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Fixed Delay Effects

Fixed delay effects are [delay effects] where the delay time does not change.

There are three general categories:

1. short delay (<10 ms)
   • [filtering], [spectral] coloration, [comb filtering]
   • can affect the higher [harmonic]s of a sound, depending on the delay time and the [sample rate]
2. medium delay (10 ms to 50 ms)
   • emphasis, bolstering, impression of increased [loudness]
   • still some spectral coloration from [phasing]
   • used often in vocal pop production
3. long delay (>50 ms)
   • discrete, distinct echoes, simulation of large reflective spaces
   • basically an echo effect

multi-tap delay: one write pointer and more than one read pointer

• can create a specific pattern of multiple echoes
• may or may not include a [feedback] path

Creative Usage

Use fixed delay effects on dynamic, complex waveforms.

• worst candidates are [sine waves], since the echo will just produce another sine wave