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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
Shuttle-Echo plugin interface
Shuttleplug

Shuttle-Echo

Shuttle-Echo by Shuttleplug is a free delay plugin that emphasizes imperfections in repeats, ideal for slap-back echoes and wild echo effects with modulated delay time.

VST2Delay
SevenDelay plugin interface
Uhhyou

SevenDelay

SevenDelay is a stereo delay plugin featuring 7th order Lagrange interpolated fractional delay with 7x oversampling. It supports delay times from 0.1 ms to 8 seconds, optimized for short delays and dynamic delay time changes via automation or manual control.

VST2Delay
Scorpion Multitap plugin interface
Flandersh Tech

Scorpion Multitap

Scorpion Multitap by Flandersh Tech is a semi-modular multitap delay plugin featuring separate 8-tap delay lines per channel and an independent filtered feedback section for creative sound design.

VST2Delay
Sanford Delay plugin interface
Leslie Sanford

Sanford Delay

Sanford Delay is a stereo delay plugin featuring a feedback filter for natural damping and feedback panning across the stereo spectrum. Easy to use for quick and efficient delay effects.

VST2Delay
Ringelay plugin interface
Shuttleplug

Ringelay

Ringelay by Shuttleplug is a VST2 delay effect for Windows that applies ring modulation to delay repeats with additional low-pass filtering and reverb on the repeats.

VST2Delay
ReverseDelay plugin interface
Saschart

ReverseDelay

ReverseDelay by Saschart is a reverse delay effect featuring enhanced stereo delay with ping pong and a low pass filter. It offers alternating left-right delay playback, pan width control, and supports host sync with various delay rates including triplet and dotted.

VST2Delay
RetroDelay plugin interface
E-phonic

RetroDelay

RetroDelay by E-phonic is a free vintage-style delay plugin with modern features including modulation, chorus, flanger, and phaser effects. It offers independent left and right channel delay lines with BPM synced or manual delay times up to 6 seconds.

VST2Delay
REFLEX free plugin interface
stw-audio

REFLEX free

REFLEX free by stw-audio delivers expansive stereo delay effects, creating vast spatial reflections and dense modulation clouds.

VST2Delay
ReaDelay plugin interface
Cockos

ReaDelay

ReaDelay by Cockos is a multi-tap delay plugin for Windows with unlimited tap counts and flexible timing control. Each tap supports up to 10 seconds delay with adjustable volume, pan, feedback, filters, stereo width, and resolution reduction.

VST2Delay
Pudding plugin interface
Tweakbench

Pudding

Pudding by Tweakbench is a granular delay effect plugin for Windows offering detailed synchronization and extensive randomization, capable of creating simple delays or complex granular synthesis.

VST2Delay
PpDelay plugin interface
Terry West

PpDelay

PpDelay is a stereo delay plugin for Windows featuring left/right length, feedback, high/low damping, dry/wet mixer, and separate left/right panning with host-synced timing.

VST2Delay
pongDelay plugin interface
Saschart

pongDelay

pongDelay by Saschart is a free ping pong delay effect offering smooth rate changes and enhanced stereo width for a rich, crackle-free echo experience.

VST2Delay
PitchedDelay plugin interface
lkjb Plugins

PitchedDelay

PitchedDelay by lkjb Plugins is a versatile delay effect featuring pitch shifting inside or outside the feedback loop, with mono, stereo, and ping-pong modes, plus a feedback filter.

VST2Delay
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