
Overview
Originally designed as a solid-state alternative to tape echo, the Deluxe Memory Man became a defining sound for warm, expressive delay and modulation. For decades, Electro-Harmonix has shaped modern music through groundbreaking effects, and the Deluxe Memory Man stands among its most celebrated designs.
In collaboration with Electro-Harmonix, its character has been brought into the digital domain using detailed component-level modeling, faithfully recreating the behavior of its bucket-brigade delay line, modulation circuitry, and analog signal path.
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More than a delay
The Deluxe Memory Man is as much a modulation instrument as it is a delay. Lush chorus, expressive vibrato, and pitch-warped textures emerge from the same circuitry that shapes its echoes, making it as effective for movement and color as it is for traditional delay.
Distinctive character
The Deluxe Memory Man’s bucket-brigade architecture produces repeats that soften, saturate, and lose high-frequency content with each pass, creating echoes that feel organic and musical rather than static. Subtle nonlinearities and modulation movement give the delay a sense of depth and motion that naturally integrates into a mix.
More time & space
The original 550ms delay range is fully preserved, with the option to extend up to 3 seconds. This expanded range allows for deeper spatial effects, longer rhythmic delays, and immersive ambient textures.
Built for modern workflows
Exclusive plugin-only features extend the original design for modern workflows. Benefit from full automation and instant recall, and sculpt the signal with dedicated input and output filtering.
System requirements
Available in 64-bit VST3 / AU / AAXmacOS 10.13 to macOS 15 (Intel & Silicon Native)
Windows 10 to 11 (64-bit)
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Authorization via iLok 2/3, iLok Cloud & Machine
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FAQs
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