ExoDelay
From vintage digital echoes to modern evolving modulation motion
Several delay eras combined into one, from vintage modulation echoes to wide modern rhythmic textures, offering chorusing, flanging, doubling, and expressive delay. Inspired by classic digital hardware and modern modulation design.
Several delay eras combined into one, from tight vintage echoes to modern textures
Characterful modulation delay inspired by early digital delay designs of the 1980s and reimagined for modern production
- Vintage digital delay character - Modulated echoes with dynamic ducking - Classic ranges + modern triple delay mode
Unlike BBD, early digital units offer:
Clear repeats / Stable delay time / Modulation
However, memory was expensive and bandwidth was limited. Each generation of digital delay had its own distinct character — defined by delay time limits, filtering, noise floor, and modulation behavior. Some units focused on short, chorus-like delays. Others expanded delay time at the cost of bandwidth. Later designs pushed clarity and range further.
Digital Delay Still Matter Today
ExoDelay captures this evolution by offering multiple delay characters, each reflecting a different design philosophy from that era — and then extends them with modern routing and control.
Shorter delay ranges encourage rhythmic playing. Narrower bandwidth sits better in a mix. Subtle modulation adds movement without chaos. Saturation and noise create depth and presence
DELAY MODES
Inspired by guitar fx delay pedals
DMOD: darker bandwidth & stronger character. Rhythmic echoes and classic modulation textures. DMOD-10: smoother tone & balanced clarity. Melodic delays and evolving modulation DMOD-20: brighter bandwidth & cleaner repeats. Spacious delays and detailed modulation MODERN TRI: x3 Delays into one evolving delay line. Ambient effects, rhythmic complexity design
Variable time range as masterpiece
Extended automatically depending on mode.
Each Delay mode includes own time range. You can create effects like flanger, chorus, vibrato, doubling, snapback and echo delay lines. Sync - switching Time parameter between Milliseconds and Beats, Triplets & Dotted time-synced values.
ROUTING ARCHITECTURE
Same principles as other delays, but with added feature of modulation (LFO changes the delay time)
-> Input stage -> Pre-Emphasis stage -> Saturation stage -> Delay stage -> De-Emphasis stage -> Ducking stage -> Tone stage -> Dry & Wet Mix -> Output stage
Noise, Spread, Width & Regen
We build it with noise injection of vintage chips with saturated and bandwidth limited character. Emphasis & De-emphasis stages is also part of the device architecture. Noise adds perceived motion, improve depth illusion, makes feedback feel alive. Spread adjusts the stereo width, adds flanger effect. Regen set the amount of delayed signal fed back into the delay stage
Additional control
AUTOGAIN: Adjusts the output level of the saturation stage to match the input level. DUCK AMT: Amount of level reduction on the effect signal. Duration of the ducking effect controlling by the delay TIME knob. DUCK SHAPE: Controls how smooth or sharp the ducking response is
USE FOR INSTRUMENTS PROCESSING
- GUITAR: Rhythmic delays. Modulated leads. Clean ambient textures - BASS: Short delays with ducking. Subtle modulation for width - SYNTHS: Animated echoes. Stereo movement. Sound design layers - VOCALS: Tempo-synced delays. Ducking for clarity. Darker Tone settings - DRUMS & PERC: Slapback echoes. Stereo rhythmic delays. Controlled feedback textures
UPDATE
v. 1.0.5
- Fixed HiDPI resolution support for Windows - Stability improvements
AAX, AU, VST3 versions
64-bit only
Ableton Live 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Bitwig 4+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Cubase 13+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Digital Performer 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
FL Studio 23+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Garageband 10+ (AU)
Logic Pro 10+ (AU)
Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)
Presonus Studio One 5+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
Reaper 6+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
Cakewalk Next by BandLab (PC: VST3)
AAX is a trademark and software of Avid Technology. Audio Units is a trademark and software of Apple Inc. VST3 is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
AAX, VST3, AU versions included
64-bit only (Mac / PC)
Mac OS X 10.15 or higher (Intel native | ARM native)
Windows 10
At least 4GB of RAM, 16GB is recommended
At least 200MB of free drive space (OS drive)