(requires a volume pedal before the delay in signal chain to create the volume swells), Castellorizon: verse/chorus sections: 310ms -- feedback: 3-4 repeats, Shine On You Crazy Diamond I-V - 1987-89 live version: The delay time on head 4 was approximately 300ms, but it could vary depending on the mains voltage. Set one delay for 440ms, 2 repeats, 30-35% volume. How to you get the proper 3/4 delay time from that 4/4 time? With regards to the actual sound of the echo repeats, there are essentially two types of delays - analog and digital. To get the Pink Floyd sound, you'll need to use some specific equipment and settings. There are a few occasions where I have heard spring reverb in a Gilmour recording, but it is very rare. This is actually not quarter-note triplets. Regardless, it is the combination of both delay and reverb that makes the delay sound so smooth in some instances. Gear used: Telecaster into a fender twin Reverb and Reeves Custom 50, Boss CS-2 Compressor, Tube Driver set for light overdrive, Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, TC Nova delay. 2nd delay 570ms. For example, 380ms is your triplet time. He has a 2.2 second delay on the guitar so he can play over his repeats, building up layer upon layer of guitar repeats. All rights reserved. The last 8 minutes of the song is a rambling collage of echo repeats. The Effect Level (volume) and Feedback (number of repeats) will vary. The effect actually works fine with only two delays. solo: 580ms, A Great Day For Freedom - Pulse version (TC2290 Digital Delay): for a song-by-song list of Gilmour's delay times, but it is easy to find a delay time that works with a song tempo, even if you can't clearly hear the echo repeats when listening. . David often uses long echo delays to help create a his big, smooth, and liquidy solo tones. A bit of delay can smooth out the unpleasant, raw frequencies you get from a fuzz box. You could get some wonderful delay effects that aren't attainable on anything that's been made since. The delay and reverb are usually not mixed particularly loud, but the overall combined wet delay/reverb mix is very effective. Unfortunately the Catalinbread Swell control cannot be set as high as it needs to be for the Time intro, but it gets close. 650ms delay first, with 2 repeats, and 1400ms delay second with 1 repeat. - parallel delays, 380ms (both channels) and 507ms (right channel only), going to separate amps, David would play a chord, raise the volume pedal to send the signal into the SDE 3000, then lower the volume back to to zero to kill the input signal. Guitar stuff, gear stuff, soundclips, videos, Gilmour/Pink Floyd stuff, photos and other goodies. The S-O-S rig allowed him to play sustained chords on the guitar which he could then play melody on top of. That is an example where David seems to have set the delay speed by ear, rather than going by an exact Echorec formula. David Gilmour Sound Part 4/4: DELAY & SETUP HISTORY Musicoff - Where Music Matters 129K subscribers Subscribe 1.4K 243K views 11 years ago David Gilmour ed il suo suono al centro della. By porsch8 December 21, 2005 in Effects and Processors.