Orion Tape Echo
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Travel light years beyond all other tape delays.
Emerging from our flagship Starlight Echo Station, Orion Tape Echo gives you the magical hazy delay effects of vintage ’70s Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape delays, in a classy, compact package.*
Create with a stunning emulation of the iconic vintage tape echo hardware
Fatten your tone with a perfectly captured EP-III analog preamp
Craft eccentric effects with authentic wow, flutter, and tape types
Rely on timeless UA craftsmanship, built for decades of rock-solid performance
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Add Authentic Tape Delay to your Pedalboard
Thanks to the same award-winning algorithms from our Starlight Echo Station, Orion gives you the rich, three-dimensional effects of a thoroughly emulated vintage tape echo — for tones that best all other compact tape delay pedals.
Enjoy Fat Vintage Preamp Tones
Perfect for boosting your echoes and adding punch to your entire sound, Orion's faithful emulation of the EP-III's legendary solid-state preamp gives you all the grit and attitude of the vintage effects unit, with one simple control.
Experience Analog Bliss with Tape Type, Wow, and Flutter
Choose from three sonically distinct versions of the EP-III with Mint, Worn, and Old machine types for color and vibe, and tweak the Wonk control for subtle-to-eccentric modulated repeats and funky tape splice textures.
Hit the Stage with a Rugged, Compact Stompbox
Built for decades of dependable performance, Orion Tape Delay gives you switchable true/trails bypass and Preamp off/on for a trusted companion on your interstellar journey.
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Customer Reviews
C. Cowx
August 10, 2024
Amazing sounds, useful and simple!
The midi-preset-tweaker crowd will call me crazy but I prefer this to the Starlight. It's simple and immediately inspiring. No need to fire up an app to surf or save presets, just plug it...
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Features
Authentic emulation of a vintage Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape echo in a compact stompbox*
Perfectly captured analog preamp for fat, boosted tones and effects
Selectable Mint, Worn, and Old tape types for added color and texture
Wonk control for modulated repeats and vibey tape splice sounds
True/buffered bypass and Preamp off/on
Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built for decades of dependable performance
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Customer Reviews
Orion Tape Echo
C. Cowx
Amazing sounds, useful and simple!
The midi-preset-tweaker crowd will call me crazy but I prefer this to the Starlight. It's simple and immediately inspiring. No need to fire up an app to surf or save presets, just plug it into an amp and away you go. Sure, if you run a stereo rig you might want a delay with stereo outputs, but has there ever been a stereo Echoplex? Not that I'm aware of... Basically the things that this pedal doesn't have is why I prefer it to the overwhelm of tweaking the Starlight. The preamp sounds VERY good, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it because, being an emulated preamp means your dry signal is now being digitally processed and converted. However to my ears it really does sound incredible and most importantly it doesn't feel any different than my dry signal - just fatter and warmer, with a small volume bump. The preamp really adds to the value of this pedal, which I got on sale new for HALF PRICE? That's a ridiculous bargain for the value in my opinion. Get one now!
