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4-14
DLY/EKO
Delays and echoes repeat a sound a short time after it
first occurs. The simplest (and oldest) delay effect is tape
slap - a single repeat about 100ms after the original
sound. Tape slap was often used on Elvis Presley’s voice
and rockabilly guitar tracks.
Tape slap becomes tape echo when the output of the
tape is fed back into the input (feedback). This turns a
single repeat into a series of repeats, each a little softer
and a little darker than the last. This darkening is
characteristic of the analog tape recording process.
Digital echoes do not have this characteristic; each
repeat has the same exact timbre. For digital echoes,
loudness is the only difference from repeat to repeat.
Tape and digital echoes are both useful, but different.
Tape echo is warmer, allowing the original sound to
distinguish itself. Digital echo presents a "perfect" copy
of the original sound.
The DLY/EKO programs include mono (5.5 seconds),
stereo (2.7 seconds), and 6-voice multi-tap effects. Each
program can be used for tape or digital delay or echo
effects. When the "Adjust" parameter (Edit Page 1, EDIT
knob 1) is set to a value between 0 and 63, digital delay
effects are produced. Each repeat is the same timbre, but
softer. When the "Adjust" parameter is set to a value
between 64 and 127, tape effects are produced. Each
repeat is darker and softer.
In programs 90 to 97, the "Adjust"
parameter sets the amount of
feedback with an increasing number
of repeats as the setting is increased.
Delay time is set with Tap. Each
program is preset with a different useful rhythm. In
programs 98 to 104, the amount of feedback is preset
and the "Adjust" parameter determines the delay time.
With all delay and echo effects, note the way the repeats
fall rhythmically to the beat. The most effective delay
and echo patterns are those that lock with the tempo of
the music.
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