We love delays, as you all should know by now. Today we have one of the funnest, intuitive and complexly awesome delays we’ve seen in a while to show you: the RedShift Effects Mirage Delay. Now, you’ve probably heard about this one, as it has been floating around the scene for a number of years, but if you don’t know much about it, now’s your chance. Exciting, powerful, creative and vintage are just a couple of words that come to mind when talking about this delay…let’s dive right in and explore!
There is a LOT going on with the RedShift Effects Mirage Delay, just so there’s no confusion. For as many options as it has, it’s fairly intuitive once you get the basic functionality down, which can sometimes be tricky for pedals with many choices. We dive into all the Ins and Outs in our demo video below, but we’ll do a quick recap here for you now. There are 2 main modes, Multi and Modulation, which each have three sub-categories. With Multi, you get Regular, Reverse and Octave, while Modulation lets you decide where the modulation will come into play, either at the input (Pre), before the feedback (Mod) or after the feedback (Post). There are Volume and Mix controls, setting your output and blending your Wet and Dry signals, and a Decay knob lets you set the number of delay repeats.
You use the Dep|Pat knob differently depending on which mode you’re in: in Multi, you choose the delay pattern, which you can alter and create. In Mod, this knob controls the Depth of the modulation. Likewise, the Rate|Var knob has two functions: setting random volume repeats levels and adding in a low-pass filter in Multi mode, or setting the overall Speed of the modulation in Mod mode. There’s a small black button in the bottom middle of the pedal, too, which lets you choose your delay pattern in Multi mode, and choose from four different Modulation modes. These, starting from the bottom and going clockwise, are Tremolo, Low-Pass, High-Pass and Resonant Filter, for a slew of endless sonic possibilities.
You can also control different aspects of the Mirage via BOTH an external Expression pedal AND an external tap switch. Speaking of Tap, there’s a switch on the face of the pedal that lets you set the Delay Time as well, up to 1000ms, for just about all the echo time you’ll need. While the future of this pedal, its supposed online customization app and the RedShift Effects company itself are not all that certain, we’re glad we were able to get our hands on one of these machines. Chock full of gorgeous sounds that don’t take a 500-page manual to figure out, the Mirage combines wonderful delay tones with an intuitive control panel and gorgeous delay for days. Be sure to kick back, relax and enjoy our demo below – it’s a little long, but we dive pretty deep into the Mirage, and it is an absolutely wonderful pedal. Have fun!!
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