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The Family Space Echo
Roland Space Echo RE-201
Analog Tape
Vintage Echo
Vintage Delay
Sources/Thanks (Hey, it's not an academic thesis;):
My father's Wikipedia (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Pilz_(Schauspieler)
thejhsshow.com/articles/ultimate-history-of-tape-echo
soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-les-paul-mary-ford-how-high-moon
https://rolandcorp.com.au/blog/the-roland-re-201-space-echo-story
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Space_Echo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_multitrack_recording
Binson Echorec 2: youtu.be/Ws2GPpHuxlk?si=mPhiu0AsYaHWqF3m
Watkins Copicat: youtu.be/QFt44Q00GYU?si=_AdRpW1-RRyxFw9B
Watkins Copicat 2: youtu.be/mT91iSmOaIM?si=DkTOZGZNMcI2ljED
Maestro Echoplex EP-4: youtu.be/HYpLnxj-YB4?si=hnDSWs-9Mv3lWo68
Echo Fix EF-X2 : youtu.be/X10bKN53juQ?si=alLFNzRDjXK6yAHJ
Music Used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder
Song Link: youtube.com/watch?v=82hJffyJ5hY
Hey everybody, today we are going to talk about truly exceptional gear . In the comment sections of that other show that I have I get asked a lot if there is any gear that I actually like and yes, even in my life there is this one piece of musical equipment I wouldn’t sell even if things got really, really tough.
The machine in question is my trusty old Roland Space Echo RE201 . Not only because it is a Space Echo and Space Echoes are - of course - totally awesome, but also because it is a piece of family history .
00:00 Introduction
00:34 History of Tape Echo
00:52 Les Paul and the Origins of Tape Delay
02:02 Similarities to other Analog Delay Units
02:26 Why the Roland Space Echo is Special
03:19 Is it the perfect Analog Echo ???
03:43 Jam 1 ( Dub Techno )
04:20 Story of The Family Space Echo
06:14 Jam 2 ( Analog LoFi Beat )
06:58 Having a Space Echo is great but...
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EU: thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=3105
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/8-12626-261103-9759
The Family Space Echo
Roland Space Echo RE-201
Analog Tape
Vintage Echo
Vintage Delay
Sources/Thanks (Hey, it's not an academic thesis;):
My father's Wikipedia (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Pilz_(Schauspieler)
thejhsshow.com/articles/ultimate-history-of-tape-echo
soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-les-paul-mary-ford-how-high-moon
https://rolandcorp.com.au/blog/the-roland-re-201-space-echo-story
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Space_Echo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_multitrack_recording
Binson Echorec 2: youtu.be/Ws2GPpHuxlk?si=mPhiu0AsYaHWqF3m
Watkins Copicat: youtu.be/QFt44Q00GYU?si=_AdRpW1-RRyxFw9B
Watkins Copicat 2: youtu.be/mT91iSmOaIM?si=DkTOZGZNMcI2ljED
Maestro Echoplex EP-4: youtu.be/HYpLnxj-YB4?si=hnDSWs-9Mv3lWo68
Echo Fix EF-X2 : youtu.be/X10bKN53juQ?si=alLFNzRDjXK6yAHJ
Music Used: Cjbeards - Fire and Thunder
Song Link: youtube.com/watch?v=82hJffyJ5hY
Hey everybody, today we are going to talk about truly exceptional gear . In the comment sections of that other show that I have I get asked a lot if there is any gear that I actually like and yes, even in my life there is this one piece of musical equipment I wouldn’t sell even if things got really, really tough.
The machine in question is my trusty old Roland Space Echo RE201 . Not only because it is a Space Echo and Space Echoes are - of course - totally awesome, but also because it is a piece of family history .
00:00 Introduction
00:34 History of Tape Echo
00:52 Les Paul and the Origins of Tape Delay
02:02 Similarities to other Analog Delay Units
02:26 Why the Roland Space Echo is Special
03:19 Is it the perfect Analog Echo ???
03:43 Jam 1 ( Dub Techno )
04:20 Story of The Family Space Echo
06:14 Jam 2 ( Analog LoFi Beat )
06:58 Having a Space Echo is great but...
