Strymon El Capistan Plugin

Feed audio into El Capistan, and all the warm and distinctive qualities and subtle nuances of vintage tape echo instantly combine to create an unmistakable atmosphere.

Everything from classic slapback echoes to psychedelic feedback explorations have stunning

richness and depth, responding to each note and each turn of a knob in a musically-inspiring way.

Turn up the repeats for organic delay feedback with just the right amount of grit, or dial in some spring reverb to further enhance the sense of space

Sound Design

• Hand crafted dTape algorithms for meticulous and nuanced recreations of tape echo systems

• Three tape machines in one: Single Moving (sliding record head) Single Fixed (one fixed playback head), and Multi Fixed (multiple fixed playback heads)

• Head and Note Value division options for each tape machine for highly flexible echo options

• Independent Spring reverb

• Tape Age, Tape Crinkle, Bias, and Wow & Flutter controls to provide everything from pristine tape repeats to worn and wobbly artifacts

• Low End Contour to shape the repeats’ low frequencies, allowing them to fit in the mix

• Adjustable Repeats and Instant Infinite and Single options for easy manipulation of delay repeats

Features

• Tempo Sync, Tap, and Free modes for full control of delay times

• Fully adjustable plugin Input and Output levels with metering and clip indication

• Resizable plugin user interface with selectable window sizes

• Integrated help tip pop-ups on demand

• A set of factory presets included 

Workflow

• AU (Mac) and AAX & VST3 (macOS and Windows) plugin formats for support with all major DAW host applications

• DAW host support for mono, mono-stereo, and stereo plugin instances and standard sample rates from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz, at 16-bit or 24-bit resolution

• 32-bit floating point processing

• Support for DAW host automation of plugin parameters