FRCTL Audio has updated DLAY, its multi-tap delay plugin, to v1.1.0. The release unlocks a layer of previously hidden controls, adds new ways to shape stereo and rhythm, and lets your DAW automate everything. Existing projects and presets sound exactly the same until you reach for the new stuff.
New gear panels on your knobs
A small gear now sits in the corner of most knobs. Click it and a panel opens with controls that used to be locked away, while the main knob keeps working. Each one unlocks something new:
- Duck — set how loud the input has to be before the delay gets out of the way, and how fast it ducks and recovers. Ducking now feels natural at normal playing volumes, not just on loud signals.
- Wobble — from a gentle, slow sway to a fast, seasick flutter.
- Drift — from a lazy, tape-like drift to a quicker wander.
- Humanize — control how loose and "played by hand" the timing feels.
- Smear — from smooth and washy to ringing and metallic.
- Ping Pong — new stereo-width tools: shape how the echoes bounce, add width, and keep the bass solid and centred while the highs ping-pong around.
- Ripple — every ripple knob gets its own shape and randomness, so an effect can build up early, fade into the tail, or scatter for a more organic feel.
Let your DAW drive everything
Every tap can now be automated and controlled from your DAW or a hardware controller — volume, timing, panning, pitch, tone and more. The visual editor is still the easiest way to shape taps; now you can also record knob moves and play them hands-on.
Groove on the echoes
A new Sync Feedback option swings the delay's repeats off the straight grid, giving the echoes a shuffled, rhythmic bounce. A small light by the FEEDBACK knob shows when it's active, and a new ODD / EVEN switch sets how the swing falls.
Lighter on your CPU
DLAY runs leaner now, especially on Linux. A new FORM quality setting controls the formant/pitch effect — the heaviest part of the plugin: leave it on Balanced for the same sound as before, drop to Efficient to fit it on more taps on lighter machines, or pick High for the cleanest result. The formant effect now also works when the left and right delays are unlinked.
Smaller touches
- Delete a tap straight from its right-click menu.
- The editor now shows your original sound alongside the delay.
- Scroll the TAPS control to add or remove one tap at a time.
- Older presets load more reliably.
- A cleaner Save Preset window, a tidier Settings panel, and a fresh coat of paint on the layout.
Pricing and availability
DLAY is available now for $34.99, and v1.1.0 is a free update for existing owners. It runs as VST3, AU and CLAP on Windows, macOS and Linux.
