Jade Starr Music

K7D

by Imaginando

Vintage tape delay with LFOs, linked filters, wow and flutter

Mar 6, 202358 minWatch on YouTube ↗

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  1. 21:59Time knob stretching the tape, then host sync with note divisions
  2. 24:20KBD section tying delay time to keyboard pitch
  3. 26:05LFO shapes and rate, free running then locked to the clock
  4. 30:28Low pass and high pass filters, each with an LFO, then linked
  5. 31:44Character block: width, spread, wow and flutter
  6. 43:57A different preset per channel on a multi-out Hammerhead kit

What it does

A tape delay drawn as a running reel with two heads. Time can run free or sync to the host in note divisions, and a KBD control ties it to keyboard pitch. Under that sit an LFO with selectable shapes, a low pass and high pass pair that each take their own LFO and can be linked, and a character section covering stereo width, spread, wow and flutter. A preamp adds dirt, and feedback pushed far enough tips the line into self oscillation.

In the demo

Jade runs an acoustic strum through it first, sweeping the time knob so the tape animation tracks the change, then adds movement one stage at a time. She moves on to drums, loads a preset per channel on a multi-out kit, and finishes on a live vocal.

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It covers both a plain synced echo and much wilder territory, so the presets swing between the two. Imaginando sells a desktop version through its own site.

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