How do I get the u2 delay sound?

Edge almost always has his delay times in tempo with the song….Here’s the simple ‘shortcut’ formulas for calculating the delay time when you know the tempo of the song:

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1/16 = 15,000 / # of bpm.
3/16 = 45,000 / # of bpm <— Edge’s favorite setting!
1/4 = 60,000 / # of bpm. (

What amps does the Edge use?

But the main star amp-wise is the ’64 AC30. It’s the basis for The Edge’s sound, live and in the studio – well, aside from what’s in his head and his hands and just the magic he brings to what he does.”

What does dotted delay mean?

Dotted-eighth delay sets the repeat to land on the last sixteenth-note of the beat, and can essentially make a scale played in eighth-notes sound like a melodic sequence of sixteenth-notes.

Is this the secret to the U2 guitar sound?

Hi folks, yes, the secret is the delay with modulation (vibrato). I have an EHX Memory Man unit, when it’s properly set you get clearly the U2 guitar sound.

Why does U2 sound so lush with delay effects?

That is how you hear it anyway and then you feed that into the longer modulating delays that often show up in U2 songs between 350 and 450 ms. This is how and why the sound is so lush an more complex than you are able to get with just delays running in parallel.

Why does U2 use so many digital delays on their records?

The delay arrangement is quite a bit more interesting as you suggest. Your observations are almost correct however two or three digital delays are used in these situations. the huge sound wall of echo that you hear on U2 records is the result of shorter slap echoes that modulate in pitch feeding into longer delays that also modulate in pitch.

How do I get a good U2 sound with a Strato?

You can get a real good U2 sound with a Strato. Using 009 strings is ok but 011 should be better to get more harmonics and bell sound. Strike the strings with the flat side of the pick even the dimpled side, and you will hear the difference Modulation delay can be found with other system, Line6 DL4 unit and probably other recent digital units.