I like the break up on the analog. It seems less predictable ,like my ex wife.

I like the warmth of the analog delay, but I like the clarity of the digital.

Finally, a demo with good clean sound

Probably the best explanation of the difference between the two I’ve seen. Doesn’t allow me to over think it. I get it now. Well done Peter!! Thanks

You got such a nice guitar sound demonstration with the kind speaking! I like your video. Lovely!

Brilliant video! Have a DD7 and thinking about a Carbon Copy, your video told me everything I needed to know. Thanks Peter

Carbon Copy: the pedal that you love or hate. In my opinion, I love it so much.

Awesome demo, like the MXR love the DD7.

Thanks for the great demo - I play blues and classic rock, with little country and prefer the analog delay. Great comparison that really shows the differences. Thank you

The carbon copy is such a fantastic pedal. I really like its warm sound and it is also very versatile. You can play from rockabilly to some classic heavy metal and even some high gain stuff.

Thanks for comparing these delay pedals, Peter.

i just bought dd7 last week june 27 2016, i love the sound of it.

Great demo, just what I was looking for. Thanks for doing this.

My vote goes to Boss DD-7. And i´m gonna buy it.That´s for sure. Thanks.

Best comparison video i've seen, nice to finally have something with a distinguishable audio

Most of my gigs are solo, but I think the best solution is to do what he’s done; have both on your board! Both of them sound so good 👊🏾💯💯

Great video, really helped me to make up my mind about the next delay.

Excellent demo! Thanks for sharing this with us.

Simple & great explanation!

Gran video comparativo, el mejor que he visto, muchas gracias amigo

Man love those solos you did on the drive the melody is nice too

Both sounds good,, just there's a lot more you can do with dd7, anyway when you play live or studio no one bothers wether you are using analog nor digital, Good and very clear comparison! Many thanks sir!

I want both!

Nice comparison, thanks for the video!

Those riffs you are playing sound so fucking clean!

I'm for DD7 but love also MXR carbon copy. Both are great pedals

definitely prefer the analog one! Was not aware there was such a HUGE difference

I have a boss GT8 and i've just purchased a Carbon copy. I like both too.

Like the analog tune. Thanks for the great demo man!

This is the best demonstration of digital/analog delay sound differences on entire youtube. For crunch guitar it is definitely digital. Analog works interesting but makes a lot of unpleasant changes in tails. Both are good for different situations. I would say with a bit simplifying: analog for clean "oldschool" sounding guitar (we get interesting sound), digital - for the rest.

I have the MXR Carbon Copy for 2 months now, but hearing this demo I think I prefer the DD7

Great demo! Thank you!

I went to GC last night to purchase a dd3 as I have a dd20 giga delay. but it is way to complicated for me.i have been playing acoustic for 1 year 1/2 . now I am switching to electric. so got home and the sales guy put in a dd-7 instead of the dd3. but I had also considered the mxr cc...after watching your post I have decided to keep the dd7..i think it is the best of both worlds..thank you

a very nice comparison ...

I have the carbon copy, haven’t had it for long, but so far I really like it

The correct answer is not analog OR digital.... but BOTH. I like analog with mod set to 1/4 into digital set to dotted 1/8 into a light shimmer verb.... in fact my ambient/u2 vibe pedal setup is pretty close to yours! Carbon Copy (deluxe for the tap tempo) > DD5 (slave tap to CC) > MXR reverb on shimmer. Insane sounds. Cheers!

Great vid Peter! Just wanted to mention the DD-7 also has an 'ANALOG' setting, so you can get both (Analog & Digital) if desired.

Great comparison. I hated the digital chorus-y type artifacts present in the DD3. Before watching this video I was 99%certain I was going for the carbon copy. Now... Not so sure. Glad I found your video!

I have owned the DD-7 for quite a few years now but never really played around too much with it. It’s now back on my board. I mainly use it on the analog setting. I have always hankered after a true analog pedal and have always admired the MXR Carbon copy. I once purchased a really expensive high end Strymon but after a few days use sent it back. I figured that the DD-7 already gave me everything I needed from a delay. It’s also robust, has tap tempo and a looper option.

great demo

Love your licks, and that solo! Really enjoy style in general. You're the best guitarist in youtube for me.

By 2:30 into the video it was a no brainer for me. I used to own the Carbon Copy but ive already sold it and ordered the dd7 ;)

I kinda wish the carbon copy had a knob to let you control how dark or bright the delays are. The analog degradation effect is cool but i wish the first couple repeats had a bit more high end. Though I definitely prefer the carbon copy to the analog mode of the DD7, i still prefer the DD7 just cuz you get more of the transient response to get some nice choppy effects.

Hey Peter thanks for the demo I'm looking at the purchase of one or the other and happy with what was explained here - excellent demo DD7 for me .... CC later perhaps Very interested in the SERAPHIM Mono shimmer pedal you have there

thanks! awesome video

I liked the warmth of the Carbon Copy much better. Had more depth. But the DD-7 sounds amazing, too!

Nothing makes us sound better than lots and lots of practice . I can't wait for the keely practice to come out.

great review thank you.

The MXR Carbon Copy sounds muchs warmer!

Thanks, that really helped.

Pretty nice review. deserve a like.

I have both. Rather I had the Carbon Copy and still have the DD7 along with the Boss FS-5U footswitch. I grew to dislike the MXR repeat sound and it would get lost as well. The DD7 is just very flexible and can do many things well versus the one-trick Carbon Copy pony.

damn I like both! Thanks for the demo :)

It's essentially digital clarity vs analog warmth/darkness both great in their own sense

hey guys I currently use the built in delay for Boss ME-25. but I kinda find it a hassle to set things up there. im planning to get a seperate delay pedal, is there really a big difference in sound?

Got a C C on my board. Had a D D 5 on there also Switched out for a Donner Echo Square. More versatile especially the reverse. Smaller, newer and cheaper.

What drive pedal are you using? It sounds amazing

Great video. Thanx

Hi Pete! excellent orienting video- I have in doubt just buying dd7(which already has an analog position )or mxr cc. I think in the end I would nding buyibg the two of them. regards.

Haha very pretty sounding appregios. I think I like the boss digital better. That dd7 is like their most expensive single effect pedal. Sounds worth it to me.

Hello, what cables do you use to connect to the pedals and the mixer trs or ts thx!

Nice Review, it really helped me a lot! By the way, can you please tell me what overdrive you're using?

scusa perche il dd7 lampeggia sempre? è collegato un tap tempo? ciao grazie

Very nice chord progression what were they?

Marvelous review! I have a DD-7 and I'm considering getting a MXR carbon copy for options. I love the sound of the analog delay for some things. When you play them together which do you put first in your chain?

Carbon so much more harmonic and dynamic sounding.

The Carbon Copy goes dark too fast and too strong. I love a digital repeat.

I have those exact three pedals on my board in the same order.

The Carbon Copy almost sounds like a reverb pedal compared to the DD-7. I have a Carbon Copy and it does the job, but I’m starting to get the hankering for a Boss DD-3, DD-7 Or DD-20 unit again!

How do you play 1:44? Sounds amazing!

Nice play!! I am not so interested in any kinds of delay pedals. But some amazing guitarists play phenomenal OD sound with tiny delay added something like Legendary guitarist Robben Ford. Anyway delay pedals are really easy to make sounds more dramatic.

Analog has a warmer and more subtle sound than digital. Digital is more accurate and tight. They're just different and it depends on the context which one is more usefull

I had a CC but exchanged it for a DD7, CC sounds good but it lacks the versatility of the DD7. Glad I bought in store so I didn't have to deal with the online exchange delay. Great vid, only get the CC if you are gonna chicken pick all day, otherwise get the DD7

We have to require everybody to show ALWAYS the amp and its settings too. We need all the info in order to evaluate objectively. Thank you.

Is there a change in the tone because the dd7 is not true bypass?

I have both. I usually use the analog and reverse settings on the DD-7 though. The analog is based on the Boss DM-2, so that in conjunction with the CC is a great pairing to my ears. I run in stereo so the CC comes first then into the DD-7 and into a Neunaber Immerse. Similar to this set up but my overall tone and settings are very different, which goes to show that effects can be used in quite different ways. Thanks for this video!

Amazing boss

dat solo sound is juicy :)

Carbon copy bright is very good with smooth bucket brigade tone

If you can put your hands [and feet] on a Zoom MS70CDR and do a comparison like this one it would be very interesting.

Beautiful playing

The DD-7 gives you those intense, clear repeats, whereas the Carbon Copy really widens out your tone and makes it much more full. They're both fantastic, and they both have their uses. Great demo!

Both are great...

Hey dude, nice demo! I went for the CC Delay. Could you tell me what you started playing at the 1:44 mark?

Analog + Tube amp v.s. Digital + Solid State amp the sound gap really starts to grow

I'm a begginer, can you send any tips for make something like those chord progression did you make? It sounds wonderful!

Digital delays are great for effects loops, especially high gain amps. Analogs are good for into the input of amps.

I have DD7 i love it alot.. what overdride pedal are you using??

If you play clean stuff the analog isn't bad. However if you play high gain stuff choose a digital delay, you will barely notice the analog delay playing with high gain distortion tones.

I think they both sound great but the Boss obviously has more functionality. The delay knob on the MXR is maxed out the whole time. Nowhere left to go. Maybe that's a good thing (?) but just my observation.

Plug MXR into Marshall Amp like 1974x and it is AMAZING.

what overdrive pedal are you using? that sounds like Gilmour (sorry for my english)

very nice and helpful video. Is it true that digital delays work better with high gain lead tones?

To my hears the carbon copy (analog) has a more warmer sound like you said and makes it sound more natural while the boss pedal has a brighter and more intense tone. I think the boss pedal wouldbe better if you want to really hear your delays and have them last long and clear while the carbon copy creates this very smooth background with the sounds. I will probably get both eventually but I might get the carbon first. I want to make very ambient music and when I use delay I don't like having my delays get in the way if I continue to play so with the carbon copy my delays will blend into a nice natural background. Stack that with some reverb and that will be nice! I like delay but it has to be somewhat subtle for my tastes. Thanks for the video! Both are great pedals. Question for you: I noticed you have the mono shimmer pedal. I was thinking about getting a reverb and a dedicated shimmer/second verb pedal. How are you liking the mono shimmer pedal? And what overdrive pedal did you use?

The analog delay is more of a bridge between the digital delay and reverb.

What kind of reverb pedal do you use for shimmer or atmospheric reverb? And also are shimmer and atmospheric reverbs the same?

Can't decide still...Digital sounds better with a dirty/overdriven tone, but analog sounds better with clean and reverb. Also, AMAZING playing, but what were u playing when u started using the overdrive? It's awesome ;-)

Great vdo thnx bro

is the dd7 in tap tempo mode? if so how are you turning it on and off?

great review, thank you! i'm liking to cleaning DD7, Analog seems to darken the tone.