Stereo Tape Delay With A Reel to Reel: How To Do It

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This idea randomly came to me very late one night! Analog stereo delay using a typical consumer grade 3 head reel to reel tape recorder.
While I didn't mention it in the video, the repeated delays (echo) were created using the recorder's onboard echo knob. The same effect can be achieved by running the recorder outputs to channels on a mixer and aux sending them back to the recorder. Be careful with feedback. This demo has the tape running at 3 3/4 inches per second.
The setup is very bare bones: Epiphone Casino Standard running into a Fender Frontman 25R mic’d with a Shure SM57. All audio recorded into Logic with the Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, no post processing.
#reeltoreel #tape #tapedelay

[@thepirate5955]

Sounds deep, warm, rich and full. Well done Jake!

[@ordjk4797]

That's a beautiful guitar. Was thinking of buying that exact one LH, were they any issues or problems you had with the guitar ?

[@beatle_jake]

Thank you! I love my Casino so much, and haven't had any problems with it. I bought it used on Reverb (got the deal of my life on it) so I'm not sure if the previous owner had it set up or not but it plays wonderfully nonetheless. All the hardware and electronics are stock and sound great. If fretboard material matters a ton to you and you want Rosewood, find one that was made before 2017 or 2018, because it was around then (I think) that Epiphone started using Pau Ferro for their guitars made overseas.

[@hardspank]

V cool