Boss DD-8 Reference Manual page 5

Characteristics of each mode
MODE knob Explanation
STANDARD
Clear digital delay.
ANALOG Mild analog delay.
TAPE
Sound with the modulation that is distinctive of a tape echo unit.
WARM Mild digital delay.
REVERSE
Delay played backward.
+RV Delay with reverb.
SHIM
Delay with pitch-shifted sound added.
MOD Digital delay with modulation.
WARP Creates a dreamlike sound.
GLT Creates a machine-gun-like sound.
Records your performance, and repeatedly plays it back.
LOOP
For more information, refer to "Using the LOOP (Overdubbing) Function" (p. 13).
*1: In LOOP mode, the maximum recording time is 20 seconds for stereo input or 40 seconds for mono input.
* If you specify the long delay output setting, the delay time is doubled. For details, refer to "Setting the Output Method" (p. 15).
Panel Descriptions
Delay time
20–800 ms
20–800 ms
20–800 ms
20–800 ms
300–5000 ms
20–800 ms
200–800 ms
20–800 ms
20–800 ms
10–400 ms
40 *1
sec.
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