Delay

Delay is a (syncable) echo effect with various algorithms each with their own character.

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time sets the delay time in milliseconds.

sync sets the delay time in grid ticks.

Note

When sync is 4 the delay time is half a beat, 8 is one beat and 16 is two beats.

feedback sets the gain inside the feedback loops and determines how long the echoes will last.

dry/wet sets the balance between the original input signal, and the delayed signal.

sync toggles between setting the base delay time with sync or time.

type toggles between the output of each delay channel feeding back into itself (normal), versus the output of each delay channel feeding into the next delay channel (pingpong).

algo sets the character of the delay: clean, digital, analog or bucket.

Delay algorithms:

Algo

Parameter

Time change behavior

clean

-

Fade out and in

digital

quality adds bit reduction in the feedback loop.

Fast sharp pitch sweeps

analog

lowpass sets the cutoff frequency in the feedback loop.

Slow pitch sweeps

bucket

multiplier can quickly change the time (and pitch) of the signal in the delay

BBD emulation: repitching of the full echo.

Note

The bucket algorithm has a minimum delay time of 85 ms while the other algorithms can go as short as 2 ms.