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Re: Delay VST PlugIn Survey



Thanks all, I will start checking these out :)


On Jul 30, 2012, at 3:26 AM, Per Boysen wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Phil Clevenger
> <phil.clevenger@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What VST delay plug ins are you using and loving?
> 
> 
> Two of my fav's are already mentioned: FabFilter Timeless 2 and
> SoundToys Echoboy (also great for "vintage reverb").
> 
> My third favorite delay is the Tape Delay found in Logic and
> Mainstage. The cool thing is its nice emulation of tape speed switch
> noise. Timeless 2 also has that BTW, but not so simple and sexy as the
> Tape Delay plugin. Too bad it is not a separate plugin and only found
> as part of Logic and Mainstage. I think though, that you should be
> able to set up a similar tape speed noise dub thing with Augustus
> Loop. I don't use Augustus in general, as I do with the one mentioned
> above, but for specific tasks where I know that "this thing I want
> here is a typical case for Augustus". I kind of use Augustus more as a
> looper than for delay effect processing.
> 
> For my kind of live looping I like a delay with such speed shift noise
> emulations because when I change the tempo, while playing, all such
> delays scream and whine in a lovely way.
> 
> Since you are using Ableton Live I must say that I like its Ping Pong
> Delay as well! Especially since it has a filter that you can set to
> sweep a bit by some LFO control routing. For dub feel tweaking one can
> set Live's Return Track (that hosts the Ping Pong Delay) to Send into
> itself. But be careful not to go into feedback hell. Better slap a
> limiter or compressor into the loop. No fancy rubberband feel of tape
> speed noise here, but thanks to the filter in the signal path you can
> create "climbing shimmer" delays that add a new dimension to your
> music (I often do the filter-climb trick with Tape Delay and Echoboy
> too).
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>