Echo Fix EF-X3 Vintage Voice Tape Echo - Rack-mount

The Echo Fix EF-X3 Vintage Voiced Echo is built on the EF-X3 platform delivering the warmth and character of classic tape echo machines with hands-on control over every imperfection. Controls to introduce Wow and Flutter via sample-and-hold modulation to bring organic movement to your repeats, while an analog spring reverb section adds genuine vintage depth. An extended motor speed range allowing for slower delay times and introduces the lo-fi textures of aging tape. The Record/Erase Off controls unlock a live tape looping mode - disable the Erase head to hold your loop, then switch off the Record head and layer your performance on top. For players who want the real thing, and then some.

The EF-X3 Vintage Voice is available here in 3U 19-inch rack-mountable chassis with a vintage blue front panel.

ALL THE WARMTH AND CHARACTER OF CLASSIC TAPE ECHOES

Wow and Flutter controls use sample-and-hold random modulation, breathing life and unpredictability into your signal for that authentic, living-tape feel. The new LFO Mod adds RATE and DEPTH controls to control the speed and intensity of the modulation. The SHAPE knob blends seamlessly between a SINE waveform and a SAMPLE AND HOLD waveform. This allows you to dial in the exact amount of entropy to your echo repeats. Analog spring reverb section voiced after beloved vintage units. An extended motor speed range delivers longer delay times and gloriously lo-fi repeats. Record/Erase Off controls unlock a live tape looping mode. Disable the Erase head to hold your recorded loop, then switch off the Record head and layer your performance on top.

100% ANALOG BBD CHORUS AND ANALOG SPRING REVERB

Experience authentic old-school reverb with the EF‑X3’s analog spring tank. Just like the springs found in vintage guitar amps, organs, and retro studio gear, this fully analog effect sends audio through a set of metal springs and records the other end with a special transducer, adding a luscious sense of space with unique envelope and lingering tail. Blend it in with the echo and chorus to enhance the overall effect, or use it on its own to give dry signals such as guitars and vocals a bit of vintage flavor. The Echo Fix EF‑X3 also includes an Analog BBD Chorus that gives you that unmistakable warble and shimmer heard on so many classic records. Using a BBD (Bucket Brigade Delay) design, this fully analog effect can produce a range of tones from simple doubling effects to swirling, washy choruses using just the Chorus Rate and Chorus Depth controls. Combined with real tape delay or used on its own, the Echo Fix EF-X3's BBD Chorus adds even more versatility to this already mind-blowing device.

SAME TEAM, SAME PEACE OF MIND

For nearly 15 years, Echo Fix been keeping tape echos alive. Rest assured that your machine will be the most capable, reliable tape echo on the market, supported by a team with some of the best customer service in the industry. On top of this, Echo Fix have implemented a new auto tape stop circuit to extend tape life. If you’ve been in a room with. Used as an effect, this tape echos simply makes everything sound better. But turn up the echo volume, dial in some feedback, and listen as it self-oscillates into life and becomes an instrument more than an effect. The EF-X3 will change the way you make music.

ECHO FIX EF-X3 VINTAGE VOICE FEATURES:

• Vintage-voiced echo unit with Wow and Flutter via sample-and-hold modulation
• Direct playback head outputs allowing for external panning for stereo ping pong delays from a mono source
• Analog BBD chorus with rate and depth controls
• Analog spring reverb
• Independent SOS switching for longer delay time (1.2 seconds)
• Direct WET output at rear for reverb/chorus
• Balanced input and output at rear
• Auto tape stop when no audio signal is present to extend tape and motor life (there is a switch at the rear to disable this feature)
• CV control for motor speed and feedback level (0-5v) via compatible expression pedals
• Bass and treble controls for echo signal
• Vintage guitar/line FET preamp on front panel
• High/Low output level switch
• Four echo playback heads including SOS head
• Motor ON/OFF switch for tape slow down effect
• Mute the reverb, echo and chorus signal via remote foot switches
• Comes with a worldwide-compatible, 100 - 240v power supply (no step-down or other transformers required)
• High-quality scratch-resistant front panel
• Two tape loops supplied with each unit