Laney Black Country Customs The Difference Engine Delay Pedal Overview
Powerful and compact delay workstation with three modes, stereo I/O and 100 onboard presets.
3 Eras of Delay
The Difference Engine superbly emulates three classic eras of delay - analogue, digital and dynamic. Its powerful processor then allows you to manipulate time by combining features from each era to form new and stunning unique delays.
Analogue/Tape Era
The tape echo era – modelled around the RE space echo family of delays featuring all the warmth and analogue nuances of tape.
Digital Era
The digital era – based on the crisp sounding digital delays of the 80’s with tap tempo and freeze functions.
Dynamic Delay Era
And thirdly the Dynamic Digital era – based of the power delays of the 90’s with modulation and ducking features
The Difference Engine features an ultra-sharp, stunning 2.43” OLED display screen. Perfect for all types of performance environments and vantage points.
Multi-function Rotary Encoder
The Edit control lets you select the unit of values to be edited. When editing MS values press once for seconds, again for tens, again for hundreds. This makes scrolling up to long delay times very convenient.
Tactile Tweaking
Laney BCC’s Difference Engine delay unit boasts four tactile knobs that give you instant and intuitive control over key parameters. “Colour” controls the amount of modulation of the delay repeats, “Mix” controls the overall level of the delay repeats, “Tone” shapes the tonality of the echoes and “Repeats” affects the duration of the delay repeats.
Press and Rotate
Pressing the Edit control allows you to enter/select a parameter to be edited, rotating the Edit control to adjust the selected parameter.
MIDI Control
Full-featured MIDI input and output supporting both MIDI CC numbers and Program Changes.
Powerful and Compact
Handcrafted in the UK – the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and development – The Difference Engine is feature-laden whilst also compact enough not to waste your precious pedalboard real estate.
Stereo Connectivity
True stereo in and out means you can use a single input to produce a stereo output or run stereo in and out.
Expression Input
Take control of various delay parameters in real-time, with the use of an expression pedal.
Artist Presets
Preloaded with 50 artist patches created by the players themselves. This handcrafted and gorgeous delay engine comes ready to use without any fuss. Artists such as Tony Iommi, Lari Basilio, Vernon Reid, Tom Quayle, Martin Miller, Alex Hutchings, Pete Honore, Billy Duffy, Jack Gardiner and many more have carefully crafted bespoke delay patches to inspire your creativity. Plus there are patches in the style of EVH, Slash, Andy Summers, the Edge too.
- Clear bright 2.42" OLED screen
- 100 Patches (50 User/50 Preset)
- Compact design
- Tap Tempo
- Freeze function
- MIDI In/MIDI Out
- MIDI Parameter Control
- Expression Pedal Control
- Modulation on repeats
- Tape artifacts (Wow & Flutter)
- DUCKER function
- 5 routing modes - Stereo/XFB/Ping Pong/Mono & Wet Dry
- Onboard Compressor
- Onboard Noise Gate
- Model: BCC-TDE (The Difference Engine)
- FX Type: Stereo Delay
- Input Impedance: 1MΩ
- Output Impedance: 100Ω
- Power Supply: Regulated 9V DC PSU (Not Included), centre negative, 2.1x5.5x10mm connector type
- Current Consumption: ~90mA
- Controls: Colour, Mix, Tone, Repeats, Edit/Menu/Mode, On/Bypass, Tap/Freeze
- Inputs: Left, Right, Expression, MIDI In
- Outputs: Left, Right (6.3mm Jack Socket)
- Unit dimensions (HWD): 59 x 150 x 121 mm (2.3" x 5.9" x 4.8")
- Unit weight: 0.6kg (1.3 lbs)
- Carton dimensions (HWD): 80 x 210 x 150mm (3.1" x 8.3" x 5.9")
- Packed weight: .93kg (2.1 lbs)
