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Modulation & space at a glance

Chorus, flanger, phasers, rotary, panning, echo, reverb and stereo tools. Click a plug-in for its panel; each one has its manual PDF and a download.

InstrumentsDrum machinesAmps & driveDynamicsEQ & filtersModulation & spaceMasteringSumming
Plug-inIn the spirit ofMain featuresBest for
ChorusChorusPanel80s poly-synth bucket-brigade chorus
  • Modes I, II and I+II
  • Wide antiphase stereo
  • BBD tone and optional hiss
Width and shimmer on synths and guitars
FlangerFlangerPanelPedal, studio-rack and tape flanging
  • PEDAL, RACK and THRU-0 modes
  • LFO, matrix or envelope sweep
  • Positive or negative regen
Jet sweeps and through-zero flanging
PhaserPhaserPanelJFET, optical and tape phasing
  • 90, OPTO and TAPE voicings
  • 2 to 12 stages, feedback
  • Stereo spread
Phasing from subtle to swirling
PolyvibePolyvibePanelPhotocell vibe pedals
  • Modelled bulb and light-dependent resistors
  • Chorus, vibrato and preamp modes
  • Lopsided throb
Psychedelic guitar swirl
RotaryRotaryPanelTwo-rotor rotary speakers
  • Horn and drum with their own inertia
  • Valve amp drive
  • Stop, slow and fast
Organs, and anything that wants to spin
AutopanAutopanPanelAuto-panners and tremolo units
  • Pan or tremolo
  • Tempo sync, several shapes
  • Slow random drift
Movement across the stereo field
E-DelayE-DelayPanelEuropean studio and broadcast delays of the 1980s
  • Crystal dual delay, ducking delay, 8-tap pattern, pitch-loop time processor
  • Cross-feed, feedback filters, tempo sync per side
  • Transformer input, vintage converters
Clean echoes, vocals, rhythmic patterns
J-DelayJ-DelayPanelJapanese digital delays of the 1980s
  • Chorus delay, 12-bit pitch-shift delay, compact delay, sample hold
  • Pitch cascades, compander breathing, freeze loops
  • 10 / 12 / 14 / 16-bit converters
Guitars, synths, lo-fi and glitch
SpaceSpacePanelAlgorithmic reverbs and spring tanks
  • Room, chamber, hall, plate, spring
  • Ducking, width, freeze
  • Vintage 500 Hz cut on the return
Ambience from tight rooms to washes
E-VerbE-VerbPanelEuropean broadcast reverbs of the 1980s
  • Room simulator, broadcast plate / hall, speech reverb, gated / reverse
  • Reverb time with low and high multipliers, room size in m3
  • Vintage converters, transformer input
Natural rooms, voice, drums
J-VerbJ-VerbPanelJapanese studio and broadcast reverbs of the 1980s
  • Massive hall, 3-D reflections, 40-reflection flagship, 12-bit
  • Lamp-key quick settings, reflection dot matrix
  • Clock and bit-depth modes
Big halls, pads, 80s vocals
Haas DoublerHaas DoublerPanelShort-delay doublers
  • L/R, LCR and spread layouts
  • Left / right detune in cents
  • Drift of time, pan and level
Widening and doubling
Mid/SideMid/SidePanelMid/side processors
  • Mid and side gain, width
  • Bass mono, side air, mid focus
  • Mid and side listen
Controlling the stereo image
EC-444EC-444Panel80s kit-built bucket-brigade echoes
  • Long / short chip, preamp drive in the repeats
  • Clock filter and noise
  • Dual chip, oscillation limit, 8 presets
Dark, lo-fi analogue echoes
ADPModADPModPanelClassic ring modulators
  • Dual carrier, audio-rate or sub-audio
  • Harmonics and tape drive
  • Chaos drift
Metallic tones and wobble
ChopperChopperPanelStutter-house chops and trance gates
  • 16 steps: thru, repeat, reverse, mute, ratchets
  • Pitch-up and LP / HP per step
  • Momentary HOLD, MIDI division keys
Turning vocals and pads into rhythmic hooks
DynatronDynatronPanelThe two-tape-machine flanging trick
  • Flange, phase or resonant filter
  • LFO, hold or envelope sweep
  • 10 presets
Bubbly jets and envelope wah
EchomaxEchomaxPanelTape, bucket-brigade and digital echoes
  • Four echo types
  • Sync, ping-pong, freeze, duck
  • Wow, flutter, vintage EQ
Any echo in one box
Mod RackMod RackPanelParallel pedalboard modulation
  • Tremolo, chorus, vibe, delay
  • Circuit-bend mod pots, tempo sync
  • L / C / R outputs
Stereo movement