Best type of delay for dotted 1/8th?

Thenewexhibit

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What style of delay do you find works great for dotted 1/8th delays? Do you like stereo dotted 1/8th too, or mono? Analog? Digital? Tape? What are you digging and why?
 
Depends on the context it's used in. When used for the repeat effect, allowing the repeat to be a major part of the sound ala U2, I prefer a digital delay in mono or slightly panned with a high mix, usually 45-50%. For more rhythmic soundscapes ala Worship type sounds, I prefer the BBD in stereo with a moderate mix, @ 30-40%.
 
Depends on the context it's used in. When used for the repeat effect, allowing the repeat to be a major part of the sound ala U2, I prefer a digital delay in mono or slightly panned with a high mix, usually 45-50%. For more rhythmic soundscapes ala Worship type sounds, I prefer the BBD in stereo with a moderate mix, @ 30-40%.
Cool! I’m gonna try these! I used to use digital for that major part of the rhythmic dotted sound, but my kitchen sink preset has an analog model being used. I’m not sure how it ended up there; just from tweaking over time I suppose, but I’m gonna try the digital model again. I’m gonna check out the BBD for worship style stuff too!
 
For U2 style dotted eighth, after trying many of the other delays, the good old standard mono digital delay (with modulation) is the best for me.

Tried the TC and Vintage and Deluxe Memory Guy but they colour the sound too much.
Got ya! Is there a reason you use mono instead of stereo?
 
Got ya! Is there a reason you use mono instead of stereo?
I would echo (hehehe) the mono digital delay, and IMO mono keeps the delay crisp and audible no matter what the FOH/monitoring setup is

When going stereo there's a possibility that the delays are hitting different parts of the stereo field, and that could make certain repeats quieter or cause phasing issues - this has been discussed and I'm no expert, but I do find a straight-up mono digital delay is the cleanest and most immediate if you want something easy to control, and something the audience will hear without much trouble. Add feedback and mix/level controls to your Performance page and BAM done.

For certain parts/songs where more flavour and movement is appropriate I'll go Deluxe Memory Man or Analog. I run stereo from FM9 into our board which splits off so FOH can do whatever they want, and we get complete control of our IEM feed. Being the only one with stereo in one band, I enjoy the colour from the panned dual delay in a different way from the rest of the guys :)
 
For a simple dotted eighth, I use Mono Tape and set the feedback to where I can hear around 4-5 repeats. Tape has a nice coloration where it sounds different from the original but still feels natural.
I like the tape sound, but the tough part for me is that there is warble that happens when tapping it in :)
 
I like the DIGITAL STEREO in front of two amps. Normally I'm all Lifeson-y with rich wide stereo, though, for a glued-together Gilmour-esqe sound, I turn off the stereo features such as LFO Phase offsets, audio phase inversion, and left/right time offset.
 
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I would echo (hehehe) the mono digital delay, and IMO mono keeps the delay crisp and audible no matter what the FOH/monitoring setup is

When going stereo there's a possibility that the delays are hitting different parts of the stereo field, and that could make certain repeats quieter or cause phasing issues - this has been discussed and I'm no expert, but I do find a straight-up mono digital delay is the cleanest and most immediate if you want something easy to control, and something the audience will hear without much trouble. Add feedback and mix/level controls to your Performance page and BAM done.

For certain parts/songs where more flavour and movement is appropriate I'll go Deluxe Memory Man or Analog. I run stereo from FM9 into our board which splits off so FOH can do whatever they want, and we get complete control of our IEM feed. Being the only one with stereo in one band, I enjoy the colour from the panned dual delay in a different way from the rest of the guys :)
+1. In my experience, bandmates seldom hear me in stereo. Heck, I usually pan myself 75% to one side to make room to hear everyone else in my IEM.

Not everyone in the audience will hear it in stereo. If you do stereo with different times, a chunk of the audience will not hear the intended dotted eighth note delays.
 
a chunk of the audience will not hear the intended dotted eighth note delays.
and chunk of the audiance will hear it, while if you go mono, then nobody will hear it in stereo.


Just like a chunk of the audience in the front row will see everything and a good chunk of the audience all the way in the back won't see ... anything.
It doesn't mean you just play behind the curtains then, because not everybody can see it.
Nobody in the audance will have the same experience!

If you pay for good seats, you have great audio/visual experience. If you have cheap tickets you just happy to be there.

"You have to pay for the dotted eighth notes" :D
 
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