Pulsar Audio releases Echorec plug-in

An iconic magnetic disk-based echo/delay effect unit from the 60s

The Binson Echorec 2 is an iconic magnetic disk-based echo/delay effect unit from the 60s.
Its unusual tone has largely contributed to the audio signature of many 70s bands: Pink Floyd, The Shadows, Jimmy Page etc.

Features:
Authentic tube sound
The exact sound of the all-tube input section of the Binson Echorec has been precisely replicated.
Special attention was paid to the modeling of pre-emphasis filters.

Magnetic field recreation
Any sound going through a magnetic device is modified in a particular way.
Complex processes in the Echorec disk involving magnetic saturation and hysteresis have been precisely modeled.

Stereo Drift
As an improvement to the original hardware design, we added the possibility of slightly detuning the left and right channels.
The result is a large stereo echo with precisely placed repetitions.

Creative Modulations
Sound engineers always have their tricks.
One of the coolest with the Echorec is the ability to slow the disk down with a finger,
resulting in creative pitch modulation or wow and flutter effects on the delayed signal.

Three States of Wear
Any Binson unit found nowadays has traveled 50 years through time.
Some are in mint condition, and some are used.
During our measurements, we found that each unit had a special color, and some are really nice independently from the unit condition.
So we selected the three units we liked the most.

Off Mode
Some effects just sound incredibly good, even when they’re not supposed to affect the sound at all.
The Binson Echorec is one of these.
So we carefully designed an Off mode that reproduces the color and grit of the delayed signal, without any delay.

Pulsar Echorec - Magnetic Disk Delay Plugin

Coming soon: Vari-Mu compressor emulation.