Roland RE 201 Space Echo (new tape loop)

[mushroomscouser]

Vaughn Williams on acid

[surfbug1]

i used this thing in a cover band back in college....for our singer It was awesome

where did you get it? they are awesome. I want one!

[spermanent]

hell yeah!



[iLEZtube]

Really beautiful! So tangible when there is a REAL damn tape running in the machine. I was born in '82, so anything this analog is awesome to see demonstrated. Thank you!

[Biosynth]

sweet :)

[marillo18]

this sounds amazing

[B1ackFlam3Bos5]

0:50-1:20 best bit sounds soooo cool

[sirpaisley]

That is so cool. The violin sounds great on it.

[777jordan]

is there only one multi head setting? is it 2:1 ratio or something?

[abertronic]

No real difference in regards to the delay types. If you have a look at the manuals for both you can see the tape head settings for each delay.

[1FuZzToNe1]

Hey Az thanks for your post. Is there much difference between this and the re-101? a friend has a 101 and i love it. In terms of the swell mode are they the same as 101? I realise this unit has treb and bass shelving and also reverb which doesnt bother me too much its more the delays im after. cheers

[TheTrancer85]

very nice

[blackholeproductions]

sounds amazing! Beautiful

[ak47s762]

beautiful

[Sebk1991]

wow, that sound gives me goosebumps...whats the difference between an analog tape like this and a digital one? and which is better? 

[mickooyy]

I just received my space echo a week ago. The tape that was installed was connected by a clear tape that was causing a slight wow and flutter effect everytime it passed the heads. I was using it today and the tape split. Do I load up a new tape or connect the tape again. If i need to load up a new tape, how do I do it? Is there any videos or instruction manuals on how to replace the tape loop?

Please HALP!

[borneo215]

today's music sucks because that's how the government wants it to be bullshit makes no sense stops our brain thinking that's why they destroy the real sound of music analog! and that's why they never remake these machines everything has to be fukkin digital fuck you government and the music industry real music will come back alive and fuck your asses up!!!

[youthXattack]

@borneo215 The government cant stop musicians from playing or making music how they want. Also the government doesnt make music equipment, individual companies do and they make more digital than analog equipment because its cheaper, fits in smaller enclosures, and they can pack in more features so people think they are getting something better....so yeah next time THINK before you RANT.

[borneo215]

@youthXattack really then why does the government own every fuel station every product and every advertisement? you really are a fool the government own everything they own you if they say no to music music will definitely stop they can rape you right now and get away with it you dont know anything about what the government owns ok son

[youthXattack]

@borneo215 You sound like one of those crazy guys in the park who thinks the CIA put a chip in his brain or you are just from a really shitty country.

Fuel has nothing to do with music i dont know why you think that would help your argument. And the government cant stop us from making music because music is protected by the First Amendment ...and yeah i doubt the government wants to rape me.

[borneo215]

@youthXattack hahaah what fukkin planet are you living on everything is owned by the government and there's no way you can prove me wrong and why am i crazy? just because i think different? go and read a book you lazy turd lol

[faithskater72]

@borneo215 You realize they still make analog tape echoes...right?

[jebbbbej]

Where do you find some replacement tapes for RE201 ?

I own a RE201 and I need some new tapes, but I'm unable to find ready to use

tapes! Which are the best places to find them ?

[abertronic]

@jebbbbej

You need to make them yourself.. or buy the overpriced 3rd party loops that are available. PM me for more info.

[metalcore929]

Very cool. Love what you played. 

[GanjaCityStudio]

Memorys I use to have one of these in the 80s we used to use it for mic effect on the sound system.

[locoboxspaceship]

Wow, great stuff. Are the new re-20's even close to this, anyone?

[noddyspuncture]

@locoboxspaceship Nope...!

[locoboxspaceship]

@noddyspuncture crap!

[hoihiugufufy]

0:50 the music?

[Astromenon1]

GREAT! 0:55

[dadyflores]

hello, I wonder if you could record a melody for my album with that sound? be possible? as you contact? thanks

[trebleclefts]

Wow nice violin...never seen one of these before..it has a very dry sound, works so well with violin, also it has no tape hiss...so maybe has circuits to take that out, Roland have relaunched it as the RE 20 space echo peddle, they say it has the same analog tone , tape flutter and megnetic head sound as the 201 and as it is Roland it is possably true.

[clubhappybest]

This sounds fantastic - do you have this recording in higher quality audio? I would love to sample your work.

[xPELICANx]

I love these so damn much. I want one so badly.

Thanks to you, I am tempted to pick up a violin to play with my other instruments.

[Kinor7]

Cool to see a demo using a violin!

[btyremanable]

I was just listening to the boss recreation of this unit and it just isnt as good as this, in comparison it sounds very cold and digital, this is much smoother!

[mynmyself]

how easy is to find new tapes?

i wanna buy a 201, but i am kind of concerned towards how often i will need to put on new tape, how difficult will it be to replace them and how difficult will it be to find new ones...

[clumpft]

@mynmyself tapes are available on ebay, they are dead easy to replace, and this unit is fairly easy to get serviced, except if the motor stops working, then it's pretty stuffed.

[noddyspuncture]

@clumpft You need to lubricate both upper and lower bearings on the motor - it'll keep working for ever then! Getting to the lower bearing though, involves removing the motor and dismantling it - as I found out...;c)

[yoznfroogurt]

i'm impressed.

[javiceres]

Wow, I was lloking for a RE demo but I LOVE your music, I'm checking your channel, I'd love to play with you.

[benjamminbond778899]

Whoa, nice video. That thong looks like a hell of alot of fun.

[poweraxe666]

omg that sounds incredibly good. 

[miraeja]

coolest things i saw today

[abertronic]

@miraeja Thankyou!

[Jasari149]

How often do you have to replace the tape?

[abertronic]

@Jasari149 usually every 50 hours of usage.

[marctronixx]

ooh my your playing is pretty good sir! huge fan of vintage gear and just passing thru on a lazy sunday afternoon looking at space echo vids..

[MatthewleBlom]

just wanna tell that I like the combination: Violin + Space Echo

[donpepperoni0]

Loved the plastic dreams

[exitmusicforthefilms]

beautiful, i LOVED that last part

[Soniclife91]

this is fucking awesome, you are fucking awesome

[EricAntonik]

Excellent video! sounds fantastic. I soooo want on old 201. Endless tweeking to be made.

[Metamusik]

Nothing sounds quite like it. Still THE echo effect in my opinion.

[Desmaad]

@Metamusik I don't care for the percussive sound you get on the repeats when you use a guitar. I prefer the 501, myself.

[Desmaad]

Where do you get new tape for this thing?

[donpepperoni0]

@Desmaad ebay, I just got 2 original roland ones there

[TheGhenno]

sei un mito....

Mi eccita il violino psichedelico

[flatninetnine]

Can someone tell me what will be the best way of recording this into logic. Is it a case of plugging the instrument in to to the input on the revere box and then the reverb box into the sound card audio input?

Thanks

[flatninetnine]

or record through amp and mic?

[abertronic]

@flatninetnine Depends what sound you want. If you are recording an electric guitar I would definitely recommend recording through a mike/amp. But all depends what kind of sound you want.

[charles1967]

1:00 sounds like "Invisible Sun" by the Police.

[radionetta]

do you still have the roland space echo?

[radionetta]

Do you still have the roland 201 space echo?

[TheClublove]

The GS-201 - GSi - Soundware for musicians plug in emulation eats UAD's and Rolands RE-201 pedal don't even get 50% close to the colour of the origianl unlike the GS-201 at 99% for $19. Shame on you Roland & UAD, small companys putting you out the picture. Long live the original sound!

[OregonCoastGhost]

@TheClublove are you just cutting and pasting your quote about Soundware into every youtube conversation concerning the space echo? lame

did you even listen to this awesome post?

[imperialpod]

@TheClublove

Agreed, f"*k UAD and their pricing.

The GS-201 from GSi is top notch, as is his Hammond VB3 emulation.

[gl0gg]

@TheClublove I looked up GSi. Its all computer emulation. Therefore, its not even in the same equipment category as the RE-201. This equipment is a line-in, analog effect unit. It uses magnetic tape to create an analog delay directly from an electric instrument or other source. No computer program could do that. Even the Boss Space Echo pedal is more interactive than that. So yes, there isn't the same depth. But more depth than the analog has would make the sound very shitty, and lower quality.

[chetthepapers]

what violin do you use?

[abertronic]

its a yamaha ev205 electric 5 string. Its not bad once you upgrade to some nicer strings.

[luke631]

nice! thats awesome! lets start a band!

[Pied777]

trippy !

[calzar1001]

sounds like boards of canada

[thedefog]

@calzar1001 Hell Yes! BoC in a box.

[Harbec]

I miss analog so much : ' (

[necrosis90]

These are great, long live analog!

[SebastianMehenka]

Hey my uncle gave me one of these. How much are these worth anyway? Sounds good by the way man!

[abertronic]

re 201's , these days, go for between 500 - 800 USD depending on condition.

[SebastianMehenka]

One of the metal clasps on the side is broken off and the paper instructions on the inside of the case are held on with tape but other than that it's fine. Think it's worth refurbishing?

[abertronic]

More important than cosmetics is that the unit works well.

[Zimboltor]

I have to get a violin now, and an RE 201

[strabbs1]

haha, i know what ya mean, 12 years of guitar, FOR WHAT!!!!

[harktheherald]

oh i want one!.........

[bigscaryboat]

sounds like lost, just before they cut for a commercial. at 1:47 ish.

very nice.

[Coldrhythm]

That is unbelievable!! I just got my new Boss Re-20 wich is built to sound exacly like this!!

You hold on to this, this is a piece of history you got! It is wort alot but I guarantee you it will be wort more in future!

Take Care

[Noyore]

@Coldrhythm

"wich is built to sound exacly like this!!"

HAHAHAHA

[Coldrhythm]

@Noyore

What's so funny?

[spongah]

cuz it DONT sound like it.. heh there's no way any echo is going to sound exactly like this unless it actually uses a tape

[Coldrhythm]

@spongah Well alright not Exacly like that then, but it sound good enought for me. who am I ? an expert? Just telling my opinion. Sorry that I worte wrong thing

[harktheherald]

yeah, but it IS tape!

[spongah]

the RE-20 isn't tape..

[deathpigeon69]

Well obviously, but he's right - that's what it's built for - whether it succeeds or not is another matter...I got a Boss RE-20 (on reccomendation of Dave Wyndorf, Monster Magnet!) as a means of simple psych when playing guitar and singing as I haven't got chance to 'knob twiddle', if you want...but got an RE-201 on it's way tomorrow so let's see how they compare...then I can get an Echoplex and compare the 201 to that, ha!

[cosmogang]

@spongah Get the big stuff!!!!

[Shellath]

Woah. Trippy.

[hanekamhoofd]

@Shellath Trippin' bawls!

[aledeville]

I just watched that twice, this is so beautiful. And you play very very nice as well.

5 Stars, definitely...

[Kernel777]

Stunning! 5 stars ;)

[ericohman]

brilliant!

[dcreatorx]

I have one for sale excellent condition, near mint with an extra new tape selling it 700€ including shipping worldwide. message me if you are interested. Cheers.

[pascalpascal11]

fantastique

[DemoColorScheme]

Very nice! Gotta love the classic tape delays!

[bobdlx]

Absolutely amazing! Thnxx!

[gallytang]

to gerelex>radiohead

[gerelex]

Any1 who can tell me what players or groups use these psychedelic sounds and effect in there music?

[t3fr10]

radiohead

[reformationposttlc]

Portishead. You can actually see the space echo on their NYC live concert dvd...

[yrureadingthisname]

omar rodriguez lopez aka the mars volta

[roo3a5]

I love your playing

[Organgrinder010]

That was the most organic, beautiful effect I have yet heard. Lovely.

[tekkentool]

absolutely the worlds most musical delay

[tekkentool]

re-301 and 501. they had chorus' in them too.

[kennykanowski]

that's the greatest echo on earth

[murilomorello]

JLP tones, amazing man!!!

[caiaum2]

you're so progressive!

[ManifestPanda]

i really really want a space echo but unfortunately all i can afford is the boss pedal that pays tribute to this awesome device. ;_;

great playing to 5/5

[callthemall]

there's one of these for sale for $450, should I get it?

[goarocka]

yes i will bay 700 vor it

[fasteez]

quite wonderfull for "just" a demo

[jamontoastst]

Excellent clip! I love space echos, and you sir, looks like someone who knows how to use a space echo :D

Wicked stuff!

[mettetation]

I had four of these sucker cos everyone went "digi" only one left now. will never give it up. Source of inspiration. Thanks for sharing that, it sounds soooo goood...

[eirikapett]

This was beautiful! great neu! sounds with the reverb in the intro!

[jumpship2009]

I want one. Ha. A beautiful machine.

[seantheguitarman11]

thats so awesome

[iam0103]

Hi there, Awesome demo!

Can I ask what you are playing your violin into? Is there an amp from the space echo or do you have it connected to a mixer?

[sweworship]

Wow, that sound amazing!!

[disissanchy]

This is BY FAR the best RE 201 demo I have witnessed. I can't thank you enough for the CRYSTAL sound quality and innovative phrases you played....Bravo. (Now if I could only AFFORD one of these mystery machines!!!)

[snareoutanowhere]

that sounds INCREDIBLE. it's as if you're playing carnegie or something.

[pierrelebatteur]

2:30 is my favorite moment!!

[P0LP0X]

superwarm

[valerb233]

Very very nice.

[Lumenbrother]

the space echo is beautiful, your playing is beautiful

[heroknaderi]

looks from the 70's

[anster2ag]

sounds like a soundtrack for the movie Hero = )

[thrcman]

this is jawdropping!

[iranbernardes]

Wonderfull

[thrcman]

0:50 ! Wow!

[pirahna1]

Your video demos of this unit are breathtaking.

One question though - What are the differences between the 101 and 201 - is reverb the only factor?

[abertronic]

Thankyou! Yes the only difference is the spring reverb tank included in the re201 and also the 201 has bass/treble controls over the echos .

[maurom1990]

thank you for this show!!!! wonderful...

[CRperro]

very nice =)!

[etbonz]

Best RE201 demo I've seen. You really show the beauty of the unit. Everyone else just makes messed up noise. Nice work!

[christianarestegui]

wt you think about the boss RE20?

[abertronic]

Pretty good and very easy to use ..cause you dont have to worry about tape and the problems of wow and flutter that go with it ... on the other hand its exactly those idiosyncrasies that make the original tape echos so special . I have an re101 for sale at the moment .

[christianarestegui]

I wish i have one, but there's no more RE201

[myrmur]

What is the song that you start playing at 0:50?

[abertronic]

just improvisation!

[JohnnyJohnnyJohnny]

Awesome on lots'a levels.

[hexilim]

One minute in the entire thing just turns into a vocalized orgasm. _Love it_

[clumpft]

best demo of this unit yet! that put me into freakin' orbit!

[nerdocide]

Awesome! This is just great.

[trontastic]

Beautiful sound, love a violin played through a tape echo. Mint one at that.

[levizinhorodrigues]

Good stuff dude!!!

[rafa1969]

what a beautiful unit, so its 650 with shiiping and insurance?

[abertronic]

Yep thats the one , Item number: 220352871369

[thelatedavidsmith]

gorgeous