Death By Audio Micro Dream Lo-Fi Delay and Echo Effects Pedal

The Death By Audio Micro Dream is a compact lo-fi delay pedal that delivers thick, decayed echoes with a raw, characterful edge. Drawing inspiration from the legendary Echo Dream 2, the Micro Dream distils its gooey, unstable delay sound into a smaller format that is perfect for modern pedalboards without sacrificing sonic attitude.

Main Features

• Compact lo-fi delay and echo pedal
• Inspired by the classic Echo Dream 2 sound
• Up to one second of delay time
• Grainy, smeared repeats at longer delay settings
• Internal gain stage for pseudo looping and saturated echoes
• F BACK control from single repeat to self-oscillation
• Internal F BACK trimpot for precise feedback tuning
• Delay level can exceed the dry signal
• Ideal for slapback, psychedelic delay, and experimental effects

Offering delay times of up to one full second, the Micro Dream excels at pushing its circuitry beyond polite limits. As you increase the delay time, the repeats become grainier and more unpredictable, introducing lo-fi chirps, smeared echoes, and pseudo-looping artefacts that add movement and texture to your playing. A built-in gain stage on the delay line makes this pedal equally suited to experimental looping, aggressive slapback, or richly saturated ambience.

At shorter settings, the Micro Dream provides tight, bouncy repeats that work beautifully as an always-on double-tracking effect. These subtle echoes add thickness and depth to riffs and lead lines without overpowering the dry signal. Turn the TIME control further and the pedal opens up into darker, more psychedelic territory, with stretched repeats and unstable textures that feel alive and constantly evolving.

The F BACK control adjusts the number of repeats, ranging from a single echo through dreamy ambience and into wild self-oscillation. An internal F BACK trimpot allows you to fine-tune exactly where self-oscillation begins, giving you precise control over how restrained or chaotic the pedal becomes.

The DELAY level control offers enough output to push the delayed signal louder than the dry signal, allowing thick, prominent echoes that stand out clearly in dense mixes. Whether used subtly or pushed to extremes, the Micro Dream delivers unmistakable lo-fi character in a compact, performance-ready design.

Bold, expressive, and unapologetically unstable, the Micro Dream is an inspiring creative tool for players who want their delay to add colour, texture, and personality to their sound.

Specifications

• Effect type: Lo-fi delay and echo
• Maximum delay time: Up to 1 second
• Controls: Time, F Back, Delay level
• Internal adjustment: F Back trimpot
• Enclosure: Compact pedal format
• Suitable for guitar, bass, and creative signal processing