5.

Multi-tap delays: delays with multiple delay lines set to different times can create rhythmic
effects and sound more interesting than a monotonous single delay lines simply repeating
itself.

Here are a few delay timing ideas you can try. Note that timing is always relative to your song,
so you’ll need a tempo-synced delay for these, or to manually set delay times relative to the
speed you’re playing:

1. Dotted 1/8ths: probably most famously used by the Edge on U2’s “Where the Streets
Have No Name” and Pink Floyd’s “Run Like Hell” - dotted 1/8ths are rhythmic classic.

2. Explore 50% offsets: if your delay has an offset

feature, a 50% (4/8) offset is a quick way to
create a ping-pong style delay. Double your
“Edge” money with dotted 1/8ths on each side,
and spice things up by trying different delay
timings on each side along with an offset. Here
are a couple of ideas to try with a 50% offset:
(1) 1/8 timing alongside dotted-1/8; (2) 1/16
alongside 1/8

3. Explore odd offsets: try a 5/8 offset with delay

timings to taste.

4. Explore triplet and dotted variations: try a 1/4 triplet delay alongside a 1/8 dotted delay,
or any other variation…

5. Feedback makes a difference: A low feedback amount will give you a small number of
rhythmic repeats, and high feedback can create bars worth of patterns a sparse audio
source.

6. Trial and error - continue exploring! Between offsets, triplets and dotted timings, trial and
error exploration just might unlock happy accidents waiting to be discovered in your
delays.

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