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Choosing a Vintage Mixer
A demo-heavy post singing the praises of the humble compact vintage analogue mixer. Featuring Teac, Tascam, Boss, Sony, Yamaha and more...
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Roland Tape Echo Tips, Tricks & Tales
Some of the nuggets of wisdom we've picked up as we've overhauled, tested & sold hundreds of tape echoes, as well as using them in our studio for many years, not to mention swapping tips with top musicians and producers around world.
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Which is the Best Tape to Use in a Roland Echo?
All tape is not equal. Many (most?) tapes available online do not perform well in Roland echoes... Based on our experience working on hundreds of tape echoes and trying many tapes, this is the answer to the question: Which is the best tape loop for my Roland (or Korg!) tape echo?
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Stereo Tape Echoes?
We are regularly asked "do you have a stereo tape echo?" or "can I get a stereo pair of tape echoes?", so we thought we'd put our answer and some demos here for easy reference.
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What’s the Maximum Delay Time of a Roland Space Echo?
How slow can a Space Echo go? How long is the longest repeat? We dig into the variations in design, effects of age, & there's more about bad tape...
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Roland Tape Echo Instruction Sheets
Replacement instructions in English for Roland Space and Chorus Echoes - download & print out, or buy full versions from the site.
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Roland & Korg Echo Demos
A growing collection of useful, interesting (or possibly both!) demos of vintage tape echoes from ourselves and others...
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Roland Tape Echo Operator’s Manuals
Links below for manuals for all models of Roland tape echo available to use and download.
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Roland Tape Echo Service Manuals
Links below for service manuals for all models of Roland Tape Echo - available to use and download.
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Korg Stage Echo or Roland Space Echo?
This page follows on from our introduction to Korg Stage Echoes and also our Roland echo pages. It will help you decide between which Roland or Korg tape delay model will be best for you.
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How to Change the Tape Loop on a Roland Space Echo RE-201
Info & video showing you how to change the tape loop on a Roland Space Echo RE-201.
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Are Roland Tape Echoes Reliable?
(Spoiler: Yes, but...) We often get asked if we consider Roland Space and Chorus Echoes to be reliable; a reasonable question, given that they're 30 to 40 (or more) years old.
