Delay the Brain

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Here at the Coolest Recording Space in London Town - we know All about the FX Effect - the way audio can trick & fool ya into tumbling head over heels into an audio void ..... we created !!

Live tracking is all about capturing the immediate elements of a performance or song - but post production - or mixing - is how we embellish, twist, change or enhance that original recording - & time delay effects are some of the most interesting, mind bending tools at our disposal.

Here's a few of our fave delay & modulation units:


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analog echo delay

Analog echo - this one has had the time knob replaced by a volume pedal so the echo speed can be controlled by foot - keeps the hands free & adds to the nutso factor - which we like. The feedback control on this unit sends the echo back into itsself & can create insane DR. Who / BBC Radiophonic Workshop like soundscapes - this with the added bonus of the gain preamp overdriving beautifully makes it a fave amongst synth players & guitarists - it just makes you feel good listening to it.


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electrix mo fx


Built for dj's & studio work - this is an all out classic - the Electrix Mo-Fx has a sublime gain / saturation stage, a very psychedelic flange / modulation section, the best stereo panning tremolo we've ever heard, and the most delicious delay! - it's a mind bending, thought inducing, brain expanding tool of all creation!! Not only do the effects sound superb, the various hit & kill switches allow this unit to do things in real (or midi) time that will warp your gazebo! New & delicious creations appear after every take!



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korg ampworks

Another lesson in the vagaries of audio equipment - just because it's cheap - don't mean it aint good! Korg make a lot of audio gear - have done for quite some time now - this here little box actually contains some rather excellent guitar amp & speaker emulations - plus tap tempo reverb / delay / rotary / tremolo & phaser effects. It's built for guitars (natch) - but is pretty Goddamn amazing on drums, vocals & synths if you really want to warp out the audio - it's a superb way of adding interesting artefacts to a song & lifting said piece over time - cheap - but pretty amazing.

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