Valhalla Freq Echo

Freq Echo by Valhalla is a plugin that creates intense, psychedelic-sounding delays and echoes. It is more straightforward to use than the Super Massive delay listed above. With only five controls on its GUI, the Freq Echo is convenient and user-friendly. Flexibility isn’t the key here. Freq Echo aims to achieve a specific “pitched” delay sound, which it nails well. Aside from the usual Mix, Feedback, and Delay options, Freq Echo offers a frequency shifter and a pair of filters.

The pitch shifter module provides the plugin’s signature “unstable” delay feel, leading to interesting, detuned sounds. I typically use Freq Echo for quick slap-back delays and intentionally unstable echoes that sound great on percussion and slow arpeggios. Freq Echo is available for Windows and macOS.