HoRNet DeeLay

DeeLay 1.4.0 is available, this update is free for owners of our dub delay plugin and includes:

•  Added Apple Silicon compatibility
• Added support for hi dpi monitors in windows
• Removed 32bit support

Good sounding digital dub delay

HoRNet DeeLay is a creative and character-rich vintage digital dub delay plugin designed to go far beyond the ordinary. Whether you’re looking to add a classic echo, build otherworldly textures, or craft intricate rhythmic effects, DeeLay offers the perfect blend of simplicity, musicality, and unpredictability. It’s not just another delay plugin—it’s a creative playground for modern producers who love the raw edge of early digital effects.

A Digital Delay with Vintage Soul

While modern delays strive for precision and transparency, HoRNet DeeLay celebrates the quirky charm of early 90s digital hardware. Those early digital devices were imperfect by today’s standards, but their limitations gave them a sound that producers have grown to love—gritty, glitchy, and full of character. DeeLay captures that spirit and brings it into your DAW with one click.

Engage the “Vintage” button, and the plugin simulates the 12-bit digital resolution found in early digital delay units. This intentional bit degradation gives your audio a gritty texture and adds subtle distortion artifacts, enhancing the sense of space and depth. But digital gear wasn’t purely digital—most had analog front-ends, so this mode also introduces analog-style saturation for warmth and punch.

This combination of bit reduction and saturation recreates a sonic palette that’s ideal for dub, techno, lo-fi, or any genre that thrives on color and imperfection.

Modulatable Delay Time for Glitchy Effects

One of HoRNet DeeLay’s most powerful features is its delay time modulation. Unlike analog-style delays that interpolate changes in time smoothly, digital delays shift pitch abruptly when delay time is changed—producing robotic glitches, bizarre pitch jumps, and unexpected sonic artifacts. Instead of hiding these quirks, DeeLay embraces them.

Delay time can be modulated with an internal LFO, giving you access to wobbling, stuttering, and detuned delay effects that add motion and texture to your sound. The result is a futuristic, mechanical character that is far more engaging than traditional delay effects.

With this feature, you can:

• Create spacey, evolving delays on synths and pads

• Add pitch-modulated echoes on vocals for a unique twist

• Design glitchy percussion tails with randomized delay sweeps

• Introduce movement and groove into repetitive sounds

Modulating the delay time is where HoRNet DeeLay shines as a creative sound design tool, not just a functional delay plugin.

Feedback Loops That Never Die

Set the feedback to 100%, and HoRNet DeeLay enters endless loop mode—a state where the delay never fades out. This mode is perfect for building textures, layering rhythms, or simply exploring how far a single sound can go.

What makes this even more powerful is that changing the delay time during these infinite loops also changes the pitch of the loop. This introduces a powerful tool for live performance and experimental production where you can manipulate a sustained sound in real time by adjusting the time parameter.

And with the LFO modulating the time, you don’t have to stay at 100% feedback. Even with lower settings, you can achieve organic distortions, shimmering repitches, and chaotic effects that evolve with the movement of the LFO. It’s like having a tape machine that you can warp and twist at will, but with all the quirks of early digital gear.

Easy to Use, Fun to Explore

Despite its complex sonic possibilities, HoRNet DeeLay maintains a simple and intuitive interface. This makes it incredibly accessible for beginners who want instant results, while still offering enough depth for experienced sound designers to dive deep into modulation and feedback control.

The interface gives you clear control over key parameters:

• Delay Time: Set in milliseconds or synced to your DAW tempo

• Feedback: Determines how many echoes are heard—up to infinite repeats

• LFO Depth and Rate: Modulate delay time for movement and chaos

• Vintage Mode: Bit reduction and saturation for classic digital character

Thanks to its compact layout and responsive controls, you can shape your sound quickly and effectively—whether you’re adding subtle ambience or crafting an aggressive, warped delay effect.

Ideal for Vocals, Guitars, Synths, and More

HoRNet DeeLay is versatile enough to handle any source material. Try it on:

• Vocals to add shimmering echoes or glitchy effects

• Guitars for rhythmic slapbacks or infinite psychedelic loops

• Drums to thicken snares or create offbeat delays for groove

• Synths to build evolving textures and ambient layers

• FX buses to build spaced-out soundscapes or echo chambers

Because of its ability to modulate time and feedback creatively, the plugin becomes a sound-shaping instrument in its own right—not just a time-based effect.

Lo-Fi Meets Modern Workflow

While HoRNet DeeLay captures the character of early digital units, it still operates within a modern production environment. That means:

• Stable performance in all major DAWs

• Automation-friendly parameters for real-time control

• Tempo sync for delay time when needed

• Light CPU usage, making it suitable for large sessions

• High-fidelity signal path when Vintage mode is off

You can seamlessly blend lo-fi grit with hi-fi clarity, and switch between the two as needed. Whether you’re chasing the sound of early dub, vintage house, or experimental electronica, DeeLay gives you both control and chaos in equal measure.

Conclusion: A Delay Plugin with Character, Creativity, and Control

HoRNet DeeLay is not just another delay effect—it’s a creative instrument that invites you to explore the boundaries of echo, modulation, and feedback. With its vintage digital flavor, endless loop capabilities, and time modulation, it encourages experimentation and delivers unexpected, inspiring results.

Perfect for those who love sound design, live performance, or just adding something unusual to a mix, HoRNet DeeLay is your ticket to a world of delay effects that feel alive, unpredictable, and endlessly fun to use.