Sophisticated Delay Machine

This is exactly what the name says: three TC Electronic Flashback delays in one enclosure. What makes this different from three single pedals is that you can not only use them in series, but also in parallel, which opens up a whole range of new musical possibilities. It also adds new delay types that the single Flashback II doesn't have: you can choose from Tape, Tube, Space, Analog, Analog mod, Reverse, Dynamic, 2290, 2290 mod, Slap, Lofi, Ping pong and four Toneprint slots. That's a lot of delay.

It also offers tap tempo with no fewer than 11 different subdivisions, which is quite remarkable. There's Midi in and through, and you can connect an expression pedal. It's full stereo. The delay time is up to 7 seconds, and in 2290 mode, you can set it to infinite repeats, so it can also be used as a kind of micro looper. An internal dip switch allows you to activate trails. The pedal will not go into self-oscillation with any of the delay types. Unfortunately, the "Mix" knob controls only the output level of the delay, but does not affect the dry signal in any way; if you want to go full wet, your only option is to activate the Kill Dry dip switch inside the pedal.

As it's more of a delay computer than a pedal, it works entirely via presets: you need to cofigure each of the three virtual pedals with the knobs and switches and then save the settings to the respective slot. This is all fine as long as you stick to your three presets, don't mind that you don't see what settings each slot has and don't have the habit of wanting to tweak or change your settings while you are playing. If you do, changing the settings is possible for the preset that is currently selected with the toggle switch, but if you disengage the delay and then switch it on again, it goes back to the saved preset rather than your most recent setting. This may be perfectly fine for many musicians, or it may run counter to your intentions and annoy you. It annoyed me to the extent that I sold the pedal.

Something else that takes some getting used to is that while the standard signal direction for pedal boards is right to left, the signal passes through this pedal left to right in serial mode, which may also take some getting used to.

Mind you, this is not a bad pedal. It's just not the same as three single pedals. It's extremely powerful and opens up a ton of tonal options, but you are to some extent tied to your presets as the tweakability while you're playing is somewhat limited. It's important that you bear this in mind before you buy it.

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Really wanted to love this pedal

I think overall this is a great pedal if you're looking for more simple delays. It just doesn't have the support on the TonePrint like the other Flashbacks, worse off is you can't use any of the other delays offered on the app that aren't specific to this model. I shot this head to head versus a SA Nemisis and the Nemisis while complicated just killed it. This may work for some but I could't fall in love with it.

Great for Frippertronics!

Got this used off of Reverb, and immediately set it up for Frippertronics. Soft-touch switches definitely help smooth things out - no discernable "pop" of a stiffer switch being pressed to break people out of your tone.

More than a Delay.

TC Electronics managed to create a new generation of pedals through the tone print function. Still,this innovation comes second to the capabilities and sounds of this pedal. Triple Delay is one amazing value for money tool,that triggers inspiration.

Such a warm pedal

I've always wanted a pedal to work with different delays and this it.