Roland RE-201 Space Echo

The Roland RE-201 Space Echo is truly a Vintage (1973) piece of music technology
with lots of appeal even today. It's not a synth, but a Tape-Echo machine for
creating true analog echo effects. The RE-201 is a simple system in which a small
loop of tape records an incoming signal and immediately plays the recorded
sound back over a couple playback heads before being erased over by new incoming
audio. A real analog system with warm, gritty and almost noiseless operation, the Space Echo
can provide warm, unpredictable and highly tweakable echo effects.
There are twelve settings to adjust various tape loop speeds, number
of repeats, levels, intensity, etc... It can even generate some of its
own feedback loops for instant sci-fi effects. It features a built in
spring reverb for even more classic analog effects. The RE-201 not
only has Vintage appeal but is still widely used to get those dubby,
slightly unpredictable, musically analog echo effects. It's a definite
must for the TripHop and dub genres. It has been used by
Portishead, Underworld, Fatboy
Slim, Dust Brothers, Jean Michel-Jarre, Mr. Oizo, Bob Marley, Vangelis, Sneaker Pimps,
Future Sound of London, The Orb, KISS, Sublime, Luke Vibert, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill and
Tomita.