Piano EffectDelay (echo)
It repeats the sound after a set time. In synthwave and cumbia sonidera it is usually synced to the tempo.
How to recognise it by ear
- You hear clear repeats of each note, each one softer.
- If the repeats land off the beat, it is probably a dotted eighth.
- If you cannot make out repeats, only a diffuse tail, it is reverb.
Typical settings
From 250 to 500 ms; feedback from 20 to 40 %; mix from 15 to 30 %. Dotted eighth at 100 BPM = 450 ms.
What Piano Effect measures
The time in ms, the feedback and whether it is synced to the tempo (and to which note value). If it cannot lock the tempo, it says it did not check.
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Library sounds that use it
- Cumbia sonidera500 ms · feedback 35 % · mix 25 % · dotted eighth at 90 BPM
- 90s grupero keyboard380 ms · feedback 30 % · mix 18 %
- Duranguense keyboard250 ms · feedback 20 % · mix 15 %
- Worship pad450 ms · feedback 35 % · mix 20 % · dotted eighth at 100 BPM
- Eighties electric piano375 ms · feedback 30 % · mix 20 %
- Reggaeton pluck316 ms · feedback 30 % · mix 25 % · eighth note at 95 BPM
- Synthwave pad450 ms · feedback 35 % · mix 25 % · dotted eighth at 100 BPM
- Synthwave lead450 ms · feedback 40 % · mix 30 % · dotted eighth at 100 BPM
Frequently asked questions
What is delay (echo)?
It repeats the sound after a set time. In synthwave and cumbia sonidera it is usually synced to the tempo. If the repeats land off the beat, it is probably a dotted eighth.
How can I tell if a song uses delay?
You hear clear repeats of each note, each one softer. If the repeats land off the beat, it is probably a dotted eighth. To be sure, scan it with Piano Effect: it tells you whether it is there and with which values.
What delay settings are typical?
From 250 to 500 ms; feedback from 20 to 40 %; mix from 15 to 30 %. Dotted eighth at 100 BPM = 450 ms.