The Dogman Devices Go Fly A Kite is a three-knob delay pedal described by its maker as the company's take on the "analog-voiced" delay. It is built around a PT2399 chip, which means it is actually digital but made to sound analog, in Paolo De Gregorio's words on Delicious Audio1. The pedal grew out of requests for the company's Air pedal, which blends an echo with a fuzz, without the fuzz: the circuit is taken from the delay section of the Air Delay/Fuzz, with a different frequency response and better input impedance12.
Controls and delay ranges
The pedal starts off with three main controls: Repeats, Time and Mix2. A toggle switch chooses between two delay time modes, Short (60ms to 600ms) or Long (615ms to 1200ms)2.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Repeats | Sets the number of delay repeats2 |
| Time | Sets the delay time within the selected mode2 |
| Mix | Blends the delayed signal with the dry signal2 |
| Toggle switch | Selects Short (60ms to 600ms) or Long (615ms to 1200ms) delay mode2 |
The Send/Return loop
A main feature of the pedal is the addition of a Send/Return loop, into which you may insert any other effects you'd like, according to Pedal of the Day2. Delicious Audio describes it as an FX loop for inserting an effect into the delay line1. In practice that means a chorus, phaser or other effect can act on the repeats while the dry signal stays clean, a setup players often use to keep modulation off the picked note.
Sound and character
Dogman Devices says the Go Fly A Kite has its own tone shaping geared towards cleaner tones, while the Air is fairly transparent1. Pedal of the Day's reviewer found that, not really being a self-oscillator, the pedal can still produce long, gorgeous repeats that fill up a ton of space, without all the craziness and unpredictability of a runaway delay2.
"Stunning in aesthetics and sonic prowess, this is a delay we can ALL have a great time experimenting with."
The enclosure is bright yellow, with artwork that is a print adapted from a hand-stippled drawing, the original all dots, according to the maker's description on Delicious Audio12.
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Questions
What chip does the Dogman Devices Go Fly A Kite use?
The Go Fly A Kite is formed around a PT2399 chip, according to Pedal of the Day's review. Delicious Audio notes that this means the pedal is actually digital, but made to sound analog, which is why it is described as an analog-voiced delay rather than a true analog bucket-brigade circuit.
How long is the delay time on the Go Fly A Kite?
A toggle switch selects between two delay time modes. Short runs from 60ms to 600ms, and long runs from 615ms to 1200ms, giving a combined span from slapback-style short repeats up to a full second of delay time.
Does the Go Fly A Kite self-oscillate?
Not really, according to Pedal of the Day. The reviewer found you can still get long, gorgeous repeats that fill up a lot of space, but without the craziness and unpredictability that a dedicated self-oscillating delay brings.
What does the Send/Return loop do on the Go Fly A Kite?
The Send/Return loop lets you insert any other effects into the pedal's delay line, so a modulation, filter or other effect can act on the repeats alone while your dry signal stays untouched. Delicious Audio describes it as a loop for inserting an effect into the delay line.
Is the Go Fly A Kite analog or digital?
It is digital. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio explains that the pedal is built around a PT2399 chip, which means it is actually digital but made to sound analog, hence the analog-voiced label.
Sources (2)
- Dogman Devices Go Fly A Kite Delay, Delicious Audio, 2022-02-15
- Dogman Devices Go Fly A Kite Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2021-11-13