Good morning everyone. This is the introduction to a series of delay discussions. I'm not a fan of the delay effect but I'm not gonna put this topic away for personal reasons; it's more of a self-educating process for me. Hopefully the matters brought up are of use to you as well. So here goes...
What is a delay?
The delay effect is one that replicates exactly the input it receives & churns it out thereafter based on a time setting. The most fundamental understanding of delay here would be an echo, this is something that we all could relate to, yes?
What are the delay types available?
For the purpose of this discussion, we will look at the 3 delay types available in the market (everything else is a variation): 1) Analog delay 2) Digital delay 3) Tape echo
Are echo & reverb included?
Yes, these are technically delay types as well. Both echo & reverb conform to the definition of replication & time-based release. Echo is indeed the mother of delay. Technical tinkering of the echo effect gave birth to other delay types. Reverb is essentially an echo which is venue specific. These days, the digital front offers plate-type reverb which are audio voicings & spring reverbs are included in amplifiers to emulate a venue voicing.
To be continued... :-)
