Strymon Deco V2 Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Delay Pedal

Deco V2
Tape: The First Effect

Add warm dimensionality and tape saturation to your signal. Inspired by the reel-to-reel tape machines of the 1950s and ’60s, Deco brings the lush textures of early studio tape effects to your pedalboard. Recreate vintage compression, transparent overdrive, slapback echoes, tape chorusing, and flanging—all from one compact unit.

Key Features

• Tape saturation with adjustable tone, saturation, and volume

• Doubletracker with lag time, blend, and wobble controls

• Voice switch: classic (2-track tape) or cassette (compressed, fat tone)

• Auto-flange effect with momentary footswitch hold

• Wide stereo mode and blend type options

• MIDI control via EXP/MIDI jack or USB-C (300 preset locations)

• Studio mode adds +10dB headroom for synths, keys, and effects loops

• ARM DSP chip for high-performance processing and low power draw

• True or buffered bypass switchable

Tape Saturation Section

• Saturation knob: from subtle tape warmth to overdriven saturation

• Tone knob: adjusts brightness/darkness of the saturation

• Volume control: boosts or balances output

• Voice switch:

  • Classic: reel-to-reel characteristics

  • Cassette: compressed tone with auto level control

Doubletracker Section

• Lag time:

  • 0.3–3ms: flanger

  • 3–50ms: chorus

  • 50–150ms: slapback

  • 150–500ms: echo

• Blend knob: adjusts balance between reference and lag decks

• Wobble knob: adds modulation for tape-like pitch movement

• Blend type options:

  • Sum: in phase

  • Invert: lag deck phase-inverted

  • Bounce: ping-pong stereo

Auto-Flange

• Hold Doubletracker footswitch for through-zero flange

• Reverts smoothly to previous settings after release

Stereo Operation

• Stereo TRS input (selectable mono/stereo switch)

• Dual TS stereo outputs

• Wide stereo mode: separate left (reference) and right (lag) deck signals

MIDI Capabilities

• Control nearly every parameter via MIDI

• Sync lag time to MIDI clock

• Store and recall up to 300 presets

Bypass Options

• Switchable true or buffered bypass

Studio Mode

• Adds 10dB of headroom

• Ideal for use with synths, active bass, effects loops, and more

Hardware and Processing

• Class A JFET input (1M ohm impedance)

• Stereo 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters

• 32-bit floating-point DSP at 520MHz

• Output impedance: 100 ohms

Connectivity

• TRS stereo input

• TS stereo outputs

• EXP/MIDI jack for expression, MiniSwitch, or MIDI

• USB-C port for MIDI or firmware updates

• Dual footswitches for Tape Saturation and Doubletracker on/off

Specifications

• Power: 9V DC center-negative (min. 300mA)

• Dimensions: 4.5" x 4" x 2.4" (11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.1 cm)

• Construction: Anodized aluminum chassis

• Made in the USA

• 9V power supply included

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