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  • 4.7/5
    (303)
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$199.00

Endless, lush, dub-style delays and psychedelic spring reverb.

In 1973, Roland created the RE-201 Space Echo* — a tape delay/spring reverb system that created warm, warped, unabashedly analog echo effects. From subtle tape textures to mindbending chaos, this iconic contraption can be heard on classic Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to seminal dub sides from King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.

The Galaxy Tape Echo plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is an exhaustive emulation of the iconic, legendary ’70s unit, and expertly captures the physical behavior of the inspiring hardware, down to its distortion, musical wow and flutter, sci-fi pitch shifting, and real time tweakability.

Included Versions

UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.

Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.

UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.

  • Add subtle tape delay or colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths
  • Harness distortion, wow and flutter, and pitch shifting, for organic time-based effects
  • Use wild-self-oscillation for creative sci-fi textures and moods
  • Employ the ambient shimmer of spring reverb on any source

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Learn how to Add Ambience to Synths
Learn how to Add Ambience to Synths

Learn how to Add Ambience to Synths

Grammy-winning engineer F. Reid Shippen (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) and the Galaxy Tape Echo and AKG BX 20 Spring Reverb plug‑ins.

Space is the Place

Space is the Place

Universal Audio has painstakingly captured every quirk and characteristic of this complex device. For example, just like the hardware, you can drive the input hard to add hair to a vocal, or widen a drum bus with fat analog character. Tweak the controls and harness seemingly infinite wow and flutter and pitch shifting combinations — perfect for energizing electric guitars. From rockabilly slapback to hazey trails of swirling delay, the Galaxy Tape Echo is a secret sauce for any source in any genre.

A Faithful Reproduction — Warts and All

A Faithful Reproduction — Warts and All

The Galaxy Tape Echo keeps the controls of the original hardware, and adds some for modern workflows. Use the original Mode Selector for various head combinations, Repeat Rate for timing control, and Intensity for repeats and self-oscillation. The Echo/Normal switch mutes the signal to the echo, while global Bass and Treble let you season to taste. New features include Tempo Sync, Pan controls for reverb and delay, and Tape Select, for varying delay timbres. By capturing the eccentricities of the original, and adding enhancements along the way, the Galaxy Tape Echo is a tool of infinite creativity.

*The Galaxy Tape Echo product is not affiliated with, sponsored, nor endorsed by Roland. The Roland name, as well as the RE-201 and Space Echo model names, are used solely to identify the classic effects emulated by Universal Audio's product.

Key Features

Add subtle tape delay or colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths

Harness distortion, wow and flutter, and pitch shifting, for organic time-based effects

Use wild-self-oscillation for creative sci-fi textures

Employ the ambient shimmer of spring reverb on any source

Create with plug-in-only features Tempo Sync, Effects Pan, and Tape Select

Customer Reviews

Galaxy Tape Echo

Overall Rating

4.7/5
(303)

B. Seidendorf

February 14, 2024

Top

What can I say? Just add this sprinkle of magic in your side chain

R. El Rifai

January 18, 2024

Can't live without it now

I didn't know that this plugin would become a staple for me when I bought it. Literally can't do anything without it now!

A. Ogarev

January 17, 2024

Galaxy Tape Echo

super++

P. Kalous

January 16, 2024

opinion

Hello,
all ok but only Galaxy Tape Echo and The Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor didn't appear in my ProTools 11.
Lexicon 224, and others, yes.
Pavel

J. Janev

January 14, 2024

My favorite tape echo!

It sounds like a real tape with those pitch and glitch movements! I usually set the delay slightly to the left and the reverb to the right - this gives a very nice space to the sound. And since it can't be set to a very long delay, I put another plugin before it with an extra delay to achieve slower repeats. The sound is so real!

G. Rostock

January 12, 2024

Total waste of money

Went back to the free Ableton echo, as this has no tail and really is just a bright reverb.

H. Marek

January 2, 2024

Amazing!

The best tape echo emulation!

E. Reynolds

December 18, 2023

Galaxy Tape Echo -- Next level goodness!

This is a wonderful device emulation. This thing adds real bounce to drum tracks as well as dreamy delay to vocals. The spring reverb adds a good sheen as well as introducing its signature reverb characteristic. It is a versatile, utilitarian plugin. Good on the track or on the group bus. Try it on synths as well. There are also 3 different tape heads to pick from! Well done.

w. gause

December 14, 2023

CLASSIC EMULATIONS ONCE AGAIN

I USE THIS PLUGIN ALOT

D. Silva

December 7, 2023

That Vintage Slap and That Spacey Sound

It's a very great recreation of this classic, with that classic tape delay sound and all the possibilities.
Great Work!

J. GROLLEAU

November 7, 2023

Excellent Plug

Je ne peux plus faire sans !

K. Fearon

November 1, 2023

10/10 Tape Echo

I’ll probably never need another tape echo plug in ever, this thing rules and I have a dedicated aux track in my daw just for it on every session

S. Batten

October 31, 2023

Why the modulation whether you want it or not

I've owned a heap of the originals and the wonky modulation is only in worn out ones with bad tapes or faulty or dirty capstan wheels. yeh sure its funky but you don't want it all the time, and it s not even random so stands out even worse on a sustained note. cmon Guys make the new tape switch get rid of the modulation. has no-one noticed this before?

R. Salay

October 29, 2023

Best Tape echo plugin !

I think this tape echo plugin is the best tape echo plugin !..It sounds so authentic,really like the hardware !..warm,extreme,it has a lot of options and it's very usable !..I love it again,like other UAD plugins ! ..This is a big add to my Soundtoys plugins collection..but in diferent feel and colorization!..thnx UAD for another diamond in plugin world !:)

R. Squitieri

October 22, 2023

Does not work

I have been testing this with different audio and midi sources. When you try to place it as an insert on plain audio the plug in just click and pops. I am using a i9 Mac Pro with 64 GB of Ram, and running an Apollo interface, and it's barely touching my DSP. I will stick with the Valhalla. What a shame

N. Antonio

October 19, 2023

Tape Echo buenísima

Había probado ésta emulación por otra marca, pero la de UA se sale de lo común. Un sonido mucho más vivo. Buena elección.

M. Obuchowicz

October 13, 2023

Not finding value so far

Got it as a part of bundle, was a waste of money - this is very good emulation of very old hardware, not really fitting modern workflows. It has very limited controls, so basically it's another plugin I got because of UA marketing/sales/bundles games, but I will keep using my old plugins

a. johnson

September 27, 2023

Space cadet

Nice space echo. The reverb control is a nice feature. Great addition to my collection

S. Lontano

September 19, 2023

A classic reborn

This is a perfect emulation of one of the most iconic tape delay and reverb.
A must have

J. Kim

September 16, 2023

jongmin kim

so so nice :)