DOD Digital Delay/Sampler DFX94

The DFX94 Digital Delay / Sampler was introduced in late 1993, effectively replacing the DFX91 as the "pro"-level delay in DOD's lineup. At the time, the DFX94 was (to the best of our knowledge) the only compact digital delay pedal to offer 4 seconds of delay time. (The Boss DD-5, introduced in 1995, offered only 2 seconds of delay but also offered reverse delay and tap tempo, among other features.) The DFX94's basic circuit was similar to the DFX91, but with a maximum of 4 seconds of delay or sampling time instead of 1 second. The DFX94 was effectively discontinued with the announcement of the (never produced) DFX98 at Winter Namm 1998.

• Controls:
  • two LEDs (left LED indicates delay effect is on; when the Range/Mode switch is set to Sample, the right LED is lit after a sampled phrase is recorded)
  • Level
  • Repeat
  • Delay
  • 6-position Range/Mode rotary switch:
    1. up to 250 ms of delay
    2. up to 1 s
    3. up to 4 s
    4. Infinite repeat
    5. Trigger
    6. Sample
  
  
• Using the DFX94 as a sampler: Operation of the DFX94 appears to be exactly the same as the DFX91, including its sample/trigger functions, but with a maximum of 4 seconds of delay time. We do not yet have a copy of the DFX94's instruction manual, but an archived post at Looper's Delight (see below) describes how to use the DFX94 as a looper.