We’re happy to announce the release of the ValhallaDelay 3.0.0 update. The big changes: two new delay modes, Chrome Tape and Analog!
Analog: More Real Than Real
Analog is a bucket brigade echo model, but with some modern twists. It uses a companding BBD model like the original ValhallaDelay BBD mode, but with 2X the frequency bandwidth, 1/2 the noise, and a new saturation model that sounds closer to thicker BBD units. Analog is far brighter than a real BBD device, but less bright than a digital delay. This ends up being a PERFECT frequency balance for delays, choruses, and reverbs. Dark enough to have character and cut away the obnoxious high frequencies, but bright enough to avoid the murk. We’ve been using Analog nonstop in house for our own musical work. It might be our favorite mode in ValhallaDelay.
Chrome Tape: More Reel Than Reel
Chrome Tape is very close to the original Tape mode in ValhallaDelay, but with the feedback noise greatly reduced and the tape splice artifacts eliminated (the tape splice artifacts will be removed in version 3.0.1). This makes Chrome Tape a less accurate model of old school tape delays than the original Tape mode, but also is a response to users that like the sound of Tape but want less artifacts. Seems like it would be boring, but turns out Chrome Tape is incredibly useful in the mix.
Analog Meets Analog
Here’s a quick demo of the new Analog mode in action. 3 tracks of the Sequential Take 5, running through a single send of Analog for echo, and a second Analog instance on the master bus to add distortion and pitch warble.
ValhallaDelay 3.0.0 is a FREE update for ValhallaDelay Owners!
If you already own ValhallaDelay, the update is in your user account, so log in and grab the latest installer. If you don’t own ValhallaDelay, feel free to grab the demo from the Demo and Downloads page, and check out Chrome Tape, Analog, and the other 15 delay algorithms that are unique to ValhallaDelay. We hope you enjoy the ValhallaDelay update, and thanks for your support!
