Delay

Question 1

How did delay work on tape?

Answer 1

there are 3 heads (erase head, record head, playback head) with a tape loop being fed; distance between record and playback head determines delay time

Question 2

What is modulation rate?

Answer 2

controls how quickly cycle is completed

Question 3

What is modulation depth?

Answer 3

controls how far above and below nominal value the delay time reaches

Question 4

What does the feedback control determine?

Answer 4

amount of attenuation or boost applied on repeating echoes

Question 5

How does digital delay work?

Answer 5

incoming audio is stored on memory buffer which is cyclic

Question 6

What is ping pong delay?

Answer 6

echoes bounce between L and R speakers

Question 7

What does multitap delay do?

Answer 7

allows precise control over each echo

Question 8

What is a delay time of 0-20 ms used for?

Answer 8

produces comb filtering if mono, Haas effect if stereo

Question 9

What is a delay time of 20-60 ms used for?

Answer 9

doubling

Question 10

What is a delay time of 60-100 ms used for?

Answer 10

slapback delay

Question 11

What is a delay time of 100 ms-quarter note used for?

Answer 11

plain delay/echo

Question 12

What is a delay time of a quarter note and above used for?

Answer 12

grand-canyon echoes