Retro Delay with a Twisted Modern Edge
Lo-Fi Delay Madness with Pitch Warps, Freezes & Glitchy Goodness
PrimalTap is a retro-style dual delay plugin inspired by the iconic Prime Time hardware unit from the late ’70s. But this isn’t just an emulation — Soundtoys has taken that quirky digital grit and pushed it into a creative playground for producers, sound designers, and experimental artists.
With pitch-warping Multiply, lush analog-style VCO modulation, and the powerful Freeze function, PrimalTap transforms ordinary signals into wild, lo-fi dreamscapes. Think dirty echoes, sci-fi textures, broken loops, and everything in between.
Key Features:
- Dual Delay Lines – Inspired by the original Prime Time hardware
- Multiply Control – Creates gritty pitch jumps and time-stretched echoes
- VCO Modulation – Lush chorusing, tape flanging, or wild audio-rate ring mod
- Freeze Button – Capture and warp live audio into glitched-out loops
- Input Drive – Add analog-style saturation with unique breakup
- Extended Delay Time – Up to 2.5 seconds (vs. 128 ms on the original!)
- Expanded Mod Shapes – 4 VCO waveforms for deeper modulation
- New Feedback Modes – Series, parallel, ping-pong, and reverb-style
- Host Sync & Automation – Full control over delay times and parameters
- Includes Little PrimalTap – A streamlined, no-nonsense single-tap version
Why PrimalTap?
Because it’s not just a delay — it’s an instrument. From ’80s-inspired shimmers to time-bending warps and ambient chaos, PrimalTap invites you to experiment, break rules, and twist sound into unexpected forms.
Ready to echo into the weird? Freeze it. Multiply it. Modulate it. PrimalTap.
