Echo FixEF-X3 Tape Echo + Analog Chorus - Tolex

Echo Fix EF-X3

Now wrapped in a classic Tolex package, Echo Fix offers their EF-X3, a mastefully crafted, modern tape echo with an analog BBD chorus inspired by famous Roland units like the RE-301 Space Echo. Every bit of the EF-X3 is analog from input to output, contrasting with the DSP effects found in the rear-end of their popular EF-X2. Engineered from the ground up by Echo Fix after years of servicing vintage Space Echo units, the EF-X3 is a modern and reliable take on a classic, iconic effect.

The centerpiece of the EF-X3 is, of course, its tape delay, which offers three standard playback heads and seven modes to combine the heads in different ways for rhythmic patterns. But not stopping there, Echo Fix has added a fourth playback head for Sound on Sound looping, which may be engaged separately. You can easily dial in a tape delay sound to your liking, thanks to the numerous front panel controls: Speed, Echo Volume, Feedback, Bass, and Treble.

Another popular way to use classic Space Echo boxes is as a saturation unit, and the EF-X3 is even more adept at doing so. Bypass the delay entirely with the Echo On/Off switch, and turn off the Motor to extend its lifetime, and you're ready to make use of everything else that the EF-X3 has to offer. With its instrument input, the EF-X3 has a special JFET preamp circuit for a crisp drive that sounds excellent on guitar, basses, and even synths. And new to the EF-X3 is an analog BBD-chorus for additionally lush sounds—use this on its own or layer it in with drive and delay for highly rich textures.

Integrate the EF-X3 with your studio in ways that were never possible with an unmodified vintage Space Echo. Use synthesizer control voltages to manipulate the tape speed and feedback in real-time, and individual outputs for each tape head give you more flexibility in the mixing stages of your tracks. If you want authentic tape delay sound in a modern package, there's no better option than the Echo Fix EF-X3.

EF-X3 Features

• Modern analog tape echo unit
• Fully analog signal path
• Tape delay with seven playback head modes
• Fourth Sound On Sound tape head may be activated independently
• Moto on/off switch
• JFET preamp for instrument/line-level signals
• CV inputs for speed and feedback
• Tolex-wrapped desktop unit