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What type of delay do you prefer?
- Thread starter insomniac2295
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I gotta go with digital. I've played with a tape delay and it's pretty cool but digital is super convenient, affordable, flexible, etc.
In a mix I prefer digital delay. At home or in a less heavy mix I prefer analog delay pedals with dirty repeats.
For noise freak-outs and run-away oscillation madness, analog.
For playing any sort of structured music, definitely digital. I find that analog turns my signal to mushy mud if I'm trying to do anything rhythmic
For playing any sort of structured music, definitely digital. I find that analog turns my signal to mushy mud if I'm trying to do anything rhythmic
Digital by leaps and bounds. Analogs are fun to goof around with but digitals work better in live situations, IME.
My favourite delay happens to be analog. EHX Deluxe Memory Man.
I have no hard feelings toward digital delays though.
I have no hard feelings toward digital delays though.
Excuse my ignorance, but in what sort of situation would you use a delay on bass? I understand it for a guitar doing a lead or something but not so much on bass..
Anything from slow atmospheric mellow stuff to a single short (90% volume of original signal) delay on fast heavy riffs.
You just have to find a use for it. If you can't, that's okay then don't own a delay pedal.
I'm happy with the results of delay on bass. I'm sorry I can't post soundclips of my own about using delay in a band situation, since I downgraded from a weekend warrior bassist to a navelgazer. If your guitarist is using delay it can be a bad idea to also have the bass with delay effect. Most guitarist I played with prefered reverb for their solos or atmospheric stuff.
Listen to 'Ghost Key' by Isis
Learn the bass part
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Profit!!!
Edit: bigchiefbc is quite an advocate of bass + delay and I liked his idea he mentioned on a thread (IIRC, i.e.) that too much distortion on the guitar (the de facto out-front instrument in all rock scenarios) can overshadow whatever effects you're using on bass.
Ha! Why choose? Analog first for dirt and short delays (under 300ms) and a digital afterwards to capture the dirt for longer loops and delays. Then when you cut the dirt, you've got it fading out while new, clean digital echos emerge. I've got an Endangered Audio AD4096 in front of a Yamaha DDS-100.
I love both as I have a EHX Memory Man with Hazarai for my digital/looper needs. Also have my Strymon El Capistan which is pretty much every tape delay machine with adjustments for just about everything! Tape age, crinkle, repeats, spring reverb and oh sooo much more!
René_Julien;10747282 said:
The guitarist in my three piece uses delay quite a bit. It can be difficult getting our delay times to match (especially live), but we manage. It helps a lot that I have a delay with tap tempo. So, he can just set his delay and I'll try my best to match it.
I love my delay though. On the "Desert Island Effect" thread, I have my Echo Park listed as my desert island effect. There's just so much possibility with a delay pedal!
Bass- Usually analog-voiced digital(Subdecay Proto Echobox or Ibanez Soundtank EM-5).
Guitar/upper-reg gtr-type noodling on bass: Analog(Maxon/Ibanez UE-405).
Just about anything else(harmonica, vocals, synth/keys): Analog(see above).
Of course,as w/any & all effects, you really can't have too many.
Guitar/upper-reg gtr-type noodling on bass: Analog(Maxon/Ibanez UE-405).
Just about anything else(harmonica, vocals, synth/keys): Analog(see above).
Of course,as w/any & all effects, you really can't have too many.
