$129
Satin isn’t really marketed as a delay plugin. It is, after all, a multi-purpose tape emulation which can do everything from lo-fi wobble to the kind of subtle, slick glue effects you’d associate with high-end multi-track machines of the 70s and 80s. But the extensive options which make Satin such a superb tool for tape saturation and compression can also be used to tweak the sound of its built-in delay option, which makes it one of the most versatile tape delay effects you’ll come across.
Satin allows you to dial in up to four repro heads, the distances of which can be adjusted independently. All the other parameters can then be adjusted from within delay mode, allowing you to access all of the incredibly versatile tape modelling features that make Satin such a great plugin in the first place. The result is probably the most authentic tape echo emulation you’ll come across, with control over every last detail of the sound. On top of that, you also get what easily ranks as one of our favourite all-round tape emulation plugins. A brilliant plugin at a very reasonable price.
09.00 AM
I always loved Nomad Factory’s “Echoes”. Just a beautiful sounding bit of kit. Fxpansion’s “Bloom” is equally lovely, just ridiculously complex with it.
Love it that there’s a shout out for “Ratshack Reverb” too. I put that on so many of my tracks, I think I need an intervention….
09.48 AM
I was just about to question the lack of UAD Space Echo, then I noticed they’ve discontinued it. Anyone know what’s happened there? Looks like Roland have withdrawn the licences for Roland emulations or something? I’m guessing they’re going to release plugins of their own…
06.07 PM
Also missing Valhalla Ubermod, more than just delay. I didn’t know about the UVI one, seems great.
02.14 AM
Echoboy is incredible, definitely one of my desert island plugins. I lot of the time I don’t even use it as a delay, turning the echo time to 0ms and tweaking the saturation settings to get awesome lo-fi tape warmth and wobble. Echoboy is more than a plugin, its an instrument.
11.52 PM
Wow you’re right Spicer, good thing I finally just purchased it a couple weeks ago when it was on sale.
11.59 PM
Hey Spicer there is an emulation of the space echo in NI Guitar Rig that has a great vibe.
Gotta say the Waves J37 is my all time fave tape delay in the box.
02.07 PM
The PSP 42 isn’t actually endorsed by Lexicon. There is a post on a well known forum where one of their engineers said he relayed that he didn’t think it sounded that close. But the next thing he knew PSP was marketing it as such.
12.44 PM
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04.35 AM
This seems ridiculous to split up an article into 11 pages. Does anyone actually like clicking through to the next page 10 times?
10.54 AM
more page vieuw but less readers