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8 great affordable delay units

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By Future Music
Published 20 December 2016

Hardware and software options for your studio

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Korg Monotron Delay

Korg Monotron Delay

Delay comes in a multitude of formats and flavours, from analogue hardware to modern multimode plugins.

Here are eight impressive software and hardware options for anyone who wants to spice up their delay toolkit without breaking the bank, starting with little something from Korg.

The Monotron Delay combines a basic single-oscillator synth complete with filter and LFO with a simple two-knob delay effect. A quarter-inch audio input means the Delay is capable of processing external audio, making it a great budget-friendly device for FX.

Read Korg Monotron Delay review

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Waves H-Delay

Waves H-Delay

First released in 2009, H-Delay is a bit of an old hand now, but like most Waves plugins, it’s got surprising longevity.

Taking its cues from classic Lexicon hardware, the H-Delay boasts flexible modulation, filters and Lo-Fi and Analog modes for classic-sounding delay.

Read Waves H-Delay review

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ValhallaDSP UberMod

ValhallaDSP UberMod

Like all Valhalla DSP plug-ins, ÜberMod combines a sleek, modern interface with a deceptively deep set of features. Here we get a very flexible delay combined with chorus, capable of creating gorgeous, heavily modulated effects. Check out the free Freq Echo, too.

Read ValhallaDSP ÜberMod review

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Native Instruments Replika XT

Native Instruments Replika XT

NI’s Replika has five different delay types, including tape emulation, analogue-style, vintage digital and a pristine modern mode. There’s also a Diffusion mode, which can create heavily modulated space effects.

Read Native Instruments Replika XT review

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Tim Exile Slow

Tim Exile Slow

A new Reaktor-based freebie from Reaktor fiend Tim Exile. Slow is a reverb/delay effect that uses multiple delay lines and extended feedback lengths to create drones and far-out atmospheric effects.

Find out more about Tim Exile Slow

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Moog Minifooger MF Delay

Moog Minifooger MF Delay

A shortage of the necessary Bucket-Brigade Device chips may have brought an end to Moog’s bigger MF104m delay units, but the more affordable Minifooger still offers a similar flavour of killer analogue delay that can bring the most static of sounds to life.

Read Moog Minifooger MF Delay review

BUY: Moog Minifooger MF Delay currently available from:
UK: Andertons Music | Thomann | Gear4Music
US: Sweetwater | Full Compass

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D16 Sigmund

D16 Sigmund

With four independent delay lines and a ton of modulation options, including LFOs, envelopes and peak followers, Sigmund remains one of the most powerful delay plugins on the market. Add in overdrive, a filter and output limiter, and it shapes up as a very good deal.

Read D16 Sigmund review

BUY: D16 Sigmund currently available from:
US: Full Compass

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Strymon El Capistan

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon’s digital delay pedal offers emulations of a range of classic tape delay units in one compact pedal. In terms of quality El Capistan is certainly hard to beat - it may be digital but the sound is pure old-school, with controls for dialling in tape age and sound fluctuation.

Read Strymon El Capistan review

BUY: Strymon El Capistan currently available from:
UK: Andertons Music | Thomann

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Future Music
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