
Updated by Bobby Kittleberger
Updated on February 23rd 2023
Lots of additions from Eventide, Strymon, Boss, and more. Thanks to Jon in the comments section for a much needed update to this page.
For those who follow Guitar Chalk, you might have noticed we've written some content focusing on MIDI foot controllers, delay pedals and how they can improve our guitar rigs.
As we've been writing about and researching these topics, we thought, "Wouldn't it be handy to have a list of all the delay pedals that support a MIDI connection in one place?" In most cases you have to find them by reading each product's spec sheet, as there's usually no option on retail websites to sort by MIDI ports.
In response, this list is simply meant to be that sorting mechanism.
It's not a review, recommendation or ranking.
Rather, it's a place where you can find all the delay pedals with MIDI ports in one place, for browsing and comparison.
Know of one we missed? Drop it in the comments section below.
What this list assumes
This list assumes that you already know the purpose of (or perhaps own already) a MIDI foot controller.
It also assumes you're aware of how they work and interface with your pedals or effects processors.
For more information on how to set up a MIDI foot controller, I'll refer you to the following articles:
Digital Delay Pedals with MIDI Ports

The Empress Echosystem is one of my favorite MIDI-controllable delay pedals.
Most pedals that support delay with MIDI connections are built with a digital circuit. This helps manufacturers cut down on costs as well as incorporate more advanced tweaking and manipulation options into the pedal. As a consequence, digital delay pedals have more customization options but lack the "genuine" feel and warmth of an analog tone.
However, technology has gotten good enough that digital circuits can do a great job of emulating an analog circuit, even if the technology is entirely digital.
A good example is the T-REX Replica, which is built to mimic the warmth of an analog circuit.
Thus, if the distinction between analog and digital delay pedals is important to you, be careful when you're reading product descriptions, because some delay pedals will have an "analog" option or mode, that is just an emulation, with no actual analog circuitry. In fact, a delay pedal could be any of the following:
- Entirely digital
- Digital with analog models
- Digital with phyiscal analog components
- Analog with digital control (usually a MIDI option)
It gets a little confusing, but we've simply broken all our delay pedals with MIDI ports up into two categories, digital and analog.
We'll cover digital options first, some of which might have a digitally-modeled analog sound.
The Digital Delay with MIDI List
- Source Audio SA260 Nemesis Delay
- Eventide TimeFactor Twin Delay
- Eventide Multitap Delay
- Eventide Micropitch Delay
- Line 6 DL4 MK2
- Alexander Pedals History Lesson V3
- Boss RE-202 space echo delay
- Walrus Audio Mako D1
- Red Panda Raster V2
- Strymon Volante
- Wampler Metaverse Delay
- Yamaha UD Stomp
- Source Audio SA263 Collider
- GFI Speculur Tempus
- T-REX Replica Analog Delay
- Boss DD-500 Digital Delay
- Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
- Pigtronix E2D Echolution 2 Deluxe
- TC Electronic Alter Ego Vintage Delay and Looper
- Mooer Audio Ocean Machine Devin Townsend Signature Delay
- Pigtronix Echolution 2 Filter Pro Multi-Tap Delay
- Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro
- Strymon TimeLine Multidimensional Delay
- Positive Grid Bias Delay Pro
- TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay
- Korg SDD-3000 Programmable Digital Delay
- Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Digital Delay
- TC Electronic Flashback Triple Delay
- Empress Effects Echosystem Dual Engine Delay (MIDI via TRS control port)
- G-Lab Smooth Delay SD-1
- Hi-Z Labs Tacronome
- Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX (MIDI via USB)
- Alexander Pedals Sky 5000 Reverb/Delay (MIDI via TRS and Neo Link)
- Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror (MIDI via TRS and Neo Link)
- Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine
- Red Panda Particle 2
- Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay
- Meris Polymoon (MIDI vis TRS)
- Eventide Rose Modulated Delay
- EBS ReTracer Delay
- Poly Effects Quad Channel Delay
Analog Delay Pedals with MIDI Ports

MIDI input on the back of Moog's MF-104M analog delay pedal.
To the best of our knowledge, the following pedals with MIDI ports are digitally controlled analog circuits, which means you're getting physical analog circuitry and not a digital imitation. For example, the Decibel Eleven delay with digital control uses an actual bucket brigade circuit.
As a result, some of them are a bit on the pricey side, but if you're a purist when it comes to analog delay and you want the flexibility offered by a MIDI connection, the extra cost might be worth it to you.
Offerings by Moog and Chase Bliss are two of the more popular options from this relatively short list.
The ANALOG Delay with MIDI List
- Moog MF-104M Analog Delay
- Decibel Eleven Time after Time Analog Delay with Digital Control
- Free the Tone FT-2Y Digital and Analog Delay
- Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Analog Delay
- MIDI Delaytion Analog Delay Pedal
- GFI Systems Specular Tempus (dry-thru analog)
- Bondi Effects Art Van Delay
- Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Analog Delay and Pitch Shifter
- Stone Deaf Effects Syncopy
- Free the Tone Future Factory
- Suhr Discovery Analog Delay
Anything to add?
There are plenty of boutique pedal makers and manufacturers who make MIDI compatible delay pedals that we just haven't heard of.
There may even be some mainline offerings we've missed.
However, this is a running list that we intend to update as time goes on.
In that regard, we could use some help. So, if you know of a MIDI-controllable delay pedal, drop us a line in the comments along with a link to the pedal's manufacturer or sales page and we'll include it in the write-up. We've looked around pretty extensively, but there are always a few that slip through the cracks.
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Hi! Here are some additions to your list. They are all digital as far as I know.
Eventide multitap delay
Eventide micropitch delay
Line 6 dl4 (and mk II)
Alexander Pedals History Lesson V3
Boss re-202 space echo delay
Walrus Audio Mako D1 (and V2)
Red Panda Tensor
Red Panda Raster V2
Strymon Volante
Wampler Metaverse Delay
Yamaha UD Stomp
Oto Machines Bim Delay
DELAY/REVERB
Source Audio SA263 Collider
GFI Speculur Tempus
MULTIEFFECTS
TC Electronic Nova System
Eventide H9 Harmonizer
Eventide H90 Harmonizer
Line 6 m5, m9 and m13
Looks great! Added most of what you recommended but left out the multi-effects. We have those on this page: https://www.guitarchalk.com/guitar-pedals-midi/
Thanks much. This is super helpful.
Suhr Discovery needs to go on this list. I’ve found this really useful wile trying to find a new delay pedal so thanks for doing this!
Whoa, that’s a great find. Thanks much!
Lovely list – exact what I nedd right now. Thanks.
As far as I undetstood it is The audio chain analog in Echolution2 analog.
And this upcoming delay/reverb with midi
https://www.polyeffects.com
These are all great finds. Added. Thanks again.
And the Boss dd-200 has midi
https://www.boss.info/dk/products/dd-200/
Also free the tone has two delay pedals with midi. One called fligth time and one called future factory. Only one is mentioned in the list.
One more true analog delay with midi from UK.
https://www.stonedeaffx.com/syncopy
Delay with midi option from Swedish Ebs
https://ebssweden.com/content2/effects/ebs-retracer-de
And four more ?
http://www.redpandalab.com/products/particle midi via usb
https://seymourduncan.net/darksun
https://www.meris.us/product/polymoon-pedal/
https://www.eventideaudio.com/products/stompboxes/delay/rose
Haha, just got your other ones in.
I’ll work on these now. Thanks a bunch.
Your welcome?
And Strymon Volante magnetic echo machine has midi https://www.strymon.net/products/volante/
And also thermae analog delay and pitch shifter from Chase bliss audio has midi
Art van delay from Bondi effects https://www.bondieffects.com/products/art-van-delay
True Analog delay with midi
Quadrant, sky5000 and radical delay dx from Alexander pedals https://www.alexanderpedals.com
Three digital delays with midi
Thanks for the content guys. I’m about to embark on the process of assembling a pedal board with a programmable true bypass looper with midi outs and needed to know what delays can be controlled. It’s an amazing time to be a guitar player right now!
Ok, I am confused!
Do the pedals on this list sync to midi clock or not?
What else would you need the midi for?
It just means they can be controlled (engaged/change parameters) by an external MIDI controller.
Which pedals have an analog dry through?
Hey Tom – to be completely honest, I’m not sure. Are you asking for any particular pedals, or just for the entire list?
Just the digital delays with analog dry through, like the Timeline. Thanks!
Yeah, I’m not totally sure how many of them provide this. The Timeline’s description doesn’t even explicitly mention it.
great list and handy to know. thanks
p.s any delay or modulation pedal with midi clock is also good to know.
Might be a good one for another list. Thanks man.