Acustica Intros Fire The Delay: Timeless delays made easy

[Acustica Community]

The Perfect Blend of Vintage and Modern Delays

Introducing Fire The Delay, the latest innovation in our acclaimed Fire series, powered by Acustica’s cutting-edge Hyper 3 technology. This advanced plugin (available in VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU formats) delivers a versatile collection of 40 meticulously crafted delay and tape emulations, each brimming with rich sonic character. Whether you’re after the vintage warmth of classic hardware or the pristine precision of modern delay units, Fire The Delay flawlessly recreates the unique sound and behavior of both old-school and contemporary gear.


Effortless Workflow: A Streamlined, Intuitive Interface

Like all Fire series plugins, Fire The Delay is built for simplicity and efficiency. Its sleek interface ensures fast performance and low CPU usage—ideal for demanding productions. With editable parameters, responsive buttons, and a convenient model selection menu, users can easily navigate and switch between delay emulations using arrow keys. This streamlined design enhances workflow without sacrificing precision or control.


Built-In Low Latency: One Version, Optimal Performance

Latency is not an issue with Fire The Delay because it offers zero latency. There’s no need for a separate ZL version, as the problem has been solved at its core. The plugin provides outstanding performance with zero latency, all in one version.





Fire the Delay GUI




Key Features

• 40 Delays and Tape Emulations: A comprehensive range of vintage and modern delay sounds, capturing the essence of iconic hardware units.
• Powered by Hyper 3 Technology: Utilizing Acustica’s latest advancements for unmatched sound quality and performance.
• Ultra-Fast, Intuitive Interface: Simplified controls ensure seamless operation and quick parameter selection, keeping you in the creative flow.
• Optimized for Low CPU and Zero Latency: Designed to perform in intensive sessions without compromising efficiency or sound quality.
• Drop-Down Menu for Streamlined Workflow: Convenient Model Selection: Use the arrow keys to easily switch between emulations.

Fire The Delay is the ultimate tool for producers, sound designers, and mixing engineers seeking top-tier delay effects in a streamlined, user-friendly format. Rediscover the magic of delay with a plugin that delivers superior sound quality, efficiency, and ease of use—perfect for any modern production setup.






Technical information:

• Supported formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, and AU.
• Available sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz.
• Compatible with Windows 10 and 11.
• Compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina) to macOS Sonoma (version 14.x).
• Intel, AMD, and ARM compatible.
• Native Apple Silicon support (Rosetta not supported).


Price and availability

Fire The Delay reg. price: €55

The product is at an introductory period for the first four weeks after release or until the first official version is released; this implies that the product may receive improvements, changes, or fixes available through Aquarius Desktop updates.

IMPORTANT: Special offer for our Loyal Customers!
If you’re a current owner of our Lemon plugin, you can grab Fire the Delay at a special price! Your unique coupon code will be sent to the email address you used to register for our Loyal Customer Program, as a thank you for your support.

Not familiar with the Loyal Customer Program? Don’t worry! You can find out more here, and we look forward to welcoming you on board.

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Note: Fire The Delay trial version includes 44.1 - 48 - 88.2 - 96 kHz sample rates.
Please remember that trials expire 30 days after authorization, and we strongly recommend not using trial products in commercial sessions or any important project.

Fire The Delay user's manual


Fire The Delay webpage: https://www.acustica-audio.com/shop/pro ... RETHEDELAY


Fire The Delay | Video Demo

[Vortifex]

Hmm, a bit underwhelmed with this. It's quite bare bones for a delay. It has a lot of delay models but a lot of them are quite samey.

There's no lock for the left and right channels so they can both be moved at the same time. There's no dotted timing in DAW sync mode. That's a weird omission. You can faff around doing it manually, but that's annoying. Also the faster taps on one side fade out quicker which ruins the dotted effect.

There's no tone control, pitch modulation control, stereo control, saturation control.

The feedback is too short. At maximum setting, with delay set to 1/4 at 120 bpm, the taps fade out well under 10 seconds, with some fading around 5 or 6 seconds. With the way I use delay, that's not much use to me.

For roughly the same price as this you can get Valhalla Delay or Replika XT, both of which are far more capable in terms of both function and sound.

Also if you're going to use AI art in your material then try to avoid things like a human fused into the rear window of a car or airplanes with wings only on one side

[foosnark]

Also if you're going to use AI art in your material then try to avoid things like a human fused into the rear window of a car or airplanes with wings only on one side

Also, I have to ask:

Zero latency... in a delay plugin?

[Acustica Community]

Also if you're going to use AI art in your material then try to avoid things like a human fused into the rear window of a car or airplanes with wings only on one side

Also, I have to ask:

Zero latency... in a delay plugin?

You can use it for tracking or even playing live.

[foosnark]

If this was any other kind of effect (aside from perhaps reverb), zero latency might be desirable in some cases, and at least low latency is often a requirement.

But this is a *delay.* Ask yourself what latency is, then ask yourself what a delay does, and you might find the humor here...

[seangm]

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[Kretch]

Just got the P930 recently. This looks like a free plugin.

[dionenoid]

Sound is very good. But it's limited in functionality : no filters/eq, no saturation settings, no modulation, non-sync values can only be set by typing.

The pics from the delays are the same as from Lemon. Yet Lemon does so much more (altho that UI is terrible).

*edited because of updates...

[dionenoid]

Just got the P930 recently. This looks like a free plugin.

At least this one sounds good, unlike P930. Which costs three times as much.

[Acustica Community]

Update available in Aquarius.
Fire The Delay - rel. A008 / Fire The Delay (trial) - rel. A004:

• Added BIAS control
• Added numeric control

[Kretch]

Just got the P930 recently. This looks like a free plugin.

At least this one sounds good, unlike P930. Which costs three times as much.

Well, I’m happy with the P930. Pricey but looks good and sounds amazing. This looks like the old Lemon, but is an entirely different product. Being that it’s not free, maybe a fresh, less dated GUI would have been better and less confusing for paying customers.

I’m just messing around though. To each their own. Have a good one buddy.

[Acustica Community]

Update available in Aquarius.
Fire The Delay - rel. A010 / Fire The Delay (trial) - rel. A006:

• Multi-tempo menu added.

[dionenoid]

Thanks for the updates. Makes me want to retract my earlier statements.

Altho it still misses some useful functions, it just sounds so good that i had to buy. Already made its way to a couple of projects.

Btw : Why do the sliders dissappear when you put it to Manual timing ? Manual settings can then only be changed by typing, makes it cumbersome when trying to make small offsets...

[Vortifex]

Props for adding the extra feedback and the timing options But I'm confused as to what the ping pong button is supposed to do. I set both taps to 1/4 and expect the taps to go L > R > L > R at 1/4 intervals. But instead... nothing happens. The taps are still in mono. If I adjust the timing of one channel the taps become stereo but they don't behave as expected. The plugin seems incapable of doing a normal ping pong delay, unless I'm missing something.

[Lotuz2019]

Props for adding the extra feedback and the timing options But I'm confused as to what the ping pong button is supposed to do. I set both taps to 1/4 and expect the taps to go L > R > L > R at 1/4 intervals. But instead... nothing happens. The taps are still in mono. If I adjust the timing of one channel the taps become stereo but they don't behave as expected. The plugin seems incapable of doing a normal ping pong delay, unless I'm missing something.

It's a cross-feedback delay.

Try a stereo signal with on the left channel a different instrument than on the right channel. For example a guitar on the left and a piano on the right. Then you'll hear the instruments swap channels.