This is a relatively simple plugin - 9 knobs and a single switch, plus a Tweak menu for detailed adjustments. UX: Phew, back to the classic Soundtoys layouts. Pro Tip: If you want to get some extra width in the delay without having to pan the left or right channels, go to the color knobs and put one at 11 o’clock and the other at 1 o’clock. Because of the focus on hardware emulation, though, this wouldn’t be my pick for creative sound design with a delay. For any classic or standard delay sound, this is a great pick - vocal delays, slapback delays for synths or other instruments, and ambient delays with long delay times and lots of feedback. Uses: The Repeater is very close to a one-stop-shop plugin. Plus, the on board EQ and pan controls allow you to shape the color and stereo image of the delay before it even leaves the plugin. Aesthetically, it looks like a classic digital delay unit.Ĭharacter: The Repeater Delay has 23 emulations of classic delay machines, covering tons of variety within the tape, analog, and digital worlds. UX: It looks intimidating at first, but with a little practice it’s actually user friendly. Price: $99 (or $15/month as part of the Slate All Access Pass) I’ll give you all the details as we go along. Many of these plugins fall neatly into the categories above, others are a combination of multiple. So let’s get to it! Here are the top 20 delay plugins for music production in 2021. Creative sound designers out there, look out for these below. Beyond - While a lot of delay plugins try to emulate their hardware predecessors, many others are pushing the boundaries of plugin design to create totally new sounds that are only available in plugin form. Computers allowed delay manufacturers to create algorithm-based delays that allowed for both increased ease of use as well as a variety of new timbre options.Īnd. These units opened up a whole new warm, crunchy sound palette that left an unmistakable and irreplaceable footprint on classic rock.ĭigital Delay - Enter the 80s, the era of embarrassing hairstyles and digital delay units. But, it’s nearly impossible to find a fully functioning tape delay unit today (and even more difficult to keep one up and running), so tape delay plugins are a must-have plugin in your library.Īnalog Delay - Tape delays were notoriously difficult to keep in fully functioning shape, so analog delays were introduced in the 1970s as a means to simplify the delay process. The process of printing onto tape can create desirable changes to audio, creating a warm and smooth delayed signal. Tape Delay - These delay plugins are modeled on 20th-century tape delay units, where a dry signal was printed onto a piece of tape, and after a certain length of time, that tape was played back.
There are four types of delay plugins I’m going to cover:
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