ribribeiro Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi, I'm trying to do something a bit weird. I need 3 delay repeats with a 16s delay time. I figured out how to do 1 16s delay repeat (have a second path, put 2 delays at 8s each there with 100% mix), but I can't figure out how to do it with more repeats without having 4 paths. This is on the HX Stomp. Can anyone think of a clever way to do this? Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 10 hours ago, ribribeiro said: Hi, I'm trying to do something a bit weird. I need 3 delay repeats with a 16s delay time. I figured out how to do 1 16s delay repeat (have a second path, put 2 delays at 8s each there with 100% mix), but I can't figure out how to do it with more repeats without having 4 paths. This is on the HX Stomp. Can anyone think of a clever way to do this? Thanks a lot! Maybe you are actually trying to do something trickier with subdivisions like a U2 delay but from your description of what you are trying to accomplish it sounds like all you have to do is adjust your 'Feedback' parameter and only use a single delay block. The Feedback parameter governs how many repeats you get, then just set the delay time to 16secs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribribeiro Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yes, that would be the ideal solution. But as far as I can tell no delay can go higher than 8s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGT Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Do as you said but with a straight 8 second delay then control the repeats on the 2nd delay. That might work? Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribribeiro Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nope, I tried that. Since the second delay has an 8s setting and 3x repeats the first repeat comes out 16s after I hit the string, but then the next one comes 8s after the first, same for the third one. I tested a bunch of things, so I'm thinking the answer is not obvious (or it can't be done). Unless I missed some simple, elegant solution. Hope someone can find one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestOpinion Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 6:45 AM, ribribeiro said: Yes, that would be the ideal solution. But as far as I can tell no delay can go higher than 8s. Just out of curiosity what are you trying to do with a 16s delay time? That is insanely long. The only thing I could suggest is finding an external delay pedal or plugin that has that long a delay time(if you can find one), or you could perhaps do something with the looper on the HX Stomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGT Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Ok, how about 2 straight 8 second delays then a 3rd one doing the repeats? Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribribeiro Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 @HonestOpinion I want to play a Canon =]. Can't do it with a looper. @CraigGT The problem is that once it hits the last one and that one has a number of repeats larger than one, the first repeat may be long, but the other ones will be the time set on the last delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datacommando Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) On 2/3/2020 at 8:39 PM, ribribeiro said: Can anyone think of a clever way to do this? I really can’t see any way to achieve this with a HX Stomp. Way back there was a re-issue of an old Electro Harmonix unit from the 1980s that could do 16 second delay and more. You can occasionally find one for sale on the pre-owned market: https://reverb.com/brand/electro-harmonix?query=16+second+digital+delay Demo Video. EDIT: This will give you up to 23 seconds, https://www.boss.info/global/products/dd-20/ Edited February 6, 2020 by datacommando Added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codamedia Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 2 hours ago, ribribeiro said: I want to play a Canon =]. Can't do it with a looper. I try to never question "why" someone believes they need a solution that is out of the box... but I do like to fully grasp the need. Wanting to play a Canon, 3 times, 16 seconds apart should not need a complicated solution. Can you explain exactly what you are trying to accomplish and why you feel the "delay" is the proper solution to the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribribeiro Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 @datacommando I know there are a couple of super long delays on the market, but this is more of a thing I'd like to do than something I need. So I'm not going to buy a pedal for it. But thanks for the tips! @codamedia It's simple, really. The Canon has 4 lines (i.e. dry + 3 repeats), they are 16s apart. I could do a super long loop and play the whole song 4 times. But that's not fun. Thanks everyone for chiming in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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