Why drop $300 on a Strymon when a DIY pedal kit does the job for $45?

Y'all swear by boutique delays, but my homemade BYOC kit cost $45 and nails the same tones. Put the savings into treating your room, trust me.

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anderson.terry9d ago

Hey, I've been through this! My BYOC kit was great for basics, but shimmer introduced so much noise. Ended up investing in a Strymon for clean algorithms, totally worth it.

the_viola9d ago

Strymon's Timeline has that custom DSP for a reason. Can your BYOC kit replicate the shimmer algorithm without introducing noise?

wren8269d ago

It's cool gear for sure, but most audiences wouldn't notice a little noise in a live mix. Chasing that last 5% of pristine sound sometimes feels more like an engineer's hobby than a musician's need. Those algorithms are amazing, but the noise argument gets overblown for bedroom producers. In a band context, that subtle artifact is totally buried anyway.