Universal Audio Galaxy Tape Echo

UAD Galaxy Tape Echo | Legendary Tape Delay & Spring Reverb Plugin

Recreating a 70s Classic: A Warm and Psychedelic Tape Echo Journey

Universal Audio's UAD Galaxy Tape Echo plugin is the ultimate homage to the legendary 1973 Roland RE-201 Space Echo* hardware. This classic device, combining tape delay and spring reverb, defined the sound of countless iconic recordings, from Pink Floyd to David Bowie, and King Tubby's Dub music, with its warm, warped, and analog-rich echo effects being ubiquitous. This plugin is more than just a simulation; it's a precise recreation of the original hardware's physical behavior, bringing the classic tape delay sound into modern digital workflows. It's an indispensable tool for music producers seeking vintage ambiance and unique spatial depth.

Through UAD's exclusive modeling technology, the Galaxy Tape Echo perfectly captures all the details and characteristics of the original unit, including its iconic preamp distortion, musical wow and flutter, sci-fi-esque pitch shifts, and infinite possibilities for real-time adjustments. Whether you need subtle tape character or wildly chaotic self-oscillation, this Space Echo plugin delivers the most authentic experience. It faithfully recreates all the controls of the original hardware and adds modern workflow enhancements, making it an RE-201 emulation effect that combines vintage soul with modern flexibility, adding unparalleled depth and character to your sound. The built-in spring reverb can also be used independently or mixed to create richer spatial layers.

Product Features

• Ultimate Classic Recreation: An officially licensed, circuit-level accurate emulation of the 1973 Roland RE-201 Space Echo* tape delay and spring reverb hardware.
• Authentic Physical Behavior: Perfectly captures all physical characteristics of the original unit, including tape saturation, distortion, wow and flutter, delivering the most genuine analog tone.
• Iconic Self-Oscillation: Easily create sounds ranging from gentle echoes to wild, chaotic self-oscillation by adjusting Intensity and Repeat Rate.
• Preamp Emulation: Faithfully recreates the original unit's preamp circuit, allowing users to drive the Input gain to add warm analog coloration and harmonic distortion to sources like vocals, drums, or guitars.
• Multiple Head Combinations: The same 12-position Mode Selector as the original unit offers various combinations of delay heads and reverb, creating complex rhythmic echoes.
• Modern Workflow Enhancements: Added several practical features, including Tempo Sync, independent delay and reverb Pan controls, and a switchable Tape Select function.
• Multiple Tape Types: The exclusive Tape Select feature allows you to switch between three different tape states (New, Used, Old) to achieve various delay tones, from clear to high-frequency attenuated and grittier.
• Independent Spring Reverb: Built-in classic spring reverb effect, which can be used alone or mixed with the tape delay to add unique spatial depth and character to your sound.

Detailed Features

*Galaxy Tape Echo is a product of Universal Audio and has not been authorized, licensed, or endorsed by Roland Corporation. The Roland and Space Echo names are used solely to identify the classic hardware that was studied in the creation of this product.