Delays - DigiTech iPB-10 Owner's Manual

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Delays

Delay is an effect that records a portion of the incoming signal, and then plays it back a short time later. The recording can
repeat just once or several times. The available delay pedals are:
• Delay
(Modeled after Boss ® DM-2 Analog Delay)
The DM-2 is a classic and standard BBD analog delay that used 4,096
stages of delay. The frequency response and noise depended upon
the delay time. The signal increasingly deteriorates with each repeat,
so as the repeats are turned up, the signal becomes less and less
recognizable and actually becomes more of an "effect" than a delay.
• DigiTech 2-Tap Delay
While most delays are derived from a signal delay with one end tap,
the 2-Tap Delay uses a single delay line, but with two endpoints that
are spaced about at different ratios. Use this effect to add more of a
rhythmic quality to your delays.
• DigiTech Analog Delay
The analog delay produces delays that were derived from "BBD" analog
delay chips. The BBD chips were the first ways to produce delay aside
from the costly tape delays. The delay sound was not HiFi but was
reminiscent of the original signal and quickly became a cornerstone to
modern guitar sounds due to their warm qualities.
• DigiTech Digital Delay
A digital delay can be called a perfect representation of your guitar's
signal. Desired for their brilliant qualities, digital delays have virtually
no noise and a full frequency response.
• DigiTech Lo Fi Delay
The Lo Fi delay is an analog delay with a severely limited frequency
response, producing an even grungier delay effect.
• DigiTech Modulated Delay
A modulated delay is a digital delay with chorus added to the delays to
produce a wider sounding stereo delay.
• DigiTech Pong Delay
A pong delay's repeats jump from side to side and requires a stereo
setup to fully hear the effect.
• DigiTech Reverse Delay
The Reverse Delay samples the guitar's signal then plays the delayed
signal backwards. Reverse delay used to be a studio trick, but now
with modern technology it exists in a stompbox!
• DigiTech Tape Delay
The tape delay effect produces a warm tone by limiting the frequency
response and adding the distortion that exists in a tape delay.
• Echo Flex
(Modeled after Maestro EP-2 Tube Echoplex)
The Echoplex is the standard to which all analog delays are judged.
The Echoplex was the first widely used tape delay and had a tone all
it's own. The Echoplex can be heard on many rockabilly, surf, country
and rock tracks.
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