Dotted 8th note delay settings using this Mosky 4-in-1 DTC. It was mostly played by ear but finally I got to understand what is this dotted 8th note delay is all about. Hope this helps guys.
Back to basics: Let's start with the quarter note and 4/4 time signature.
It means that you're counting 1, 2, 3, 4, for four times.
Now 8th note is half of it. So our counting now will be 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & for four times.
When you put a dot in front of a note let's say 8 plus a dot or typically called dotted 8th note is 8th note plus half of that 8th note. So it's like 8th + 16th.
To put it in simple explanation, lets go back to whole note, half note and quarter note. So, Whole Note, is 4 counts isn't it. You have to hold the note for 4 counts. Try and hum then count in your head up to four. Or if you got your guitar or keyboards in front of you hold a certain note whilst counting up to four. That's whole note.
Now, let's try Half Note, so half note is two counts isn't it. So hum or hold a note for two counts. So in order to get a three counts or hold a note for three seconds if I can use this term, you will need a dotted note or dotted half note. The illustration will be like this: Whole note is 4 counts or 4 seconds for simpler illustration, then half note is 2 counts or 2 seconds. But if you put a dotted half note you will get, half of 2 is 1 so it means that dotted half note is to hold a note for 3 counts or 3 seconds because half note is 2 plus half of 2 is 1 which is your dotted note = 3 counts.
It applies the same with quarter note. Quarter note is 1 count and half of it which is 8 is 1/2 count. So you will be holding the note for 1 and 1/2 or quarter note plus 8th note.
Sames goes with 8 note which is 1/2 and half of it is quarter which is 16th so it means that you will hold the note as 8th plus 16th. Hope that this make sense guys.
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