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Something with Delay Challenge

For all the pedal board/effect junkies, this is where you can jump on board.

There is no limitations on genre or style, but only that your song features delays.

The 4 instrument restriction applies, but if you want to make 3 guitars do something delayed or a full band and only one guitar delay, then that is up to you.

Original Vocals are, of course, always a freebie - samples however will be counted as instruments.

The winning entry should be judged based on:
1) Creativity
2) Originality
3) Its melodic impact (i.e. could you remember the tune after listening to it)

Rules for beginners/intermediate/advanced :
All genre's welcomed.
Max four instruments playing at any one time - Original Vocal track(s) are considered 'free' (doesn't count towards the four instrument limit - however samples will be counted as instruments).
Submissions around 2mins.

If you would like to enter, send me an email (v8v8v8 at gmail dot com) by 23:59 pm Sunday 21st May 2017 with :
1. GFSA username.
2. Track name.
3. Category (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Band)
3. Track rendered in mp3.
4. Optional blurb. Anything you might feel is useful to the listener - info about song, studio, recording techniques, etc..
5. Please make sure you have GFSA somewhere in the title of the email - otherwise I might miss your submission.

Good luck, luck, luck....
    i really hope i do knuckle down and enter this one, '...all genres welcome...' , what more could anyone ask for.
      I'm gonna go full delay on this!! THE MORE THE BETTER...er...er...er...er
        Still eyeing this one waiting for pedals ?
          Stoffeltoo wrote: Still eyeing this one waiting for pedals ?
          I can lend you a boss GT8 if you wanna mess around with it?
            Spent a few minutes last night jamming on a loooong delay (well, only about 650ms but the longest my DIY pedal does). Think I'm going ot have some fun with this one.
              Need some inspiration...?



              The delay thing could be interpreted as using one (or all of) reverb &/or looping and/or delay. I recall Alan's winning entry last time integrated delays with the composition, it was very mind bendy 8).
              Stoffeltoo wrote: Still eyeing this one waiting for pedals ?
              Reaper + ReaDelay?

              I'm a absolute sucker for a stereo ping pong delay...the Zoom B2 has a great preset (the only one I like), but I've got to figure out how to get it into the interface in stereo. :?

                Meron Rigas wrote: Need some inspiration...?



                The delay thing could be interpreted as using one (or all of) reverb &/or looping and/or delay. I recall Alan's winning entry last time integrated delays with the composition, it was very mind bendy 8).
                Stoffeltoo wrote: Still eyeing this one waiting for pedals ?
                Reaper + ReaDelay?

                I'm a absolute sucker for a stereo ping pong delay...the Zoom B2 has a great preset (the only one I like), but I've got to figure out how to get it into the interface in stereo. :?

                I'm going to try make the delay part the focus/main part of the piece I come up with.
                Just jamming something with slapback on or delay to fill up the riffs doesn't feel like it's gonna cut it for me ?


                  My favourite part of the delay clip is the dotted 8th's example (ala The Edge) - thought that sounded great!
                    Meron Rigas wrote:

                    My favourite part of the delay clip is the dotted 8th's example (ala The Edge) - thought that sounded great!
                    Some cool tips there... that piece at the time you added is from close encounters of the third kind.
                    I'm pulling out the guitar this afternoon and seeing what I can come up with... this is going to be a record in terms of "early starts" for me...I usually do the whole thing in 2 - 3 days before the deadline. lol.
                      Built some delays on the Digitech RP360XP and I have a favourite dotted 8 as well. Tomorrow new pedal arrives and once collected, will add into the mix. (wringing hands in anticipation ?)

                      One question four tracks meaning Drums, Bass and instruments of choice or can I layer Bass and drums in one track and add more instruments on remaining tracks?

                      Comments appreciated.

                      Have a snazzy long weekend peeps
                        Stoffeltoo wrote: Built some delays on the Digitech RP360XP and I have a favourite dotted 8 as well. Tomorrow new pedal arrives and once collected, will add into the mix. (wringing hands in anticipation ?)

                        One question four tracks meaning Drums, Bass and instruments of choice or can I layer Bass and drums in one track and add more instruments on remaining tracks?

                        Comments appreciated.

                        Have a snazzy long weekend peeps
                        Sounds like we are gonna get some spacey vibes from you!

                        I believe it's "Max four instruments playing at any one time" with vocals being a freebie... So drums and bass would be 2 leaving you 2 other instruments...
                        Theoretically you could cut bass out at certain sections and have 3 guitars and drums going if you wanted or 2 guitars and synths etc.
                          I think I should try and take part this month. I've been working such long hours, I think I played my guitar 3 times in the past month.

                          The VST's I have and can find for free will have to do as I do not have a delay or multi-fx pedal.
                            warrenpridgeon wrote: I believe it's "Max four instruments playing at any one time" with vocals being a freebie... So drums and bass would be 2 leaving you 2 other instruments...
                            Theoretically you could cut bass out at certain sections and have 3 guitars and drums going if you wanted or 2 guitars and synths etc.
                            Pretty much - I'm usually very relaxed about track limits, though for this challenge I've been fairly explicit (E.g. samples are a instrument). My general thinking is that constraint should inspire creativity. E.g. Beat-box a drum beat (I would consider that a vocal track).
                            Hasie wrote: The VST's I have and can find for free will have to do as I do not have a delay or multi-fx pedal.
                            Do ittttt! Kjaerhuis do a free suite of plugin's. I really dig the delay : http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?dev=Kjaerhus_Audio
                              Meron Rigas wrote: Do ittttt! Kjaerhuis do a free suite of plugin's. I really dig the delay : http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?dev=Kjaerhus_Audio
                              Thanks for that Meron!

                              Hasie wrote: I think I should try and take part this month.
                              + 100


                              I've had an acoustic song in my back pocket for some time, that sounds a little flat, I've been hoping some delay will spice it up a bit! Perfect opportunity!

                              Also sometimes delays can have feedback loops that are worth exploring too.
                                7 days later
                                And I have received our first entry from bruciekins (well done!). Hope this is a sign of many to come!
                                studmissile wrote:
                                Meron Rigas wrote: Do ittttt! Kjaerhuis do a free suite of plugin's. I really dig the delay : http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?dev=Kjaerhus_Audio
                                Thanks for that Meron!
                                A pleasure Stud - possibly the best free suite I've come across, though I havn't been looking much in the last 6mths.
                                  Meron Rigas wrote: And I have received our first entry from bruciekins (well done!). Hope this is a sign of many to come!
                                  studmissile wrote:
                                  Meron Rigas wrote: Do ittttt! Kjaerhuis do a free suite of plugin's. I really dig the delay : http://www.vst4free.com/index.php?dev=Kjaerhus_Audio
                                  Thanks for that Meron!
                                  A pleasure Stud - possibly the best free suite I've come across, though I havn't been looking much in the last 6mths.
                                  Awesome stuff!!!
                                  I've started mucking around with some delay riffs and stuff... I don't just want to have the infinite dotted thirds thing like Ewan Dobson... It IS cool... but I want to try get a structured song going. So I've got the wrack my brain.
                                    Just submitted my entry.
                                    I always thought delays come naturally but it took some tweaking and experimentation. Learnt a lot and will definitely use delays in future competitions.
                                    This will be my first recording incorporating delays.
                                      Stoffeltoo wrote: Just submitted my entry.
                                      I always thought delays come naturally but it took some tweaking and experimentation. Learnt a lot and will definitely use delays in future competitions.
                                      This will be my first recording incorporating delays.
                                      Awesome to see entries coming in so far ahead of the deadline...I've been building pergolas and stuff. lol.
                                      I've spent some time and have a basic idea and some riffs thrown together... now to structure that into a song!