The Cusack Music Prototype Delay is a digital delay pedal the company teased at NAMM 2022 as an upcoming release, intended to replace its then-flagship Tap-A-Delay model1. It was shown as a prototype, and the report of the showing describes a pedal with eight digital delay programs, eight recallable presets, tap tempo, stereo output, expression pedal control and trails1.
Programs and presets
The Prototype Delay carries eight different digital delay programs, and each of its eight presets is recallable through the footswitches, so a player can move between saved delay settings during a set without menu diving1. Delicious Audio's report, written after Cusack Music's showing at the show, described the pedal this way:
"it will have 8 different digital delay programs" and "8 different presets, all recallable through the footswitches"
Features
Beyond the delay programs themselves, the features listed at the NAMM 2022 showing are1:
- Tap tempo
- Stereo output
- Expression pedal control, for external control of a parameter with an expression pedal
- Trails, so repeats continue to decay after the effect is bypassed1
Format and where it sits in Cusack's delay line
Cusack Music stated that the new delay would use the same format as its Resound reverb pedal, which tells a player what enclosure and control layout to expect on a board1. Its role in the lineup was explicit: the company described it as replacing the current flagship Tap-a-Delay model, the delay line that also includes the Tap-A-Delay Deluxe and the Tiny Tap-a-Delay1.
The Prototype Delay was shown as an upcoming prototype at NAMM 2022, not as a shipping product. Delicious Audio's report of the showing is the published record of its features1.
Cusack's later work in delays is covered elsewhere on the site: the Rebound has its own page for readers who want to see where the company's delay line went next.
Questions
Does the Cusack Prototype Delay have tap tempo?
Yes. Reporting from NAMM 2022 lists tap tempo among the pedal's features, alongside stereo output, expression pedal control and trails. The Prototype Delay was shown as an upcoming pedal intended to replace Cusack Music's then-flagship Tap-a-Delay model, and tap tempo had been a core feature of that line.
Is the Cusack Prototype Delay stereo?
Yes. Delicious Audio's report on the pedal, speaking from Cusack Music's NAMM 2022 showing, lists stereo output among its features, together with tap tempo, expression pedal control and trails.
Can you connect an expression pedal to the Cusack Prototype Delay?
Yes. Expression pedal control is listed as one of the pedal's features in Delicious Audio's NAMM 2022 report on the Prototype Delay.
Is the Cusack Prototype Delay analog or digital?
Digital. The pedal was described as having eight different digital delay programs, each with a recallable preset.
Does the Prototype Delay have trails?
Yes. Trails, meaning the delay repeats continue to decay naturally after the effect is switched off, are listed among the pedal's features in the NAMM 2022 report.
Is the Prototype Delay the same size as the Resound?
Yes. Cusack Music stated that the new delay would use the same format as its Resound reverb pedal.
Sources (1)
- New At NAMM '22: Cusack Music Prototype Delay, Delicious Audio, 2022-06-03
