delay pedals , an explanation please.....

3manstack

been playing geetar now for about 10 years and am pretty well versed with most fx but delays just seem to go right over my head,

can someone give me a quick delay pedal 101 please.

oh yeah whats so good about analog over digital?

is the EH deluxe memory man worth getting?

thank you please...

exhausted

http://harmony-central.com/Effects/Articles/Delay/

mccreadyisgod

Don't forget the ever-popular:

http://www.analogman.com/monkey.htm

Pacomc79

Analog delay:
Imagine a line of laid back, hippy monkeys, each with a guitar just like yours. They're sitting on little stools in a cunning arrangement such that each monkey can only hear the monkey sat before him. The first monkey hears what you played, turns to the next monkey and plays it back to him. He then turns, and plays to the next monkey. At each stage, little mistakes are introduced due to the hippy monkeys' inherent laid-back-ness. At the end, the last monkey plays, and his guitar is connected to the output.

The monkeys are in a big big circle, and the first monkey, as well as hearing what you're playing, can also hear the last monkey - but not very well. There's a baffle between them, which cuts down how much he can hear. The first monkey plays both what you're playing and what he can hear of what the last monkey is playing, and this is passed on as before.

Now imagine the monkeys are tiny, as before, with tiny guitars and tiny stools and a tiny baffle. They're in a box. A knob labelled “feedback” controls the baffle. Then, kapoosh! The monkeys disappear and are replaced by a Bucket Brigade chip, and off we go.

Digital delay:
Exactly the same as analog delay, but there are many more monkeys, and they're all actuaries and very precise. Some people miss the laid-back-ness of the hippy monkeys, but many like knowing that little actuary monkeys are taking very good care of what they're playing. Some of the monkeys know special tricks, like making what they play come out of the output even though they're not the last monkey.



I freaking love the monkey explains it all!

He_Who_Forgets

Originally posted by Pacomc79
Analog delay:
Imagine a line of laid back, hippy monkeys, each with a guitar just like yours. They're sitting on little stools in a cunning arrangement such that each monkey can only hear the monkey sat before him. The first monkey hears what you played, turns to the next monkey and plays it back to him. He then turns, and plays to the next monkey. At each stage, little mistakes are introduced due to the hippy monkeys' inherent laid-back-ness. At the end, the last monkey plays, and his guitar is connected to the output.

The monkeys are in a big big circle, and the first monkey, as well as hearing what you're playing, can also hear the last monkey - but not very well. There's a baffle between them, which cuts down how much he can hear. The first monkey plays both what you're playing and what he can hear of what the last monkey is playing, and this is passed on as before.

Now imagine the monkeys are tiny, as before, with tiny guitars and tiny stools and a tiny baffle. They're in a box. A knob labelled “feedback” controls the baffle. Then, kapoosh! The monkeys disappear and are replaced by a Bucket Brigade chip, and off we go.

Digital delay:
Exactly the same as analog delay, but there are many more monkeys, and they're all actuaries and very precise. Some people miss the laid-back-ness of the hippy monkeys, but many like knowing that little actuary monkeys are taking very good care of what they're playing. Some of the monkeys know special tricks, like making what they play come out of the output even though they're not the last monkey.



I freaking love the monkey explains it all!

i just love your actuary analogy.

JofZ

Originally posted by Pacomc79
Analog delay:
Imagine a line of laid back, hippy monkeys, each with a guitar just like yours. They're sitting on little stools in a cunning arrangement such that each monkey can only hear the monkey sat before him. The first monkey hears what you played, turns to the next monkey and plays it back to him. He then turns, and plays to the next monkey. At each stage, little mistakes are introduced due to the hippy monkeys' inherent laid-back-ness. At the end, the last monkey plays, and his guitar is connected to the output.

The monkeys are in a big big circle, and the first monkey, as well as hearing what you're playing, can also hear the last monkey - but not very well. There's a baffle between them, which cuts down how much he can hear. The first monkey plays both what you're playing and what he can hear of what the last monkey is playing, and this is passed on as before.

Now imagine the monkeys are tiny, as before, with tiny guitars and tiny stools and a tiny baffle. They're in a box. A knob labelled “feedback” controls the baffle. Then, kapoosh! The monkeys disappear and are replaced by a Bucket Brigade chip, and off we go.

Digital delay:
Exactly the same as analog delay, but there are many more monkeys, and they're all actuaries and very precise. Some people miss the laid-back-ness of the hippy monkeys, but many like knowing that little actuary monkeys are taking very good care of what they're playing. Some of the monkeys know special tricks, like making what they play come out of the output even though they're not the last monkey.



I freaking love the monkey explains it all!

man I have been laughing for ever!
This is fantastic and I want a little monkey on a stool to play a little guitar for me. Imagine the possibilities!

mccreadyisgod

Sure, I post the link, Paco gets all the credit. Typical.

exhausted

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Sure, I post the link, Paco gets all the credit. Typical.

he has that "aw shucks" southern charm that people gravitate to.

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by exhausted
he has that "aw shucks" southern charm that people gravitate to.

And you have that Canadian "We legalized pot and created a universal health-care system" charm.

What do us Montana boys have, that can compete?

exhausted

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
And you have that Canadian "We legalized pot and created a universal health-care system" charm.

What do us Montana boys have, that can compete?

the fact that missoula kicks mucho-ass probably.

JofZ

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
And you have that Canadian "We legalized pot and created a universal health-care system" charm.

What do us Montana boys have, that can compete?

Trout man, lots of BIG trout. I am heading to Casper Wyoming next week, and I'll be in Montana in Mid-April, the fish are here!

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by exhausted
the fact that missoula kicks mucho-ass probably.

That's right... when you think of kicking mucho-ass, you think of Missoula, Montana, USA, Earth...

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by JofZ
Trout man, lots of BIG trout. I am heading to Casper Wyoming next week, and I'll be in Montana in Mid-April, the fish are here!

Is that a euphamism for hot women?

exhausted

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
That's right... when you think of kicking mucho-ass, you think of Missoula, Montana, USA, Earth...

i think the countryside is beautiful but the grass is always greener.... hell, i live 90 minutes from the mountains and i never go.

JofZ

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Is that a euphamism for hot women?

Hahahaha, nope women come second to fishing after you are married

We got to get you fly fishing!

mccreadyisgod

Originally posted by JofZ
Hahahaha, nope women come second to fishing after you are married

We got to get you fly fishing!

I dunno about fly fishing, but I'll kick your ass in pool.