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Best guitar/pedal channel on youtube. Hands down. You are devilishly creative, with an ear for turning weird into something truly beautiful. I am truly inspired to pick up my guitar and start messing with all the gear I have each time I watch one of your videos.
First time watching your channel, but I believe you've said about 'delay' is true to any effect. It's hard to explain to someone who never tried effects or never used them in a live situation. the 'effect' for the effect, is useless, unless it adds something to what you're already playing (intention), then, there's taste and purpose, tact and situation awareness. ps sorry for my bad English! Take care, I'll watch the rest now!
Bro just wanted to say that this channel is the best I've seen at talking about pedals and you approach it in a way that shows not only knowledge about the technical aspect of what you are talking about but most importantly a developed ideal about methodology and the importance of intention that are important to show the honest creativity each person has. And you do all this while showing us that unique aesthetic you create with sound, those action figure images with pixelated backgrounds are such an accurate visual representation of the sounds you use. Thanks for all the videos, 10/10 channel!
Love your weird lofi video game world, Mr cyberattack. I also like how you keep saying you want me to this or that like you’re personally invested in me making better more interesting music. I appreciate you
My new favorite hobby is going through your tips and jamming them out before I listen to how you do it. You use your gear a lot differently then I do and I think it's good to get uncomfortable or reacquainted with my pedals.
about the last tip, about messing with delay times with expression pedals to pitch shift the signal... paul banks from interpol does something similar to this on the track untitled. he uses the hold function of the pedal to keep the same note ringing and starts changing the duration knob to pitch shift the note, it creates a pretty cool effect. happens at the end of the song
The sound of delay length jumping about is the sound of joy! A do want to give a vote to controlling repeats with the expression pedal though, it's cool to add a fadeout with some controlled oscillation at the end of a phrase or song :)
Yes, I’ve been getting some great sounds, by assigning different parameters to an expression pedal with a Raster 2, and I can do those Rubberneck effects, or just use it for a cool way to get this movement on solos, after changing modulation rate and depth up. So many things to do with it, and I’ve been focusing on uasssvle things for gigging, after I spent a month just doing film score type stuff.
So I just commented this on another video but I play reggae/dub, and what we do is run the delay into itself to the point where you can’t tell what the original sound is. It also gets real nice and overdriven and if you add a filter in it gets real interesting.
Just stumbled upon your video about reverb and now watching this and getting so excited to try these things at home. Thank you for such inspiring videos.
Having fun with rhythmic delays is actually like playing with a metronome as the slightest time mistake will send you off. I learned how to keep time indefinitely with my boss dsd3 in the 90s and now my 8 year old daughter is doing the same. I have about 20 delays and she still chose the dsd3.
I’m a bassist but you always make me feel like I need more “fun” pedals on my board, I just use the utility stuff like compression, tube saturation, gate, overdrive etc.
Go nuts mate. I use lots of pedals with the bass. Specialy if you play without band fx can be a cool toy on bass. If you search for it you find lots of videos about fx on bass 🌻 Njoy
A lot of this is what electronic musicians have been using for years. Glad guitar players have discovered it! One of my fave ways is to split the signal into 2 or more, and have a 100% delay on various drive pedals to get a stereo pan and time shifted signal path that sounds like multiple players rather than just one person with a delay. You need a small mixer for this, and one that will go back to a stereo amp or use a reamp box or Helix etc.
Fantastic video! You've really inspired me to dig into my delay pedals again but what really impressed me are your riffs and melodies , right up my street !
Very nice! It's amazing how far the 'echo' effect has come since I got my first Echoplex back in the late 1970's. Even then that was on its way out. If I remember correctly, the Electro-Harmonix Memory Man came along. I had one and it changed my life as a guitarist and musician. I used it for more than just guitar.
I feel that a "like" does not cover it. I love how you actually use effects and textures to create new musical possibilities. Would love some thoughts on bass guitar. Love from norway.
I use delays a lot for sound design. I have some cheap and nasty, but I have an old Boss and Digitech, I'm going to have to try these. Especially the modulation genius, truly genius.
this is a sick-ass video. i have no idea how to describe it but there's something really nice about the way you speak, it feels very honest, you seem like you know what you're talking about but you don't sound overly technical. and the entire sega dreamcast vhs 90s aesthetic thing you got going on is super neat, you should lean into it more!
how am I finding out about this channel just now? straight-ahead super solid info, great examples of your playing, and the art was really dope as well - subscribed.
Great video, I love dotted eighth delay, it scratches my brain just right and I use it all the time, but I use it too much/as a crutch. This gives me some good ideas to branch out.
I don’t personally do number 1 for actual songs - I’ll play around with it but I always feel derivative or like I’m trolling. I do use it for a purpose but I like delay being more backgroundy. Especially with modulation (low and slow though for me) - it can really add that perfect sumn sumn to a section. Vibrato on the benson is top notch As soon as you mentioned the expression pedal I thought of the Supro. Good stuff. That was my fave lil tune as well.
Great video. Great ideas. I used to use the delay pedal on a lot more of a rhythmic way. I do have to be a lot more deliberate. Because I used to make great rhythmic echoes
I like using mine for weird shit. For example, set to mid/fast tempo, short repeat, but with the volume almost at parity volume, similar to the first audio example. I tend to pair that with heavy distortion and octave down, sometimes add reverb. Mixing between stacatto and more flowy styles gives drastically different sounds. It can sound like youve got 2 entirely different fx chains just from changing the feel
Question/possible info to extrapolate on: If I want delay on my guitar in a recording, when would you recommend using a pedal vs a plug-in? Should I be recording with the delay on or add it in post?
in general, if you know what you want and are willing to commit to the sound and the part, i think recording it that way (in other words using a pedal instead of a plug-in) is the stronger move. but if there's a plug-in you have that you think sounds better than your pedals, then use that.
I have two pedals with built in expression pedals that are taped/ together to modulate multiple effects at once 😃 vibrato and 2 octave up, or chorus and detune, or phaser and univibe together, or even distortion and chorus speed. So many possibilities.
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"i tried to do it like this but it's me so it's almost none of those things" is absolutely incredible honesty.
This is by far my favorite channel. It’s modest, unique, and on point. Thank you for creating 👌🤙❤️
thank you for this comment
Easily the most interesting pedal channel for finding windows of inspiration. Mind blowing
The vintage video game visual commentary is outstanding 😂👏👏👏
Best guitar/pedal channel on youtube. Hands down. You are devilishly creative, with an ear for turning weird into something truly beautiful. I am truly inspired to pick up my guitar and start messing with all the gear I have each time I watch one of your videos.
Exactly how I use my Deco. So handy and the other features make it an instant classic.
What a wonderful feeling to be both advanced and creative with a trusty delay pedal!
First time watching your channel, but I believe you've said about 'delay' is true to any effect. It's hard to explain to someone who never tried effects or never used them in a live situation. the 'effect' for the effect, is useless, unless it adds something to what you're already playing (intention), then, there's taste and purpose, tact and situation awareness.
ps sorry for my bad English! Take care, I'll watch the rest now!
Bro just wanted to say that this channel is the best I've seen at talking about pedals and you approach it in a way that shows not only knowledge about the technical aspect of what you are talking about but most importantly a developed ideal about methodology and the importance of intention that are important to show the honest creativity each person has. And you do all this while showing us that unique aesthetic you create with sound, those action figure images with pixelated backgrounds are such an accurate visual representation of the sounds you use. Thanks for all the videos, 10/10 channel!
thanks man, really glad you get it
As far as your first tip, but slap back delay sounds so good, and helps make your rhythm.sound so full
nice bit of Sheryl crow appreciation in there as well, love that
Love your weird lofi video game world, Mr cyberattack. I also like how you keep saying you want me to this or that like you’re personally invested in me making better more interesting music. I appreciate you
thank you my son
"On Your Own" by Blur. Graham Coxon's use of the Boss DD is fantastic.
Blur mentioned
a cool thing you can do is match the last echo with a chord that would form a complex chord together, forming a 13th chord or something.
My new favorite hobby is going through your tips and jamming them out before I listen to how you do it. You use your gear a lot differently then I do and I think it's good to get uncomfortable or reacquainted with my pedals.
This is the coolest pedal video I've ever seen
about the last tip, about messing with delay times with expression pedals to pitch shift the signal... paul banks from interpol does something similar to this on the track untitled. he uses the hold function of the pedal to keep the same note ringing and starts changing the duration knob to pitch shift the note, it creates a pretty cool effect. happens at the end of the song
The sound of delay length jumping about is the sound of joy! A do want to give a vote to controlling repeats with the expression pedal though, it's cool to add a fadeout with some controlled oscillation at the end of a phrase or song :)
I hadn't thought of that, good point
Yes, I’ve been getting some great sounds, by assigning different parameters to an expression pedal with a Raster 2, and I can do those Rubberneck effects, or just use it for a cool way to get this movement on solos, after changing modulation rate and depth up.
So many things to do with it, and I’ve been focusing on uasssvle things for gigging, after I spent a month just doing film score type stuff.
Never can't say goodbye to one of your videos!
glad you caught that
Incredible vibrato sound!
that's probably my favorite sound in this video
I'm a delay 'overindulger'... This approach is truly inspiring! So glad I just discovered this channel...
Subscribed!!
Love the 8-bit animations as well
Your content is always as good as an ice-cream on a Saturday afternoon
that rendition of never can say goodbye is so sick that I didn't even miss David T. Walker's immaculate guitar playing
This is my second video and this is already my favorite channel, it inspired me so much already, and I love everything about the visuals.
You channel is simply genius. So much creativity and I’m here for it. Keep em coming!
So I just commented this on another video but I play reggae/dub, and what we do is run the delay into itself to the point where you can’t tell what the original sound is. It also gets real nice and overdriven and if you add a filter in it gets real interesting.
This is hands down the best pedal video I have ever watched. Love the content!
Just stumbled upon your video about reverb and now watching this and getting so excited to try these things at home. Thank you for such inspiring videos.
your visuals are so beautiful!!!
Cyberattack new video 🤩
Having fun with rhythmic delays is actually like playing with a metronome as the slightest time mistake will send you off. I learned how to keep time indefinitely with my boss dsd3 in the 90s and now my 8 year old daughter is doing the same. I have about 20 delays and she still chose the dsd3.
Love the visuals.
It is obvious that thought was put into these
I’m a bassist but you always make me feel like I need more “fun” pedals on my board, I just use the utility stuff like compression, tube saturation, gate, overdrive etc.
Go nuts mate. I use lots of pedals with the bass. Specialy if you play without band fx can be a cool toy on bass. If you search for it you find lots of videos about fx on bass 🌻 Njoy
Inspiring stuff! Delay is one of my favorite effects, awesome to see a whole Cyberattack vid on the subject!
Once again, you've nailed this vid, +9000 points for style.
I will watch everything this dude puts up, because it always rules
Never Gonna Goodbye Girl…. Super groove !
Really good one. The first example really shows how different voicings can be do different especially with the delay
Beautiful chord progressions ❤
A lot of this is what electronic musicians have been using for years. Glad guitar players have discovered it! One of my fave ways is to split the signal into 2 or more, and have a 100% delay on various drive pedals to get a stereo pan and time shifted signal path that sounds like multiple players rather than just one person with a delay. You need a small mixer for this, and one that will go back to a stereo amp or use a reamp box or Helix etc.
Guitarists have used delay since before electronic music
@@oliverb.8995ummm you didnt read my comment did you. 🤷♂I'm talking bloody signal splitting.
Wow ! A real eye opener here, didn't know you could do this stuff. Thanks
Fantastic video! You've really inspired me to dig into my delay pedals again but what really impressed me are your riffs and melodies , right up my street !
You give so many great starting points for creativity. Huge appreciation for your work and thank you for sharing.
I love the Benson delay. One of my best purchases in a long time. Love that nostalgic sound. I’m surprised it doesn’t get more love. It’s incredible.
I completely agree, that pedal is no joke.
holy shit this video about delay pedals is high quality as hell
Very nice! It's amazing how far the 'echo' effect has come since I got my first Echoplex back in the late 1970's. Even then that was on its way out. If I remember correctly, the Electro-Harmonix Memory Man came along. I had one and it changed my life as a guitarist and musician. I used it for more than just guitar.
Benson delay is one of the best Chorus pedals out there
that pedal is extremely good
I feel that a "like" does not cover it. I love how you actually use effects and textures to create new musical possibilities. Would love some thoughts on bass guitar. Love from norway.
Cool video! I usually use delay for rhythmic effect, but I also enjoy using it as a reverb on occasion.
Love your imagery! Nice work sir.
Very inspiring and creative channel. Thanks a lot for sharing. Cheers
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen maybe ever? I’m subscribed now.
I use delays a lot for sound design. I have some cheap and nasty, but I have an old Boss and Digitech, I'm going to have to try these. Especially the modulation genius, truly genius.
this is a sick-ass video. i have no idea how to describe it but there's something really nice about the way you speak, it feels very honest, you seem like you know what you're talking about but you don't sound overly technical. and the entire sega dreamcast vhs 90s aesthetic thing you got going on is super neat, you should lean into it more!
Of all the music channels on UA-cam, your's is by far my favorite!
Absolutely rad! Love those sounds and phrasings. Thanks for the tips, this is inspiring.
love it, awesome visual style that complements the audio
how am I finding out about this channel just now? straight-ahead super solid info, great examples of your playing, and the art was really dope as well - subscribed.
Great video, I love dotted eighth delay, it scratches my brain just right and I use it all the time, but I use it too much/as a crutch. This gives me some good ideas to branch out.
You could try setting the delay for 5 eighth notes. It gives it a more robotic feel and it's great
Fantastic group of ideas here! I also am enjoying the abandoned malls in place of the GTA flybys this time around.
Favorite channel and favorite topic: Cyberattack + Delay pedals. Is anything better?
Great video. Love the isolation and pure showcase of the sound and only effect.
Vini Reilly/Durutti Column vibes @2:45
I love this type of content format! 🔥
First time viewer. I adore the visuals. Lovely little stop motion animations!
7:46 - I wanted more of that track! So good!!
thanks for wanting that, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/zIA1kvh5AP8/v-deo.html
Cool and inspiring as always, but writing because I wanted to give you props for stepping up your drum machine/synth bass game of late. Nice!
You create my new favorite songs in every video!
one of the best videos that ive seen in a long time, i love it!
I don’t personally do number 1 for actual songs - I’ll play around with it but I always feel derivative or like I’m trolling. I do use it for a purpose but I like delay being more backgroundy. Especially with modulation (low and slow though for me) - it can really add that perfect sumn sumn to a section.
Vibrato on the benson is top notch
As soon as you mentioned the expression pedal I thought of the Supro. Good stuff. That was my fave lil tune as well.
This is the greatest channel. Thank you
This channel should be much bigger. Subbed
I've found something here can't wait to check out some more of your vids
Your usage of effects is amazing. And your song are cool too 🙂
This video is pure gold!
I recently got a boss re20 and this will really help me start to unlock it!!
I have tried delays from all over! Top to bottom of the mountain!! for digital I now just stick with an old Boss DSD-3 :)
Great video. Great ideas. I used to use the delay pedal on a lot more of a rhythmic way. I do have to be a lot more deliberate. Because I used to make great rhythmic echoes
Pro tip 1 was amazing, man. Seriously inspiring stuff.
The vibrato example tearmed me up. Good stuff
New Jersey is heartbreaking and beautiful, yes
@@CyberattackWorld what song is it? i can hear the vocal melody from something. it's a lady singer.
@@pmjosh you're so close: bit.ly/3vZ0yft
Messin with delay times with high feedback on a drum kit is the boss…what i did this weekend….
How am I just finding your channel this is incredibile
I watched this video stoned and wanted to like it about 5 times having forgotten that I had already done so
Can I say delay is my favorite effect? And your tips are wonderful! ❤
I like using mine for weird shit. For example, set to mid/fast tempo, short repeat, but with the volume almost at parity volume, similar to the first audio example. I tend to pair that with heavy distortion and octave down, sometimes add reverb. Mixing between stacatto and more flowy styles gives drastically different sounds. It can sound like youve got 2 entirely different fx chains just from changing the feel
Question/possible info to extrapolate on: If I want delay on my guitar in a recording, when would you recommend using a pedal vs a plug-in? Should I be recording with the delay on or add it in post?
in general, if you know what you want and are willing to commit to the sound and the part, i think recording it that way (in other words using a pedal instead of a plug-in) is the stronger move. but if there's a plug-in you have that you think sounds better than your pedals, then use that.
Subscribed because this is a great video, great guitar playing, and the MJ diddy at the end was fireee!! Thanks!
thanks man glad you caught that
PRO TIP: If your Pedal supports an Expression Pedal get one !! You won't be disappointed it helps bring out the best in your pedal!!
I have two pedals with built in expression pedals that are taped/ together to modulate multiple effects at once 😃 vibrato and 2 octave up, or chorus and detune, or phaser and univibe together, or even distortion and chorus speed. So many possibilities.
For the last couple months I've been running my ARP-87 in slapback mode to get a chorus effect. I prefer it to my other dedicated chorus pedals, haha
dedicated chorus pedals are a psy-op
Riffs and computer graphics. That’s what we want 🤙🏼
Killer video as always sensei! #3 and #4 are addictive af!
Thanks dude
Ooooo I love the graphics! Great video and good tips too
Another banger as always 😎
Tip #5 is my life now. Thanks!
1:31 Also "big sur moon" buckethead
The flanger example sounds like strangelight by Fugazi. V cool!
This is your best yet. I *am* an echo head but still
real dope aesthetic man 👍🏻