andorra 117 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 Let's talk about delays! Since delays play quite important role in psybient production I'd like to hear your thoughts in this. What's your secret weapon? How do you use delays? Let's share tips and knowledge about using delays in psybient production. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andorra 117 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 I've been using Variety of Sound NastyDLY (A classic chorus echo device with tape-delay simulation) a lot and I find using it almost in every track. Good delay for free. Usually the basic ping-pong setup to create more width and in some cases I put some FX behind that to create a little movement. Also have Waves Manny Marroquin Delay (freebie from Waves) but somehow don't use it so much.. Would like to hear what delays you guys are using and if there's some worth trying out! 1 Lorn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Freak Flag 33 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 Valhalla FreqEcho is surprisingly useful; I've had it for less than a month and I'm getting a ton of milage out of it already. And, it's 100% free! I find it takes real-time tweaking super well... It's good at making warped, scintillating sounds out of mundane inputs. If I have any secret weapons, it's probably going to be one of them. This is going to sound lame but I find Logic's Stereo Delay great for 90% of my echo needs. Separate crossfeed and feedback controls are great, along with programable inputs (i.e. you can make the right channel route to the left delay and vice-versa, and then each can crossfeed back to the other as the delays trail off). U-He Satin has a delay mode, but I haven't gotten the hang of it yet. I will have to pick up NastyDLY because I love a good chorus echo. 1 andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Freak Flag 33 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 Also: the "Bug Delay" in Logic's Delay designer = instant psychedelic slime. 1 andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iacchus 25 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 My favourite has to be ableton live ping pong delay.. if you switch it to 'repitch mode' you get a really good dub delay; the feedback, automation control, and consistent behaviour of it lends itself brilliantly to making really cool effects. Other delays I find might behave differently if you start at the beginning of the bar or start from the beginning of the track, making fine tuning a pain.. others have feedback that just quickly tends towards distortion or buzzing. Ive switched to bitwig recently and just cant get the same result out of the built in delays and really miss the ableton ping pong I also use Bloom if I want a lush sounding delay, it models tape delay really nicely, so Ill use this when Im not trying to abuse the effect to get cool noises, like on a lead synth or vocal https://www.fxpansion.com/products/bloom/ 2 andorra and Lorn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flexagon 22 Report post Posted February 24, 2016 I almost exclusively use Waves H-Delay when I mix. Covers what I need nicely with super simple interface. Did pick up Ozone's DDLY "Dynamic Delay" recently though, it's free until 10/3/16. Haven't had chance to use it properly but looks and sounds very interesting, certainly different. Other than that I can certainly tell you what NOT to use, if you use a PC then Ableton and NI's Replika really don't play nicely together. Just having it in my plugin folder crashed Ableton on startup. Luckily I had it as another freebie so after googling the issue and finding it was common problem I just deleted it. 2 Matt Freak Flag and andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lorn 74 Report post Posted February 26, 2016 I use Waves H-Delay and VOS NastyDLY. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 Logic stereo delay does most that I need, coupled with the tape delay and delay designer. I also find that native instruments replika is nice as an insert on a channel and has a degree of warmth to it. Also valhalla freq echo but I've only used that live so far. Must check it out in the studio actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted February 28, 2016 Hmmm...chorus echo nastydly I think I'll have to check that out too. There is a chorus echo in the effects of trillian and I love the sound of that. Really warm sound. Beautiful on a synth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Freak Flag 33 Report post Posted February 29, 2016 Hmmm...chorus echo nastydly I think I'll have to check that out too. There is a chorus echo in the effects of trillian and I love the sound of that. Really warm sound. Beautiful on a synth. Yeah the one in Trillian is (I would think) the same as the one in Omnisphere, which is fantastic. I'm probably going to have to get Trillian someday, though, it seems pretty incredible. Plus I can use its soundsources in Omnisphere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Freak Flag 33 Report post Posted February 29, 2016 I almost exclusively use Waves H-Delay when I mix. Covers what I need nicely with super simple interface. Did pick up Ozone's DDLY "Dynamic Delay" recently though, it's free until 10/3/16. Haven't had chance to use it properly but looks and sounds very interesting, certainly different. Did you say freeeeeeeeee? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phase47 24 Report post Posted March 1, 2016 Currently using NI's Replika and D16's Sigmund. In the past I've also used the Uhbik Delay from U-He to great effect. These in addition to the built-ins with Logic & Live. 1 andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted March 9, 2016 quick quick! free delay available until 10th march https://www.izotope.com/en/products/effects-instruments/ddly-dynamic-delay/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted March 9, 2016 ah woops someone already posted this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lorn 74 Report post Posted March 9, 2016 Fabfilters Timeless 2...anyone have experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted March 13, 2016 just using the new isotope delay you can split the delay into 2 bands and have separate delays on each tidy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noraus 1 Report post Posted March 16, 2016 h-delay cover all my needs in 99% cases Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Freak Flag 33 Report post Posted March 18, 2016 Soundtoys Crystalizer does what it does really well. Turns mundane sounds into shimmering psychedelic atmospheres, and turns psychedelic sounds into some real trippy shit. 1 Gagarin Project reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil (spatialize) 77 Report post Posted March 18, 2016 Thanks for the heads up on the crystallizer. Sounds right up my street that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alaya Sounds 4 Report post Posted March 23, 2016 These days I rely heavily on SonicCharge Echobode and Permut8 (I'm a big fanboy of all SonicCharge plugs, and would highly recommend them if you haven't tried them... Echobode is cheap and versatile, while Permut8 is a bit more difficult to get your head around but well worth it) I often prefer using delays using hardware just for the tactile tweakability. I have a Roland Space Echo pedal (Re-20) which I use live and use in the studio when I want to get Dubby... I also use some hardware eurorack delays from my modular system (Mutable Instruments Clouds in looping delay mode + Alright Devices Chronoblob) 1 andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andorra 117 Report post Posted April 12, 2016 I also installed that Valhalla FreqEcho some time ago and it's been fun fx delay. Fun to use in psytrance production https://valhalladsp.com/shop/delay/valhalla-freq-echo/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites