Among the annals of vintage music studio gear lust, you’ll hear one piece of equipment talked about more than almost any other when speaking of delays: the Lexicon Prime Time model 93.
It took me years to track one down, and once I did, it took me about 9 months to get it serviced from a technician. Once I got it back and started using it, I could appreciate what all the hype was about.

But Why?
• It was among the first digital delays available in 1978. Before that, there was only tape delay, bucket brigade (BBD), and Oil Can Delays
• 128ms and then 256ms was both expensive and flexible, allowing for precise dialing of effects
• Modulation gave chorus, flange, phase, and typical multitap delay
• The Prime Time was dual delay, super programmable, and looked like a synthesizer

Let's take a listen to some of the ways it could be used and abused