Sample DDL Settings

As ever, these settings are a rough guide to get you started. Use your ears to find the sound you're after.

Slap-back delay 20 to 80ms, no feedback
Tunnel Echo/Resonator 2 to 10ms, feedback as high as possible
Tempo Delay 60 ÷ BPM gives you the delay time of one bar in seconds. Divide this by four to give the delay time per crotchet
Echo 100 to 300ms with feedback
Vibrato 3 to 10ms delay time, modulation rate between 3 and 8 Hz, depth by ear
Phasing 3 to 10ms delay time, mix control set to 50/50, modulation rate between 3 and 8 Hz, depth set by ear. Try 'Feedback Invert' if you've got it
Flanging 5 to 50ms delay time, mix control set to 50/50, modulation rate between 3 and 8 Hz, depth set by ear. Increase feedback to make the effect more dramatic. Try 'Feedback Invert' if you've got it
Chorus 30 to 100ms delay time, mix control set to 50/50, modulation rate between 3 and 8 Hz, depth set by ear. Little or no feedback. Increasing feedback creates a rotary speaker effect.

Taken from Creative Recording 1 by Paul White, Sanctuary Publishing, 1999


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