Black Rooster Audio have reduced the price of their TD-201 Vintage Tape Echo, now available for only $29.00, (usually $99.00).
The TD-201 vintage tape echo plugin brings the unmistakable sound of the most beloved tape delay unit into the 21st century. This highly customizable piece of studio history effortlessly switches between old-school ping pong to a deep space odyssey, and everything in between – it’s all you’ve ever wanted from a tape delay!
As a part of the 1950s revolution in music production, musicians, producers, and engineers were busy creating the foundation of the modern-day workflow and introducing countless technical innovations – from guitar amps to electric organs, as well as an incredible amount of studio effects. This period also marked the birth of electric reverberation & delay units.
Early-day tape delays such as the Echoplex or Copicat – the first attempts at echo generators – have a history of being technically unreliable and prone to damage when transported, yet their sound was so captivating that further attempts inevitably ensued.
It was in the late 1960s when Japanese engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi and Hammond started experimenting with multi-head tape echos. One of these featured a free-floating 1⁄4-inch tape & spring reverb housed in a rock-solid tape chamber, ready for touring and more stable and reliable than anything on the market at the time.
The Roland Space Echo RE-201 became a best-seller for the brand. It further evolved into a range of delay effects that are still extensively used in music productions and in sound design today. The famous delay sound has stayed consistent ever since the RE-201 was born.
For many tape delay aficionados, there is nothing like the sound of a legendary vintage unit. Still, many struggle with their unpredictability, not to mention that they can be time-consuming to use and difficult to access. This is why we have created the TD-201 – a highly customizable in-the-box tape delay that offers all of the vintage character of the classics, as well as countless customization options for maximum usability.
Features include:
- Inspired by a true studio classic: This unit offers the most authentic vintage tape echo sound possible, and is highly customizable, to help you find your unique sound.
- Complex mode selection made simple: Get a seamless transition between the playback heads so that you can dial in your perfect room setup, and effortlessly mix your reverberation and delay.
- Per head fine-tuning: Fine-tune your perfect echo by adjusting the depth, volume, and stereo position per playback head in the lower panel. The nine parameters allow for surgical-level precision in your workflow.
The TD-201 is available to PC and Mac users (VST2, AU and AAX).
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