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Universal Audio UAFX Orion Tape Echo Delay Pedal

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£149.00

This is the Universal Audio UAFX Orion Tape Echo Delay Pedal from Universal, now available in the Guitar Pedals category on Guitars Pedals Amps and Stuff.. Read More below.

Description

The Universal Audio UAFX Orion Tape Echo is a delay pedal with three vintage tape delay emulations, a perfectly emulated analogue preamp circuit and wow/flutter, true/buffered bypass, preamp on/off, switchable true/trails bypass and analogue dry through. Emerging from Universal Audio`s flagship Starlight Echo Station, the Orion tape echo gives you the magical hazy delay effects of vintage ’70s maestro Echoplex EP-III tape delays in a classy, compact package.

Thanks to the same no-compromise algorithms from UA`s award-winning Starlight Echo Station, Orion gives you the rich, three-dimensional effects of a thoroughly emulated vintage tape echo – light years beyond other tape delay pedals in its class. Built for decades of dependable performance, the Orion tape delay is your trusted companion on your interstellar journey!

Key Features

  • Authentic EP-III Emulation – Hit the stage with this rugged, compact stomp-box that replicates the sound of a vintage Maestro tape echo.
  • Perfectly Captured Analogue Preamp – This gives you all the grit and attitude of a vintage effects unit, with one simple control for fat, boosted tones and effects.
  • Selectable Mint, Worn & Old Tape Machines – Select the distinct colour and texture of the vintage tape machines easily.
  • Wonk Control for Vibey Tape Sounds – Subtle-to-eccentric modulated repeats and funky tape splice textures.
  • Mono Operation, True/Trails Bypass, Preamp Off/On, Analogue Dry Through ­– Built for you to have full control over how the tape echo works in your signal chain.

Specifications

  • Power Requirements: Isolated 9VDC, center-negative, 250ma minimum
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4” TS unbalanced
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4” TS unbalanced
  • USB type-C for updates via computer
  • Height: 5.81cm, 2.29 inches
  • Width: 6.55cm, 2.58 inches
  • Depth: 12.07cm, 4.75 inches
  • Weight: 0.659 lbs (0.299 kg)

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Delay records the incoming signal for a chosen interval and repeats it after the original note. Feedback returns repeats to the delay line, while tone, filtering, modulation and saturation determine whether echoes remain clear, darken progressively, wobble like tape or degrade like analogue bucket-brigade circuits. Delay time and rhythmic subdivisions govern the spacing and musical pattern of the repeats.

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