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Delays
Delays repeat a sound a short time after it
first occurs. Delay becomes echo when the
output is fed back into the input (feedback).
This turns a single repeat into a series of
repeats, each a little softer than the last.
Studio Delay Stereo
The Studio Delay features up to 2.5 sec-
onds of stereo delay and offers a built-in
ducker that attenuates the delay output
whenever signal is present at the input.
This can be used to keep the original
signal from being muddied up by delay
repeats.
Digital Delay Mono In/Stereo Out
The Digital Delay is the cleanest, most
accurate of the delay programs, with up to
5 seconds of mono delay and the built-in
ducking feature.
Tape Delay Mono In/Stereo Out
In the days before digital, delays were
created using a special tape recorder in
which the magnetic recording tape was
looped, with closely-spaced recording and
playback heads. The delay effect was
created by the tape moving in the space
between the record and playback heads
– while delay time was adjusted by chang-
ing the speed of the tape loop. Although
very musical-sounding, wow and flutter
combined with a significant loss of high
frequencies, and to some extent also low
frequencies, are all elements commonly
associated with tape recordings. The Tape
Delay offers up to 5 seconds of mono
delay.
Pong Delay Mono In /Stereo Out
This delay effect pans the delay repeats
from left to right, while the input signal
remains at its original (center) position.
Pong Delay offers up to 5 seconds of
mono delay time.
Modulated Delay Stereo
The Modulated Delay is enhanced by
an LFO (low frequency oscillator) that
produces a chorusing effect on the delay
repeats. This is a great delay for guitar
and instrument passages that need that
“special something.” The Modulated Delay
features up to 2.5 seconds of stereo modu-
lated delay.
Reverse Delay Mono In/Stereo Out
This delay effect emulates the old studio
trick of flipping a tape over, playing it back-
wards through a tape delay, and recording
the effect. The delays “build up” from softer
to louder – creating the sensation that the
delays come before the signal. Very cool
when used judiciously. Up to 5 seconds of
mono delay time are available.
Delay Controls
Time Range
Controls the length of the delay relative
to Tap Tempo. At the 12 o’clock position,
delay repeats are synchronous with the
Tempo light (represented by a Quarter
Note); lower values create faster repeats,
higher values increase the time between
repeats. Range 0-72. See Appendix on
page 39 for exact note values.
Feedback
Controls the number of delay repeats by
feeding the delay output signal back into
the delay input. This creates a series of
delay repeats, each slightly attenuated
until they become inaudible. Higher set-
tings create more repeats; lower settings
reduce the number of repeats. When this
knob is turned fully clockwise, it engages
Repeat Hold – delay repeats play back in
an infinite loop, but no further input signal
is introduced into the delay effect. Repeat
Hold is available only on Studio, Digital
and Pong Delay.
Effects Descriptions - Delays