Blind Panic Devices Dilithium Delay

The Dilithium Delay is a delay pedal from Blind Panic Devices, a small builder whose other designs include the Super Nintendecho and the B2. At its core it is a PT2399 based, analog-voiced delay, meaning it uses the widely used PT2399 delay chip voiced in an analog style rather than a digital conversion circuit¹.

What sets it apart is its modulation section. Instead of a conventional wobble applied to the repeats, the Dilithium uses a unique modulation section that affects the delay time based on the dynamics of the input signal, so the harder you play, the more the delay time moves¹. The way it gets there is unusual too: LEDs trigger a Light Dependant Resistor (LDR) that, in turn, makes adjustments to the delay time parameter¹.

Controls and layout

The pedal splits its functions by color, which makes the two sides easy to tell apart at a glance¹:

• Red switches and knobs: all control the modulation side of the delay¹
• Tone control: gives you a wide EQ spectrum for the repeats¹

That color coding means a player can dial in the base delay on one side and shape the dynamic modulation on the other without hunting for the right knob mid-set¹.

What reviewers said

Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio, writing when the pedal came to his attention in October 2022, was warm about the basic delay circuit even before the modulation is engaged:

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