CHASE BLISS AUDIO
TONAL RECALL
REVIEW BY SAM HILL
STREET PRICE $399.00
Chase Bliss Audio has found
a way to perfectly marry
old school analog goodness
with state-of-the-art digital
technology. This holds
true with its latest entry
into the pedal world, the
Tonal Recall analog delay.
Like other pedals from the
company, it comes in a cool
wooden box, ensuring your
investment is protected in
transit. Looking sharp in a
chrome casing with nifty
blue knobs, the Tonal Recall
looks like its siblings with
six knobs, two footswitches,
switches for delay
subdivisions, SLB (Short,
Long, Both), and modulation
waveforms, as well as a
switch that selects between
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two onboard presets. More
presets are available via the
pedal’s MIDI capability. An
optional expression control
jack allows you to control
your preferred parameter in
real time with an expression
pedal. And like the other
pedals in the Chase Bliss
Audio lineup, there are 16
easily-accessible mini DIP
switches that allow you to
tweak to your heart’s desire.
As far as analog delays
go, this one is pretty dark.
It can get into brighter
territory with the Tone
knob, but what it really
excels at is warm, fat,
full-sounding analog
delay. The accompanying
modulation will give you
Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall
everything from the most
subtle modulated edge
to all-out seasick vibrato.
With short delay times,
you can get some great
modulation sounds out
of this box—something
to think about if you’re a
MIDI user, as there are a
ton of presets available.
One of my favorite features
on this box is the SLB
switch, which allows users
to choose between short
delays, longer delays, or
both at the same time.
Using both delays with a
bit of modulation, with the
mix set lower to keep the
delay in the background,
and a generous amount of
repeats, I was treated to an