Stereo Delay

Intro

You want that classic 80s delay with quarter notes on the left, and eight notes to the right. Maybe a bit of chorus. Something simple to use, something with a sound and a vibe, not just a "clean digital stock delay". That's Stereo Delay. Separate sliders for the left and right delay times, super-easy to use, and with an obvious "tone" to it.

Comparison Between Softube Delays

The Stereo Delay is our fourth delay plug-in. And each delay plug-in offer something unique, both in terms of sound and operation.

Echoes

Echoes is our main delay designer with multiple algorithms and almost endless possibilities. Echoes can do everything from dirty tape echoes and BBD delays to pristine clean digital delays, even going into reverb territory. In principle, Echoes can do everything that our other delays do, but with a slightly more daunting user interface. If you want to tailor your delay tones, this is the one for you.

Tape Echoes

Tape Echoes is the sound of tape. The modulation, tape drop-outs, distortion all comes from tape machines, and in combination with its built-in spring reverb you will get instant vibe from it. You can push Tape Echoes in creative ways, for example automating the delay time and feedback control to get classic dub and tape sounds. This makes it the perfect tool to transform a clean beat in to something gritty and dirty.

Tube Delay

Tube Delay was meant to distort. It has three stages of tube distortion: on the input, in the feedback loop as well as on the output. Super simple to use, and has been used on countless of albums since it's release in the early 2000s. A simple delay, but with a focused tone that makes it sit in the mix without any effort.

Stereo Delay

Our latest addition: the 80s delay. Semi-clean digital delay with separate left and right controls for easy stereo widening. On top of that, a very 80s inspired chorus unit. Put it on your DX7 or clean strat and you will immediately grow a mullet.

User Interface

Left and Right Time

Sets the length of the delay

• If DAW Sync is off, the time is set in milliseconds (20 - 1000 ms).
• If DAW Sync is on, the time is set relative to the DAW tempo, using note divisions (1/8th, 1/8th triplet, etc).

A dotted note is 150% the length of the normal note, a triplet is 2/3 of the normal note. For example, a quarter note (1/4) in 120 BPM is 500 ms. 1/4 triplet then becomes 500 * (2/3) = 333.3 ms and 1/4 dotted becoms 500 * 1.5 = 750 ms.

DAW Sync

Turn on to automatically sync the delay lengths to the tempo set in the DAW.

Ping Pong

Creates a "ping pong" delay, where the echoes alternate between left and right outputs. In Ping Pong mode, both Left and Right Time will be set to the same value.

Chorus

Adds a sweet chorus effect to the output.

• Off: Chorus is turned off
• I: Chorus Type I with slower modulation
• II: Chorus Type II with faster modulation

Feedback

Sets how long the delay will repeat. The feedback length is the same regardless of Left and Right Time, similar to how a Time or Decay control works in a reverb.

Tone

Sets the tonal character of the delay. Its most neutral position is at 50%, below 50 you will get a treble roll-off, and above 50 there's a bass roll-off.

Mix

Sets how much delay is added to the audio.

Credits

Thomas Andersson – DSP and concept Pelle Serander – concept
Patrik Holmström – GUI programming
Niklas Odelholm – UI design