Demedash releases V2 of T-120 Videotape Echo in standard and DLX versions

June 1, 2022 · 2 sources

Demedash Effects, a Canadian builder, has released V2 of the T-120 Videotape Echo for both the standard and Deluxe (DLX) versions, according to Delicious Audio¹. The T-120 is a delay that emulates the sound of VHS tape rather than a vintage tape machine, with a Tape Quality knob that the site says exacerbates the lo-fi aspect while Depth and Speed control modulation¹.

On the standard model, the V2 updates include soft switching, momentary activation, and two added secondary parameters, Glide and Randomize, reached by holding down the footswitch and adjusting the Depth and Speed knobs respectively¹. Delicious Audio says these controls adjust the smoothness of the modulation transitions, from pitch jumps to smooth pitch glides, and blend between a fully periodic modulating waveform and a totally random one¹. A listing on RockBoard's PedalPedia also describes the V2 edition as adding Randomise and Glide LFO controls, tap tempo with four divisions (quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, triplet), switchable echo trails, reduced noise, an improved stereo image and momentary activation².

The two accounts differ on tap tempo. The PedalPedia listing gives tap tempo with four divisions as a V2 feature², while Delicious Audio states that tap tempo is not currently an available feature and will not be for the foreseeable future¹.

On the DLX, the V2 updates consist of two internal dip switches, accessed by removing the back panel, that select trails on or off and regular or random modulation¹. Delicious Audio describes the DLX as an optional $80 USD upgrade to the T120 that adds soft switching, echo trails, a secondary footswitch for swells of the echo repeats (usable in bypass for momentary operation) and stereo spread output via a TRS output jack¹. The site reports a waiting list for orders on both versions since the pedal's appearance¹.

The PedalPedia listing gives a hybrid circuit, 9V DC center-negative power at 30mA current draw, and lists the pedal's width, depth and height as 000.00 mm².