Is there such a thing as a VST that does an irregular delay?

[terriandralph]

Hope I can describe this so that is makes sense...

I'm looking for a VST that can do a delay that is not every quarter note, eighth note, dotted eighth note, etc., that can randomly create delays that are not an equal distance apart from each other. Is there such a thing?

[Benedict]

As such this is very uncommon thing. I have a feeling that there is one such thing about but I cannot remember what it is. i assume it wasn't super as I lurve delays and would be on that like stink on, um, er.

Any decent Delay/Echo will have a "free" mode that gets away from the (terrible) BPM sync thing to pure time.
The issue you/the Dev faces is that for every "tap" or regeneration - depending on what you mean - you need a whole new delay line instanced within the unit as changing time for an already 'active' delay will change the speed of playback and it warps pitch.

https://phonolyth.com/products/cascade
This one sorta does that a tiny bit but it is more the mod for each echo tap being different than all the Taps be "random".

You may find some or all of what you hope for with this one that I made for Higher Hz: Hz Multiply was initially designed for subtle movement in sounds, it can definitely be used more dramatically. I often use it as part or all of a Song Reverb.

[cryophonik]

Yes, there are many delay plugins that have modulation sources that can be assigned to delay time. FabFilter Timeless 3 comes to mind:

https://www.fabfilter.com/help/timeless/using/xlfo

(Take a look at the random function)

[rod_zero]

Fabfilter Timeless is the easiest one for modulating time.

[neverbefore]

Blue Cat Late Replies is the most powerful and flexible delay I have come across by a long way. It can have 8 taps which are synced to a grid with up to 100 divisions of the delay time but you dont have to use snap to grid so effectively they are freely positioned if you want . More than that each tap can have its own fx channel using any effect you own plus its own effects plus even a copy of itself - so each tap can run through its own copy of Late Replies and on and on


the inbuilt Reaper ReaDelay can have any number of taps with any length up to 10 secs with feedback / filters, all of which can be modulated.
Minimal Audio have cluster delay which can achieve a very wide range of spacings but without the precision of ReaDelay
ina-GRM delays achieves similar results to Minimal Audio - although perhaps not as easy to get that variation

The Rob Papen delay might do what you want - have not used it for a while but worth a try

[roman.i]

Hope I can describe this so that is makes sense...

I'm looking for a VST that can do a delay that is not every quarter note, eighth note, dotted eighth note, etc., that can randomly create delays that are not an equal distance apart from each other. Is there such a thing?

Unfiltered audio sandman pro? Has a full capability of modulation. I think it was $10 few days ago, there are always some sales or/and coupons in PA.
Also, other more standard delay usually have a "Shuffle" knob and not-synced by milliseconds setup.
Multitap delays have a full control on taps in milliseconds.

[imrae]

Valhalla Ubermod is a lot of fun for wonky multitap delays. You can warp the distribution of taps so they bunch up at one end or the other of the group.

[elassi]

+1 for Bluecat's Late replies. Outstanding options to work with.

[kraster]

Cluster Delay by minimal audio has a spacing dial that you can use to offset each tap.

It also has a scatter function that allows you to adjust the volume of each tap.

[cryophonik]

I'm looking for a VST ...that can randomly create delays that are not an equal distance apart from each other.

Maybe you can clarify this. Are you looking for a delay that will generate random time for each delay tap (i.e., continuously variable), or are you simply looking for a delay that can be randomly assigned different times that are not locked to note divisions, but still repeating off the time grid? If it's the latter, then almost any multi-tap delay will allow you to unlock the taps from the grid and just assign whatever random time (usually in milliseconds) that you want, but they will do so in a repeating fashion. If it's the former (i.e., you want the delay times to continuously vary in a random fashion), you'll need a delay like Timeless 3 or similar that has the ability to modulate the time randomly (e.g., with an LFO or step sequencer and a random function).

[CrystalWizard]

I'm looking for a VST ...that can randomly create delays that are not an equal distance apart from each other.

Maybe you can clarify this. Are you looking for a delay that will generate random time for each delay tap (i.e., continuously variable), or are you simply looking for a delay that can be randomly assigned different times that are not locked to note divisions, but still repeating off the time grid? If it's the latter, then almost any multi-tap delay will allow you to unlock the taps from the grid and just assign whatever random time (usually in milliseconds) that you want, but they will do so in a repeating fashion. If it's the former (i.e., you want the delay times to continuously vary in a random fashion), you'll need a delay like Timeless 3 or similar that has the ability to modulate the time randomly (e.g., with an LFO or step sequencer and a random function).

I was about to ask the same question since there are replies addressing both.

[Funky40]

i´ll add "Sinevibes" as a possibility to check.
"dispersion" and "droplets"
but its not what i use.
https://www.sinevibes.com/mac/

[Synthman2000]

Set up 4 delays (or as many as needed) panned as you wish with any random set delay time and then randomly record automation sends operated by hand to any of them. That will be fairly random.

[No_Use]

Draw some random automation for the delay time.

[imrae]

Oh, and if you want to modulate the delay time without chorus-y pitch warble artefacts, the options become a lot more limited. Sandman Pro can do this trick.