Editing The Delay - M-Audio black box User Manual

Editing the Delay

The Black Box has a dedicated Delay effect. Push the Delay menu key to bring up the four Delay menus; Delay Time, Delay Repeats,
Delay Volume and Drums to Delay/Input. The delay time can be fixed or beat-synced to the internal drum machine or incoming MIDI
Clock.
Delay Time
This parameter value sets the time between your original signal and the delayed signal. This is where the Black Box differs from
other delay effects. Most delay effects make you set delay time in milliseconds (ms). This is useful and the Black Box can do this too.
However, it is nearly impossible to try to make a (ms) setting match the tempo of your song. On the Black Box you simply set the
delay time using note values. Try a half note (2N) for starters or dotted 1/8 notes (8D) for a great syncopated effect. This is the beauty
of beat-synced effects. The delay time settings are:
0-10: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-100 millisecond delay in increments of 10 ms each)
10-99: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 ms to 2.7 seconds delay in 30 ms increments.
2M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 measures (Uses '1M' below 172 BPM, '2n' below 86 BPM and '4n' below 43 BPM)
2MT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 'measure triplets' (3 delays in 4 measures. Uses '1Mt' below 115 BPM and '2t' below 58 BPM)
1Md . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dotted whole note (1.5 measures. Uses '2d' below 129 BPM and 4d below 65)
1M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 measure (Uses '2n' below 86 BPM and '4n' below 43 BPM)
1MT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 'measure triplet' (3 delays in 2 measures. Uses '2t' below 58 BPM)
2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dotted 1⁄2 note (1/2 note + 50%. Uses '4d' below 65 BPM)
2N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1⁄2 note (Uses '4n' below 43 BPM)
2T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1⁄2 note triplet (3 delays in 1 measure)
4D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dotted 1⁄4 note (1/4 note + 50%)
4N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1⁄4 note
4T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1⁄4 note triplet (3 delays in a 1⁄2 note)
8D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dotted 1/8 note (1/8 note + 50%)
8N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/8 note
8T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/8 note triplet (3 delays in a 1⁄4 note)
16D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dotted 1/16 note (1/16 note + 50%)
16N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/16 note
16T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/16 note triplet (3 delays in an 1/8 note)
32N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/32 note
32T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/32 note triplet (3 delays in a 1/16 note)
Delay Repeats
This parameter value sets the amount of repeats in your delayed signal. Lower settings have fewer repeats, while higher settings
have more repeats. Sometimes too many repeats can get in the way of an up-tempo song. However slower tempo pieces can
sometimes benefit from many repeats. Try a setting of (25) for starters.
Delay Volume
This parameter value simply sets how loud the delayed signal is compared to your original signal. Normally you would want your
delay signal to be equal to (99) or less then your original signal. This is simply a matter of taste. Try a setting of (50) for starters.
Drums to Delay/Input
This is a special feature that allows you to send the Drum machine signal into the Delay effect or directly into the input path of the
Black Box. The whole idea here is to create interesting drum sounds. Since you can record the output of the DSP via USB, S/PDIF or
the analog outputs, you can now also create a custom drum loop library based on drum sounds created with the Black Box. The
parameter value can be set to "DLY 00" to "DLY 99" for delay. The higher the number, the more delayed drum signal you will hear
along with your original drum sound. You can always turn the Delay effect OFF to quickly hear the difference between the dry sound
and the delayed sound. This parameter can also be used to send the drums signal to the input of the amp modeling, effects and
delay signal chain, just like the guitar input. To do this, turn the rotary control past the 100 delay settings for another 100 settings:
"INP 00" to "INP 99." Again, since the effects are beat-synced to the drum machine, all of the effects stay in perfect time. You can get
some truly new and inspiring drum sounds. This is something that you can experiment with for years!
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