Strymon Volantechat_bubble_outlineFrom real comments

Users consistently call the Volante their favorite delay, citing its inspiring sound and deep versatility. Multiple commenters describe it as the best pedal on their board, replacing other delays entirely and inspiring more playing and less twiddling. Its combination of drum, tape, and studio echo modes, plus the spacing knob and head panning, gives huge tonal range. Several say it outperformed pedals they were also considering, like the Empress Echo or Boss RE-202, in real-world use.

The head spacing, wear, and level controls let players shape delay character in ways competitors can't match. Commenters highlight the Golden and Silver Ratio spacing settings as mathematically clever ways to disperse repeats naturally, avoiding overlap. The eight head buttons combined with spacing give near-infinite rhythmic delay patterns. Users say this flexibility, plus independent head panning and levels, lets them replace multiple parallel delay pedals with just the Volante alone.

Some owners push back on stereo limitations, MIDI quirks, and the absence of certain classic effects. A stereo synth user notes the pedal sums input to mono internally despite being marketed as stereo, calling it a dealbreaker for some use cases. Others wish for a true reverse delay mode, a display screen for live preset visibility, and better MIDI implementation, including program-change-only preset storage and no SysEx support, which one long-term user called a serious design miss.