Very cool! One way to explain a dotted 8th is that it extends the 8th note by halfway, making it 3/4 of a quarter note. So it actually sounds at the halfway point between two 8th notes. And if you're tapping it, you would tap on the "one" and "a." So in other words... "ONE* - e - and - A* - two..." (* and caps where the taps would be) I used to have SO much trouble figuring out how to tap a dotted 8th on delays with no subdivision options haha
Thank you soooo much for going back to these videos on education for ambient playing! This is the main reason why I joined your channel.. so happy to see this video today! Thank you for taking the time and consideration for others playing and doing this Bill.
Best delay tutorial on RU-vid. Thanks so much for this. I normally use delay for a bit of slap back but have been wanting to p play More ambient stuff. Much appreciated 👍
so far, my favorite subdivision are: Yours! 😉 I had the Flashback sold it for the Timeline and now I miss it, but I just got my Carvin H2T out of the shop after 7 months and I'm human again.
Very useful information Bill. I got the Flashback II and I do take great advantage of those delay intervals. I'm purdy shure I used dotted eighths in the delay in my recent ambient guitar post. Keep up the good work!
I love the quarter plus dotted eight feel, mainly with stereo delays for some parts. Although, I wish we had more possibilities with double delays, such as being able to choose different compound patterns.
Nice tip Bill, I have and adore the TC Alter Ego X4. I've been messing around with some toneprints trying to achieve different subdivisions. Also, sometime I have much fun using a second delay after it, with different tempo just to screw it up a bit more haha
Why does my Donner Yellow Fall delay sound better than the TC Flash 2? I was thought I was upgrading -but I swear to you the Donner sounds better, but not as versatile of course.
Haven't explored them all but, at least in my collection, the prize for most subdivision options on a single knob goes to the TC Flashback Triple Delay - www.tcelectronic.com/Categories/Tcelectronic/Guitar/Stompboxes/FLASHBACK-TRIPLE-DELAY/p/P0CKT
Thanks for your video Bill! Im trying to understand the subdivision stuff with my new Ocean Machine, with Tc Flashback was easy...but still i dont get the options here, can you please help me with this?
So using the graphtech acoustic and hexpander piezo set up I aim to obviously create acoustic tracks but moreover, I aspire to lay down tracks through the midi ghost to play strings and french horns etc. I was thinking of using a Helix line 6 floor pedal as the base for my kit, but am wondering what I would need to get the midi orchestral sounds? Any thoughts?
There are many articles about exact delay settings (he used 2 delays to get the effect), but in general, the dotted eighth subdivision should get you into "run like hell" territoriy.
Bill ive been FAN for a long time, but if i could give you any advise to make you more real in allot of realms and all out still killin it, you gotta loose the volume pedal so much bro! most ppl dont understand the effect it make's dont take the gator away just be more verbal and maybe not use it so much, just let the tone's go wild my man!! peace!! never forget the new comer...
Question, I have the FB2 and was wondering if you’ve been able to get the tap tempo mode to work? I have the mxr tap tempo switch and it doesn’t seem to be working. But on the tc demo of this pedal they are clearly using the mxr tap tempo w/ the fb2. Any thoughts?
K7 Yhk it doesn’t matter. If you play to the bpm you set, then the repeats on the delay will happen in relation to that tempo: on every beat with the quarter note setting and on every 3rd 16th note with the dotted eight setting. If that doesn’t make sense to you look up how note duration are organized what’s a quarter note, an eight note... :)
I created a composition recently I think you may like, it’s on you tube.... Gary Messer..... swept by the tide It’s partly keyboard synth, and Guitar synth and sustainer. Best Regards, Gary
Songs cannot be iconic. Iconography is limited to sight only, hence the word icon. I have just displayed my insecurity at being unable to get my head round dotted eighths.😊
Best to take an example: 60 bpm is 1 bps. One sec is 1000ms. So a 60bpm tempo requires a 1000ms delay to match it. Digital delays can easily do a 1000ms delay but analog delays would be challenged by that. For a 100 bpm tempo we get one beat every 60/100 second, which is 0.6 sec, which is 600ms. For a 120 bpm pace we get one beat every 60/120second, which is 0.5 sec or 500 ms. So 60 divided by tempo gives you time in seconds, times 1000 gives it in milliseconds.
Hey, Bill, don't you think the flashback repeats are robotic and percussive? I'd like to buy a Tiple Flashback (I like a lot many options it has), but from the youtube videos I noticed this thing... Can you confirm or deny it? Thanx! ^___^
I am not exactly sure what you mean by robotic and percussive. I would definitely not describe the delay repeats that way. I would use the terms "pristine" and "beautiful" - I love the sound! Here's a playlist of 25 of my videos that feature the pedal. Listen to a few and let me know if any sound like you describe: ru-vid.com/group/PLseB5HzFJKVzcqGQvqW2zV7nuJRMGNB4q
