How To Create A Dotted 8th Note Delay Effect

Sam channels his inner Edge to give us a complete guide on how to use the dotted eighth note delay effect, a technique that can transform simple playing into epic riffs!

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Intro - 00:00

Dotted 8th/Quaver Note Music Theory: 01:20

How To Use A Delay Pedal's Tap Divide Function: 05:17

Using A Tap Tempo To Set Dotted 8th Delay Times: 06:11

Dotted 8th Note Tempo/Time Calculations: 07:41

Setting Dotted 8ths Using A Delay Time Knob: 10:11

Tips & Outro: 11:39

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Even if you’ve not actually heard of this technique before, I can pretty much guarantee that you’ve definitely heard it being used by countless guitarists on hundreds of songs. By using a delay or echo pedal to create a dotted 8th note delay, you can transform even the simplest guitar part, so it becomes much more rhythmically complex and epic sounding, and over the years, famous players such as Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore and The Edge from U2 have created some of their most memorable riffs using this technique.

In this video, we cover the basics of the music theory behind the dotted quaver note, and how to create the effect using various delay and echo pedals, plus give you a few playing tips tat work well with this kind of effect. Learn the technique here and check out our full range of delay pedals at your nearest Professional Music Technology store...






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