Delay a signal Use the delay~ object to delay a signal by a certain amount of time. The delay time can be specified in samples (determined by the sampling rate), or using the Max time format syntax for tempo-relative values. Cycling '74 MSP MSP Delays Input to be Delayed TEXT_HERE Delay Time in Samples TEXT_HERE Delayed Output TEXT_HERE Maximum delay time Set maximum delay time in samples. This determines the amount of memory allocated for the delay line. Initial delay time Set the initial delay time. The delay time can be either a number which specifies time in samples (e.g. delay~ 44100 200) or a notevalue (e.g. delay~ 2000 2n). Delay ramp time Set the delay ramp time, in milliseconds. If the delay time is controlled using a float rather than a signal value, the delay time will be crossfaded. Set delay time In right inlet: set delay time. The delay time cannot be less than 0 (no delay) nor can it be greater than the maximum delay time. Set delay time (converted to int) Set delay time in a Max time format. Set delay time in a Max time format. Zero the delay memory Set maximum delay time Set the time to ramp to a new delay time Function depends on inlet In left inlet: Signal to be delayed.
In right inlet: Set delay time. Signal-based delay uses interpolation, which introduces a one-sample delay. Delay time The differences between delay~ and tapin~/ tapout~ are as follows: First, delay times with delay~ are specified in terms of samples rather than milliseconds, so they will change duration if the sampling rate changes. Second, the delay~ object can reliably delay a signal a number of samples that is less than a vector size. Finally, unlike tapin~ and tapout~, you cannot feed the output of delay~ back to its input. If you wish to use feedback with short delays, consider using the comb~ object. Note: While the delay~ object lets you specify time in any of Max's standard time formats, the interval attribute argument should be used when specifying time in any other time unit besides milliseconds or notevalues (e.g. delay 22050 @interval 11025 samples).

If notevalue, ticks, or bars.beats.units are specified for the delay interval, the object will not operate unless the transport is running. The output consists of the input delayed by the specified number of samples.