Slapback delay
A single short delay of roughly seventy to a hundred and twenty milliseconds with little or no feedback, heard as a distinct slap after the note.
Slapback comes from early tape machines that had only one playback head, so the echo was short and heard once. Because the delay is so short, the repeat does not sound like a separate voice but like an extra attack, which thickens a rockabilly or country rhythm part without muddying it. Getting the timing right matters more than the effect settings, since the slap should land just off the beat rather than on the next one.
Example: A rockabilly rhythm part where every note has a tight, single echo immediately behind it is using slapback delay.
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