EP#49: What’s Delay? And How to Use It.

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Delay is one of those plugins that can be deceptively tricky in music production: use too much and it can sound gimmicky; use it without knowing what you're trying to achieve and it can sound silly, and;, not understanding all it's capabilities beyond something that makes things sound... 'echoey' 🤷‍♀️ can mean you miss a music production trick.

But have no fear, because inside this week’s episode, Isobel is helping us get to grips with what delay is, when you might use it in your tracks and also how to practically apply it in your next recording project.

We're talking tape delay, slap echo, ping-pong delay and more and all with an added discussion around what the Greek nymph Echo has to do with feminism and music technology.

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Hosted and produced by Isobel Anderson with production support from Jade Bailey and Francesca O’Connor and is a Female DIY Musician Production.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{0:00} Intro
{04:44} How Delay Occurs in the Real World
{07:30} How Delay was Developed in Audio Production
{08:29} What About Delay Plugins Inside your DAW?
{10:35} Why Use Delay In Music Production?
{11:55} How to Stop Delay Sounding Gimmicky!
{14:54}  Summary

Download your FREE PDF Guide, 10 FREE Tools to Start Recording your Music, Right Now HERE >>
Echo Vs. Reverb, The Physics Classroom article >>
Echo in Greek Mythology on Britanica.com >>
How High the Moon, Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) >>
Maestro Echoplex tape delay unit >>
Roland Space Echo tape delay unit >>
AMS DMX digital delay unit >>
Boss DD-2 digital delay pedal >>
Listen to Effortless Pain Relief >> and With You >>
Learn more about different types of delay affects here >>
Listen to King Tubby’s Jah Jah Dub here >>

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