DigiTech
Explore DigiTech vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.
Models
Delay
- Studio 400 — DigiTech Studio 400 — 2U rack multi-effects with dual S-DISC II, 4-in/4-out balanced XLR, 8 simultaneous effects, $869.95 list.
Effects
- Bass Synth Wah — A bass envelope filter pedal with seven selectable filter options, powered by 9V battery or optional PS200R supply. Find full specifications here.
- Synth Wah — An X-Series envelope filter pedal with seven synth and envelope effect options. This page has detailed specs and production dates.
- TimeBender — A complex delay pedal released in 2009, noted for redefining delay functionality in guitar and modular performance setups.
- Ventura Vibe — A discontinued rotary/vibrato effects pedal offering vintage, modern, and rotary voicing with stereo output. With detailed specs and production dates.
Effects Processor
- FS-300 — DigiTech FS-300 three-button footswitch — the purpose-built controller for S-100, S-200, and Quad 4 rack processors.
- RDS-1900 — DigiTech RDS-1900: a mid-1980s rack digital delay with 15 kHz bandwidth, ~2 seconds of delay, and a $299.95 list price. The flagship of DOD's early RDS line.
Processors
- DHP-33 — DigiTech DHP-33: an obscure intelligent pitch shifter/harmony processor that replaced the IPS-33B, priced under $1,000 (per 1994 press).
- DSP-16 — DigiTech DSP-16 was a rack-mount effects processor from the early 1990s — 128 MIDI-changeable programs, 16 reverb/delay effects, 3-band EQ, $299.95.
- DSP-256XL — DigiTech DSP-256XL — early-'90s rack multi-effects processor, 21 effects (4 simultaneous), $439.95 in 1991. Little else is documented.
- GSP-2101 (circa 1993–1997) — DigiTech GSP-2101 hybrid tube preamp and digital effects processor, circa 1993-1997, with dual 12AX7s and 5-DISC architecture.
- IPS-33 — DigiTech IPS-33 Smart Shift intelligent harmonizer (1988–1994). MIDI-controllable pitch shifter with 41 harmony patterns and 99 presets. Replaced by DHP-33.
- RDS-900 — Obscure 1980s digital delay from DigiTech, advertised 1985-86 at $259.95 with 8 kHz bandwidth and ~1 sec delay. Little else documented.
- TSR-12 — DigiTech TSR-12 multi-effects processor (1994-1995). Features S-DISC chip, 24-bit/48-bit internal path, 32 algorithms, $1,000 price point.
- TSR-6 — DigiTech TSR-6 stereo effects processor. Little documented beyond a 1996 Sound on Sound review noting a £300 price and easy operation.
- VHM-5 — DigiTech Vocalist VHM-5 rackmount vocal harmony processor. Five-part harmony, MIDI control, Gender feature. Little-documented 1990s DigiTech model.
Synthesizer
- S-200 — DigiTech S-200 Studio dual-engine multi-effects processor: 24-bit path, 96 dB SNR, 16-band vocoder, MIDI, stereo I/O, 99 user programs.
Synthesizers
- Talker — A vocoder pedal from the late '90s using Advanced Vocal Synthesis technology, made in Canada. Includes detailed specs and production dates.
Unknown
- 256XL — DigiTech DSP 256XL: little-documented 1990s rack effects processor — 21 effects, up to 4 at once, $439.95 (1991). With when it was made.
- 8760-S — DigiTech 8760-S — an unidentified model number in the archive, tied only to a Sandy, Utah corporate address on 1990s DigiTech paperwork. No verified specs or production years.
- S-100 — DigiTech S-100 / Studio 100 multi-effects processor: dual-engine, 20-bit, 96dB S/N; first Studio Series model; UK RRP £179.95 in 1998. Little else documented.
Other Models
- GNX4 — DigiTech GNX4 Guitar Workstation — modeling processor, 8-track recorder, USB interface, drum machine and mixer in one floor unit.
- MEQ-14 — DigiTech MEQ-14 stereo 2/3-octave MIDI graphic EQ — 14 bands/channel, 99 memories, 90 dB S/N, 1990 TEC Award nominee.
- RPX-400 — DigiTech RPX-400: RP-series guitar processor, USB audio interface, and hands-free Pro Tracks control surface from 2003. Reviewed by EQ.