The Cachalote Audio Lilo Delay is an analog delay pedal that the maker describes as "Lisa Tap Delay's little brother." Despite its analog circuit type, its delay circuit is built on the CI PT2399 chip, the same one used in Cachalote Audio's Lisa. With delay times from 40 ms to 600 ms, RockBoard's PedalPedia says it can produce "classic analog delay timbres with CI Bucket-Brigade, deep textures similar to a deteriorated magnetic tape or even absurd soundscapes."1
Sound and circuit
Cachalote Audio positions the Lilo as a source of tape-like and analog-voiced delay tones: deteriorated-tape textures, classic bucket-brigade timbres, and what RockBoard's PedalPedia calls "absurd soundscapes."1 The PT2399 at its heart is, strictly speaking, a digital chip. As Anasounds puts it in its technical analysis, "This so-called digital delay chip has the advantage of directly including an ADC, DAC, RAM and clock."2 The Lilo's circuit type is nonetheless listed as analog by the maker, and it sits among other analog-voiced delay designs.12
Controls
The pedal carries five controls plus a multifunction footswitch activation.1
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Sets the level of the effect, also used with the Chorus/Vibrato mode |
| Feedback | Sets the number of repeats; set to minimum for Chorus/Vibrato |
| Filter | Shapes the timbre of the repeats and modulated sounds |
| Intensity | Modulation depth control |
| Modulation Frequency | Modulation speed control |
Chorus and vibrato modes
Beyond straight delay, the Lilo can double as a modulated effect. The maker explains: "With the use of Clean Signal Cut and with the Tempo and Feedback controls set to minimum, you have Chorus/Vibrato effect."1 That makes it a way to cover delay plus chorus and vibrato duties from one enclosure, with the Filter and Gain controls shaping the modulated sound.1
Power
The Lilo Delay runs on 9V DC, center negative, and draws 92 mA.1
At 92 mA, the Lilo draws more current than many compact pedals. Check that your power supply has enough headroom on the 9V outputs before adding it to a daisy chain.1
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Questions
What delay times does the Cachalote Lilo Delay cover?
The Lilo Delay covers delay times from 40 ms to 600 ms, according to Cachalote Audio. Alongside the time range, the maker says the pedal offers several possibilities for manipulating the timbre of each repetition, through controls including Feedback, Filter, Intensity and Modulation Frequency.
Can the Cachalote Lilo Delay do chorus or vibrato?
Yes. Cachalote Audio says that with the use of Clean Signal Cut and with the Tempo and Feedback controls set to minimum, the Lilo Delay produces a Chorus/Vibrato effect. The pedal also has dedicated Filter and Gain controls that shape those modulated sounds.
What power does the Cachalote Lilo Delay use?
The Lilo Delay runs on 9V DC with a center negative plug and draws 92 mA of current, per the maker's product information. That current draw is worth noting when planning a pedalboard power supply, since it is higher than many compact pedals need.
Which delay chip is the Lilo Delay based on?
The Lilo Delay's delay circuit uses the CI PT2399 chip, the same as Cachalote Audio's Lisa, according to the maker. The PT2399 is a so-called digital delay chip that directly includes an ADC, DAC, RAM and clock, as Anasounds explains in its technical analysis of the chip.
How is the Lilo Delay different from the Lisa Tap Delay?
Cachalote Audio describes the Lilo Delay as the Lisa Tap Delay's little brother. Both pedals use the CI PT2399 chip in their delay circuits, per the maker, but the Lilo is the smaller of the two and does not carry the Tap designation in its name.
Sources (2)
- Lilo Delay by Cachalote Audio, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
- The analog delay, or rather... the analog-voiced delay, Anasounds, 2020-05-14