Description
Memory Cat Brigade
Bucket Brigade Delay
Intro
The Memory Cat is a bucket-brigade delay combining the best about tape & analog units with their smooth high-end and organic overall sound. It was modeled after one of the most demanded analog delays ever built.
Description
Tape & Analog delays have been favored by engineers and producers for decades for their warmer and more natural sound compared to digital delays. Both types tend to roll off the low and high frequencies, which makes them sit better in the mix. That gives the musical and organic feel that many of us are chasing. Based on the 1980s classic Deluxe Memory Man, Our own Memory Cat Brigade unit is one of the most faithful software recreations of this music industry staple.
As we always do, we measured and recreated every single component of the original hardware’s circuit following its original schematic. Of course, we walked the extra mile and in addition to the accurate modeling of the behavior of all original parameters, we added a few bonuses. Cat Memory Brigade is capable of achieving up to 1100 mS delay time and features a Filter knob for even darker echoes.
History
Released in 1980, the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man pedal featured a unique marriage of both Analog and Tape delay by reproducing Tape-like echos using capacitors without the need for actual magnetic tape. Due to its unique circuitry, the unit was capable of producing lush, dark, and expensive-sounding delays with vibrant chorus and haunting vibrato in a convenient small shape with plenty of controls.
After being adopted by U2’s The Edge and featured on their “Sunday Bloody Sunday” hit, the reputation of the pedal quickly grew and became a must for many artists including Robert Smith, Ed O’Brien, Arctic Monkeys’ Jamie Cook, and the late Chris Cornell.
Included versions
Native Plugin: Runs on your Mac or PC without any additional hardware needed.
Synergy Core Real-Time: Runs in real time with no perceptible latency on compatible Synergy Core devices.
A license for the corresponding Real-Time FX will be assigned to your Antelope account at the time of code redemption.
Features
Combining the best sound qualities of analog and tape delays
Produces dark and lush tape-like delays that will sit in any mix
Adds more depth to your tracks with a vibrant pitch-shifting vibrato
Achieves a rich and spacious Chorus effect
Delay time between 550-1100 ms
Overload Indicator
Tech Specs
MAC
OS X macOS 11 Big Sur and up (Recommended: macOS 14 Sonoma and up)
Memory: 8 GB
Disk: 1 GB
CPU: Intel or Apple Silicon
Plugins: VST-3, AU, AAX
WINDOWS
Windows 10/11 (64-bit version with latest Microsoft Updates)
Memory: 8 GB
Disk: 1 GB
CPU: Intel i3 / AMD Ryzen 1st gen and up
Plugins: VST-3, AAX
