HoRNet DeeLay Plus v. 1.2.0 update

We are excited to announce the latest update to HoRNet DeeLay Plus, an advanced delay plugin designed to offer both flexibility and creative potential. This plugin allows you to craft immersive soundscapes, create dynamic, moving delays, and even experiment with wild, unconventional effects. Whether you’re producing music, sound design, or mixing, DeeLay Plus gives you the control to shape your sound with precision while adding exciting new layers to your tracks.

At the heart of HoRNet DeeLay Plus are its two independent delay units, aptly named “left” and “right.” These units provide full control over the left and right channels, allowing you to apply distinct delay effects to each. This independent routing lets you create a wide range of stereo effects, from classic ping-pong delays to more experimental sounds. Additionally, the plugin offers the ability to cross-feed the feedback between the two units. This feature enables even more complex sound design, allowing the left and right channels to influence each other, resulting in rich, evolving stereo delays. With this flexibility, DeeLay Plus is perfect for creating everything from subtle, spatial delays to intense, sweeping effects that can completely transform your sound.

In addition to the basic routing capabilities, HoRNet DeeLay Plus offers standard delay controls such as feedback and delay time. These controls allow you to adjust the depth and timing of the delay effect, ensuring you have full control over the duration and intensity of the echo. For faster adjustments and a more streamlined workflow, you can link the feedback and delay time controls together. This means that adjusting one control automatically changes the other, making it easier to dial in the perfect delay for your track. This linked control system is especially helpful when you’re looking for quick, cohesive adjustments to the delay effect.

Another key feature of DeeLay Plus is its ability to sync the delay time to the host tempo. This is essential when you’re working in a tempo-based project, as it ensures the delay is perfectly in sync with your track’s rhythm. Whether you’re working on a tight, rhythmic delay pattern or simply want to ensure your effects match the tempo of the music, this feature allows for precise timing adjustments.

Visual feedback is a crucial part of any delay plugin, and HoRNet DeeLay Plus delivers it in spades. The top waveform display shows both the input and output levels, providing real-time monitoring of how the delay effect is impacting your signal. This visual representation allows you to see how much of your signal is being delayed and adjusted, helping you make more informed decisions about your sound. Having a meter close at hand ensures that you can easily track the effect’s behavior without having to switch between different views or settings.

But HoRNet DeeLay Plus isn’t just a standard delay plugin—it also includes a wide array of modulation and sound manipulation options to help you take your sound design to the next level. For example, you can apply a 6dB/oct low-pass filter or a 6dB/oct high-pass filter to the feedback path. These filters let you shape the frequency content of your delayed signal, either smoothing out the high end or removing unwanted low frequencies. This flexibility allows you to clean up your delay effects or create more complex, evolving sounds that interact with your mix in a dynamic way.

Additionally, DeeLay Plus comes with a built-in distortion unit, which adds another layer of character to your delays. You can control the amount of distortion applied, ranging from a clean, transparent sound to a more aggressive, crushed effect. This distortion feature can add warmth, grit, or even a gritty digital edge to your delays, depending on how much you apply. By increasing the feedback to 100%, you can activate the “continuous loop” mode, where the output sound continues even when the input signal stops. This allows you to create looping effects that can evolve and grow, creating everything from smooth, ambient loops to harsh, noisy feedback.

One of the standout features of HoRNet DeeLay Plus is its Analog to Digital converter (ADC) emulation. This emulation allows you to select different bit depths ranging from 24-bit to 8-bit. Lower bit depths are ideal for creating a retro 80s sound—think lo-fi, crunchy, and warm delays that are reminiscent of early digital effects. The ability to choose your bit depth provides you with a wide range of tonal possibilities, from clean, high-fidelity digital delays to dirty, vintage-style echoes with a distinct character. This feature adds to the overall versatility of DeeLay Plus, making it an essential tool for both modern and vintage-inspired sound design.

The latest version of HoRNet DeeLay Plus, version 1.2.0, introduces some exciting new features that enhance the plugin’s functionality. The most significant addition is the dynamic delay mode, which links the effect amount to the signal intensity. This means that the more intense your input signal, the more pronounced the delay effect will be. This dynamic control creates more expressive and evolving delays, as the depth of the effect is now directly tied to the input’s volume. This feature is particularly useful for adding movement and responsiveness to your delays, making the effect feel more natural and integrated into the track.

Additionally, the update addresses some technical issues. The crackling sound that occurred in the feedback path in certain instances has been fixed, providing a cleaner and more stable sound. Another important fix is the resolution of a crash issue with Studio One on macOS, which improves the overall stability of the plugin for users of this DAW. These fixes ensure that DeeLay Plus runs smoothly across different systems and environments, giving you a more reliable tool for your production needs.

The 1.2.0 update is free for current owners of HoRNet DeeLay Plus and can be downloaded directly from the user area. Whether you’re an experienced producer or a beginner looking to experiment with delay effects, this update makes DeeLay Plus an even more powerful and reliable tool for sound design and music production.

HoRNet DeeLay Plus is compatible with Mac OS X (10.9 and later) and Windows (7 and later) systems, and it supports the VST2.4, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats. It’s a perfect fit for any DAW that supports these formats, whether you’re using Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, or Pro Tools.

Whether you’re looking to create subtle echoes, complex stereo effects, or experimental soundscapes, HoRNet DeeLay Plus provides the tools you need to take your delay game to the next level. With its new features, technical improvements, and versatile capabilities, DeeLay Plus is the ultimate plugin for anyone looking to add depth, character, and movement to their music. Its creative possibilities are endless, and with this update, it’s more powerful than ever before.