expert sleepers Augustus Loop announced

Expert Sleepers have announced their next Audio Unit plug-in - Augustus Loop, currently in beta, it is expected to be released some time in June. They are looking for beta testers so if you're interested in taking part you can find their contact details on their web site.

Augustus Loop is a looping device. As such, it is probably closer to the Lexicon JamMan than to the Echoplex Digital Pro, in that it essentially offers a very long delay effect rather than the ability to overdub and undo (Though future versions may bring that functionality as well). The key features of Augustus Loop that make it more than just a big delay effect are:

• Really long maximum delay (3600 seconds - that's one hour).
• Virtual tape. The delay simulates an old-style tape delay, meaning you can:
  • Change the tape speed (i.e. pitch up and down)
  • Reverse the tape direction.
  • Smoothly change the delay time (as if you were changing the head gap on a tape delay).
• Multimode filter and saturation in the feedback loop.
• Four feedback taps (left to left, left to right, right to left and right to right) with independent delay time and feedback settings, for ping-pong effects, stereo delays etc.
• Pitch and filter LFOs.