if you're looking to add some vintage character and you also want a great delay effect
this free vst plugin is for you in this video i'm looking at the gsi varispeed copicat ic400
i'm zane welcome to simple green tech the link to the gsi varispeed is down in the
description but right now let's jump in and hear what this free vst plugin sounds like
the gsi varispeed is an emulation of the hardware watkins copycat ic400 tape delay unit
and what makes this delay unique is the ability to adjust the speed of the motor this plugin emulates
that along with the animation of the motor so you get that classic feel now let's have a look
at some of the controls so first you have the on off switch which turns the motor on and off
so if you were to automate this you could get that tape slow down effect and the tape startup effect
then you have the independent levels for the left and right and these are
actually like mix knobs for mixing the input level with the effect
then over here we have the pickup head toggle buttons you can use the red green and white
buttons to switch the pickup head along with this button that enables the tone adjustment
and each of these heads has its own
sound
next is the swell knob which actually controls the mix of the output level
we then have the repeat knob and this adjusts the delay length
and if you were to automate this knob you could create some really crazy sounds with it
over here we have the echo tone knob and this adjusts the tone of the delayed signal
it's kind of reversed from most tone knobs with this one when you turn it
to the right it's darker or boomier and if you turn it to the left it gets brighter
then finally we have the verispeed knob and this adjusts the motor speed which controls
the delay time and again if you were to automate this one you could come up with some cool sounds
as you just heard and saw the gsi verispeed plugin can be useful in many different situations you can
use it as a creative plugin to create some new sounds or as a straight-up delay plugin that
also adds a little bit of character to your signal now if you want to check out even more free vst
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