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WatKat plugin interface
GSi

WatKat

WatKat by GSi is a digital emulation of the Wem Watkins Custom Copicat tape echo, delivering a lo-fi, noisy, and irregular tape delay sound with characteristic pitch fall effects.

VST2Delay
Violent delay plugin interface
Bitsonic

Violent delay

Violent delay by Bitsonic is a free delay effect featuring integrated filter, phaser, and chorus units.

VST2Delay
Vintage Tape Delay plugin interface
Retro Sampling

Vintage Tape Delay

Vintage Tape Delay by Retro Sampling emulates the character and artifacts of classic tape delay effects with authentic sound quality.

VST2Delay
Vibanez EM-V plugin interface
SynthIV

Vibanez EM-V

Vibanez EM-V is a VST3 plugin by SynthIV that faithfully emulates the Ibanez EM-5 Echo Machine effect pedal, featuring four controls including Echo and Repeat for authentic delay effects.

VST3Delay
TimeShifter plugin interface
Psychic Modulation

TimeShifter

TimeShifter by Psychic Modulation is a free stereo groove shifting delay plugin offering BPM-synced delay with modulation and groove shift controls for creative echo effects.

VST2Delay
Timeframe plugin interface
Shuttleplug

Timeframe

Timeframe by Shuttleplug is a free LFO controlled delay effect featuring waveform selection, feedback control, and mono/stereo output for dynamic sound manipulation on Windows.

VST2Delay
ThresholdDelay plugin interface
Perspective Sound

ThresholdDelay

ThresholdDelay by Perspective Sound is a dynamic delay plugin that mutes previous echoes when new notes exceed a volume threshold, ideal for guitar and picked instruments.

VST2Delay
TapeDelay plugin interface
E-phonic

TapeDelay

TapeDelay by E-phonic is a free Windows VST plugin offering accurate tape delay emulation with smooth delay time changes, a one-second delay range, high and low cut filters, noise for self-resonance, and MIDI-CC plus VST automation support.

VST2Delay
TAL-Dub III plugin interface
Togu Audio Line

TAL-Dub III

TAL-DUB III is an easy-to-use delay plugin featuring its own unique sound. It includes an alias-free saturation stage, nonlinear filtering in the feedback path, and a high pass filter for shaping delay tones.

VST2Delay
TAL-Dub II plugin interface
Togu Audio Line

TAL-Dub II

TAL-Dub II is a vintage-style delay plugin with a 4x oversampled distortion stage for adding vintage character or clean delay effects. It features a sinus LFO to modulate delay time and low pass filter cutoff with adjustable stereo width.

VST2Delay
T-Rex Delay Mini Advanced plugin interface
Max Project

T-Rex Delay Mini Advanced

T-Rex Delay Mini Advanced by Max Project is a free tempo-sync delay plugin for Windows with ping-pong stereo panning and input/output monitoring.

VST2Delay
T-Rex Delay Mini plugin interface
Max Project

T-Rex Delay Mini

T-Rex Delay Mini by Max Project is a free, simple delay plugin with a vintage analogue GUI design for Windows.

VST2Delay
T-Rex Delay plugin interface
Max Project

T-Rex Delay

T-Rex Delay by Max Project is a free, tempo-synchronizable delay effect plugin for Windows 32-bit systems.

VST2Delay
T-Force Delay plugin interface
Mastrcode Music

T-Force Delay

T-Force Delay by Mastrcode Music is a dual mode delay effect plugin that adds echo and vintage tape-style modulation to your audio.

VST2Delay
sweepDelay plugin interface
Saschart

sweepDelay

sweepDelay by Saschart is a free advanced delay plugin featuring two modulated resonant lowpass and highpass filters that shape the delay output. It uses minimal CPU resources and offers modulation linked to Pan Width and Feedback for unique delay effects.

VST2Delay
Speculumfree plugin interface
Decade Bridge

Speculumfree

Speculumfree by Decade Bridge is a free delay and comb filter effect plugin for Windows and macOS. It offers switchable delay and comb filter states with resonant low pass filtering and finely adjustable delay rate via a divide function for versatile sound shaping.

VST2Delay
Spaceship Delay plugin interface
Musical Entropy

Spaceship Delay

Spaceship Delay by Musical Entropy is a versatile multi-mode delay plugin offering classic, modern, and vintage delay sounds. It includes single, ping pong, and dual/stereo delay modes with controls for delay time, feedback, and tap tempo.

VST2Delay
Shuttle-Echolette plugin interface
Shuttleplug

Shuttle-Echolette

Shuttle-Echolette by Shuttleplug is a free VST2 delay plugin for Windows that emphasizes imperfections in delay repeats with selectable delay ranges.

VST2Delay
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