Their re201 space echo was a reverb and delay unit that has. Find great deals on ebay for roland re201 space echo and roland space echo re150. The first models in what would eventually become the space echo series were released before roland were even called roland. He typically scours the malaysian rural countryside for his stock, as it is said most of the best vintage instruments can be found tucked away in an obscure kampung somewhere. Set of brand new replacement felts for the roland space echo series. View online or download roland space echo re20 owners manual. Experience the legendary tapeecho sound of the re201, and get lost in space with this retromodern marvel. This is the only one in the bunch that is not a general purpose reverb, but a specific emulation. Boss has long held off from simply jumping on the retro bandwagon, choosing instead to focus on new designs rather than revisit old ones. The ec series morphed into the re range, with the most famous model being the re201 space echo, released in 1974. It is a really excellent tape delay partly because it has a nice muffley effect on your sound and partly because there is something quite special about the way the delay.
Re201 roland space echo impulse responses 25200 bpm. Roland re201 space echo spring reverb impulse responses. The ace tone ec10 and ec20 were released in 1972, a year before ace tone morphed into roland. Main features main features the re20 uses cosm technology to faithfully simulate the characteristics of the famed roland space echo re201. Delivery via airmail and royal mail, may take 514 days.
Roland re201 space echo entry reaktor user library. In 1973, then operating under the roland brand, kakehashi introduced the roland echo chamber re100 and re200, the latter with an added spring reverb. The roland re201 space echo is a tape echo effect unit featuring a builtin spring reverb tank. A comparison of analog vs digital tape echo academia. We make the efx2 tape echo, roland space echo parts, echoplex parts, tape loops for re201 re101 re150 re301 re501 7 sre555, parts for echoplex ep1 ep2 ep3 and ep4. The galaxy tape echo product is not affiliated with, sponsored, nor endorsed by roland. Manufactured from 1973 to 1988, the re201 runs a loop of magnetic tape across several tape heads to create its distinctive analog echo. They released numerous other successful models before and after but the rarest of them all is the re5 digital space that had a very short run in japan in 1988. Piano sample roland re201 impulse response apple impulse. Utilizing multiple play heads to create warm, highly adjustable echo effects, the roland re201 space echo can simultaneously add wonderful tape character andor chaos to performances and recordings. I finally got it cleaned, retaped and everything is actually running great. The best impulse response ir sites page 7 kvr audio.
Since i bought altiverb i started making my own impulse responses. His 59 gretsch 6120 and his pomade were the real deal. Recorded with 4 dpa 4006s for clarity and 4 piezos for the sounds in the wire. Well i busted out my roland space echo i bought back in 1985. It was released at the same time as the re201 and is essentially its little brother as its a bit more limited but still shares the same sort of quality. Jammin with the roland re201 space echo with a little bit of overdrive. Re201 space echo units, which used the standard 14 tape of the openreel variety, but made as one, continuous loop. The tape or slapback echo was a staple of 1970s rock and roll, and nobody did it better than roland.
Ive tried most of the attempts to emulate the space echo in software and none come even close apart from the physicality in. Roland space echo re201 emulationen oder aber ganz andere abgefahrene. The re20 space echo recreates the sound of the tapebased roland re201. Kakehashis breakthrough development came in 1974 with the re101 and re201 space echo units, which used the standard 14 tape of the openreel variety, but made as one, continuous loop.
According to, a repair shop specializing in roland space echoes, some common problems are. Roland re201 space echo spring reverb impulse responses gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Roland space echo felt kit re201, re150, re101, re. Roland re201 space echo 1974 with its sturdy black casing and familiar control layout, the roland re201 space echo showed a clear lineage back to the re200 but its newly designed silver, black and green fascia was the hint that something new had arrived. The software measures the way a space responds to sound and. If you do not see a part here that you require feel free to send us an email and we may be able to help you. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. These irs dont offer the same flexibility as a real space echo but the sound is as warm and as analog as it gets. One of the most beloved echo effects ever made, the roland re201 space echo, has been reborn as the boss re20 twin pedal.
The space echo can be heard on numerous recordings, from 70s space. Today, i present the roland re201 space echo audio demo w synthesizers and a tr8 drum machine. It went on to become the industry standard appearing in studios and live rigs the world over. This space echo didnt have anything major wrong with it, just there were a lot of small problems that made it a bit poor for performing.
Re101 space echo roland re101 space echo audiofanzine. Various digital delay units have incorporated tapeemulation functions, and more recently theres been the universal audio space echo plugin that was designed with rolands blessing to recreate the sound of the re201 with as high a degree of accuracy as possible. Roland and boss have recreated every sonic detail and nuance of the. Just had a complete service by echofix the leading place for space echo maintenance and repair.
Evolution of the roland space echo roland australia. One of the limitations of early attempts at software reverbs was their use of algorithms to. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. Space echo roland re201 reliability discussion in effects, pedals, strings. The roland re201, commonly known as the space echo, is an audio effects unit that produces delay and reverb effects. I have an old roland re201 space echo unit purchased some years ago from a specialist trader in vintage music gear.
Steinberg reverence impulse response reverb plugin, based on. To satisfy the demand for space echo tones but with modern convenience, roland offers the boss re20 space echo, a digital recreation of the venerable old green box. One of the earliest examples is the roland re201 space echo, a combination tape echo and reverb introduced in 1974. For those new to the space echo units, there is a real 14 tape coiled up inside this that runs to give you your effects. Ships usually within three business days from london. When brian setzer kickstarted the stray cats into action in 1979, his gear lineup was a hodgepodge of orthodox rockabilly ware along with the bizarre. Roland re201 space echo vintage analogue tape it is suitable for microphone,guitar,etc. Kit includes replacement felt for the tape tension spring and tape path. Wizard software roland space echo re201 analogue echo effect boss re20 foot. Its not a synth, but a tapeecho machine for creating true analog echo effects. This is more than a reskin though, i have added a few other features mostly borrowed from the ua version of the re201. Roland re301 chorus echo space echotop of the line space echo the ultimate space echo. Re201 roland space echo impulse responses 25200 bpm a hardware secondhand roland re201 space echo is very expensive nowadays. Faithfully reproduces the characteristics of the re201, including the echos distinctive wow and flutterinduced wavering and the compressed sound obtained with magnetic saturation.
Impulse responses of guitar pedals by ehproductions. These sounds have been generated by recording the output of one or multiple guitar effect pedal with an input of. Most notable among these was the roland space echo. The roland re101 space echo is a real tape delay unit. In signal processing, an impulse response is the signal that comes out of a system after putting an impulse.
A convolution reverb adds the same sound to any sound that it is used on as what the room did to the gunshot or sweep. Inbuilt luscious chorus to further complement the legendary tape delay sounds. Ive recently been collecting free reverb impulse response files. One of the most popular tape delays was the roland re201 space echo. The re201 is a vintage delay effect from the 70s using a tape loop and spring tank reverb.
Roland re201 space echo by universal audio delay echo. Check out the roland re201 technical specifications page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Its an analogue echo device employing multiple tape heads and a spring reverb tank to achieve its fat, warm sound, so its no surprise that it took over a year for ua to perfect its idiosyncratic and sometimes chaotic nature. Find great deals on ebay for roland space echo and tape echo. Ive tried most of the attempts to emulate the space echo in software and none come even close apart from the physicality in terms of intuitive use, am i imagining it or is there something magical about the spacing of the replay heads. Also known as an impulse response reverb, this type of reverb is a. Arguably, no uad1 plugin was as hotly anticipated as universal audios software implementation of the venerable roland re201 space echo. The roland re201 space echo is truly a vintage 1973 piece of music technology with lots of appeal even today.
The roland name, as well as the re201 and space echo model names, are used solely to identify the classic effects emulated by universal audios product. A loving recreation of the ultimate echo effect the roland re201 space echo. A short desciption to those not familiar with this little piece of software. Until a few years ago, dspbased units and software plugins could not match the. The dsps run special algorithms designed to either emulate the function of. Echo fix efx2 tape echo, roland space echo and echoplex. In the early 70s i bought a maestro echoplex ep3 after hearing this used by trumpeters miles davis and don ellis, then somewhere around the end of that decade, i bought a roland re201 space echo first introduced in 1974, which was a lot quieter than my echoplex and offered more interesting delay patterns but i did miss the soundon. By jim bybee over the years, roland has created a significant number of products that have gone on to become legendary. I used to use a hotoutput 12string rick through it back in the day. The roland re201 space echo story classic gear roland.
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