It’s interesting that Waves has CLA doing these videos about all his specific hardware and settings, but then releases a plugin that does not allow you to apply those settings directly. The Echosphere has an RTLow setting (which seems to map to the Lexicon’s BAS multiplier…stock for the A Plate setting is 0.6x) and RT High (which does not seem to be on the hardware unit). You can also see where he sets the sliders for one set of parameters, but that’s only one page out of four pages of settings on the actual unit, so you don’t get the whole picture. In the video CLA does not walk through every parameter on the hardware unit, saying only he selects a Plate setting (the “A Plate”) and around 150 ms (the unit shows 152 ms). The real Lexicon has a ton of settings, and the Echosphere obviously only has a handful. On the Echosphere, though, the VSO is stated in ms. CLA’s default settings on the real unit are the B tape speed (15 IPS) with the VSO at 100%.
You can see those controls in the center box of the Echosphere. The actual Marshall has only an input knob, a tape speed selector switch and the “VSO” (which combined with the tape speed switch determines the delay time). Obviously the parameters in the plugin are not mapped to the actual units, as the plugin has very few controls. The slap delay module comes with delay time, feedback, and modulation controls.īased on the video series from CLA that Waves has been dribbling out the last few weeks, called Mixing with Depth, showing CLA’s delay and reverb process, the slap delay would be modeled on the Marshall AR-300 Tape Eliminator and the reverb would be modeled on the Lexicon 480L. The plate reverb module features adjustable pre-delay and reverb time settings. This is a technique that Chris Lord-Alge often uses to achieve his signature lead vocal tone.Īdditional fine-tuning controls are available for both effects. The user can easily adjust the intensity of the reverb and slapback delay effects using the main fader controls.Īs for the routing, the delay and reverb can work in parallel or with the delay signal feeding the reverb as a send effect. The plugin combines Chris Lord-Alge’s two favorite delay and reverb hardware units, with the main focus on lead vocal mixing. It will be registered permanently in your Waves account. Sign up today (Black Friday) to get CLA EchoSphere for free. The plugin was designed by Chris Lord-Alge, and it’s released by Waves Audio. One week later, the freebie is revealed! See also: Top 100 Black Friday 2020 Deals (For Music Producers)ĬLA EchoSphere is a slap delay and plate reverb effect designed for mixing lead vocals.
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