Do analog effects still exist?

[mr.rich]

fulltone also makes what looks like an old tube echoplex. big silver box that costs 1g. many older tape echos can be had for around 500$. echoplex, stage echo, space echo, copycat to name a few. non tape analogs can be had for fairly cheap 100-200$. yamaha 1005 1010, multivox echo, there are alot of these and they all look sorta the same. ive played with the above and they are all fun echos. i bought a roland sde 2000 digi echo for 75$ and it kinda has a neat analogish washy quality to it. for reverbs id say get either a spring if youve got to have analog verb or a older digi unit. i got an spx90 for 125$ and while it isnt the greatest reverb on the planet it is a very good old digi unit that many studios still use to this day. its also very very user friendly. a lex lxp-15 mkII is also a nice cheaper digi verb. way better than the alex crap.

 

[TexRoadkill]

I wouldn't really worry about the convertors because you are only blending the effected signal with your real signal. As long as the final result is good then you are okay.

Just because a reverb is analog doesn't mean it will sound better. Most analog reverbs are very unrealistic and mushy sounding but sometimes that is just what you want. They just won't give you a realistic sounding reverb if that is what you want.

With that being said most cheapo digital reverbs sound like shit regardless. I like the TC Electronics M300. For the price it's damn hard to beat.

If you truly want a more vintage sound then the old analog Lexicons are a good deal on Ebay but still about the same price as a new M300.

 

[Light]

Well, it's untrue for almost any thing with more that three tracks.

Every multitrack I have ever used has had seperate playback and record heads. I mean, they NEED to be able to playback off the record head for overdubing to work, but who really wants to mix off the record head?

But I have never used a multitrack for a tape delay. I mean, why would you? No, I have always used a two track for delays (back when I was using such things), and always a 1/4 inch for that matter. I mean, it is a bit of a waste of money to use a 1/2 inch real just for a delay, where you are not really even going to hear the difference.


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[regebro]

Every multitrack I have ever used has had seperate playback and record heads.

Yes, and as soon as you arm a track, you are no longer using the playback head. Becuase if you were, you could not record in sync.