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Editing the Vocal layer
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Vocal Delay block / tab
Delay is often referred to as “echo” and emulates
sound “bouncing” or repeating at regular inter-
vals. As opposed to Reverb – whose reflections
of sound can be somewhat chaotic in the rep-
resentation of a physical space – Delay is much
more consistent in its sound output.
Typically, Delay is used either as a special effect,
with levels high enough to be clearly heard, or as
a more subtle companion to Reverb.
Using Delay as a special effect can create very
interesting highlights within a performance but
can, like Reverb, become distracting or over-
whelming when used too heavily.
Stereo Delays can be especially interesting if you
are performing with a stereo PA or for studio re-
cording.
Tips and tricks for working
with the Vocal Delay effect
– Make sure to set the correct tempo for any
Preset with Delay, either
– via tempo tapping (see “Tapping tempo” or
– on the Delay Edit tab.
Delay timed to your song sounds great, while
off-time delays can sound terrible.
– Experiment with different amounts of the
Feedback parameter. More Feedback cre-
ates more echoes, while very low amounts of
feedback can create “Call and Answer” style
effects.
– Try out the various Filter Style options within
the Delay Edit screen. They allow you to make
the “echoes” of your Delay sound different.
These filter styles can add interesting effects
to your delays – such as megaphone, radio or
lo-fi sounds – or mimic the sound of classic
analog and digital hardware delays.
Filter Style parameter
– When using Delay on both your guitar and vo-
cals, experiment with using the same OR dif-
ferent divisions on each Delay to crate inter-
esting rhythmic landscapes.