. Happy exploring let me know how it goes!

[@SkylarJoseph-rx1yr]

i have been messing around and love the way the tera echo really creates a true like.. raindrop effect. It's unlike anything I have heard. Just doing a muted down strum and hearing it trail in all of it's weird ways. I still haven't been able to exactly strike the delicate balance of maxing out feedback before making my rig explode. trying to get that endless looping effect without it feedbacking into itself and turning into a weapon of amp destruction. I am eagerly awaiting your next videos! I just watched the left brain and that left my brain confused. I'd pick one up if my list of NEED TO BUY pedals wasnt so large but it's on the list now.

[@pedalgaze]

@@SkylarJoseph-rx1yr yeah it definitely sounds like running water! It's super cool to put a looper in front of it. The effect is less announced but gives overall lush sound perfect for ambient stuff. For the latching sound, It is a very minuet adjustment. I'd say like 89- 92 percent for the feedback knob. Maybe I'll include what I usually do to get that setting to show people the entire process for the next vid. Thanks so much for the kind words! Left Brain is absolutely nuts. You can think of it as a LFO machine producing truly unique knob twists that are covers a broad spectrum of patterns. It's the pedal I didn't know I'd need until I used it. Totally expands pedals with expression in such a cool way. I'll get my act together and record a video. Just got an RV-6 so now I have no choice but to combine that with the tera echo for a video!! ha

[@dblakeman]

this melted my brain in the best way

[@pedalgaze]

Heck ya! Great to hear!

[@Jamman610]

13:27 beautiful. I have this in my GT 100. I’ll try this set up out. But there’s nothing like real knobs to twiddle with.

[@pedalgaze]

thanks! I haven't tried the GT 100 but I definitely agree that there's nothing like being able to twist dedicated knobs!

[@burninggiraffe6615]

This is great

[@narm7719]

That's really beautiful

[@pedalgaze]

Thank you!

[@stubrakon9683]

Great sounds!!👍😎🤘😀

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks so much!🖤

[@camenskycameron8413]

That’s so seriously cool 😳

[@briangarcia8384]

This feels like an aquarium.

[@ninkichan7209]

I would love to try this with my Eventide TimeFactor and see what soundscapes can be created with it.

[@pedalgaze]

Haven't tried a TimeFactor but I bet it would be rad! I feel like you could a lifetime of combinations with this. Happy exploring!

[@PMTluke]

Awesome video I love my DD3 > Tera Echo or MXR Carbon Copy mini > Tera Echo. I love those for there simplicity but the DD8 omg !!!!! They have packed alot of serious mojo in that pedal !!! Having a DD 20 I liked and some other great multi delay units I decided I could "go without the DD7". However the DD8... not sure how long I can hold off putting this before my tera echo on my barroom floor/basement party/small club board. I love BOSS pedals they are basically indestructible these single pedal units!!! Sounds are great from these 2 as well and nice combos here ! cheers

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks so much for the kind words! haha I know the feeling. the dd-8 has been a game changer. I just downsized my gigging board and having the dd-8 there is perfect! I also have the DD-20 and thinking that about adding that as well for infinite possibilities!! Cheers and happy exploring!

[@noveltycrusade]

That sounds really good 👍

[@pedalgaze]

Thank you!!

[@dethsyndrome]

I wish boss would make a reverb version of the terra echo. I cant stop playing the te-2 on my me80. I put it on everthang!

[@pedalgaze]

Oooo that would be awesome. especially in a compact pedal form too. I hope they release something like that!

[@ChrispyCannon]

Deftones vibes with the distortion

[@pedalgaze]

heck ya! thank you!

[@741246]

Hmm I have a DD6 and a DD500 with tera echo.. good food for thought

[@lasyngwieeeiiilarsen7510]

Nice video Sir❤😊

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks so much!

[@aletondaX]

Uffffff... This is gonna sound incredible with a creamy fuzz... you should try it!

[@pedalgaze]

heck yah!! I honestly want to try a fuzz before and after the tera echo. I have the life v 3 so maybe do some experimenting soon.

[@davidecanalini8658]

......wow

[@muserhead22]

Soundslike literally Silent Hill 2 ambience

[@pedalgaze]

sick! Love the comparison. Cheers!

[@recklesstoboggan]

Hans Zimmer best be dusting off his resume.

[@pedalgaze]

😂 thanks!

[@adambaryliuk3393]

When you run the distortion, do you put it before or after the reverb?

[@pedalgaze]

hey! For this video, the tera echo and dd-8 are before distortion. feeding them into the ua dream in stereo and using the pre to distort it. I usually have two reverbs on my board one pre distortion for wild sounds and one post near the end of my chain.

[@adambaryliuk3393]

@@pedalgaze Good to know. Thanks!

[@chrisegonmusic]

Oof. That’s noice

[@pedalgaze]

Thank you!

[@robertthornton1657]

😮😮😮

[@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar]

And I've overspent on pedals already this year.... Promised my Mrs I wouldn't get any more

[@pedalgaze]

hahaha I made that same promise and just caved two weeks ago! help! haha in all seriousness these are some seriously cool pedals and great on their own or in a live setting.

[@sengwenglong2883]

Are the in front of amp or in effects loop??

[@thomasgrillberger5104]

i have just tested it in front of the amp! it's superb!

[@pedalgaze]

Hello! I am running the pedals in the front of the dream. Love how it mangles the sound.

[@seansabu310]

The tera echo sounds good with just about every thing or could be tweaked to. Source audio has the ultra wave which is like tremelo with articulate distortion. Tera echo has low keyed changed my almost as much as playing guitar has

[@pedalgaze]

It is truly an incredible pedal! It's incredibly dynamic and one of the most unique effects out there. I haven't tried source audio but I've heard great things about their pedals.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Can you add an octave down thingy to it ? That might be large.

[@pedalgaze]

Hey! Are you referring to the shimmer on the dd-8? Unfortunately, it only adds octave up to the repeats but I'm sure the dd-500 could do a octave down to make things sound super dark. Fun fact, if you leave the tera echo droning forever, it eventually starts to get rid of all high frequencies and do a low frequency drone. Found out by leaving it to drone overnight ha.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

@@pedalgaze I was thinking something like this: an octave pedal with an octave down blend then that into the DD8 and then into the Tera. 😀

[@pedalgaze]

@@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 now that would be sick! An octave down with a baritone would be amazing! I'd go a step further and down tune as well , which might produce the lowest note in existence lol. definitely need to grab an octave at some point! cheers!

[@GaryArmstrongmacgh]

You still actually need to know how to be a musian to do this. These aren't random patterns. Lots of imagination. IMHO!

[@pedalgaze]

Thanks! Its a lot the cage system and 20 years of practice ha