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Audio engineering
Delay (effect)
Delay repeats a signal after a set time — the building block of echo effects and, at short times, of thickening and spatial effects.
In speech work delay appears mostly as a problem: unsynchronized speaker feeds or processing latency creating audible slap. As a creative effect it belongs to music production.
Related terms
ReverbReverb is the persistence of sound as it reflects around a space — added intentionally for music, fought const…
CrossfadeA crossfade overlaps the end of one audio region with the start of the next, fading one out while the other fa…
Frequently asked
What is Delay?
Delay repeats a signal after a set time — the building block of echo effects and, at short times, of thickening and spatial effects.
Why does Delay matter?
In speech work delay appears mostly as a problem: unsynchronized speaker feeds or processing latency creating audible slap. As a creative effect it belongs to music production.
What terms are related to Delay?
Closely related concepts: Reverb, Crossfade — each has its own entry in this glossary.