ARTURIA DELAY TAPE-201

ARTURIA DELAY TAPE-201

ARTURIA DELAY TAPE-201

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Delay TAPE-201

Space age analog echo in a plug-in.

The Arturia Delay TAPE-201 gives you everything you love about the sound of vintage hardware tape delays, but with the reliability and versatility of software. Simple to use, fun to tweak, this will give you that spacious, reverberating delay you crave.

TAPE-201 gives you
everything you love

Simple to use, fun to tweak, and with the most authentic tape delay emulation ever found in a software effect, Delay TAPE-201 will give you that spacious, reverberating delay you crave.

This amazing plugin pays tribute to the tape delays that changed the way music sounded forever. From the early EchoSonic pioneered by Ray Butts, Mike Battle’s Echoplex, to Ikutaro Kakehashi’s masterful Echo Chamber series, tape delays gave guitarists and organ players a new, exciting tool to use on stage and in the studio. Hearing this fluttering golden tone, it wasn’t long before studios, recording engineers, and producers wanted to make it part of their signature sounds.

In 1974, the music world was taken by storm, or rather, by space. An updated version of Kakehashi’s design, this time using standard 1/4" tape in a continuous, loose loop, and no reels, became the go-to favorite for musicians and producers. Finally, floaty, magic echo in a self-contained, reliable unit. It didn’t just sound great, it was versatile too. It had multiple delay patterns to create different rhythmic feels, EQ control to hone the delay’s tone, an integrated spring reverb, and - most famously of all - adjustable tape speed, letting it create otherworldly, haunting pitch changes in the delay.

Through the magic of our advanced TAE® modelling technology, we are able to perfectly emulate this groundbreaking delay as a plug-in. All of this magic, all of these quirks, and all of this legendary tone are recreated in Arturia Delay TAPE-201.

The holy grail of tape delays, the iconic silver, black, and green-fronted echo unit was loved by countless musicians from all genres and styles. Alternative and indie legends like Radiohead, Sonic Youth, and Bon Iver loved its pitch-warping power. It fleshed out the guitar tone of everyone from The Shadows to Randy Rhoads. Electronic pioneers Vangelis, Boards Of Canada, Leftfield, and Jean-Michel Jarre adored its spatial width and thick, saturated tone. Dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and synth hero Brian Eno made its ghostly, analog decay part of their signature sounds. A list of famous spacey tape delay users would be impossibly long, but it would be a “who’s who” of influential music legends.

Floating tape delay

The most authentic tape delay software effect ever made.


Amazing retro tone

Every nuance of the original brought back to life in your DAW.


Spring reverb tank

Instant atmosphere with lush, harmonically rich integrated reverb.

New
Features

This isn’t simply a sound-a-like software effect, this is the most accurate, highly detailed recreation of the famous 70s tape delay ever created.

We studied its circuitry, analyzed the tape, and even modelled the quirks to bring you an authentic tape delay that you’ll turn to time and time again. And again. And again. And again.

Exciting modulation

Make your sound come alive! This example uses the new modulation controls, altering the reverb amount with an LFO.

Stereo playground

Delay Tape-201 lets you warp and contort the stereo field using powerful modulation. This demo uses the LFO to control the stereo effect.

Random groove

The software reimagining lets you experiment with deep modulation, letting you create weird, re-ordered delays with ease.

70s sound,
modern features

The warbly analog magic of an outboard tape delay could be considered the polar opposite to the precise, almost clinical environment of recording software.

Thanks to the efforts of Arturia’s engineers, you can now mix these two worlds, and enjoy some seriously modern features as well.

Included in
FX collection

Effects you'll actually use

This effect is part of FX Collection, a suite of essential audio effect plugins empowering musicians, producers, and artists to get creative with their production. From iconic recording gear modeled with breathtaking accuracy, to cutting-edge contemporary effects, the collection includes the most sought-after studio tools, rare guitar pedals, modern mix enhancers, and beyond. Elevate your production and add color to your mix like never before.

Main Features

Virtual recreation of the classic tape echo


Accurate modeling of the electronic circuits and tape behavior, thanks to our TAE® and Phi® technologies


Features 3 delay tape heads and a reverb tank, that can be combined in 12 different ways


Choose between 3 delay types (Left/Right, Ping Pong or Mid/Side)


Processing in stereo with independent repeat rates


Possibility to sync repeat rates to the host tempo


Stereo tools to control spatial width


Input equalizer with lowpass, highpass and peak filters, to shape the sound entering the unit


Access to advanced modeling parameters to better match hardware behaviors (flutter, motor inertia, background noise)


Additional LFO with 16 possible destinations


Resizable window


Integrated tutorials

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