The Tape Machine is a digital delay pedal that simulates a tape echo. Delay times are between 30 and 600ms, and there are modulation controls to simulate wow and flutter (although it occasionally sounds more like a vibrato). The pedal can be sent into self-oscillation and used as a weird noise generator. Overall, it has a warm, pleasant tone. Input gain can be adjusted. Requires a 9V DC power supply.
PEDALS MADE: 2
CURRENT STATUS: SOLD OUT
FUTURE AVAILABILITY: NO
This pedal is largely based on the Keeley Magnetic Echo, a famous tape echo effect that has been unavailable for some time now, which is the reason why I had to build one myself.
Small Box Variation
The second pedal was made with a smaller enclosure and top-mounted jacks. I also put the gain knob back into the enclosure as a trim pot (like on the original Keeley pedal) because it is really only used for fine tuning the sound (and better pickup compatibility), and not for adding significant amounts of gain.
Tags: delay, LM358, Magnetic Echo, modulation, OPA2134, PT2399