Rex
Dignified but Approachable
Depends on what you're trying to do. If you want the delay to apply to your distorted or wah sounds, there's no need to run wah or distortion in parallel. Most folks keep them in series, because those are usually used as all-or-nothing—either they're off or they're on at full mix.I'm using wah / distortion etc earlier in the chain. So, do I drop a line down after these fx to the parallel (delay only) chain? And after the two delays should I return the link to the upper row, or run the 2nd row to the end?
Good question. I'm going to revise my earlier advice, and suggest you use the second delay's Mix and Level controls for these adjustments:With both the ingain and mix of the first delay set at 100% - if I want that to be the very quiet delay do I just reduce the ingain of the 2nd delay to say, 8%?
- Use the second delay's MIX to balance the levels between the two delays. Don't worry (yet) about whether the delays overall are too loud or too quiet. Just tweak MIX until you're getting the kind of delays you want.
- Now use the second delay's LEVEL as a volume control for the overall delay, to balance it against your dry tone.
If you're running your delay string parallel to your dry signal—and you've set the first delay's bypass mode to something like "Mute In"—your dry level will remain unchanged when you kick in your delays.