Delay Flashcards
What is delay
Time based effect that takes a signal and plays back delayed duplicates to create repeats
Parameters and stuff are…
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Types of delay
Analogue tape delay
Bucked brigade delay
Digital delay
What is analogue tape delay
Involves recording only a tape loop via a record head and replayed through play heads
Bucket brigade delay
Used in 1970s
Longer the delay, the more degradation of the signal and the noisier the delayed output
Digital delay
Last 1970s and 80s with digital delay plugins from the late 90s
Slap back delay
Single quick repeat of sound at same volume as origional signal
Ping pong delay
Delayed signal bounces between channels
Multitap
Digital delay that creates complex rhythmic patterns
Sample delay
One side of stereo field is slightly delayed
Reverse delay
Delays the signal the reverses the delays signal so that it plays backwards
When was it first used
In 40s tape used to create repetitive echoes
What was it used for in 60s
Psycadelic effects with long triply delays
When was ping pong delay used
In early 90s to create rhythmic stereo effects
Delay can be used to thicken…
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What is it used in modern EDM for
Precise and rightly synced delay times that create complex rhythms and patterns
What is LFO used for
Used to control how much wet signal is delayed by (low frequency oscillator)
