Gear · delay
Maestro Echoplex EP-3
Records it appears on · 2
- Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen · Album, 1982
- Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedTape echo added at mixdown; source of the reverb-like ambience on the recordSettings: Echo Sustain turned up with the delay slider at zero, giving an echo that reads almost as reverb (Batlan's description of how the effect was obtained)
- Acoustic guitar · Mix effectsVerifiedTape echo added at mixdown; Springsteen's usual guitar echo unitSettings: Echo Sustain turned up with the delay slider at zero, giving an echo that reads almost as reverb (Batlan's description of how the effect was obtained)
- Mixdown and transfer · Mix effectsVerifiedEcho over the mix on the way to the stereo cassetteSettings: Echo Sustain turned up with the delay slider at zero, giving an echo that reads almost as reverb (Batlan's description of how the effect was obtained)
- Daylight
David Kushner · The Dichotomy, 2023
- Lead and backing vocals · Input chainVerifiedDelay used on both the lead and the backing vocals.
Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.
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First choice · Emulation of this unit
Universal Audio EP-34 Tape Echo
delay
Models the Echoplex EP-3 and EP-4 tape echoes.
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Soundtoys EchoBoy
delay
Includes an Echoplex-style tape echo setting among its delay styles.
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