1.12 Delay · Orientation

Six delay types, one carousel.

A visual orientation to the six delay forms in the 1.12 specification. Each card carries the technical takeaway — the parameter values, the shape of the echo, the era. Browse with ←/→ before drilling into any one type.

Type 01 · 06 · Clean

Clean

Even repeats locked to the grid. The reference delay — no colour, no slip.

AMPLITUDEDRY¼½¾1BEATS AFTER DRY →Dry signalDelayed repeats (equal amplitude each beat)

Type 02 · 06 · Multi-tap

Multi-tap

Several taps at irregular times. Rhythm built from one source hit.

DRYT1T2T3T4TIME →

Type 03 · 06 · Slapback

Slapback

One short repeat, 50–120 ms, no feedback. The Elvis sound.

DRYWET80 MS04080120160200TIME →

Type 04 · 06 · Tape delay

Tape echo

Head spacing sets time. Each pass loses high end — repeats darken.

darker →DRY×1×2×3×4×5Dry signalDelayed repeats (each pass loses high frequencies)

Type 05 · 06 · Ping-pong

Ping-pong

Two delay lines, crossed feedback. Repeats bounce L ↔ R.

¼L TIMER TIME55%FEEDBACKLRZigzag = repeats alternating L/R channelDot size = amplitude decay

Type 06 · 06 · Modulated

Modulated

Delay time wavers under an LFO. Pitch shifts on each repeat — chorus territory.

LFO RATETIME →Sine curve = LFO modulation of delay timeDots = successive delayed repeats (opacity = amplitude decay)
Type 03 · 06 · Slapback

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