PrimalTap: Retro Dual Delay Plugin by Soundtoys

The Multiply control is the core of the original Prime Time sound. Each turn doubles the delay time and lowers the sample rate, which gives gritty, lo-fi echoes. Turning or automating the knob while audio plays produces pitch jumps.

The VCO section adds motion to the echoes. It can produce chorus, flanging and echoes that drift in pitch. Rate can be raised into the audio range for ring modulation, and the Adjust knob sweeps the VCO for smooth warping of the delayed signal.

Freeze captures a slice of incoming audio and loops it, either synced to tempo or at a length you set. Adjusting the Time, Freeze and VCO settings warps the captured audio into sweeping, sci-fi textures.

Each delay line can sync to a note value or run in milliseconds. Delay time extends to 2500 milliseconds, and Freeze can loop up to 2.5 seconds of audio. Knob movements can be recorded or drawn as host automation.