Rebound
Stereo delay, inspired by clean studio delays.
Rebound is the clean, precise delay: free or tempo-synced time, ping-pong, repeats that darken and thin as they fade (the filters sit in the feedback path), Ducking so echoes stay out of the way while the part plays, and gentle modulation for warmth. Change the time and it crossfades instead of bending the pitch. For the sound of tape, use Pinchroll.
The controls
- Time
- The delay in milliseconds, when Sync is Free.
- Sync
- Lock the time to the song: 1/4, 1/8, dotted (D) and triplet (T) values.
- Feedback
- How many repeats. High settings repeat for a long time.
- Mode
- Stereo keeps each side's echo on its side; Ping-pong bounces the echoes between left and right.
- Low Cut, High Cut
- Filters on the repeats: each echo is thinner and darker than the last.
- Ducking
- Turns the echoes down while the dry part plays and brings them back in the gaps.
- Modulation
- A gentle wobble on the repeats, for warmth.
- Width
- From mono to extra wide.
- Mix
- How much delay. On a send, set it to 100%.
Best for
- Vocals: a dotted-eighth echo with Ducking that fills the gaps
- Guitars: rhythmic delays locked to the song
- Synths: ping-pong patterns
- Dub and sound design: long, dark feedback
Starting points
Load Rebound, set these, then adjust by ear. In the plugin, Level match helps you judge the sound, not the loudness.
Vocal throw
Sync 1/4, Feedback 30, High Cut 5000 Hz, Ducking 60, Mix 25%
Dotted-eighth guitar
Sync 1/8D, Feedback 40, Ping-pong, Mix 30%
Dub
Sync 1/4D, Feedback 70, Low Cut 300 Hz, High Cut 2500 Hz, Modulation 30
Hints and tips
- Ducking is the secret to delays that sound big without cluttering the vocal.
- Darker repeats (High Cut 3 to 5 kHz) sit behind the mix; bright repeats compete with it.
- Synced chains save their tempo, so shared sessions and client deliveries echo in time too.
Chains it works best in
Every Original works in a chain with the others and with members' hardware. These are good places to start.
- Rebound then Nave: echoes into a big space
- Tandem then Rebound: a wide doubled vocal with synced echoes
- Sieve then Rebound: a synced filter into synced delays
Watch out for
- Feedback near 100% with bright filters: the repeats build up and don't stop.
- Unsynced delays on rhythmic parts: echoes that fight the groove.
Rebound is free
Like every DigMusiK plugin, Rebound is free for registered members: it's part of the platform, so the chains you hand on and send for approval play the same for everyone. Try it in your studio, on your own mix.