Soundtoys - Primal Tap 5

Soundtoys PrimalTap is a lo-fi delay plugin for macOS and Windows, a re-imagining of the Prime Time digital delay from 1978. It has two independent delay taps and a lot of character for a digital effect.

It's a hybrid of digital and analogue sound with real grit, and it responds well to knob tweaking, which makes it as much a performance tool as a studio delay.

Multiply

Each turn of the Multiply switch doubles the delay time and halves the sample rate, a trick the original used because memory was expensive. Gritty lo-fi echoes are the result, and turning it while audio plays gives some unusual pitch jumps.

VCO modulation

Add lush chorus, tape-like flanging or drifting pitch to the echoes. Unlike the original, the Rate control goes up into the audio range, so you can get robotic ring modulation too.

Freeze

Freeze grabs a slice of incoming audio and loops it, synced to tempo or at a length you choose. Adjust the Time, Freeze and VCO settings and you can warp that slice into weird soundscapes.

Where it fits

Shimmering 80s guitars, lo-fi echoes and sound design. If you want a clean delay, use EchoBoy. If you want a delay with a personality, use this one.

Features

• Emulation of the Prime Time delay with expanded features
• Multiply control for pitch jumps and lo-fi delay
• VCO section for chorus, flanging and ring modulation
• Freeze to sample, loop and warp incoming audio
• 2 independent delay taps
• Resizable interface (Soundtoys 5.5 release)

System requirements

• macOS 10.15 or later, native Apple Silicon support
• Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
• Formats: VST2, VST3, AU and AAX on macOS; VST2, VST3 and AAX on Windows
• Authorised through iLok: computer licence or iLok USB. Internet connection needed to activate.

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