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Sample Delay
Sample Delay is more a utility than an eect—you can use it to delay a channel by single
sample values.
When used in conjunction with the phase inversion capabilities of the Gain eect, Sample Delay
is useful for correcting timing problems that may occur with multichannel microphones. It can
also be used creatively to emulate stereo microphone channel separation.
Every sample at a frequency of 44.1 kHz is equivalent to the time taken for a sound wave to travel
7.76 millimeters. If you delay one channel of a stereo microphone by 13 samples, this emulates an
acoustic (microphone) separation of 10 centimeters.
Sample Delay parameters
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Delay slider and eld (L and R in stereo version): Drag to set the number of samples that the
incoming signal is delayed by.
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Link L & R button (only in stereo version): Turn on to make sure that the number of samples is
identical for both channels. Adjusting one channel value adjusts the other.