#Fabfilter timeless as dub delay full#

Above you’ll find visual cues on your delay time and EQ whilst modulation options are at the bottom. Dual-concentric knobs placed in the middle of the GUI give you controls for delay, feedback, and mix, and provide both rate and panning options in one control. The layout is remarkably simple, despite the depth that lies beneath. It does analogue delay emulations exceedingly well, of course, but we’ve no doubt that you’ll find yourself veering wildly away from anything that sounds remotely traditional when you get your hands on it.

#Fabfilter timeless as dub delay full#

Read our full Native Instruments Replika XT reviewįabFilter Timeless 3 carries the moniker ‘vintage tape delay’ - but that’s selling it somewhat short.

You can add seven different modulation processors - such as chorus, phase, and filters - to help make your sounds out of this world, or just dial in a touch of colour to keep things interesting. With delay models like Tape, Analog and Diffusion to name just a few, you’ve got plenty of flexbility, and that’s before you get into the effects. Beyond this, there are options for editing dry and delay signals separately, pattern controls, timing offset, and even ducking in single mode. The easy-to-use display makes it a breeze to dial in your delay sounds, with all your regular rate and EQ controls in the centre, effects on the right, and effect-specific parameters on the left. Despite this, if you want to do some deep editing, it’s hiding a few tricks beneath its slick exterior. You won’t find a million different options for parameter adjustment here, just simple and usable delay sounds. On the surface, Native Instruments Replika XT is a very straightforward delay plugin. It emulates old-school echo hardware, but still manages to impart its own voice, and that’s what makes it a modern classic. Yes, it’s got that analogue warmth we ‘in-the-box’ mixers crave, but even just using the presets we find that, suddenly, that vocal track is sitting so much better. There are some ‘floating’ parts, too, but everything stays on the same page, which we love. All your basic delay controls - like mix, feedback, and time - are present and accounted for, with everything laid out in one handy window so you don’t have to menu dive. The GUI is straightforward enough that even someone without a lot of experience can easily get to grips with it. With more features and greater ease of use than the majority of delay plugins out there, it’s sitting at the top of the list for some very good reasons. Based on classic echo machines of the past like the Space Echo, DM-2, and Memory Man, Soundtoys EchoBoy still manages to feel like an advanced piece of technology - despite the backward-looking ethos.