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Audiority · Post by **Audiority** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 3:02 pm

We are happy to announce to you our newest effect plugin: PlexiTape - Solid State Tape Echo

PlexiTape is a faithful analog modeled simulation of an iconic tape echo that made THE SOUND of the '70s.

We put special care on modelling this unit on every aspect: motor, tape, FET preamplifier, heads and even the infamous “Sound On Sound”. SOS allows you to use bypass the echo and therefore use the tape as a looping recorder. Furthermore, we expanded it with new features including a full stereo double delay line, tempo sync and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zSBGl4EfgE

Specifications

Analog Modeled Vintage Solid State Tape Echo
Auxiliary Echo with Echo Pan for full stereo effects
3 Echo Modes: Echo, Off (Preamp + Tape colour only) and Sound On Sound
2 FET Preamp models: Early and Late
2 Playback Modes: Regular (with Varispeed) and Sync
Varispeed from 3 to 15 IPS
Echo Tone equalizer
Delay Ducking
Machine Age
Tape Erase
Internal hum noise (fully adjustable, for increased realism and self oscillation)
Resizable interface

Price: $65/€65

More info: https://www.audiority.com/shop/plexitape/

Cheers,
Luca

plexuss · Post by **plexuss** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:08 pm

I am very happy about this. Back in the day it was the Echoplex that was my tape echo of choice. The IK version is very nice but limited. I am looking forward to demo the Audiority version as they make really nice audio software!

Ultimately I picked up a Fulltone Tube Tape Echo which is basically the EP-3 but with numerous modern updates - its the Echoplex I dreamed of but never thought I'd see. The original units were not made very well and suffered all kinds of electro-mechanical issues..

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:23 pm

Delay is my middle name

This looks very interesting!

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:27 pm

After 5 minutes just when I started thinking it didn't sound all that different from other delays, and certainly not as intriguing as the T7E, you started turning up the noise, turning down the speed, and also turning up the rec level. That's when the magic started happening. My wallet is glad that there's no 32 bit version available, but it's on my wish list for when I go 64 bit someday.

https://youtu.be/AwSqPbE6OSc

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:32 pm

Oh no 32bit version?

Audiority · Post by **Audiority** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:43 pm

I'm sorry but we stopped developing 32bit versions of our plugin since the beginning of 2019.

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:07 pm

I'm hoping you'll do a Tel-Ray Oil Can as well. There aren't many of those yet, let alone convincing emulations, so please consider. And by that time I've probably upgraded to 64 bit.

Audiority · Post by **Audiority** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:10 pm

It's definitely on my list, but it's hard to find a Gibson GA4 or a Fender featuring those beautiful Tel Ray oil cans.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:06 pm

Audiority wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:43 pm I'm sorry but we stopped developing 32bit versions of our plugin since the beginning of 2019.

I see. No problem.

acousticglue · Post by **acousticglue** » Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:42 pm

32 bit is long in tooth. I do want to demo this if get some time

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:51 am

Finally a native vst Echoplex !
Sounds lervelee

The AUX line is handy!! Is that a hardware feature? I've never owned one.

Chews a bit of juice, but it really does sound superb. That feedback overload is unmistakeable.
Generous intro period too, cheers.
Well done!

Audiority · Post by **Audiority** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:17 am

Thanks!

No, AUX doesn't exists in the original hardware.

Cheers,
Luca

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 am

I tried this against the T-Racks one and while it is certainly WAY more flexible, I must admit that I preferred the CS Tape Echo - which is a lot darker - over Plexitape - I can't say which is more authentic, but CS Tape Echo immediately sounded more Floydish to me, an impression that mo amount of tweaking of Flexitape could completely remove.

Being the delay-slut I am and given how nice Plexitape is nonetheless, I will most probably get it anyway though.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:47 am

maybe related, i have a heap of friends who still own shedloads of hardware, in particular the RE-201... i swear the tonal difference between some of them is quite vast. I would assume that the EP-3 and 4 are the same in this respect..?

i really dug owning the EP-34 or whatever it is - by UAD. but there's no way i'm going back to that stuff.
there's no way i'm going back to supporting IK Multimedia either

Audiority · Post by **Audiority** » Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:15 am

jens wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:05 am I tried this against the T-Racks one and while it is certainly WAY more flexible, I must admit that I preferred the CS Tape Echo - which is a lot darker - over Plexitape - I can't say which is more authentic, but CS Tape Echo immediately sounded more Floydish to me, an impression that mo amount of tweaking of Flexitape could completely remove.

If you need something Floydish and darker, you should get Echoes T7E which is THE echo used by Pink Floyd.

Cheers,
Luca

Audiority PlexiTape updated to v1.4 - Solid State Tape Echo - AAX, AU, CLAP, VST2, VST3