The delay plugin of delays!

[Gam456]

Circulate and Sandman Pro are unique for a different approach of delay

[Kai Enaki]

A few other notables are objeq delay (physical modelling thingy), modley by Klevgrand (more feedback effects shenanigans), delay cat (concatenator, granular weirdness), indelay (surround capable with tons of taps), daedalus delay (granular with lots of other unusual features), Neold Oldtimer (wonderful sounding delay with a digital or analog character), Other Desert Cities (tons of delay modes and other features like diffusion), wires (Soviet wire recorder based thing with delay capabilities)

Agreed, Neold Oldtimer is a bit of a gem. It might not stand up against many of the suggestions in this thread when it comes to features, but if you're looking for something that just works and adds character out the box, it's a must have.

[dexrow]

vcv rack is part of my vst delay collection... Anything modular where you can coome up with unique stuff is good for extending a delay collection fairly quickly. Being able to load other vst's also makes for a killer vst effect forgive me for not menitioning the name of it...

[thecontrolcentre]

Some of my favourites ...

Ohmboyz Infinity
Delay Cat
Sandman Pro
Other Desert Cities
Dub Station
Echoes T7E mkII

[mixtur.se]

Klevgrand modley is cool. You can add modular effects pre, post and within the loop - including another delay. The only glaring omission is ducking. Cubase has a similar stock delay.
UVI relayer is another powerhouse,

[thecontrolcentre]

Klevgrand modley is cool.

I just picked that one up in the last Klevgrand Flash Sale. Haven't had time to install it yet. Maybe tomorrow.

[Kai Enaki]

Some of my favourites ...

Ohmboyz Infinity
Delay Cat
Sandman Pro
Other Desert Cities
Dub Station
Echoes T7E mkII

Echoes T7E mkII is one of few plugins that has aged well. I sure don't think 7y old when I see and hear it.

[CrystalWizard]

Lots of great suggestions here, including things i don't have but i know are great.
Reaktor is amazing when you get into it (or just get something premade) I had all kinds of "feedback machines" that i made.
PSP285, PSPMD608, PSP Echo, Valhalla Delay are some of my favorites.
M4L has some wild stuff.
Bitwig (as already covered well in this thread) definitely,
Sandman Pro (i don't have the last two but great stuff.

We are spoiled in the virtual world, i remember when we had to walk uphill both ways and were lucky if we could afford a crappy BBD (or eventually a Digitech 7.6 -crappy 8 bit)

[thecontrolcentre]

i remember when we had to walk uphill both ways ...

You were lucky

[kraster]

Lots of great suggestions here, including things i don't have but i know are great.
Reaktor is amazing when you get into it (or just get something premade) I had all kinds of "feedback machines" that i made.
PSP285, PSPMD608, PSP Echo, Valhalla Delay are some of my favorites.
M4L has some wild stuff.
Bitwig (as already covered well in this thread) definitely,
Sandman Pro (i don't have the last two but great stuff.

We are spoiled in the virtual world, i remember when we had to walk uphill both ways and were lucky if we could afford a crappy BBD (or eventually a Digitech 7.6 -crappy 8 bit)

I’m dating myself but the first digital delay I came across was the powertran digital delay line that my dad had.

It came as a kit and in order to get anything long enough you’d have the already paltry sample rate of 11 kHz to 4K!

[Choikdoi]

I’m dating myself

You'd get on well with your namesake (with a C).

[wintoid]

I’m dating myself

You'd get on well with your namesake (with a C).

Unexpected LOL, thanks for the chuckle.

[kraster]

I’m dating myself

You'd get on well with your namesake (with a C).

lol.

Brilliant.

[vitocorleone123]

For 3rd party I'm down to just 5 delays depending on what's needed: Valhalla Delay, Recirculate, Zen Delay, Sigmund v2, and Echoleffe. It's been awhile, and I've yet to think "I need a different delay" beyond these.

Wow somehow I completely missed the fact that a plugin version of Zen Delay exists, thanks for the heads up!

Zen Delay is quite a trip, and very flexible!!

It had a huge discount when I bought it. Don’t think it’s worth the normal list price, as good as it is.

[zerocrossing]

There are really too many to speak of, and other threads that have gone into them. Before you go buy something, check out what comes with your DAW. For example, I use Bitwig, and its delays and reverbs have the ability to add plugins inside the feedback loop, creating incredible opportunities to sculpt your delay.

I've had Bitwig for a couple of years, and I have never noticed that before!

Someone turned me on to that a while ago, and it was quite a revelation. Make sure you put a limiter after it, because thinks can get out of control pretty easily.

Sound advice. When I first started using this, I assumed it was applying FX simply to the wet signal so I thought I'd make an awesome dub delay with a wobbling resonant band pass filter. This just not the case as I discovered very quickly! Some sort of kill switch would be good here.

It helped me understand what was happening though.

I have to admit, I haven't found a truly useful purpose for it. I'm curious what sort of setups you've stumbled across using the FX chain in the various delays.

I mostly experiment with destructive effects, distortion, bit and rate reduction, filters, time based modulation. Anything. It works better when the effect is medium to light, but the feedback is moderate and easily heard in the mix. Good for introductions, breaks, fade-outs. Places where it can be featured. Minimal ambient tracks as well.