multitap delay · the manual, first draft
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Up to sixteen echoes, each placed by hand, each with its own colour.
A multitap delay: taps scattered across time and the stereo field, each with its own place, colour and decay.
soft.systems · VST3 / CLAP / AUv3 · macOS & Windows & iPadOS
01the plugin
overview
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.
This manual is a draft. The full manual, control by control, comes with the release.
02the plugin
activation
sign in once
- In the plugin's licence panel, choose sign in. Your browser opens this website with a short code.
- Sign in if you aren't already, then approve the code.
- The plugin installs its licence. From then on it checks the licence on this computer, offline.
One licence covers 3 computers at a time. To free a computer, deactivate it from the plugin or from your account page.
computers without internet
The plugin shows a machine ID. Paste it on your account page, download the licence file, and load it in the plugin. The file uses one of your 3 computers.
staying offline
When the plugin happens to be online, it refreshes its licence about every 60 days. If it can't reach the website, it keeps working.
03controls
delay
| control | what it does |
|---|---|
Time |
left and right, free or synced |
Taps |
up to sixteen |
Mode |
repitch, fade or jump when the time changes |
Feedback |
repeats the whole cluster; natural, bloom or gate |
Channel |
stereo, mid/side or mono |
04controls
shape
| control | what it does |
|---|---|
Shape |
an XY pad per side, linkable, that sculpts the pattern |
Spacing |
linear, exponential or logarithmic |
View |
grid, stems or echo; drag taps in time, snapped or free |
05controls
per tap
| control | what it does |
|---|---|
Pan |
its place in the stereo field, mid/side aware |
Gain |
its level, or muted |
Filter |
low, band or high pass, 12 to 48 dB, cut and Q |
06controls
colour
| control | what it does |
|---|---|
Degrade |
tape types I, II and IV, with drive and wear |
Saturate |
warmth on the wet signal |
Space |
cross-feed and diffusion, from ping-pong to a wash |
07reference
design notes
every echo in its own place
Each tap has its own pan, level and filter, so a pattern can be a whole arrangement.
feedback with a shape
Let the cluster bloom, gate it, or decay naturally.
clean to worn
Three tape types take the repeats from crisp to something remembered.
08reference
specifications
| spec | value |
|---|---|
| formats | VST3 · CLAP · AUv3 |
| platforms | macOS · Windows · iPadOS |
| licence | 3 computers at a time, checked offline |
| status | in development |
09reference
questions
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.
still stuck?
Write to hello@softsystems.app with your system, your host and the plugin's version. If it crashed, attach the crash report.
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