Emulating tape delay - early Pink Floyd

[RideTheCrash]

I'm trying to replicate the swirling treble tape delay used on the Farfisa on top of the Hammond at the end of Pink Floyd's "Cirrus Minor". I know they would have used a Binson but I've tried a few VST's and I feel like I haven't come close. The song sounds like it's 100% wet, effect only but most of the VST's I have tried still have some of the original signal and fiddling with the controls usually gets me a tsunami of echo. I'm feeling a little lost, does anyone have suggestions regarding settings I could try out? Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGLY5uOxu0 (starts around 3:30)

 

[Jake_JW]

Which VST's have you tried?

I find that a send with either TAL-Dub or NastyDLA (both free) on it does the trick for most old fashioned delay sounds - a bit of EQ on the FX channel works wonders sometimes.

 

[BroKen_H]

I don't know about an echo effect, but what I heard sounds a lot like a crystal style pad with about a 1.5-2k hi pass and you could just play the part (unless I'm listening to the wrong thing).

 

[ocnor]

 

[Steenamaroo]

The song sounds like it's 100% wet, effect only but most of the VST's I have tried still have some of the original signal and fiddling with the controls usually gets me a tsunami of echo.

Hey man.
100% wet means delays only so you wouldn't hear the original part at all unless its parallel. I don't think I've ever used a delay 100% wet (without dry signal in parallel), but I guess it'll have its place.

If you're getting a tsunami of echo you probably have the feedback or number of delays set too high.
The video above as a pretty long feedback for the first few minutes.

I mean, delays are pretty simple when you break them down.
The basics are how many repeats, how long between repeats, HPF/LPF on the wet sound and a master wet/dry control.
Some will give you panning options, ping pong, polarity selection etc but you should be able to get close with the basics above.

 

[fat_fleet]

I'm trying to replicate the swirling treble tape delay used on the Farfisa on top of the Hammond at the end of Pink Floyd's "Cirrus Minor". I know they would have used a Binson but I've tried a few VST's and I feel like I haven't come close. The song sounds like it's 100% wet, effect only but most of the VST's I have tried still have some of the original signal and fiddling with the controls usually gets me a tsunami of echo. I'm feeling a little lost, does anyone have suggestions regarding settings I could try out? Thanks.

Alot of his sound from that whole egyptiany farfisa era was in his touch and how he played against the delay.
Check at about 5:20 here.. it's definitely not 100% wet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76kOATeFgAA