Delay

Purpose

Delay devices implement an audio time delay. They have the following uses:

• To accomplish architectural delay, that is, to compensate for speech passing through the air and for speaker echo.
• To align the drivers in a speaker array.
• For effects.

Delays are typically used when signals are electrically out of line, but the user wants to align them acoustically.

MultiTap delay devices are available with single and multiple delay taps and with various maximum delay times. The devices have several output wiring nodes, allowing you to implement a delay for a number of devices at the same time.

The level of DSP resources consumed by the delay device is proportional to the number of delay taps and the maximum delay of the device, even if none of the taps are set to the full delay time. Select the smallest delay line which satisfies the requirements of your application.