Delay plugins

Hello All. For a while now i've been thinking about a new delay plugin and it's just about getting to be crunch time. Echoboy seems to very well liked and i probly wouldve just jumped right on that, but it requires iLok and is not x64 afaik. Timeless2 looks like a nice choice. Massey offers what looks to be a very nice delay as well. A tap-tempo feature would be very convenient. What do you guys like nowadays? Thanks for your suggestions.

I forgot the one I just purchased - Masque from XILS Labs - pretty funky and am just getting into this - very different type of delay
Nigel

I demoed Timeless2 and passed on it, despite otherwise being a huge FabFilter fan. Though incredibly versatile, it didn't seem like the best solution for the 99% of my delay applications where I just want a simple, quick echo effect with a little filtering on it. Honestly, the Sonitus Delay is more than adequate for my needs and would be ideal if a) it didn't have longstanding (probably permanent) bugs and b) had a true mono mode.

Echo Boy is a nice balance of simplicity and versatility, and would have probably been added to my toolkit long ago if not for the iLok requirement.

Have a look at Ricochet from Audio Damage. It makes no attempt to emulate any "classic" wobbly muffled tape echoes, but it's still quite versatile, has a well-designed UI and is only fifty bucks. Compared to Echo Boy, that would leave you enough change to pick up UberMod for the weird stuff, plus a nice dinner.

Timeless 2 can do the simple or the complex delays, and has many presets for both categories. Listen to some of the demos. It would be nice to get it in a sale bundle with Saturn.  I have both from such a sale not long ago. I'm not sure I've found all of what I'm looking for with Timeless, really. I've not yet fully delved into all that it might have to offer me. But it is nevertheless very useful and creative- and more. 

I really love the PSP delays. Very versatile and musical.

Regards,
Dan

+ 1 for Timeless 2--the standard.  But also take a look at Valhalla Ubermod; for $50 it is cool, very trippy, can't remember if it has tap.

I need a delay primarily for vocals and guitars. After watching the Timeless 2 vid, it seems like a lot more control than i require. I looked at Waves Super Tap and looks like it could be worth checking out, although it's kinda an old plug tho... Echoes looks great, wish it had tap tempo.

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I need a delay primarily for vocals and guitars. After watching the Timeless 2 vid, it seems like a lot more control than i require. I looked at Waves Super Tap and looks like it could be worth checking out, although it's kinda an old plug tho... Echoes looks great, wish it had tap tempo.

I primarily use EchoBoy and would highly recommend it (as well as the entire native bundle), but a really nice alternative that I think would suit your needs is the Waves H-Delay.  It's got a very straightforward interface and workflow, but there's a ton of useful range in those dials.  I own Timeless 2 and SuperTap as well and they're noth very good, but EchoBoy and H-Delay are my go-tos.

I have to admit I've been using guitar rig delays for a while now. GR5 Pro has many different flavours from tape sims to digital. Too bad I have to load GR5 to just use a delay, but's they're there and it seems like a waste no to use them.

Hello, thanks for all your comments. Been looking at Nomad Factory Echoes/Magnetic bundle for 129 bucks. Anybody using either or both? Thanks again.