In Reply to: Wrong again, numerous overdubs. posted by Duilawyer on November 15, 2006 at 07:38:14:
Early delay systemsThe first delay effects were achieved using tape loops improvised on reel-to-reel magnetic recording systems. By shortening or lengthening the loop of tape and adjusting the read and write heads, the nature of the delayed echo could be controlled. This technique was most common among early composers of Musique concrète, such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, who had sometimes devised elaborate systems involving long tapes and multiple recorders and playback systems, collectively processing the input of a live performer or ensemble[2]. Audio engineers working in popular music quickly adapted similar techniques, to augment their use of plate reverb and other studio techologies designed to simulate natural echo.
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- Delay and echo? - LWR 08:19:27 11/15/06 (0)