HOW TO CREATE

VOCAL DELAY
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO CREATE A SENSE OF SPACE AROUND A VOCAL IF YOU WANT
AN EXCITING, UP-FRONT VOCAL SOUND.

Stereo Link

LEFT DELAY RIGHT DELAY OUTPUT MIX

Delay Time Feedback Delay Time Feedback Left Right

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STEP 1 STEP 2

Input 1 Bus 1 STEP 1

AUX
Stereo Delay
Create an aux track to put your stereo delay on.
Bus 1 Send your vocal to that aux track.

Stereo Out Stereo Out

STEP 2
DELAY

Set your delay to 100% wet.

Unlink the left and right channels.

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3 3 Set one side to 50–200 ms.
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9 9 PRO TIP: The longer the delay time,
12 12 the more obvious the delay will be.
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Set the other side 20-50 ms behind.
24 24 PRO TIP: The farther apart the second
30 30 channel is, the wider the vocal will sound.
35 35
40 40 Set the feedback to 0–15%, depending how
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natural you want it.
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STEP 3 STEP 4

STEP 3 Bus 1
EQ
EQ
Put an EQ before the delay. Stereo Delay

Move a low filter up until the mix starts to

sound too thin.

PRO TIP: Try not to cut higher than 300 Hz. Stereo Out

Move a high filter down until the delay gets

too lost in the sound of the vocal.

PRO TIP: Try not to cut lower than 3 kHz.

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STEP 4 3
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VOLUME 9
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Turn the volume of the aux track all the 18
way down. 21
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Then turn it up slowly until it sounds nice 30
to your ears. 35
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Finally, turn it down a few dBs for safety. 45
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