Has anyone used Rob Papen RP-verb and RP-Delay?

I have the delay and it's pretty deep, very flexible, and has some neat tricks up its sleeve, like reverse delays. I like it, not as much as I like EchoBoy and PSP Echo, but I do like it.

I have the delay which I haven't used a lot because it is quite complex and I haven't really taken the time to learn it / fiddle with it properly, but I got it for next to nothing, so I'm glad to have it for when I want something a little different to the norm. What's the deal ?

paulo
I have the delay which I haven't used a lot because it is quite complex and I haven't really taken the time to learn it / fiddle with it properly, but I got it for next to nothing, so I'm glad to have it for when I want something a little different to the norm. What's the deal ?

$80 for both. Plus Rob Papen are giving away AMOD (modulation) to anyone with an account. You guys should go look in your account and see if you got it.

I'm not going to do it. The bundle at Sweetwater is $179, but I don't really need another algo reverb. I would like to have a nice modern delay. I have a few I like for guitars. (ubermod, Echoes, Sonitus and the ones in Amplitube 3) The Sigmund D16 looks like a monster...in a good way, but it's still pricey. I'm thinking about Liquidsonics for a new convolution reverb. I'm not reverb poor, but Perfect space is my only convolution verb.

I have the RP Verb... but it's not loaded on my current DAWs.
It's one of the better algorithm reverb plugins, but (IMO) it's nowhere near the quality of PhoenixVerb.
 

clintmartin

paulo
I have the delay which I haven't used a lot because it is quite complex and I haven't really taken the time to learn it / fiddle with it properly, but I got it for next to nothing, so I'm glad to have it for when I want something a little different to the norm. What's the deal ?

$80 for both. Plus Rob Papen are giving away AMOD (modulation) to anyone with an account. You guys should go look in your account and see if you got it.

Ouch ! I think the delay was $10 when I got it a few years ago, so I guess most of that cost is for the reverb.

They are a bundle and can't be split up. It's from a seller on KVR. http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=405789 His price is $90, but he offered it to me for $80. There are a couple of the RP-Delays for $35.

Jim Roseberry
I have the RP Verb... but it's not loaded on my current DAWs.
It's one of the better algorithm reverb plugins, but (IMO) it's nowhere near the quality of PhoenixVerb.
 

I do believe Jim and his expertise, but there is no way I would pay $199 for an ilok reverb unit.

I have the delay but don't use it. "Deep", "complicated" and "flexible" are all appropriate adjectives. To the extent that any effect I ever got from it was the result of pure serendipity.
 
I suppose there's some value in that.  RP-Delay, you could say, is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates.
 

Yes, thanks to the generosity of others I now have Timeless2. Unfortunately, my DAW has been mute since January after my interface bit the dust. I'd planned to write an in-depth review and share some presets, and still do once I'm back in the game. The new interface arrives tomorrow - pretty excited about that!
 
From the short time I spent with the Timeless demo, I came away with the sense that it's extremely versatile and has capabilities no other delay has. But despite all it can do, surprisingly there are some missing features, such as pitch modulation and distortion. Both things that RP-Delay does have.

Once upon a time I had a strict no-dongle policy. I was badly burned by one developer, and had more than a couple adventures with one of the older PACE drivers (who didn't?)

These days I think I might be leaning towards preferring dongles... I have not had a single dongle related issue in several years (admittedly, I was fortunate to see a post somewhere when iLok went through their most recent debacle). Dongels mean I no longer need to keep records of license keys, or worse, keep backups of license files. Dongels mean I can carry my license with me.

As an example, my favorite reverb plugin thus far was WizzoVerb... hands down the best sounding, and most flexible reverb I've used. BUT, when Wizzo went out of business I could no longer authorize the plug-in. There was a guy who was supposedly providing auths, but I never received one last time I asked. Granted, without further development it was going to remain a 32 bit process, but I was fine with that!

Now it would be really cool if I could use any old thumb drive as a dongle - and that is starting to happen - but dongels ceased to be an issue for me when they started "just working."

Cost... well that'll always be an issue<G>! Pheonixverb sounds glorious, and I have no issue with paying the current price, I just don't happen to have that much change under the couch right now. Considering what I paid for a used PCM-90, that didn't work, the cost of the Exponential reverbs is quite a deal!

Just checked the Timeless2 help file. The answer is indeed yes to both. Neither is implemented in a manner like any other delay I've seen.
 
If you modulate the delay time, there will be a pitch shift to simulate a tape delay. This is if "tape" mode is selected. If "stretch" mode is used instead, pitch remains constant even if delay times are modulated. A dropdown list between the delay knobs selects between Tape and Stretch, with Tape being the default.
 
This method should allow you to subtly emulate wow and flutter as well as moving the playback heads on a tape delay.
 
Distortion is a less-obvious option, being selected as a particular filter mode ("Metal"). I see no controls for the amount or type of distortion. If you search the help file, "distortion" yields no results, but "Metal" does.

Vastman
I got Sigmund on an initial offer I think so it was pretty cheap IIRC.
I've not used it on vocals - I use it mainly on synths / keyboards and other instruments - on the new project we are working on at the moment, I have even used it on some drums (in a break sort of thing).
I have to say I have not noticed the dulling effect you mention - whether or not that's because of the nature of the source material  I have used it on so far, is hard for me to say, sorry. 
There is a demo so you can give it a try before you buy.
Cheers
Nigel