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Chapter 2 Delay eects 54
Delay Designer
Delay Designer overview
Delay Designer is a multitap delay. Unlike traditional delay units that oer only one or two delays
(or taps) that may or may not be fed back into the circuit, Delay Designer provides up to 26
individual taps. These taps are all fed from the source signal and can be edited to create unique
delay eects.
Delay Designer provides control over the level, pan position, and pitch of each tap. Each tap can
also be lowpass or highpass ltered.
Further eect-wide parameters include synchronization, quantization, and feedback.
As the name implies, Delay Designer oers signicant sound design potential. You can use it
for everything from a basic echo eect to an audio pattern sequencer. You can create complex,
evolving, moving rhythms by synchronizing the placement of taps. This leads to further musical
possibilities when coupled with judicious use of transposition and ltering. Alternatively, you can
set up numerous taps as repeats of other taps, much as you would use the feedback control of a
simple delay eect, but with individual control over each repeat.
Tap pads
Master section
Sync section
Tap parameter bar
Main display
The Delay Designer interface consists of ve main sections:
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Main display: Provides a visual representation of all taps. You can see and edit the parameters
of each tap in this area. See Delay Designer main display on page 55.
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Tap parameter bar: Oers a numeric overview of the current parameter settings for the
selected tap. You can view and edit the parameters of each tap in this area. See Delay Designer
Tap parameter bar on page 68.
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Tap pads: You can use these two pads to create taps in Delay Designer. See Create taps in
Delay Designer on page 59.
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Sync section: You can set all Delay Designer synchronization and quantization parameters in
this area. See Delay Designer sync mode on page 69.
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Master section: This area contains the global Mix and Feedback parameters. See Delay Designer
master parameters on page 70.