How To Use The Boss FS-7 with The DD-8 For The Ultimate Compact Delay Pedal

Unleash the full potential of the Boss DD-8 Digital Delay with the Boss FS-7 Dual Footswitch.

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Boss FS-7 -
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Boss DD-8:
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Which Switch?
00:20 - Tap Tempo
02:20 - Self Oscillation
04:30 - Glitch Mode
05:24 - Loop Mode

The footswitch that you use doesn’t have to be the Boss FS-7, it could be the larger Boss FS-6 or some other brand but just make sure that it’s a momentary type switch and it has the polarity set to normally closed.

Tap Tempo:
Having a dedicated tap tempo switch for the Boss DD-8 makes it so much more convenient. Now when you’re playing in a live band and the tempo drifts a little, you can just tap the tempo in again to keep that delay tight and in time with the rest of the band. It also lets you tap out different rhythms mid song to change rhythmic texture of the delay as well. You can easily switch from a 1/4 note delay to a 1/8 or 1/2 note delay etc...

How To Preset Rhythmic Divisions on DD-8:
Plug a jack into input B while nothing is plugged into input A. Hold down the switch on the DD-8 and plug into input A and then you can select the rhythmic division that you want. Press the switch on the DD-8 again to store the setting. Then all you’ll have to do is tap on the main pulse, the 1/4 note to get that division.

Self Oscillation:
The other switch, switch A on the FS-7 get’s you those crazy self oscillation sounds. Boss calls it the twist function. You can just hold the switch to make it self oscillate and then let go of the switch to make it stop. But if you want to fine tune the amount of self oscillation, it’s better to tap the switch at different speeds.

Glitch Mode:
Remember anything you tap into the tap tempo switch in glitch mode will be 4 times as fast in glitch mode. You can get some great angular rhythms and CD skipping effects using this mode.

Looper:
There’s no need to double tap or hold the built in pedal anymore. Switch A erases the loop and switch B stops the loop.

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