Music producers and sound engineers looking to add some '70s space echo to their productions will be thrilled with the AudioThing Outer Space Vintage Tape Echo, a software emulation of the Roland Space Echo, circa '74, which was an instant hit among engineers, guitar players, and dub reggae pioneers.
The original featured both tape echo and spring reverb for a rich organic sound. Outer Space does not disappoint with its three modeled tape frequency responses and saturations with all the analog imperfections of tape recording and playback. Outer Space is compatible with Mac and Windows and works within most major DAWs that support VST, AU, and AAX formats.
At a Glance
- Vintage tape echo
- 3 Tape Modes: Original, Modern, Old
- Spring Reverb (Dark/Bright and Short/Long)
- Background noise with envelope
- Oversample up to 16x
- Resizable window
- Preset system with randomizer
- Volume/Pan for each head
- Low/Hi Cut for feedback section
- Ducking control
- Preemphasis filter
- Rate ballistic control
- Variable speed (±50 ms)
- Preamp switch and more
Tape Modelling
- AudioThing modeled three different tape types.
- The original RT-1L, a more modern replacement, and an older worn-out tape. Each tape will affect the sound in a subtle but different way especially at higher feedback (Intensity) settings.
- Wow/Flutter, Ducking, and other parameters will also change according to the selected tape, creating a different amount of pitch and volume changes.
- Changing the speed of the repetitions (Repeat Rate) will also affect the tape frequency response.
Mode Selector
Just like the original unit—with the Mode selector, you can choose 12 different combinations of echo playback heads and/or reverb:
- 4 Echo only
- 7 Echo+Reverb
- 1 Reverb only