Left knob
Feedback
How much of each repeat goes back in to make the next one, which decides how long the echoes last. Keep it low for one or two repeats. Turn it up and the trail carries on into the next phrase.
Start at35%
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Spark Delay
Tempo-synced delay for vocals and instruments, with ping-pong and tape options. Set the timing with note values and adjust the repeats with Feedback and Mix.
Release date to be announced
In development. This is a preview; features and release details may change.
- Windows 10 and 11
- 64-bit
- VST3
- Locks to your session tempo
- Note values like 1/8 dotted
- Ping-pong left and right
- A Tone menu for the repeats
- Windows 10 and 11, VST3
What it’s for
Example settings for guitar echoes, vocal throws and slapback.
Dotted eighths on a guitar line
A picked part with some space in it. Set Time to 1/8 dotted and the repeats land between the notes you played, so a simple line turns into a rolling pattern. Keep Mix below the dry part, so the notes you played still lead.
Starting point
- Time
- 1/8 dotted
- Feedback
- 35%
- Mix
- 25%
- Sync
- Tempo
A ping-pong throw on a vocal
Echo only the last word of a line. Put Delay on an aux with Mix at 100%, then automate the send up for that one word. It bounces left and right and fades under the next phrase, while the rest of the vocal stays dry and up front.
Starting point
- Mode
- Ping‑pong
- Time
- 1/4
- Feedback
- 45%
- Mix
- 100%, on a send
Slapback to thicken a vocal
Use low Feedback for a short repeat behind the vocal. Start at 1/16 or try 1/32 for a shorter delay, depending on the song’s tempo.
Starting point
- Time
- 1/16
- Feedback
- 0%
- Mix
- 15%
- Tone
- Tape
The controls
Planned controls and suggested starting settings.
Centre knob
Time
The gap between what you played and each repeat, set as a note value so it follows the song’s tempo. 1/4 puts a repeat on every beat. 1/8 dotted gives the galloping echo that fills the spaces in a picked part.
Start at1/8 dotted
Right knob
Mix
The balance between your dry sound and the echoes. On the track itself, keep it low so the repeats sit behind the part. On an aux send, set it to 100% and use the send level instead.
Start at25%
Left menu
Sync
On Tempo, Time follows your session’s tempo. You pick a note value instead of working out milliseconds, and the repeats land on the grid with the rest of the song.
Start atTempo
Middle menu
Mode
Controls the stereo position of the repeats. Ping-pong alternates them between the left and right channels.
Start atPing‑pong
Right menu
Tone
Controls the tone of the repeats. Tape reduces high frequencies for a darker echo.
Start atTape
Delay tips
Adjust timing, feedback and send level to fit the arrangement.
- Insert or send
- On the track itself, keep Mix between 15 and 30%. On an aux, set Mix to 100% and turn the send up instead, so several parts can share one set of echoes.
- Time, then Feedback
- Start with Feedback near zero and pick the Time that sits with the groove. Then raise Feedback until the last repeat just reaches the next phrase.
- Keep echoes behind the words
- On a lead vocal, bright repeats compete with the next line. Leave Tone on Tape and keep the level down, so the echoes fill the gaps without talking over the singer.
Specs
Planned specifications. This plugin is in development, and the details may change before release.
Go to support- Format
- VST3, 64-bit
- System
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bitNo macOS version yet.
- Controls
- Feedback, Time and Mix, with Sync, Mode and Tone menusThree main knobs and three menus.
- Availability
- Coming soonNot available for purchase or download.
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