Sound Carpet with Delays - The Chain Gang #13

I use this setup for long - ringing, drawn - out chords or when I finger - pick and I want to blend the single notes into each other gradually.
The delays and the reverb provide a nice base behind the actual chords.

The goal is to hide the repeats of the delays so that they don't sound pronounced but rather give the effect of a continuous combination of notes in the background.
That's why I dial the mix back a bit on the delays.
The repeats are set quite high and the time setting is best matched to the individual song.

The reverb pedal is meant to make the repeated notes even more "smeared" and stuck together.
Also, I'm trying to avoid getting the repats too bright, when using analog delays or an eq to dampen the highs, the feedback gets duller and the individual repeats don't stick out so much.

Two pedals to drone - The Chain Gang #12

Infinite notes created by long reverb tails.

A reverb pedal set to 100% wet can achieve this on its own, the delay pedal just makes the wall of sound bigger.

Since I want to mask the transients of my notes, my guitar volume is all the way up but I make an effort to hit the strings very gently and keep my attack consistent.

A compressor pedal could also help with the guitar's attack and volume.

So, the "Time Core" delay is set to a quite high amount of time and repeats.

The mix knob can go all the way, depending of how pronounced you want to hear the notes that you add to your drone.

Turn up to blend new notes in, turn down to hear them more clearly.

The "Snake Bite" takes out the original guitar signal completely, leaving only the very long reverb tail to ring on and on and on...