The TAPEoPLEX is Heritage Audio’s plugin version of the iconic Echoplex tape delay 

Heritage Audio has unveiled its latest vintage plugin emulation, the TAPEoPLEX. It seeks to mimic the sound of the legendary Maestro Echoplex EP-1, which was originally released in 1961 and used by Brian May, Jimmy Page, and other music icons. The model went over so well that two ensuing versions, the EP-2 and EP-3, were also released.

The plugin’s interface has been designed to reflect the original hardware, with controls for Echo Time, Echo Repeats, and Echo Volume. There is also an overall input level and two-band EQ for greater frequency control. With this extensive functionality, the plugin hopes to offer users the wide-ranging sound expansions that made the original model so universally adored.

However, in the new digital format, TAPEoPLEX also offers features that the original machine doesn’t. This version’s delay operates in stereo rather than just mono, with individual delay time controls for each side of the mix. Plus, the plugin can simulate wear on the tape to get that authentic analog sound in the exact desired levels via distortion and colour levels.

“We are proud to announce the availability in native form of the Heritage TAPEoPLEX tape delay plugin. Based on the beloved vintage tape delay used by everyone from Eddie Van Halen to Brian May, Jimmy Page, Neil Young, and many others, the Heritage TAPEoPLEX just nails the sound of the most famous tape echo unit of all time,” Heritage Audio writes on Instagram. “Ranging from soft and clean delays to distorted repeats that lead to self-oscillation, the warmth and space that the TAPEoPLEX adds to your tracks is unmatched by any tape delay plugin in the market.”

TAPEoPLEX is available for €99.00/$99.00 and is free for owners of any of Heritage Audio’s i73 PRO audio interfaces. Far cheaper than paying $1750 for buying a used original version.

In other news, Heritage Audio recently unveiled the P.LANE Type 436, reviving a classic compressor used by The Beatles.

Learn more at Heritage Audio.