Mix Smart

CHAPTER 7 Delay

 

 

The most underappreciated effect: stop wasting time, without delay.

 

MIX SMART QUICK START: Delay

GOALS

• Different effects families live in specific delay-time windows: long, medium, and short.
• Master the concept that time effects can have spectral implications.
• Fit tracks into a musical groove and offer key tracks some delay-based support.
• Feature a track through attention-getting slap echo, flanging, double-tracking, and chorus.

GEAR

• Sources of delay include tape, analog circuits, and — mostly — digital.
• Exploit the full production potential through strategic use of regeneration, a low-pass filter, polarity reverse, modulation rate, modulation depth, and modulation shape.

 

The delay line is the single most important ...