Endless, lush, dub-style delays and psychedelic spring reverb. In 1973, Roland introduced the RE-201 Space Echo — a tape delay/spring reverb unit that birthed a world of warm, warped, undeniably analog echo effects. From subtle tape textures to mind-bending chaos, this iconic machine graced classics by Pink Floyd and David Bowie, as well as seminal dub tracks from King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Galaxy Tape Echo plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is a meticulous emulation of this legendary '70s unit, capturing its essence down to the last detail — distortion, musical wow and flutter, otherworldly pitch shifting, and real-time control. Grammy-winning engineer F. Reid Shippen (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) relies on the Galaxy Tape Echo and AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb plug-ins to add ambience to his synth sounds. Universal Audio has painstakingly replicated every quirk of this complex device. Push the input for added grit on vocals or a fat analog character on a drum bus. Dive into endless combinations of wow and flutter, pitch shifting, and delay times to energize electric guitars. From rockabilly slapback to ethereal, swirling echoes, the Galaxy Tape Echo is a versatile tool for any source and genre. A faithful reproduction, warts and all, the Galaxy Tape Echo preserves the original controls while adding modern features like Tempo Sync, Pan controls, and Tape Select for diverse delay timbres. This plug-in is a playground for endless creativity.
