[LAU] open-source delay effects suggestions

[Jan Depner]

On 07/05/15 22:48, Chris Caudle wrote:
> I am looking for a delay effect to help create a sense of space around
> electronic instruments and close mic'ed acoustic instruments.  In other
> words, something natural sounding, not an artificial sounding effect.
> Looking for recommendations for something in case I have overlooked
> something.
>
> The Harrison 3D triple delay looks like it might be what I had in mind,
> but I would prefer something open source.
>
> The Invada delay plugin seems like it might be OK, but I was hoping for a
> plugin with a wet/dry mix control so I could use different delay settings
> per instrument, rather than having a delay bus like you would for a
> reverb, and the Invada seems like it can only be used with a send/bus
> approach.  Not unworkable, I would just have to set up multiple busses
> with different delay settings, have something like a far away, mid
> distance, close instruments kind of approach and just assign tracks to the
> different busses as appropriate.
>
> TAP stereo echo also looks like it might be OK for that, I have that
> inserted to check out.

Try the Haas effect in TAP stereo echo:

http://tap-plugins.sourceforge.net/ladspa/echo.html


> And Calf Vintage Delay, although I think I might end up having to use two
> of those plugins to get an early reflection effect, unless I am just not
> understanding correctly how the feedback parameter works.
>
> Anything I missed that I should check out?
>
> This Reaper plugin looks like what I think I want, but it is Windows only
> (although Wine is supported; not sure how that would play in Linux,
> though):
> The particular plugin is Readelay
> http://www.cockos.com/reaper/reaplugs/index.php
>