Delay, again, 2024.

[Seelachsfilet]

Recirculate is getting mentioned a lot. Is it that good and why ?

[t.o.t.s.]

Recirculate just sounds nice. lots under the hood but easy to dial things in. it’s not an emulation so it stands out a little. the biggest criticism i’ve heard it that it’s cpu heavy but that’s never been an issue from my experiences

[perpetual3]

To echo the previous sentiment - Recirculate has a great sound, and allows for some substantial tone and stereo shaping. The main feature is the ability to offset the first tap for somewhat more precise groove placement - somewhere between a traditional multitap and standard delay. There is also a granular delay mode but frankly I’m feeling TAL G-Berb does a better job at the granular delay, especially since grains can be tuned.

[SiliconDeath]

It might be my skill issue of not diving deep enough, but why does Timeless feel like it's more complicated than it needs to be? I like how most of Fabfilter plugins are easy to use and elegant, but something about Timeless UX doesn't click with me, it seems to require quite few extra steps.

I like the delay that Gforce synths OB-X and OB-1 have, and I'm thinking maybe Valhalla Delay will get me there quickest, it seems to be easiest to setup (just copy the delay values from synth preset straight to valhalla d.Lay )

[t.o.t.s.]

I like timeless and once you know what’s up it’s fast to use but yeah; it’s not as immediate as some of their other tools.

[hightyde]

I agree. Usually fabfilter is on point with their plugins. But timeless 3 ruined that for me. Like above poster said, it feels overly complicated, takes a long time to get where I need it to be. When it comes to delay plugins, I just want simple. Timeless just has too many knobs nd buttons, and bells and whistles.

[thecontrolcentre]

Trailbender by Signal Perspective is worth checking out (it's free).
https://www.signalperspective.com/2023/ ... ailbender/
I like it's simple, clear, easy to read GUI (with plenty of controls) very much.

[concealed identity]

Trailbender by Signal Perspective is worth checking out (it's free).
https://www.signalperspective.com/2023/ ... ailbender/
I like it's simple, clear, easy to read GUI (with plenty of controls) very much.

"Easy to read"? I can't even find the Feedback knob

[yoursoul]

Trailbender by Signal Perspective is worth checking out (it's free).
https://www.signalperspective.com/2023/ ... ailbender/
I like it's simple, clear, easy to read GUI (with plenty of controls) very much.

"Easy to read"? I can't even find the Feedback knob

trailb-1.jpg

can you see it now?

[MattLeschuck]

For the most basic, clean, digital delay:

KHS Delay - I use this a lot in game sound production for my job. In Snap Heap you can do some really cool things with it.

For basic with analogue flavor (often vocals):

Echoboy JR.

For creativity and everything else:

Echoboy and Primal Tap (both within the Effectrack for further control)

I also own Replika XT (which i do like), Valhalla Delay and Recirculate. I just find Echoboy always sits better in the mix for me and is faster for me to work with. Plus i really like its rhythmic section. Rarely use Valhalla Delay or Recirculate.

[concealed identity]

Trailbender by Signal Perspective is worth checking out (it's free).
https://www.signalperspective.com/2023/ ... ailbender/
I like it's simple, clear, easy to read GUI (with plenty of controls) very much.

"Easy to read"? I can't even find the Feedback knob

trailb-1.jpg

can you see it now?

I'm trying, but it seems someone drew all over the screenshot!

[thecontrolcentre]

I really like Dubstation by Audio Damage ... it's a very simple, great sounding, bucket brigade delay: https://www.audiodamage.com/pages/free-and-legacy



edited for version accuracy

[t.o.t.s.]

Dubstation 2 is still a paid for plug-in (https://www.audiodamage.com/collections ... bstation-2) The free legacy is for Dubstation (1). Still killer sounding either way!

[Funk Dracula]

in 2024 I'm using (in no particular order):

Arturia: Brigade

U-he: Colourcopy, MFM2. and Satin

Newfangled Audio: Recirculate (good offset options)

Fuse Audio Labs: Bucket-500

Pulsar Modular: Lunar Landing

Aqusmatic: Dedalus

GSI: Echo B2

Bitwig: Delay+ (able to insert FX in the loopback with all of Bitwig's modulation options to boot. It's like the ultimate version of Blucat/Klevgrand offerings that do something similar-ish.)

Sixthsample Deelay (one of the few delays with a useable reverse algorithm, and it's free!)

Mountainroad DSP: Lumina Delay (this is more like penciling in custom repeats than a traditional delay)

Eventide: Blackhole Immersive (no, really. crank the size down to -6 thru -10, set the pre-delay, loop, feedback and cross feedback accordingly, crank up the modulation depth and rate a bit, and it's quite beautiful.)

I used to swear by Valhalla, but over the past four-ish years I absolutely feel differently about it. I dunno, it's a lot of little intricacies with Valhalla that all add up to it sounding flat and lacking spatial depth and character. There are still some things I find it useful for, but it's not echoes.

I'll give a special shoutout to Autochroma, which is technically a granular but can be set up to do some neat delay tricks, particularly if you're looking for a nice real time reverse phrase repeater.

Cheers

[thecontrolcentre]

Dubstation 2 is still a paid for plug-in (https://www.audiodamage.com/collections ... bstation-2) The free legacy is for Dubstation (1). Still killer sounding either way!

My mistake. Corrected ^^.