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Each tap lights up as the sound reaches it.

multitap delay in development

Afterecho

A multitap delay: taps scattered across time and the stereo field, each with its own place, colour and decay.

in development

One email when it's ready, nothing else.

formats
VST3 · CLAP · AUv3
runs on
macOS · Windows · iPadOS

Up to sixteen echoes, each placed by hand, each with its own colour.

Taps sit on a grid of time and pan. Drag them where you want them, or let the shape pads and spacing curves lay out the rhythm for you.

Feedback repeats the whole cluster. Tape wear, saturation, cross-feed and diffusion smear it from crisp repeats into a wash.

on the faceplate

14 controls in 4 groups, named as the plugin labels them.

01Delay

Timeleft and right, free or synced
Tapsup to sixteen
Moderepitch, fade or jump when the time changes
Feedbackrepeats the whole cluster; natural, bloom or gate
Channelstereo, mid/side or mono

02Shape

Shapean XY pad per side, linkable, that sculpts the pattern
Spacinglinear, exponential or logarithmic
Viewgrid, stems or echo; drag taps in time, snapped or free

03Per tap

Panits place in the stereo field, mid/side aware
Gainits level, or muted
Filterlow, band or high pass, 12 to 48 dB, cut and Q

04Colour

Degradetape types I, II and IV, with drive and wear
Saturatewarmth on the wet signal
Spacecross-feed and diffusion, from ping-pong to a wash
05every control, in the manual→
01

Every echo in its own place

Each tap has its own pan, level and filter, so a pattern can be a whole arrangement.

02

Feedback with a shape

Let the cluster bloom, gate it, or decay naturally.

03

Clean to worn

Three tape types take the repeats from crisp to something remembered.

the manual

A first draft for now: every control on the faceplate, and how activation works. The full manual comes with the release.

Read the manual
  1. 01overview
  2. 02activation
  3. 03delay
  4. 04shape
  5. 05per tap
  6. 06colour
  7. 07design notes
  8. 08specifications
  9. 09questions

Every echo in its own place.

  • Afterecho VST3 and CLAP, macOS and Windows
  • free updates within version 1
in development

One email when it's ready, nothing else.

formats
VST3 · CLAP · AUv3
runs on
macOS · Windows · iPadOS

before you buy

How many computers can I use it on?

Three at a time. Sign in once from the plugin and it checks its licence on that computer without going online again. Deactivating a computer, from the plugin's settings or from your account page, frees its slot.

My studio computer is offline. Can I still activate?

Yes. The plugin shows a machine ID; paste it on your account page and download a licence file for that computer. It counts as one of your three.

Do updates cost anything?

Not within the version you bought. Download them from your account page.

Is the iPad version included?

No, the iPad version is sold separately on the App Store, and Apple handles that licence. A desktop licence covers macOS and Windows.