If you want to know how to use a delay effect plugin and what everything does, stick around. This tutorial will teach you about the principles of delay, regardless of the plugin you choose.
Discord4 is the latest version of our most popular and long-lived product, our Discord stereo pitch shifter. Originally modeled from the H910, Discord has long since become its own effect and a studio standby, and this version includes major additions to further stretch its capabilities. Discord Notification Sounds super delayed When I receive a message, join a channel, mute myself or sounds. No matter what, all the notifications are very delayed. It even seems when I navigate my friends list or even scroll up a chat, AS I hit my mute button, the program freeze for a second, like a hiccup.
From standalone plugins to delays that are built into synths, they will all have relatively the same options to change. Hopefully, this will give you a good understanding of what may be included in your effect.
Now, using delay with your music, sound effects and even your vocals can provide you with an alternative to using reverb depending on how you use it. It's not exactly the same, but what the effect will typically give your audio is an echo-like effect. When synced with the tempo of your project, you can really start to see the potential that this type of effect can reach, especially with the rhythm of music.
There are many different ways to use delay, some may be obvious and other can be unconventional and straight up creative. A common reason why you would want to use a delay effect is to make a sound repeat over time and improve the movement in the sound, keeping it from being monotonous.
If you would rather watch the video than reading, you can watch the video here, which includes examples of what each parameter does to a sound.
Feedback: Depending on how long you want the sound to continue echoing, you can set the feedback level to control how fast the delays will fade away. It can fade quickly with a low amount of feedback and you can make a long-lasting echo with a high amount of feedback. Some can be set to never fade at all, going on indefinitely. All of this is done by setting how much of the delayed (or wet signal) is fed back into the dry signal.
Delay Mode: The way the effect handles the output signal can be determined through the delay mode. Different plugins come with different modes, some common types of delay are normal (or stereo), which gives the left and right channels independent delays. Mono, which sends the same delay signal to both (right and left) channels. And ping pong, playing the delayed signal on either the left or right channel by itself, switching back and forth for each echo.
Spread & Width: If you're using the ping pong mode, changing the spread of the signal will determine the panning intensity of each delay and whether or not the delay is purely bouncing from right and left, or sharing some output between the two on each delay.
This is very similar to the Width parameter, which changes the stereo width of the delay. This feature will probably replace your mono and stereo options since that's exactly what it changes. I'll show you with ping-pong turned on, it will basically turn it off if we have width set to zero, putting it in full mono, at 100% it will be at full stereo, or anywhere in between.
Diffusion/Smear: Making the delay more realistic or pronounced can be done by using diffusion (or smear) depending on what your plugin calls it. By blurring the signal, you can also get it to sound more like a reverb effect.
Delay Time: The time setting of the delay effect will control the time before the signal is delayed and how much time is between each delay. In some cases, you'll be able to sync the delay time with the tempo of the project you have open in the host or DAW. This is a good way to represent the space a sound is played in. Using a low time can help create a reverb-like effect.
Dry & Wet: The last part of the delay effect is the dry and wet value. This determines how much of the original sound will be mixed with the affected sound in regards to gain (or volume). A dry signal is the output of an instrument or synth, untouched by any effects. The wet signal determines how much of the effect is applied to the output. When 100% wet, the output of the signal will only be through the effect and will not include the dry signal at all.
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As mentioned before, you can use delay as an alternative to reverb. After all, delay is a form of reverb. By using a very short decay time, you can add a very subtle reverb-like tail on your sounds.
This article simply can’t do this tip justice. Use a delay time calculator to line up the delay intervals to the tempo of your music. Doing this will make it so each delay (or echo) can be set up to hit on every ¼, ⅛, etc.
Here's a conversion chart for values to sync up your delay time with the tempo.
If you’re after some glitchy electronic sounds with some rough edges, automate delay time at low levels with (or without) a high feedback level. If your plugin supports these parameters, you can also leave the delay time at an extremely low level with automation on the modulation time and feedback distortion level to get some aggressive madness.
Learn more about how to use effect plugins for sound design and composition.
Delay effects come in all shapes and sizes, and certainly, complexity. With what you've learned, you should be able to take on any delay plugin that you're put up against. Don’t forget to leave a comment below! Also, share it with someone (or lots of someones) if you found this taught you at least something about how to use a delay effect. Thanks for reading!
Below is a curated list of plugins for the Elgato Stream Deck.
For how to install plugins, see How to install Stream Deck plugins.
The install and use of plugins listed below is done at your own risk.
Plugins List
| Plugin Name | Description | Windows | Mac | Author | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airplane mode | Enable airplane mode on macOS | ✖️ | ✔️ | Jarno Le Conté | Download |
| Analog clock | Shows an analog clock | ✔️ | ✔️ | Elgato | Download |
| App Switcher | This Stream Deck plugin let you switch between opened apps quickly | ✖️ | ✔️ | Jarno Le Conté | Download |
| Apple Mail | Displays unread emails in Apple Mail | ✖️ | ✔️ | Elgato | Download |
| AppleScript | Run arbitrary AppleScript code, or a .scpt file | ✖️ | ✔️ | Mike Schapiro | Download |
| Audio Output Switcher | Change the default or communication Windows audio input or output device | ✔️ | ✖️ | Fred Emmott | Download, Demo |
| Chat Pager | Listens to your twitch chat and gives you a visual alert if someone uses the !page command | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download, Demo |
| CocoaSplit | Control CocoaSplit with a Stream Deck | ✖️ | ✔️ | Zakk | Download |
| Countdown Timer | Set a timer on your Stream Deck, and have it shown on your Stream too. Will start flashing in a color of your choice when the time is up. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| CPU | Displays current CPU usage | ✔️ | ✔️ | Elgato | Download |
| Crypto ticker PRO | Better crypto ticker with tons of customizations | ✔️ | ✔️ | Vincent Courcelle | Download, Screenshots |
| Delayed Text Input | Simulates a keyboard with configurable keypress delay | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Discord Self Mute/Deafen | Self-mute/Deafen in Discord (install instructions) | ✔️ | ✔️ | Fred Emmott | Download, Installation/Demo |
| Discord Message | Send a message to a Discord text channel using a configured webhook | ✔️ | ✔️ | LogicallySound | Download, GitHub |
| Finder Tags | Add color labels to files and folders in the Finder | ✖️ | ✔️ | Jarno Le Conté | Download |
| Foobar2000 Integration | Control Foobar2000 with real-time feedback. | ✔️ | ✔️ | David Borzek | Download |
| GPMDP Integration | Google Play Music Desktop Player integration and live feedback. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Home Assistant | Control Home Assistant items | ✔️ | ✔️ | tobimori | Download |
| Home Assistant Webhooks | Call Home Assistant webhooks (install instructions) | ✔️ | ✔️ | hendricksond | Download |
| IFTTT Integration | Integrate with If This Then That (IFTTT) | ✔️ | ✔️ | tobimori | Download |
| Memory Game | Play the Memory game on Stream Deck | ✔️ | ✔️ | Elgato | Download |
| Mic Mute | Quickly mute your mic with one button | ✔️ | ✖️ | Fred Emmott | Download, Demo |
| Minecraft | Get stats of your favorite Minecraft server live on the Stream Deck. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| OBS Replay | Start/Stop the OBS replay function | ✔️ | ✔️ | cuddlycheetah | Download |
| OBS Tools | Advanced OBS commands and tools to use on your Elgato Stream Deck. Features include: Instant Replay (on stream), Dropped frames alarm, Quick scenes toggle, OBS CPU usage. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| ServiceNow | Track tickets from your ServiceNow Instance | ✔️ | ✔️ | Aidan Wardman | Download |
| ShadowPlay Integration | Control NVIDIA ShadowPlay from your Stream Deck | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Soundpad Integration | Play sounds directly from Soundpad, without needing to configure hotkeys | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Spotify Integration | Spotify integration and live feedback. A Spotify Premium account is required. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Star Citizen Server Status | View in Realtime the Server Status for Star Citizen | ✔️ | ✔️ | f00d4tehg0dz | Download |
| Stock & Currency Ticker | View live quotes of your favorite Stocks, Currencies and CryptoCurrencies | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Steamstat.us Steam Server Status | View in Realtime the Server Status for Steam Users Online, Steam Active Users, Steam Store, Steam Community and more! | ✔️ | ✔️ | f00d4tehg0dz | Download |
| Stopwatch | Simple stopwatch with two styles | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Stream Counter | A counter plugin you can use to keep score (kills/deaths/etc). The count is saved to a text file which you can then show live on your stream | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Stream Deck Games | Suite of games for your Stream Deck. Includes: Minesweeper, Simon Says, Breakout, Dice Roller, and an 8-Ball you can display on stream. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Streaming Remote | Start and stop OBS or XSplit running on another computer (more info, install instructions) | ✔️ | ✔️ | Fred Emmott | Download, Demo |
| Super Macro | Keyboard and Mouse simulator that supports creating advanced keystroke macros. Support actions like Ctrl-Alt-F1 or even Shift-Home+Control-C (Select text and copy to clipboard) | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Tasker | Integrate with Tasker | ✔️ | ✔️ | tobimori | Download |
| Team Speak | Allows you to interact with the TeamSpeak 3 Client via the ClientQuery (Telnet) via your Stream Deck. | ✔️ | ✖️ | ZerGo0 | Download |
| Text File Tools | A set of tools for manipulating text files through the Elgato Stream Deck. Useful for live stream updates. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| VLC Remote | Controls the VLC media player (play, pause, next, …) | ✔️ | ✔️ | RGPaul | Download |
| VoiceMeeter | Mute, Unmute and modify VoiceMeeter settings | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Warframe Cycle Tracker | Track day/night cycles in Warframe | ✔️ | ✔️ | Sauravisus | Download |
| Windows Mover & Resizer | Allows you to control the position and size of application windows on your Windows PC. Maximize/Minimize windows or change height, width and position. Supports moving applications across multiple screens. | ✔️ | ✖️ | BarRaider | Download |
| World Time | Displays the local time in cities around the world | ✔️ | ✔️ | BarRaider | Download |
| Weather | Hourly weather status right on your StreamDeck | ✔️ | ✔️ | tarikguney | Download |
| Zapier | Integrate with Zapier | ✔️ | ✔️ | tobimori | Download |
Discord Sound Effects Delayed
Developers: Add your plugin to this list
Discord Call Join Sound
See How to add your plugin. You can find out how to build your own plugin on the Elgato Stream Deck SDK site.
New: C# developers can use Stream-Deck Tools to easily create a plugin.