Delay - Arturia VOCODER V User Manual

9.5.2. Delay

Delay can increase a sound's spaciousness by copying the sound at the input, and playing
it back later at a reduced level—what's called an echo. Compared to reverb, this gives a more
focused, less complex sense of space. Another application is setting delay to sync with a
song's tempo, which can provide a rhythmic counterpoint that emphasizes a groove.
Delay Time (2 to 2000 milliseconds). Sets the time between hearing the input
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signal and the first delay. Delay times can also be shown as rhythmic values
(see Sync below).
Sync Locks the delay to the current song tempo in a DAW, or in stand-alone
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mode, the Vocoder V's internal tempo (as set in Audio Midi Settings). With Sync
enabled, a tooltip appears when adjusting the Delay Time that shows the delay
as a rhythmic value. Deactivating Sync causes the tooltip to display the Delay
Time in milliseconds.
Rate Synced This is active only if Sync is enabled, and further defines the
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rhythmic value as Binary (standard rhythmic values), Ternary (triplets), or Dotted.
Width Controls the delay's stereo image, from narrow at low settings, to a wide,
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expansive stereo image at higher settings.
Ping Pong Enable this to pan alternating delays left and right, so that they
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"bounce" from one side to the other in the stereo field.
Feedback Determines how much of the Delay's output is fed back into its inputs.
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Each time an echo is fed back, it recirculates through the Delay and creates
another echo. Higher settings mean that the delays will continue to repeat
successively until they eventually fade out.
Tip: Setting Feedback to maximum produces an infinite repeat of the delays, effectively
turning the Delay into a Looper.
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