RE: [Harp-L] Why use a delay pedal?

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Slapback or less anything more and it sounds like your in a cave.  Be
your own judge and set how you like it.  If you don't feel like idiot
when you sound like you're a million miles away from the band then so
be it :-)

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>---- Original Message ----
>From: robertgaustad@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Why use a delay pedal?
>Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 11:26:38 -0700
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>>Is there any standard delay duration that people use?  Many of these
>pedals,
>>it seems, delay as long as a second.  I would guess that we would
>want a
>>very short delay just to thicken up the soup a bit.
>>
>>Thanks for the info.
>>
>>Robert G. 
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chris Michalek [mailto:Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:12 AM
>>> To: robertgaustad@xxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Why use a delay pedal?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Adding an analog delay pedal is like adding flour/cornstarch to
>soup.
>>> It doesn't really change the taste but it does thicken it and 
>>> helps coat your mouth with flavor.
>>> 
>>> If you have the right delay pedal (not all are good and some 
>>> are flat out badnews for harp) you sound will sound fatter 
>>> and thicker.
>>> 
>>> Use reverb for an acoustic event and delay for an electric set up.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> >
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