TC Electronic D-Two Delay

Easy to use, submenu's not great, but speaks for itself. Love the screen, every bit of information is in the right place.

Very transparent, near flat frequency response.

Never failed me

Haven't dealt with them, probably never will concerning this unit.

This is a great unit, maybe the people that think it's hard too use are probably people that use it for their guitar rig, this unit ISN'T really ment for guitar delay's, it's a studio/live sound processing unit, and it shows! GREAT DEVICE!

What is wrong here?? man what a bunch of whiners.
Take more than two minutes to tweak this unit...it's very complex, but it WILL DELIVER AWESOME SOUND AND SWEET DELAYS especially with some modulation introduced...awesome unit.
I only sold mine because I picked up a TC2290 for my studio.
I rate 9 on this because it's not the easiest to program but you'll figure it out soon enough.

I wouldn't complain about this unit or pay attention to some of the low reviews. These guys just plain couldn't have spent much time on the unit. It delivers..flat out...TC is not a bunch of idiots..they don't make junk...but their gear takes a few minutes to tweak your sound because the units do SO stinking much.
I simulated the TC2290...echoplex sounds (and I own a mint EP-3)...
and nearly everything else is in there...modulation is very nice.

I use Gibson LP's, Wolfgang USA, Mesa, Fender, Vox gear.
Unit is dead quiet for live or recording.
The effects are sterile if you want them to be, but you can dial in vintage sound by spending more than 30 seconds with the unit.

I will simply rate this a 9 because some will whine if I give it a 10...and it take more than a minute or two to tweak depending on what you're looking for 'tone'wise.

It's a TC...they last.

Honestly, never needed them...so I would say that's a 10.

For you guys who were so hard on TC on this one...come on...that's not even fair. The guys at TC are musicians who design gear..not just a bunch of geeks...
Same thing for Vox...musicians who design gear...that's what I want...not just a geek designing electronics to sell.

If you spend enough time to get "your" sound on this, you will get it, or so close that it doesn't matter.
I understand that this won't fit everybodys needs..we all understand that, but this is a great product, it just takes a little time.

Ahh!!! I figured it out- Ok now this delay is perfect. This delay rules my world. This is my favorite delay- this is an addendum to two reviews down. I originally thought my setup settings couldn't be saved. I was wrong. I had my unit plugged into a power conditioner and used that to turn the unit on and off and that is why. After reading through TC Eclectronics support docs and FAQs on their site, I found the solution. You have to power down with the power switch on your D-Two for it to save settings.

Question
Why does my D-Two lose its settings when I power it off ?

Answer
You need to power the unit off with the front panel power knob if you want the D-Two to store the last settings you made, very much like you need to power off your computer in the right manner to get it to start up correctly.

If you don't do this, then it will recall the settings from last time you powered off on the front panel.

Typical for TC, easy acces to an amazing array of control parameters. If theur menu system confuses you, take the time to learn to understand it on one unit and you'll find that all their other units think similarly.

I use this in live and studio situations. They are silent in operation, extremely clean.

The displays have 'gone wiggy' on a couple of my units, and the value encoder knob can get scraped off in transit. But then again I am the 'Samsonite Gorilla" of live audio, so it's likely these are uncommon problems for humans.

Exquisite support. Call the nice people on the telephone, describe your problem, they take notes, promise to call you right back, ACTUALLY DO usually within minutes, and promtly give you the answers or ship you the parts you need. Without fail. Some of the best support I've encountered yet.

Again, I'm a live reinforcement and studio guy, my style is whatever your style is...and regardless I'll be using several TC pieces, usually including at least one M-1

easy to program- anyone with half a brain can figure it out- you don't really need a manual.

The only thing that sucks is this: If you Press the Setup button, you can go in and set it so the footswitch jack acts as a bypass button you can hit with your feet. This setting does not get stored when you turn the unit off. It's default setting is Tap instead of bypass. Just a minor annoyance, basically you just have to go in and set this up every time you turn on the unit if you want to use it for a bypass footswitch LIVE like me. Not really a problem but that's the only gripe I have with my unit. Overall I love it.

Man I don't know why people say its sterile- It's clean and doesn't suck tone if that's what they mean but the sound has great stereo imaging and great headroom and it has so many settings you can practically create any delay sound you can think of.

Other delays I own: Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Digitech RDS7.6 Time Machine, MXR Time Delay, Digitech RDS1900, Ibanez UE405, Ibanez DM2000, Ibanez DM1100, Yamaha SPX90, Yamaha D1500, Line 6 Echo Pro, Vesta Kaza, Delta Labs Super Timeline, Delta Labs ADM256
-the TC D TWO beats them all- I take this thing over any of those any day. I used this to replace a Line 6 Echo Pro- which was the biggest piece of shit ever for keyboards. It had the most muddy sound of all time. It would never cut through and every effect sounded pretty much the same but I love my D-TWO

Dude mine has metal rack ears, not plastic like some reviewers say, so I don't know where the hell people got their TC D TWO from if it has plastic rack ears- off the back of a truck?? Mine is solid.
Yeah the knobs suck but but ehh set it and leave it is what I say. I just use it for a great dub reggae delay. IT rules

The guys at TC are great

Some reviewers have complained about TC's MIDI and SYSEX stuff- blech- who needs it- I use it LIVE!!! so I just set a delay and go.

I have it in a 4 space rack with a Furman Power Conditioner, TC D-TWO, Rane SM82 mixer, Yamaha Motif Rack. I have this hooked up to a 76 key controller and have a pair of Yorkville E160P all with Mogami cables. IT sounds awesome

anything tc is easy to use

awesome like any tc,warm,with depth,sounds crystal clear,the delays are some of the best ive heard,many options on this unit,more than the 2290,definatly an upgrade into the future of delay units

tc was great i asked lots of questions and they emailed me back ever time,thank you Nicholas for your help and advice.

you want delay for your guitar rig,here it is,skys the limit on delays.i use a rev 500 yamaha reverb with it,also have a g force ,and a tc voiceworks,and gmajor which is replaced by g force.i like this unit cause ill putr it in the soundsculpture switchblade i can put the delay anywhere i want,as well as rev and other effects,so i have no limitations.

I replaced my Line6 Echo Pro with this and I had no problem creating a couple of patches and getting going with it. The manual is not real informative, but it piece is fairly easy to use so it wasn't a problem. I have firmware 1.05.

I am using this in a Bradshaw style rig in parallel. It is super quiet with tons of headroom. These may be the best delays I have ever had. they are clean and can be filtered to sound more analog. i was looking for a lot of stereo imaging and this unit delivers with ping pong options of L-R and L-C-R and the spatial effect which offsets the echo to one side by as much as 200 ms to add space.

I have never had a TC piece go bad on me. I have had my TC Chorus since about 1984.

The guys in the states don't always know the gear as well as they should and they will flat out tell you something that is wrong as if they know what they are talking about. they do a good job of keeping mnuals and upgrades avalable online and have useful support available online as well.

There are two things I wish this unit had. A dual delay and tap tempo via control change. I insist on putting out effects that are lacking somewhere. How can you create a delay unit without a stereo delay in this day and age??? That said, this is the best delay I could find. It sounds amazing and has useful options. It is a great addition to my guitar rig.

IT'S NO BOSS. IF YOU LOVE COMPLEX SETUPS AND MENUS THEN GO FOR IT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO KNOBS? REMEMBER THOSE? NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO THE (AHEM) "PRINTED MANUAL" (ROTFLMFAO!) IT'S LIKE BEING GIVEN A FUCKING CHINESE MENU AT A DENNY'S RESTAURANT. IT EXPLAINS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE POINT! SHIT, WHY STOP THERE TC? WHY NOT JUST CONDENSE THE VAGUE INFO INTO A CHINESE FORTUNE COOKIE? IF YOU GUYS LIKE TO SPEND YOUR TIME TRYING TO DECIPHER SHIT THEN RUN OUT AND BUY THIS THING IMMEDIATLY! YOU WILL LOVE IT! (GEE, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO INTUITIVE KNOBS?)

STERILE AS SHIT. AND BOY DO I MEAN STERILE! THIS THING IS SOOOOO DAMN STERILE THAT YOU'RE BOUND TO REDUCE YOUR SPERM COUNT EVERYTIME YOU "PLUG IN." I'LL TAKE A BOSS DELAY OVER THIS ONE ANY DAY. THIS THING SOUNDS FLAT! ANOTHER THING, THE FILTERS AND OTHER GRAB-BAG GIMMICKS SUCK!

DONT KNOW. TOOK THIS SHIT BACK IMMEDIATELY FOR A REFUND.

I CALLED THEM UP ONCE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS BEFORE GOING OUT AND BUYING IT AND ALL I GOT WAS VOICE MAIL CITY. (PRESS 1 FOR THIS AND PRESS 2 FOR THAT) YEAH SURE ... RIGHT NOW..... LIKE I GOT TIME TO PLAY YOUR LITTLE MUSICAL CHAIRS GAME ON THE PHONE.

A GENEROUS 2 IS ALL IT GETS FROM ME. SORRY FOLKS BUT I'M JUST SIMPLY NOT IMPRESSED. I SUPPOSE IF YOU LIKE STERILE & FLAT SOUNDING SHIT THEN KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I'VE HEARD BETTER DELAYS THAT WERE 20 YEARS OLDER THAN THIS. THE NEW BOSS DELAY OTOH PUTS THIS CRAP TO SHAME AND YOU CAN SPEND MORE TIME PLAYING AND LESS TIME TRYING TO PROGRAM THE THING AS IN THE CASE OF THE D-TWO.

Ease of use, hmm, well, it isn't simple, but it isn't hard either. It is super easy to use, but getting deep into the unit is complex. you can tweak everything. The manual is helpful to a point. doesn't address my more finite questions. I have been able to program some good sounds pretty easily, but there are some things I would like to do that will take a little trial and error. I had to enquire at the t.c. website for a couple of questions. ease of use gets a an 8. simplicity a 3, but I bought this motha for it's complexity, right?

I am using this in my guitar rig, I use a prs ce22, into a budda wah+, whammy 1, fulldrive 2, distortion pro, vox AC30. Wowee, is this thing cool. the delays are so clean, it does not mess with your original sound at all. I have used a boss dd 5 for a long time, I had no real idea just how much tone that thing sucked untill it was replaced with this. If you love delay, then you will love this. The filter effect on this is awsome, oyu can get a really nice tape echo going. This unit might be spendy, but this is a quality piece of gear. I would give this a 10 for sound quality. The boss dd5 in comparison would get about (i want to say 5, but..) I will give it a 6. I have had just about every delay unit available, and this is the best one yet.

My email was answered when they said it would be, 2 business days. would get a higher rating, but the answer was in broken english. I could see being screwed if I didn't have two days to wait.

I play spacey rock, I always have my delay on, so it is important for me to have a good versitle delay. I tried the line 6 dleay modeler, didn't like it too much. there seems to be sort of a chorusy wash at the end of it., I want lots of delay but also want my tone, the Dtwo, does the job. it is nice to be able to program the settings for each song in my set, and have exactly the right tempos, already my band is playing more consitantly. This the best delay unit I have ever used, (for now, I am a gear junky) but I haven't tri9ed a few of the more expensive ones yet. It is sort of spendy, but if you are serious about playing music then get good tools, messing around with that cheap shit is a waste of time, and kills insperation. If you are going to be a mechanic you buy good tools, not k-mart specials right? is there anything I wish it had , sure do, a money printer, a time machine, and jenna jamison anatomicaly correct vagina. 10

Simple! AND extremely flexible. I did have to refer to the manual for a few things, but then again, it was because it can do so much! And I do wish it had balanced XLR connectors (as oppsed to balanced 1/4"), but I'm being picky. The BEST studio-quality digital delay on the planet.

Way clean. And the filter settings give you plenty of tonal options. And the large number of presets (for a DELAY!) give you plenty of starting points. I have engineered a huge number of karaoke sound-alike sessions and have yet to hear a delay on a CD that I couldn't emulate with this.

No problems with mine so far.

Haven't had to deal with them.

Fantastic! I like simple delays (oh if the Effectron were stereo) and this one combines simplicity with lots of options and great t.c. sound quality. These guys have a history of redefining digital delays and they have done it once again with a fairly cost-effective piece. This is how studio gear SHOULD be!

easy enough, but why the heck didn't they make the dials (or at least the central one) velocity-sensitive?? you'll be rolling and rolling and ... well, rolling. terrible way of cutting corners. the structure isn't as logical as it could have been. and doubleclicking for example the 'chorus'-button turns the chorus on during the double-click. however short this may be, it's annoying sometimes. luckily a possible work-around is in the midi-control. still, it's a piece of cake to operate, but i just know that when you left out half of its buttons and optimized its underlying structure, it would be faster. the display is superb by the way, giving you a good overview at all times.

soundquality is excellent on all possible sources (synths, distortion, vocals,...). this is where you buy it for, along with its unique features in the rhythm department. the reverse delay in particular is very useful, no clicky attacks or anything, very smooth going. filters are a must in any delay-unit, and the D-Two has both excellent HP and LP.

buttons and dials do not seem sturdy as they could have been. they didn't break so far, but they feel a bit cheap. might just be my impression here, cause the machine hasn't known a single moment of malfunctioning.

wouldn't know.

basicly, when a delay-box provides you with long (>5sec) delay-times and more than 6 taps (10 for the D-Two), it becomes possible to use it not just for optimizing your tones but also as a rhythmic tool. and the D-Two with its ability to let you tap in the patterns real-time, is especially optimized as to this purpose. the quantizing is very useful. if you want to lessen the strain on your main multi-effects-unit (Fireworx, Lexicon pcm81,..) and expand on its delay-possiblities at the same time, this is an excellent way to go. it's great value for money. at this price, not much comes close (the Symmetrix606 is more expensive and the Korg DL8000 is not as easy).

Its easy to get a good sound out of it & editing patches were fairly simple. I thought the manual was ok(short & sweet). What in the hell is a firm ware revision #?

I use a PRS single cut W/ a 5150 amp. I have plenty of other gear & effects that I use But that is not why I'm submitting this review. I didn't find the d-two to be noisy at all. My sound was the same while activated & while bypassed. As far as the effects are concerned, I'm sure you could you tailor them to your needs. Everybody has different opinions about what effects sound good & which ones don't. It's basically what works for you. Now remember, You get what you pay for! The sound quality is not going to be as good as a higher priced processor like the 2290, but for the money its ok.

In my own opinion I think the three new processors are the cheapest gear TC electronic has ever made as far as processors. The rack arms are made of Plastic and the sound quality of them are really a step down from their other products. I think they're making cheaper products W/ cheaper parts W/ less technology behind them just to sell a larger quanity. As far as reliability goes, if you take care of it , it should last longer than the warranty.

I've dealt w/ the company a few times. Sometimes they were helpful-sometimes they were wrong(1 person impaticular)-sometimes friendly. They sent me the upgrade for my G-force for free,but repair work for me took at least a month or shorter. Yes, he even told me misleading advice for the 2290 delay which by the way smokes the d-two, but is harder to edit.

My band and I play our own music & I love using delays. It adds fullness in every aspect to my sound. If you want a good not so expensive delay -GET A PEDAL-( line-6 dl4 is pretty damn good for the price ). If you need a stand alone processor w/ midi capabilities,control over exact repeats,& a rhythmic tap tempo fuction- get the d-two. If you want the hands down best delay processor- GET THE 2290( harder to figure out how to edit it, but once you do its deffinitley worth it in every way.

Well.. I think the D-two is pretty easy to use, considering all of its features but, When you really dig in, it gets a little tough. I think the manual is pretty good, But Im not using any midi functions.The front panel does a good job of letting You know whats going on

Nothing comes close for the money,I run the D-2 though the fx-loop of My Higgins Engineering, Warhorse. Its a VERY aggresive gtr amp, And Im very carefull about My tone. I use fx subtly, The D-2 is just what the doctor ordered for warm delay, And soft chorus. It takes some dailing in but, Thats the trade off for this kind of power. It beats the shit out of any stomp box. And it wont screw up your tone, clean or distorted.It can go from Van Halen to king crimson, I love this thing. Maybe Its not a tape echo, but its quiet and there's tap tempo

I havent heard of anyone having problems with tc electric stuff, but a couple of people here seem to have, Ill keep my fingers crossed. Its a new model, but It seems sturdy enough. keep it in a rack. ALL gear is more or less delicate. I dont toss My guitars or amps around much either

I hope I never find out...

I use tom anderson and music man guitars, and have hand wired amps, and make a living as a audio engineer. I dont think you can go wrong buying this, but it depends on how much You like or need a dedicated delay. For Me it was perfect

Really easy to use, especially compared to my DP/4+. Intuitive interface with large display and nice features. All At first you may think you have to wander through submenus, but after a glance in the (too thin) manual you realize that almost every parameter is available from the frontpanel (sometimes with "doubleclicks"!). Really bad documentation though, i had to experiment to find some of the features and some functions in the menus aren't even documented at all.

Excellent sound quality, impressive AND useful presets. Digital in/out for virtually noise-free usage. No clicks or pops when you change preset. The dynamic processing and the filters on the delay are really nice sounding when you have in mind that this is a delay unit, and not a stand-alone filterbank or compressor..

I have had no problems with the machine whatsoever.. It syncs nice to MIDI clock and does what you expect it to. Not built for heavy live usage though, but perfect for intensive studio usage.

Badly written pdf-documents with errors are available at their website. I haven't tried contacting any customer support though.

This machine is now a permanent part of my studio setup. I use it on one of the hardwired aux sends on the mixer. I would buy one again, without doubt. Also check out the third addition, the Triple-C Compressor, to this entry-level series (M-One, D-Two, Triple-C). There's not really any other machines to compare it with, except older dedicated analogue device (roland space echo)..
Nice MIDI implementation, but bad MIDI documentation, all parameters are available through CC's.

Easy to use. Easy to edit. Manual is uninformative.

Great sound quality going analog. Got some digital distortion on the return of 2. Did some trouble shooting... it was the D-two - some internal clocking issue. Digital in is fine. Analoge out is fine.

It worked while I had it. I took it back after a week.

Customer Support was awful at best. Evidently there are 2 techs there. I'd write one and it would say that he's gone for the next 2 weeks, write the other guy. The same thing would happen. I got a reply from them 8 days after inquiring and the reply was less than helpful.

If it wasn't for the lack of support and the digital phase locking problem I would have kept this peice of gear.

The D-Two has very cool and useful presets programed into it so you can start off raving and drooling as soon as you get it hooked up. Editing the patches, on the other hand, requires patience, practice, and the ability to assume major information that is not explained in the manual. The manual only provides basic info but doesn't explain things in the specific detail that I need. I've been using Lexicon units so I'm familiar with rack processors, but the D-Two isn't as intuitive to use. Still, it's is possible to navigate your way, it just takes more time. The manual is the main cause for my low rating.

I'm running the D-Two through the effects loop of my Peavey Ecoustic 112 along with an M-One, and Lexicon MPX 100, Vortex, Alex, and JamMan. This is a super quiet setup and the D-Two is as clean as they come. I haven't tried it with an electric set up. The delays are versatile and as clean or thick as you'd want. It can be a regular delay or a rhythm machine thanks to the rhythm mode. You can tap up to 10 times and the unit will regenerate exactly how you tapped in your rhythm: very cool! I've already changed as a player because of this feature. As far as being a regular delay unit goes, It's as good as I've used. It can be digital or you can use the filter add on to emulate tape echo. Changing delay times is pretty simple but altering feedback or adding on and editing chorus, dynamic, filtering, etc. requires some time and deciphering of the manual. I haven't quite figured out the reverse effect yet; it's not as easy as a Boss DD-5 in that regard. Great sound qualtiy.

Seems dependable but I'll treat it gently and keep it in a rack. I'd gig with it but only after having my own user presets prepared because it takes awhile to edit patches.

Haven't dealt with 'em yet.

Outrageous piece of equipment! It's hard-wired so there's NO WALL WART! I play jam-based folk, Dead, Floyd, etc. and delay is my main effect. This unit does more than any other delay I've used and I've used plenty in the 20+ years I've been playing. The only thing it doesn't do is loop like a JamMan. I love the D-Two, except that the manual doesn't explain things in enough deatail for me (that may not be the case for everybody but I'm slow that way). It's a very musical effect unit that can enhance what you already do or help you go beyond your present musical style. The chorus/flange add on is cool and the rhythmic mode will blow your mind and as a straight basic delay, it will do exactly what you want or need. The only other product I compared this to was a Lexicon MPX G2 and that didn't have the depth of delay that the D-Two has (although it has a looper). I also got the M-One and both of these units combined were less expensive than the G2. My only other gripe is with what seems to be a non-MIDI foot switch to change patches. Other than that, the D-Two is too cool.

I have used a lot of different F/X boxes, but this one in particular is really deep. I didn't find it to be the easiest unit I have ever worked with, as far as the front panel and dislay layout go, but a few quick peeks in the manual will get you started. Once you get a patch going it is very easy to rename and store your settings. The manual is rather thin, but IS necessary for exploring all of the possibilities. A little note stapled to the cover of the manual states that OS revisions will be made in the future. One of my biggest gripes about the unit is this category; it isn't impossible to learn, it just takes more time than on most T.C. F/X units.

This unit sounds damn good! As clean or as dirty as you like it...it's all there for the user to program. I use this thing mostly for getting really long, re-generative delay lines going from my guitar. I don't find the box itself to be very noisy, but it will echo any hum or static that it receives in crystal clarity, so watch out! It's very cool that you can add Chorus, Flange, Filtering, Dynamics, and Absolute Repeat control to any delay line that is active. This really makes for a unique approach to processing different kinds of audio sources. I've tried it for vocals, guitar, and keyboards, and ALL of them sound very nice when coupled with this unit! I can't live without it because of how good it sounds, and how useful the editing functions are.

The new T.C. entry level units (M-One, D-Two) are built pretty crappy-like in my opinion. The power buttons are SUPER wiggly, the buttons on the front panels are clunky, and could possibly stick with time. The chassis is metal, though, which is a plus, and I'll still use it live without a backup. Just be careful, and baby it a little. Now on to my other two gripes with the unit.
Midi reliability is the WORST I have ever seen! There is a midi parameter chart available on the T.C. website, but it doesn't make ANY sense at all. You have to add a bunch of different values together to get your CC#'s, and then when you do, it doesn't work! This is one of the biggest problems with the unit. I NEED to be able to control the main input level via midi, but alas, I cannot.
My only other real gripe is that the filtering on the unit only goes so far. The filters are non-resonant, and don't seem to be very steep, but they are still useful in some applications.

I emailed them about the goofy midi implementation, and they got back to me almost immediately. The tech guy explained the midi summing in vivid detail, but I still cannot get it to work. They did try, though, so T.C. STILL gets a big thumbs-up in this department...as always! If there are midi OS updates in the future they will be free from their website. This is a first for T.C., as all other products have card slots for upgrading, and the company charges you $20(US) for each use.

I have found a great deal of happiness with this unit in my F/X arsenal, and would replace it INSTANTLY if something happened to it. I find that it will have a lot of practical applications, as well as a lot of experimental value, too. It may not be for everybody, but, for most who need a killer delay at a reasonable price, it's either this one, or the Symetrix 606.