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The Edge's Delay Settings > In God's Country (127 bpm)

Here's the sample clip I studied for this song (it's slowed down 2x maintaining the same pitch)
  • This is the most likely signal path:
       Guitar -> Signal split to A/B:
    
            A  -> 230ms (2 repeats)  ==  1/8 @ 127 bpm
                    with modulation, about 75% of the inital signal -> amp
    
            B  -> 360ms (2 repeats)  ==  3/16 @ 127 bpm
                    with modulation, about 75% of the inital signal -> amp
    

Here's the sample clip of the solo I studied for this song (it's slowed down 2x maintaining the same pitch)

  • For the 'one-string solo', there's 1 delay:
       Guitar -> 360ms (4-5 repeats)  ==  3/16 @ 127 bpm
                    with heavy modulation, about 75% of the inital signal -> amp
    
    You can hear the heavy modulation in the repears in the clip. Note how the one repeating note changes in pitch mid-note. This is the SDD-3000 modulation turned up to the highest level possible until it starts to sound out of tune to the naked ear. It sounds almost sounds like a bagpipe when slowed down.

    You can hear that the delay is 3/16 time in the clip slowed to 2x. Edge is playing 1/16th notes. Note how after the first 3 notes, the sound starts to sound 'fuller': that's because the delay of the first note kicks in while he's playing the 4th note of the solo. From then on, there's always both the note he's hitting and the delay from a note hit 3 notes earlier.

    Also note the backing vocal under the solo, the "Ah...", a B note one octave down from the high B note he's playing; both help to color the underlying D chord with a Bm feel.




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