Valhalla DSP has announced the release of an update to its versatile delay effect plugin. Version 3.0 of ValhallaDelay comes with two new delay modes.
The new “Analog” model uses a companding BBD model similar to 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.
Close to the original Tape mode in ValhallaDelay, “Chrome Tape” comes with greatly reduced feedback noise, and tape splice artifacts have been 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.
Available in VST/VST3, AU and AAX formats for Windows and Mac, the plugin is priced $50 USD. The update is free to existing ValhallaDelay users.
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