I just love the aesthetics of this device; it could almost be considered as a piece of art just as much as a musical device.

@jianhuang0124

11 ай бұрын

Agreed, but that's about it. Practically, it's not a good device.

@FLH3official

11 ай бұрын

@@jianhuang0124 Practically a broom is a good device but a cello or a tuba are not good devices... 😁

@W4TSKY

11 ай бұрын

​@@jianhuang0124 lol okay 😂

@chesneytube1

10 ай бұрын

@@jianhuang0124 why not?

Great stuff, love seeing modern versions of old tech like this, truly the best of both worlds. For anyone really interested in head panning with hardware, the Strymon Volante can do individual stereo panning with each of its 4 heads.

@glitterballz101

10 ай бұрын

the volante is ace. very flexible and midi friendly, with tap tempo too :-) great as an insert with an audio interface

@poulwinther

7 ай бұрын

Having used a real Space Echo the Volante just doesn't cut it for me. I find it too sterile. And while the UA Galaxy comes closer, those clowns omitted ping pong 🧐

Not enough Loopop in my life!

@chrisolley2762

11 ай бұрын

Too much loopop and others like him, in life.

@tensemushrooms4774

11 ай бұрын

@@chrisolley2762 Ok.

I bagged one of these on an ex demo deal in the UK and I'm totally in love with it. I bought it to use when mixing but have ended up using it in my guitar rig and am falling down a ridiculous rabbit hole of how to get it safely to and from gigs... it's amazing. If you want one, just get one, you wont regret it (and beans taste kinda nice anyway!)

@Mad4400

Жыл бұрын

Got a laugh from the beans comment. It is definitely an "investment".

@whisperthiefmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Mad4400 Feck aye but totally worth it! I buy one “piece” a year and pay it off. This is this years and its going to be used more than anything else Ive bought in a long time. Which kind of makes it value for money….. (spoken like a true guitar geek)

I love the idea that delay is here so that we can play more notes. I never thought of it that way .

@InVacuo

11 ай бұрын

The Edge certainly did. 😉

You're doing a "throw-away demo track" and I could listen to it for hours on end. Thank you!

@loopop

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Not exactly throw away, I ultimately collect some of these that I like and put them into albums - I'll include it in the next one :)

@krill7499

11 ай бұрын

@@loopopI'm so happy you say you will it's legitimately masterful. I could listen to that until the day I'm returned to the earth.

@VladTheSour

10 ай бұрын

@@krill7499 try nils frahm

good lord !! My eyes are still watering from seeing the price online !!

@SwingingCreeper

Жыл бұрын

Tape machines are not cheap

Oh my LORD, the combined tape head stuff made me cry a little happy tear. Also - your outro jam sounds just like a riff I was jamming on today on my modular! What a world!

What’s more impressive is that the tape snake doesn’t bind up in all the chaos and just works. Awesome stuff

The fidelity on that feedback is stunning... delish!

It's so beautiful! If didn't already have a perfect working Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo.

I love the simplicity of the intro, mono synth and tape delay, sometimes that's all you need.

I could just watch the tape through the top pannel for a hour

@graysonpeddie

Жыл бұрын

I know right? That is amazing.

@GizzyDillespee

Жыл бұрын

Oddly satisfying

That thing sounds beautiful and so did your outro. Exquisite. I want this thing. Capistan, Volante, RE-202 all do great tape echo emulations but kind of halfass it in terms of stereo features, which is why I’ve sold them all. 1 output per play head is killer. Would probably need to part ways with some nice stuff in order to get it though.

I.... did not know that I needed this beautiful piece of machinery. Yet I do now.

I would argue that the Volante is the leading digital recreation, and you can pan the outputs to 2 different channels.

Been eying these for a while. Absolutely lovely, especially the fact that it can be used in quad will make it a must buy, if ever I go down that route again. For now, I am happy with my Binson Echorec which works flawlessly.

My dad has one of the orignal units from decads ago , it still works great and I think its quite collectable now.. superb machine , great vid as always, take care...Jim

way more people will buy an SE-02 after this video than the FX unit itself.

@NoffisNoff

Жыл бұрын

They already understand it with the Kebu demo. he used it with RV500 boss reverb. For my side i connected my SE02 with a TC helicon hall af fame 2, with the Toneprint software there is tons of possibility

@dmomcilovic9185

11 ай бұрын

@@NoffisNoff hep great synth for beer money

@bombjelly5795

11 ай бұрын

Real synth heads are scared of digital synths ha

@AngMoKio8

11 ай бұрын

@bombjelly5795 to my knowledge the se-02 is analog

11:05 A blend knob to bring the reverb to the repeats or dry signal must be very involved because the idea to me seems like a no brainer. It’s hands down the best thing about the Korg se300 (preamp a close second). Even digital tape echo emulations with verb seem to leave this out.

This sounds absolutely lush. And bravo Roland on that Se02!

This is absolutely brilliant sounding.

Great review. Beautiful machine. The build quality and sound is absolutely gorgeous. Top notch work coming from Australia ^^ BUT this is going for 3000 € @ Thomann !!! Thats so insane ...you could get 2 proper Roland RE 201 and get into stereo if you wish. And the special extra hefty and gritty self oscillating resonant Roland RE 201 sound is something I didnt hear here very pronounced. Which makes the Roland sound unique for me and is a key feature.

@poulwinther

7 ай бұрын

You can find 201's for €1.500 but considering most for 2-3K I doubt you will get two good ones for 3K. Next you have the constant trouble of maintaining not one, but two pieces of 70's mechanical junk. As much as I love the unit, I think I will pass on that idea 😄

Such an interesting devise. Thank you for review, Loopop.

Darnit ..musicians in the 80's made us recreate so much to make new..love it.

Beautiful tribute to old tape echo delay

Oh gosh that's lovely. And judging by your demo, it's actually not that noisy - considering that it's tape, and you're doing feedback. Thanks for the demo!

@loopop

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think that during most of the video I have treble around the middle, so maybe that cuts off the highs, but in the part where I demo stereo and the outro the taps don't pass through the EQ and aren't filtered. I guess what I'm saying is, there's some noise but yeah it's not too bad

There’s some serious potential in the quad outputs for those no-input mixer/pedal feedback loop setups

@bojangprodoktschns5428

Жыл бұрын

Definitely! BTW. The Akai Headrush also has this feature (without tape) if you dont want to spend 3K.

I used to tape loop and echo back in the early days so this is a very nostalgic piece of kit for which I am very interested

Love ours at the studio. Got one of the first VK rack editions and no problems at all!

Roland Chorus Echo is one of my favourites. I know lots of people love the 201 but we have the Chorus Echo in our studio and I like that thing more. It's a bit of a tone machine even if not as popular or well known as the 201. Cool review thanks. Good to see Echoplex bring these back (sort of).

@vincewizz8534

11 ай бұрын

By chorus echo you mean the RE-301? 🙌

Outro jam is in Alessandro Cortini mode! Simple and sounds great!

For all my complaints of the sea of digital replications, I really should get this glorious unit.

Quality review of a Quality delay from the land down under.. PeaceFromOZ😊😊

lovely to see the company utilize their knowledge and talents, and it does show, but i can't help but feel there are a few missed chances that'd make this a really cool unprecedented piece of gear. looks and sounds beautiful though

@boratezel

11 ай бұрын

What would you add or change to it?

@pworminkle

11 ай бұрын

​@@boratezeltempo sync, the ability to combine effects, more spring reverb parameters, maybe a dip in the feedback pot at the point of self-oscillation without distortion to make looping easy... all in all it seems difficult to justify splurging on this when you have digital recreations that are cheaper, more comprehensive, and easier to use

Beautiful. Love the jam at the end

That was a nice outro performance indeed, thanks!

Strymon Volante has Panning per head function, tap tempo, midi , user presets and a looper with tape stop and reverse at $429.00 usd price.

ok thank you i just reaalilize i need too a chorus effect on my SE02. I ve this synth since january and i'm in love with this little thing

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

Indeed - try the free TAL one and prepare to be blown away :)

This is funkin awsome !

Thank you again.. again. Warmest regards. Believe my favorite point is the immersive experience this unit calls up. Alternative format build with some eurorack modules live second thought? mmm...

Gorgeous box.The mono chorus and reverb is a little disappointing, but I love love love a real tape, and the individual outs for the heads is so fun.

Great outro, as always, Alessandro Cortini vibe

such a cool way to bring movement into something super dry

Wayne Campbell looking at the white fender strat and going IT WILL BE MINE. OH YES. IT WILL BE MINE is me looking at this thing.

Beautiful piece of engineering. ❤

It's such a beautiful thing 🤩

Great, I knew that I should not have listened... gonna have a difficult time enjoying, or getting into the work via, my LVX or Nightsky. Such great sonics filled with varietal, and gorgeous, sound characters.

Happy with my Boss Re-202 at a fraktion of the cost but good Lord this thing is tasty and especially in your great version looking at the tape 😍Perfect demo as always Cheers 👏🔥🤘

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

RE-202 is awesome! I hope they add stereo taps in a firmware update

@caesarsheadache

Жыл бұрын

Would be great indeed 👋@@loopop

That outro song is beautiful.

Oh man, I really want one of these. I can afford it but something in me can't spend that much on an effect

fyi It’s also possible to rig up two 1/4” reel-to-reel tape recorders with a single-spliced loop. If these are 4-track, you can also bounce the delay taps between different tape heads to get multiple taps. You can also put your hand on one of the reels (the reel’s flange) to get different effects (e.g. chorus, flange or wobble). Not very portable, but cheep if you can find a couple of old tape decks at a flee-market.

It would be nice to have individual mixing knobs or sliders for each tape head instead of the big mode knob like my old Evans Tape Echo

Exquisite! Love it.

You know what tape delays need? An LFO section that changes the power going to the motor. Very slightly modulating the speed of the motor. Bonus points if you can select both sine and randomized LFO's.

@loopop

11 ай бұрын

This accepts CV, so it's quite easy to do with a simple LFO module/source

@MFKitten

11 ай бұрын

@@loopop oh good god that's hot

3:50 this sounded familiar… Regular Show intro sound.

i listen to this with good headphones, but to be honest i like the magneto more. despie its fully digital, but it sounds better....at least to my ears. but its a beautiful device and sounds very nice.

"Man, this is cool, I'll just click the link to see how much it..." "HOLY @#$%, IT'S $3000!!!!"

I know - I am making myself very impopulair by asking this here (whereas I normally am a likable guy :-) , but... WHY would we be needing this in 2023? Yes... despite having played with two tapedecks in 1978 with 2 meters distance in between, to create "walls / oceans of repeating sounds" ... I seriously do not understand why we would not use digital delays units (or software) for this purpose (with all the inserted FX (saturators, harmonizers etc) you can think of in the audio chain), that do not suffer form wear and all other limitations. @Loopop: Many compliments on your high quality content! Thank you very much for your outstanding video reviews!! They set the (very high) standard for gear reviews on KZread IMO!

@loopop

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words - Sorry to disappoint, not an unpopular opinion at all - I specifically mention digital software and hardware are legit alterternatives in the pros and cons section. You're using the "wrong" word - absolutely no one *needs* this to make music, some people may want or prefer it though, just like some people still listen to music on vinyl

@NickHchaos

8 ай бұрын

Sounds way F*cking better-I owned an EF-X2 and various digital reverb and delay tools in plugins, modular, boxes, and the difference in sound quality is not remotely close, just has this juicy organic quality to it, it’s a complete instrument and a work of art by the fine folks at echofix, don’t know how else to say it. It’s the difference between playing a guitar made by a luthier and carved from wood by hand vs something plastic from a mass produced factory in Asia.

You are winning Loopop :Þ

The only thing I was wondering, is if the repeats carried on when you change the (large knob) Echo Mode. It looks like they do not on this, but do on the Roland Space Echo IIRC. Another great review. Thank you.

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! If I understand the question correctly, yes, the old repeats keep "looping", and the new echo mode adds the new repeats on top of them

Sounds great & much cheaper than i expected.

Sounds lovely. The loose tape on top makes me nervous though.

Beautiful

More than the Boss pedal, I'd say the Volante is the best digital option.

@heartshearts4388

11 ай бұрын

yes! there you can also pan individual heads

@StatsGod

11 ай бұрын

@@heartshearts4388 Right, so you can get all sorts of complex ping-pong-y stuff if you want.

i would use this for more of my Dub Reggae And Dubstep stuff

Thanks, Ziv, for another fine review. Was wondering if you (or others) had any thoughts about this relative to the Strymon Magneto.

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've never tried Magneto, I'm sure many have so happy to hear other comments

Great stuff!

I was sold @ 8:00

thank you!

You should bring out your own version Ziv. The loopop Loop Pop machine!!

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

I've thought about it but no products from me any time soon... I sent them my feature requests so hopefully we'll see them in the X4!

Amazing. Thank you.

Only $3000! I had a Fulltone Echoplex that was excellent, those are selling used for well over $1000 now. This Echo Fix will be popular in studios for sure.

I wonder how to motivate the extra cost over a old Roland RE. If i would buy one, first mod = different knobs and no led light.

Stellar unit. Shame there's no tempo sync on it. Seems like something that would be fairly easy to implement (especially if you are already going through the effort of adding CV control). At the same time there's no reason for me to complain about that because there's no way I'd ever buy this 😅

@bojangprodoktschns5428

Жыл бұрын

Not to criticise your statement but out of genuine interest: How would you implement that?

@SyntheticFuture

Жыл бұрын

@@bojangprodoktschns5428 the playheads are fixed so your delay time is effectively only influenced by the speed of the tape. Your tempo and division give you an amount of ms of delay. This corresponds to a certain speed of the tape in relation to the distance between the playheads. You can't quantize retroactively but you can match the delay to time divisions with some clever math =)

@bojangprodoktschns5428

Жыл бұрын

@@SyntheticFuture Thanks for the explanation! Tempo synced Tape delay would definitely be rad!

@PeterJnicol

11 ай бұрын

Ok. That does sound reeaaalllly nice.

@Accatyyc

11 ай бұрын

@@bojangprodoktschns5428 T-Rex Replicator is a tape delay which does it. Well, tap tempo but so not midi-synced

We like Tape Loop Pop 😂

bummer you didn't play more different patches through it

Mostly an exhaustive demo but I don’t get showing what the tape head combinations sound like by using a sequence on the synth. Really hard to actually hear the repeats.

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

I actually did record a version playing a single note and it felt boring so I cut it out, this felt more musical

@hoover728

Жыл бұрын

@@loopop Fair enough but the point of a gear demo is primarily to display what it sounds like, and secondarily to show musical applications.

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

@@hoover728 I think it’s a balance between the two

Thats as many Choruses I would buy today

Nice analog synth for his video.

wowzers. so happy I never have to deal with tape again. you youngin’s are crazy.

@NickHchaos

8 ай бұрын

Actually, the amazing thing about the echofix is it sounds pristine and I never experienced a single issue with it in probably 100-200 hours of play on mine. So the only thing I “dealt” with was pure joy and amazing sound, it’s a beautifully engineered instrument.

Zero interest in a $2000 delay but man that tiny synth sounds good!

Surprised the Echofix did not advise on tape replacement or longevity. If they are re-feeding the tape back into the heads that tape should need replacement at some point.

@loopop

11 ай бұрын

On their site it says tapes should be replaced after 50-300 hours

When the motor stops automatically, does the pinch roller disengage from the capstan as well?

Very interesting video, thanks for this! May I ask about the tape length? I still don't get it. Why so long? AFAIK, it is erased before it meets the first head (recording one). So, IMHO, tape could be far shorter, without need to have about one meter long stored on top like a snake ;) Maybe it's just a matter of showing moving guts or avoiding rapid wear & tear?

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I believe the long tape is to reduce wear, indeed it seems like the "action" happens on the right side, a very small portion of the tape length

very nice video congratulations..I ask, I have an obx with left and right stereo output, can it be connected to the Echofix or does it accept the Echofix only in mono input...thanks

@loopop

Ай бұрын

Thanks, and only mono sources unfortunately

Magnificent

Does it do Hank Marvin/Shadows Echoes...Cant find the answer anywhere.

beautiful. an inherent drawback is ofcourse the lack of sync (midi)

@loopop

11 ай бұрын

true, or even tap tempo/analog sync would do for starters

Did you find the outputs coming fro the back ofd the unit to be a bit noisy? Like a lot of tape hiss? I wrote the folks at Echofix and they explained I should just turn down those outputs in the amp or DAW, but they still seem a little noisy on my EF-X3.

il pronipote dell'eko binsonaccio :P [edit] whattatotalbeauty! wow. :O

Es la maquina david gilmour una genialidad

It's a groovy device, I'm sure these will quickly sellout. At its +2k price there's a lot of cheaper options out there that imho can emulate tape very well (allowing tweaking tape parameters like wow and flutter) and also do so much more.

Yeah, Australians: that's how we do things.

ECHOFIX makes SE-02 sound so so good 🤤🤤🤤

@s.r.b.4582

Жыл бұрын

you don't have to get the echofix to make the SE-02 sounds good hehe

@kierenmoore3236

Жыл бұрын

Tape delay flatters everything … That’s why we love it !!

Woooooow 😮! Do they tell after how many hours of service you should replace the tape? It is certainly a cost factor that needs to be taken into account here.

@loopop

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Echofix says tape lasts between 50 to 300 hours. I saw soundgas say the Roland manual states 300 hours. You should also clean it "regularly" - not sure what that means... I suggest asking them to make sure

@NickHchaos

8 ай бұрын

@@loopopit means you use the included cleaning kit to spend a few minutes cleaning the tape heads every so often, it’s dead easy.

Hainbach entered the chat 😂

GAS-tastic.

@SpeldosaMusik

Жыл бұрын

Haha :D

This made me wonder what in heavens my Fulltone Tube Tape Echo is going for, these days …

thanks :)