A delay effect creates patterns of echoes that are typically much simpler than those of a reverb. Although most small-studio mix engineers seem to favor reverbs for mixing purposes, delays can actually be more useful because of the way they deliver reverb-style enhancements in more precisely targeted ways—think of delay as a sniper rifle compared with reverb’s shotgun! For many upfront modern productions, in fact, delays may be more suitable than reverbs, simply because they take up less space in the mix and can be made less audible in their own right. “I use delays a lot more than reverb,” says Spike Stent,1 for example, and Jacquire King echoes the sentiment: “I use reverb, but I like delay more.”2
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