Two or four tape heads provide the taps, each one adjustable in terms of Distance (delay time), Balance, Level and modulation, and routable in Multi-Mono, Ping-Pong and Cross modulation configurations. This sublime tape emulation plugin doesn’t put delay effects at the top of the agenda, being primarily concerned with applying luxurious saturation to tracks and mixes, but kick it into Delay mode and a world of echo-based treats opens up. It serves up echoes of such rich textural character and vintage authenticity that you’ll swear they’re coming from physical tape. Outer Space’s headline feature, though, is its palpable analogue sound. Not least of these is the de rigueur tempo sync option for keeping the delays locked to the host DAW’s clock, but rather more interesting are the addition of ‘New’ and ‘Old’ tape types alongside the default RT-1L model, per-head volume and pan controls, low- and high-cut filters, adjustable background noise with envelope following, and Pre-Emphasis and wet signal ducking controls. One of the most successful tape delays ever built, Roland’s RE-201 Space Echo was a studio must-have in the 70s and 80s, and although there are numerous plugin versions of it on the market, AudioThing’s magnificent emulation is our favourite.Īs well as modelling the central three tape heads and spring reverb of the original hardware, and all 12 of its signal routing/configuration modes, Outer Space throws in a variety of extras and enhancements.
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