Echoplex Effect in Sonar?

[Ed Driscoll]

Hi there,

I was listening to Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same recently, and was wondering how to recreate what I believe is an Echoplex on Robert Plant's voice. It's most noticeable on "Whole Lotta Love", especially during his scat singing when Jimmy Page does his Theramin licks. The echo distorts and thins out as Plant's voice repeats. It's certainly a different kind of sound than most digital delays.

If you've heard the CD, is what I'm describing an Echoplex?

Either way, is there an easy way to recreate this with Sonar 2.0 XL? Or is there a DXi plug-in that will recreate this effect?

Thanks for any advice you can provide.

Ed

[James Argo]

Ed of Echoplex... That's a great hint from Ed of Echostar.
But that works for mono mix only. I listen to the song, it's a stereo echo anyway, so Will you need 2 return channels for Left & Right ? Can we just do that first on the Right channel, and overdub later for Left channel ? (the first echo comes in right output...)So we're gonna need 3 channels ? (1 original channel, 1 Right channel, 1 Left channel) ? Do I miss sumthin' here ? How would you do that Ed (sonusman) ?




It's Jaymz, not
Ed

[James Argo]

...Got it !!!

[Ed Driscoll]

Sonusman,

You could automate a pan....

You could even just copy the parts you want to "echo" and paste them to another track and apply some eq to those echos. You could even add a little noise to them if you want to full effect. You can even pitch them down a few cents and/or time stretch the echo's.

Lot's of ways to do this. Just gotta think about it. Use the tools you got.

Great ideas--thanks!

Ed