No, I never use the default. I ALWAYS set my delays on all parameters. I use the Multi DElay a lot. more than the regular one.
If you use the regular delay block, you use the default because it isn't adjustable. If you use the multidelay, you probably won't experience this issue at all. The multidelay block uses more CPU though, so it isn't always an option. You also lose the high and low cut options as well as the filter slope, so it isn't the perfect solution.
I would also like to add that the loud first repeat isn't worse than the other delays I have or have had in the past, it's just different. For most uses, I like it better actually. For some things, it's really a problem. I wish it were adjustable.
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