Originally Posted by: Jon BroderickYou're absolutely right.

I feel really bad.

I will update that text so that it is more accurate.

Also, we will scout somebody who can do a good in the style of for this artist.

He is one of my favorites too.


Back in the really old days of this site (before video), I did a lesson on this style. Check it out here:

http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=2142

The key to the style is to get the delay ms in time with the bpm of the song.

This is the only time in my life I ever use algebrae:

60 Seconds / Song BPM = Delay amount for quarter notes

Example:

60/120 BPM = 500ms

In the lesson I did linked above, I use 300ms to get a synchopated 3rd 16th note that comes in just before every note I play.


We'll do a full treatment of this in a modern video style, but it will take a while to get it done. Meanwhile I will fix the text, thanks for letting us know.

Jon

Thanks - I know how he gets the delay settings - It can be a bit more complicated then that in that he usually uses 2 delay units and also uses natural delay (mic placement). The is a more than exhaustive study on it here:

http://www.amnesta.net/edge_delay/

Pretty interesting if you really want to know. His setting are usually set so the notes fall between 8th notes (3 1/16ths). This info also uses the formula you discussed. Problem is when playing live getting the drummer right on, otherwise the delay won't work(Which is why the edge uses faint reference notes at the beginning of songs(Like Streets) - which also sounds cool.

What I am more interested in is learning his style, in that he plays broken variations of chords on top of the underlying chord progression(Or what the Bass is playing), and his choice of higher notes generate implied chords when played over the bass(Or an acoustic playing Rhythm).

This is really hard fro me in that I know scales and chords, but don't know how to use various intervals to give a unique sound.

Looking forward to some insight down the road.

Thanks,