TC Electronic Nova Delay or Repeater

[blackba]

I am looking at getting a TC Electronics Nova Delay ND1 or the cheaper Nova Repeater. Anyone have any experience with these units? I am looking for a solid digital delay with tap tempo. I am a little concerned the nova Delay will be more complicated than I need.

 

[thiswaythatway]

You can't store any presets on the Repeater while the Nova will let you store 9. I owned the Nova but not the Repeater. The Nova works well in an effects loop and the Repeater should as well since it has a kill/dry function.

The Nova sounded fine, and IMHO sounded as good as the Timefactor.

 

[blackba]

You can't store any presets on the Repeater while the Nova will let you store 9. I owned the Nova but not the Repeater. The Nova works well in an effects loop and the Repeater should as well since it has a kill/dry function.

The Nova sounded fine, and IMHO sounded as good as the Timefactor.

Did you ever try the Nova delay out front? I am going to be using this delay with my vintage amps which have no loop, though I do get my dirt from pedals. I do have an Akai Headrush E1 from my other pedal board for amps with loops, so I could switch the two if a loop is needed.

There is a used Nova delay for $170 shipped, I have my eye on right now. The timefactor looks awesome but is out of my price range at this point.

 

[guitarslinger]

I've never used either, but I think I would get the Nova Delay.

seems like it would be a "Should have bought the Ultra" type deals.

 

[blackba]

I was reading that some feel the Nova Delay sucks tone in bypass since the signal always goes through the ADA converter whether the effect is engaged or not. I tend to notice a change in tone more with effects out front than in the loop.

 

[stratotone]

Repeater sounds great to me, the trainwreck clips I posted had one running between the line out from the hotplate and the VHT 2/90/2.

Pete

 

[MARK1970]

You can't store any presets on the Repeater while the Nova will let you store 9. I owned the Nova but not the Repeater. The Nova works well in an effects loop and the Repeater should as well since it has a kill/dry function.

The Nova sounded fine, and IMHO sounded as good as the Timefactor.

That is just whar I was going to ask. I hope they would have added the kill/dry on the Nova delay & reverb. I have to check out the repeater.
I still love the TF. The ducking delay is just awesome.

 

[thiswaythatway]

I was reading that some feel the Nova Delay sucks tone in bypass since the signal always goes through the ADA converter whether the effect is engaged or not. I tend to notice a change in tone more with effects out front than in the loop.

Did you read that on TGP? I think it's the case of believing what you read and not what you hear. Just the thought of the pedal converting from Analog to digital and those guys have their minds made up already on it. There's a lot of great info over there but some of those guys are ridiculous.

 

[blackba]

I was reading that some feel the Nova Delay sucks tone in bypass since the signal always goes through the ADA converter whether the effect is engaged or not. I tend to notice a change in tone more with effects out front than in the loop.

Did you read that on TGP? I think it's the case of believing what you read and not what you hear. Just the thought of the pedal converting from Analog to digital and those guys have their minds made up already on it. There's a lot of great info over there but some of those guys are ridiculous.

Yes on TGP and HC reviews. I didn't say I believed them, but it is a concern, which is why I was asking your experience on the bypass. Either the repeater or the delay, I am likely going to just order and so testing it out for myself before hand is not really an option.

As another example, I saw some talk about the tone suck on a Line6 Verbzilla, but in my rig with it out front, I could hear and measure (dropped the impedance from tip to sleeve in half when in the change) with it in the rig.

 

[blackba]

The used Nova Delay sold, I was too slow

I am leaning toward the nova delay due to the color knob (repeater just has a tone knob), presets, and ability to dial in an exact delay in ms. I have still not fully decided though.

Why did you sell the Nova Delay Danyeo?

 

[AusTexCap]

I have a Nova Delay and it is a great sounding pedal, and although it has quite a few options on it, it isn't too complicated. I think a lot of people might not calibrate it and is why they get volume/tone sucking.

 

[Little B]

Never tried the repeater, have the nova though and it doesnt have any tone suck with my diezel herbert or bogner shiva...the timefactor has more bells and whistles...