Creative Ways to Use Delay Explained
If you think you know everything a delay unit can do, think again! Groove3 instructor Gary Hiebner shows just how many tricks the delay effect still has up its sleeve in this comprehensive delay effect video tutorial course, complete with audio demonstrations. Learn how to create reverse delays, modulated delays, dub delays, and more, and have a blast while doing it! These videos are for those familiar with typical delay effects.
Videos
• Basic Delay Parameters Explained (02:54) - Gary starts off by first explaining what's going to be covered in this video series. Next, he discusses the basic parameters you'll find on your typical delay plugin effect.
• Using Different Delay Lengths (04:53) - Learn how you can switch between different delay interval values and even choose triplet and dotted interval delay lengths. The feedback parameters are explained as well, demonstrating how feedback increases the delay repeats by feeding the delay signal back into the delay.
• Applying Filtering & EQ-ing to Your Delays (03:09) - Discover how to use an EQ on your delay to filter out the highs and lows, so that the echoes of your delays are filtered out.
• Delay as an Insert and a Send (03:42) - This video explains the difference between using delay as an insert or a send effect. Gary then shows how you can add your own EQ to a delay if you set it up as a send effect.
• Stereo Width with Dual Delays (07:03) - See how you can create a stereo width effect by using two delays, each with different delay times, panned to the sides of the mix.
• Short Delays to Create a Space (04:03) - Learn how you can use short delay times to create a sense of a space - for example, using 16th or 32nd notes to get a reverb effect.
• Delays with Modulation (06:44) - This video explores how you can use modulation effects with delays. Gary first creates a delay send effect and sends the audio to it. Then the delay is sent to some modulation effects on other bus tracks.
• Delays & Saturation (05:12) - Discover how to use saturation with delay effects. We use both the delay and saturation as send effects and use different types of saturation processing.
• Add Reverb to Your Delays (05:49) - Here, Gary demonstrates how to use reverb effects with your delays and how they can create lush, delayed echoes.
• Delays & Side-chaining (05:36) - Explore the concept of using sidechaining with delays. You can set up a side-chain on your delay so that the delay ducks down when it detects the input source and then returns to normal afterwards.
• Delays & Gates (03:15) - Learn how you can use a gate to limit the amount of repeats with your delays. You can use this in creative ways in your productions.
• Automation & Delays (04:11) - Here, we take a look at how you can create some automation with your delays. The delay parameters are mapped to a MIDI controller device, and then these parameters are automated to create extra interest with the delay effect.
• Dub Delays (07:04) - This video expands on automation with delays and shows how you can create a dub delay by combining a delay with some modulation and then automating some of the parameters over time.
• Pitch Bends with Delays (03:54) - Discover how to work with instruments that can bend pitches, applying a delay at the pitch bend for special effects.
• Reverse Delays (04:58) - Learn how you can create your own reversed delay effects. Though it requires a few steps to set up, Gary shows you how to get this type of reversed delay effect by reversing the audio and applying the delay effect.
• Delays to Create Rhythms (06:57) - Delays can also be used to change and create different type of rhythms. Gary shows you here how you can take a simple drum beat and completely change the groove by using different delay effects.
• Creating Multi-band Delays (08:02) - This video shows you how you can create three unique frequency bands, each with their own different delay signal chains. You can blend these together to create your own multi-band delay effect.