Delay — Fairlight · SPACE / FX · 09
Place the repeats. Preserve the rhythm.

Practice · 5 steps

1. Choose an event
Choose a word or short hit followed by a pause. Record whether you need one answer, doubling or a rhythmic train.

2. Check input and timing
Identify the channels, choose Input Format and place Delay. For a 120 BPM example, calculate a 500 ms quarter and 375 ms dotted eighth; compare a suitable interval with the scene.

3. Understand the returns
In the lab, keep L/R times equal and compare feedback +40% with −40%. Then offset the times. Describe repeat signs and positions without attributing filters to the model.

4. Mix the actual effect
In Resolve, check High Cut, Low Cut, High Ratio and Stereo Blend one at a time. Set Dry/Wet or the send, compare against the original and listen in mono.

5. Check the tail and save
If needed, automate the selected word. Listen through the next edit and a short export with the full tail; record the settings and result.

Result record
Source / passage:
Clip / Track / Bus:
Input channels:
Parameters:
Routing and automation:
Audible change:
Mono / tail / export:
Remaining limitation:

Reviewed on 8 October 2026 against the DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual: Chapter 181, Delay, pages 4103–4104; Echo comparison on pages 4107–4108; plugin placement and automation in Chapter 180. The Delay panel on page 4103 was visually inspected. The original site capture URL is preserved; its filename does not establish a specific build. Rhythm calculations, exercises and the browser diagram are authored material. Native DSP and sound in an installed Resolve were not tested in this pass.

https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/fairlight

The browser study diagram is not Resolve native DSP. Check the final sound on your own material.