H-Delay Hybrid Delay

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From real old school PCM42-style effects like filtering, flanging, and phasing, to slap-back echo, ping-pong delay, and tempo-sync with modulation, H-Delay delivers the goods, controlled by a super intuitive interface that lets you get right down to business.

Hybrid delay plugin
Up to 3500 ms delay time
Variable pitch delay time behavior
Analog character and LoFi modes
Infinite feedback support
LFO-controlled pitch modulation
Tap Pad for easy delay time setting
Sync-to-host or manual BPM
Full MIDI support

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Sep 22, 2017

10 Delay Tips for Mixing Vocals

Do you know how to set delay times to the tempo and pace of a vocal? Use filters to add depth? Apply delay throws, slaps and taps? Experiment with these tips to make vocals bigger and deeper.

Tony Visconti Producer

David Bowie, T. Rex, Morrissey, Esperanza Spalding

“H-Delay is a wonderful delay unit. It is very versatile for creating vintage and modern delays, all in one unit. The quality of the delay can be shaped from smooth and warm to bright and frantic. It is very easy to use even though there are so many options, and the interface look is beautiful and easy to navigate. I use it all the time.”

Armin van Buuren DJ, Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Remixer & Composer

“For me this is the best delay around, period.”

Billy Bush Producer, Studio and Mixing Engineer

Garbage, Jake Bugg, Boxer Rebellion

“By far my favorite delay these days. I find it really fast to get a great sound. H-Delay sounds really analog, really organic. I almost always use the LoFi effect, because I’m a fan of old tape delays. A little bit of modulation and filter on it, and to me it’s an immediate sort of gratification. ”

Noah Passovoy Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift

“I can’t live without this plugin on my sessions. H-Delay is all over everything I work on.”

Jimmy Douglass Producer, Mixing Engineer, Musician, Songwriter

Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, The Weeknd, The Internet

“I love the amount of options and flexibility I have with the H-Delay – and its user-friendly interface makes it a pleasure to use.”

El-P (Run the Jewels) Producer, Rapper

Run the Jewels

“H-Delay is a constant go-to. I can get simple, useful delays out of it immediately; it never slows my work flow. The analog modes give the delays great character. It's all over Run the Jewels 3.”

Derek Garcia Producer, Mixing Engineer

DJ Khaled, Kodak Black, Rick Ross, Jamie Foxx

“I used to really take my time filtering out delays and adjusting them to sit right. With H-Delay, every option is there, along with amazing transparency.”

Mark Ralph Producer, Songwriter, Mixing Engineer

Clean Bandit, Years & Years, Jax Jones, TIEKS

“H-Delay is a go-to for me and is featured on many of my records. It has the best flexibility for feedback control and creating huge delay tails. The filters are also very versatile.”

Elio Debets Recording & Mixing Engineer

Afrojack, David Guetta, Snoop Dogg, Luis Fonsi

“I love the H-delay for its awesome vintage sound, simplicity in use and authentic feedback. It’s always in my template right next to the H-reverb.”

Alex Tumay Engineer, Producer

Young Thug, 21 Savage, Drake, Kanye West

“I always have the H-Delay and H-Verb in several of my FX busses.”

Mojam Producers, Songwriters, Recording & Mixing Engineers

Sam Smith, Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, Plan B

“H-Delay is everything we look for in delay. For vocals, we use quarter-note and eighth-note delays on separate sends, pan them left and right and adjust the filters to create a unique reverb-like space. Works great on pop and RnB vocals.”

Kevin Paul Mixing Engineer, Producer

David Bowie, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp

“The H-Delay is my go-to delay plugin. Every top studio in the world has these plugins; there’s a reason for that.”

Kiyanu Kim Producer, Mixing Engineer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Lamont Dozier, Linda Perry

“I love this plugin. I use it mainly on vocals and guitars. It's got so many cool features and endless possibilities, which is very inspiring for me during mixing. It sounds fat and natural.”

Philip Magee Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Kodaline, The Academic, The Script, Miles Kane

“One of my favorite Waves plugins is the H-Delay. It’s one of the most musically expressive delay units I’ve used. It’s so easy to sculpt the right delay sonic I’m looking for in an instant. It’s a must-have on any session.”

Alan Branch Producer, Engineer, Writer, Musician

Nine Inch Nails, Sinéad O’Connor, Depeche Mode, Blur

“One of my favorites! An awesome retro-style delay sound.”

Lu Diaz Mixing Engineer & Producer

DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Daddy Yankee

“My go-to delay – love it. I Love the way the filters sound. I can use it for so many different things.”

Scott Hansen Songwriter, Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer

Tycho

“I have a few vintage digital delay units. The H-Delay faithfully reproduces the character of the originals and can go far beyond if needed.”

Stevic MacKay Producer, Writer, Guitarist

Twelve Foot Ninja

“The H-Delay is a bloody nice sounding delay (-ay -ay -ay)! I use the ‘Dub’ preset with the Lo-Fi on, automate the settings and voila! So easy.”

Tritonal Musical Duo, Producers, DJs

The Chainsmokers, Armin Van Buuren, Adam Lambert

“Our go-to tape delay plugin. Not only does it sound amazing, but we use its distortion coloration for textures and ear candy on most mixes. The drive sounds incredible!”

Dave Martone Guitarist, Engineer, Producer, Author

Nickelback, Jet Black Stare, “Shredding the Blues” , “Serious Shred Advanced Scales”

“WOW. What a great plug! Its ease of use is wonderful and the sound effects are perfect. I love the lo-fi sounds I can create. This is my ‘go-to’ plug for achieving unique delay effects.”

Ernest Greene / Washed Out Singer, Songwriter, Producer

“H-Delay is probably my most used plugin and has made up a big part of the Washed Out sound over the last couple of records. I love the character of older recordings and I’ve used a lot of old-school analog tape delays over the years to ‘dirty-up’ the sound of my ITB recordings. I haven’t touched any of them since I started using H-Delay, as the sound is so authentic (and I never need to recall any settings).”

Emily Kopp Artist, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Samsung, Fitbit, Volkswagen, Midnight Riot

“I really enjoy experimenting with the H-Delay plugin. The possibilities of how to treat a vocal are endless, and it's all straightforward and user friendly. It's fantastic for a classic slapback sound, and I stumbled on a really nice ‘dark delay’ setting that provides depth for a vocal to sit in.”

Noga Erez & Ori Rousso Musicians, Producers, Mixing Engineers

“This is our go-to delay when we want to use FX on a channel. It has really interesting presets and a crazy sound.”

David Federmann Keyboardist, Producer, Engineer, Composer, Songwriter

Valli, Awa Sy, Maeva, Reel People Music

“The H-Delay is the best delay tool I've ever worked with. Bringing a real musical feeling and ultimate control. I can go wherever I decide to go!”

Gabriel Fajardo FOH & Monitor Engineer

Nicky Jam, Farruko, Soulfire, Sebastian Yatra

“H-Delay, in my opinion is the best delay I’ve used. For the lead vocal, I generate two delays: the first a very short slap, and the second a longer one with some feedback or repetition.”

Greg Price FOH Engineer

Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top

“H-Delay is incredible. I use it in a lot of ways, from reggae-influenced dub to thick slaps and epic straight delays. On vocals in songs that are wordier I use a really short delay, more like a doubler. You can get really creative with it!”

Gabriel Gil FOH & Monitor Engineer

CNCO, Gente de Zona, Farruko, Zion Y Lennox

“Since using the H-Delay for the first time, it has become my main delay on all my vocals and snares. I love the flexibility of being able to use it for effects or simply for a short vocal delay.”

Charles Deenen Sound Designer

The Fast and the Furious, Need for Speed

“My favorite use of H-Delay is to generate sub-harmonics. I use it together with LoAir to create mega ‘sustained’ sub bass.”

Jim Fitzpatrick Re-Recording Mixer

Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show

“When it’s time to have some creative fun with sound, Waves is like a Swiss Army Knife. I love UltraPitch, MondoMod, H-Delay, Enigma and the IR1 Convolution Reverb.”

Peter Denenberg Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer

The Spin Doctors, Deep Purple, John Lee Hooker

“I used to organize complex chains of filters and saturation to achieve a ‘retro’ and ‘blendy’ delay sound. H-Delay has made this easy. I love the sound of this thing!”

Courtney Gladney FOH Engineer & Production Manager

Dave Hollister , Avery*Sunshine

“H-Delay is user-friendly and powerful in its simplicity. It gives you that warm analog richness that all engineers are looking for.”

Richard Chycki Guitarist, Engineer

Dream Theater, Aerosmith, Rush

“H-Delay is my go-to for 5.1 surround mixes: I often use multiple instances, one panned to the left or right front speakers, and another panned to the rear speakers with slightly different settings. It creates a wonderful wash of sweeping surround delays.”

Stephen Bailey FOH Engineer

Matt Redman, Rend Collective, Passion, Martin Smith

“I have yet to come across a delay plugin that can hold a candle to H-Delay. Simply the most creative and professional delay plugin on the market.”

Maor Levi DJ, Producer, Engineer

Major Lazer, Era Istrefi, Steve Aoki, Above & Beyond

“I've tried many delay units and plugins throughout my career, but nothing is quite like H-Delay: an incredible analog delay sound packed into one plugin. It consistently sounds great and has been an inseparable part of my projects.”