Aug 15, 2024 · At its core, slapback delay is a simple technique. It repeats the original sound with a very short delay—usually between 60 and 120 milliseconds. This quick repeat creates a doubling effect that thickens the audio, enhancing it without introducing muddiness. In 1954, slapback delay was born in the heart of Memphis, Tennessee.

With three delay time settings and up to +20dB of boost, the Slap-Back Echo can achieve subtle doubling effects to intense bathroom reflections all with the distinct flavor of bucket-brigade (BBD) circuitry.

Armed with analog bucket brigade circuitry, this pedal produces everything from subtle doubling to Sun Records-style slapback. The Slap-Back Echo includes a 3-way Time switch with 45ms, 65ms, and 100ms settings, along with a Blend knob for dialing in your mix of the wet and dry signal.

Aug 10, 2024 · I’m talking about slapback delay; a difficult thin line to walk between echo and delay. Moreover, it’s such an uncanny, specific, rockabilly-ready effect that it needs to sound just right to do the trick. I went the extra mile (with the top down on my ‘60s Cadillac) and tried a bunch of analog delay pedals to find the right ones.

May 23, 2024 · Here we’re going to drill down on slapback delay, talking about the specific settings to use to create it in your delay, and more importantly when and how to use it in your mix. First let’s cover the slapback delay settings which make a slapback what it …

Sep 17, 2022 · One of the signature aspects of the rockabilly guitar sound is slapback delay, which produces a singular repeat of the original signal similar to an echo. If you want to play rockabilly guitar, or any similar style, a slapback delay pedal is essential.

Oct 28, 2019 · Many folks have asked what “slapback” is and how you get it… It’s a pretty simple trick with a delay pedal of just about any type, and it can be a great way to add some girth to your notes.

Sep 27, 2012 · A short single-repeat echo effect often heard in ’50s pop and rockabilly styles. Slapback delay is often used on electric guitar, but can also be applied to drums, vocals, and more. Delay times are usually short, in the range of 40-120 milliseconds, with the delay effect mixed up quite loud against the dry signal. See also “ slap echo.”

Slapback definition: A kind of <a>doubling</a> <a>echo</a> with relatively long <a>delay</a> between repetitions of the sound, so that the individual echoes can be perceived.