EP-34 Tape Echo
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Warm, crazy, and hazy delays from the most popular tape echo ever made.
The EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces gives you an exacting emulation of the legendary tape echo device used by Jimmy Page, Brian May, Chick Corea, Eddie Van Halen, Eric Johnson, and Andy Summers. Vintage Echoplexes are legendary for their idiosyncrasies — including distortion, wow and flutter, self-oscillation, squelch effects, and other random analog goodness. The EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in emulates all of this, and more.
Like the hardware, the EP-34 plug-in’s record head can be slid in real time for smeary weirdness, trippy dub excursions, and more. The musical input clipping of the original hardware’s hallowed preamp section is also captured via a Record Volume control, giving the EP-34 some subtle to not-so-subtle tonal coloring and distortion. With the addition of modern workflow enhancements like Tempo Sync, the EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in is must-have tool for any mixer.Craft hazy delays and vibey slapback with the most legendary tape delay ever made
Tweak the EP-34 Tape Echo’s controls for real-time effects and tone sculpting
Harness a vintage Echoplex’s unique input clipping distortion on everything from drums to vocals and guitars
Create with plug-in-only features like Tempo Sync, Wet/Solo, Pan, and Tape Tension
“I'm loving the EP-34. As always, the harder you push the plug-in, the more it gives off the real world artifacts of the unit being overdriven. This is where other companies fail and UA thrives.”
– Michael Brauer (The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, My Morning Jacket)
“The EP-34 Tape Echo is a lovely plug-in. It's very earthy and gritty and organic sounding.”
– Rik Simpson (Coldplay)
“The EP-34 plug-in's self oscillation has all the vibe of the real Echoplex or Watkins with no tape hiss and no mechanical noise.”
– Steve Levine (Culture Club, Beach Boys, Ziggy Marley)
“The UAD EP-34 Tape Echo reacts and sounds like the real thing. This is the best-sounding tape echo emulation we've ever heard.”
– The Crystal Method
“The EP-34 Tape Echo plug‑in is so addictive. I absolutely love the character!”
– Jeff Balding (Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Florida Georgia Line)The EP-34 Tape Echo is not affiliated with, sponsored, nor endorsed by any companies currently using the "Echoplex" name. “Echoplex” “EP-3” and “EP-4” model names, are used solely to identify the hardware emulated by Universal Audio.
Customer Reviews
D. Duarte
January 14, 2024
Recording with analogue tape textura.
I love the analog sound of Universal Audio plug-ins. This tape delay is very good for use in real-time modulation of recording, saturation and vivid colors in the voice, instruments or...
Read MoreD. Duarte
January 14, 2024
Delay with analogue textura.
I love the analog sound of Universal Audio plug-ins. This tape delay is very good for use in real-time modulation of recording, saturation and vivid colors in the voice,...
Read MoreR. Priori
January 14, 2024
Legendary sound
It's a great emulation of a classic , easy and straighforward to use, instant mojo here! U can't go wrong with this one , just hope in a little facelift since it's a bit too small....
Read MoreJ. Bru
January 3, 2024
Excepcional!!!!
Da un color muy bonito. Utilizo mucho el Slapback para guitarras y voces. Necesito pasar más tiempo con él, pero las primeras impresiones son buenísimas....
Read Morer. kELLY
December 25, 2023
Classic and. Creative
Purchased for a very particular project. Wonderful color and crunch. Had the hardware years ago. Same vibe.
Read MoreM. Jud
November 25, 2023
Exceptional Tape Echo Plugin
The EP-34 Tape Echo is an exceptional plugin and I use it a lot in my productions. Of course I would like to see it native. And above all, the plugin should be unison. The only delay plugin...
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Features
Highly desirable sound of original EP-3 and EP-4 Echoplex* tape delay units, now available as a UAD-2 plug-in for Mac or PC
Tape echo effects virtually indistinguishable from those used on countless classic recordings of the past six decades
Unique movable record head design creates warm, rich sound unlike any other delay unit
Provides a range of tones, from simple slap effects to self-oscillation chaos
Amalgam of features from EP-3 and EP-4 hardware units, plus "digital only" extras for modern mix use
Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
EP-34 Tape Echo
D. Duarte
Recording with analogue tape textura.
I love the analog sound of Universal Audio plug-ins. This tape delay is very good for use in real-time modulation of recording, saturation and vivid colors in the voice, instruments or samples in the beats. Bright.
D. Duarte
Delay with analogue textura.
I love the analog sound of Universal Audio plug-ins. This tape delay is very good for use in real-time modulation of recording, saturation and vivid colors in the voice, instruments or samples in the beats. Bright.
R. Priori
Legendary sound
It's a great emulation of a classic , easy and straighforward to use, instant mojo here!
U can't go wrong with this one , just hope in a little facelift since it's a bit too small.J. Bru
Excepcional!!!!
Da un color muy bonito. Utilizo mucho el Slapback para guitarras y voces. Necesito pasar más tiempo con él, pero las primeras impresiones son buenísimas.
r. kELLY
Classic and. Creative
Purchased for a very particular project. Wonderful color and crunch. Had the hardware years ago. Same vibe.
M. Jud
Exceptional Tape Echo Plugin
The EP-34 Tape Echo is an exceptional plugin and I use it a lot in my productions. Of course I would like to see it native. And above all, the plugin should be unison. The only delay plugin that is unison is the Korg SDD-3000 Digital Delay and I wonder why that is. It can hardly be due to the DSP resources, which are lower with the EP-34 Tape Echo. In terms of sound, the Tape Echo clearly deserves 5 stars. I give it 4 because of the lack of unison and native support.
M. Bonucelli
LUXURY PLUGIN
Simply amazing. Astonishing reproduction of the original tape beast, with all the controls and a truly fantastic sound. Wonderful graphics with pleasant little scratches and wear. Thank you Universal Audio. The best.
B. Król
Not native
Cannot use it. Just make all plugins native. It’s not that difficult.
S. Burgan
Great tape echo emulation
This plugin is all over my mixes. Great for vocal slap back and also on electric guitars to give that vintage tone and vibe. Love it!
O. Cuellar
Uad plug ins
Must have them all
A. Lee
Echotastic
Another cool option for 'vibey' delays and echoes
D. Ho
Super-cool for Voice and Electric Guitar!
The analog tape delay warmth is a beautiful touch on vocals and electric guitar!
R. Evans
Super useful delay
Sounds great on everything you put it on, I've used other emulations before but thus just does something special, rich, creamy, warm, from subtle to far out sounds. I really enjoy dialing this one in, super fun plug in
R. Evans
Super useful delay
Sounds great on everything you put it on, I've used other emulations before but thus just does something special, rich, creamy, warm, from subtle to far out sounds. I really enjoy dialing this one in, super fun plug in
A. Hewitt
Classic tape echo
Plumped for this one over the Galaxy and very happy with my purchase. Use this for guitar and Gilmour tones in particular and it works a treat.
R. Vargas
luscious
so much vibe and warmth. must have delay.
E. Peterson
Rockabilly Heaven
Amazing I play rockabilly and country music and this lives on my electric guitar bus. So good so fat so right. The setzer preset tweaked a bit is my go to. Just gorgeous sounding .
P. Sviyazov
The One
The one and only plugin that gives me exactly what I hear in my head! Can't find anything close enough to this. Hope it will be in Spark someday!
j. seiterle
push your amp
Apart of the wonderful dub and slapback experience it is a very powerful tool to push your amp to a nice break up.
V. Ruzicic
So real!!!
Very real and musical!!!!
