NuX unveils Tape Echo NDD-7 stereo digital delay pedal

November 11, 2022 · 4 sources

NuX unveiled the Tape Echo NDD-7, a stereo digital delay and reverb pedal modeled on the Roland Space Echo, with shipping to follow soon¹. MusicRadar and Guitar World reported the launch in February 2022²³; Delicious Audio's page carries a November 11, 2022 update date¹.

The pedal is a digital emulation of the Space Echo, which NuX calls "a tribute to the Japanese-made Space Echo from 1974"¹. It uses what NuX calls Core-Image technology to recreate the original's properties, including wow, flutter and saturation⁴. Delay time reaches up to 1600ms using tap tempo¹²⁴³. Seven modes are built from combinations of virtual repro-tape heads, plus a reverb-only setting¹⁴³. The spring reverb runs in parallel with the delay¹⁴.

Controls are Bass, Treble, Time, Repeat, Level and Reverb, plus a Select knob that steps through the head combinations¹²⁴. Holding the Select knob enters an alt mode for Saturation, Wow, Flutter, Kill Dry and expression pedal assignment¹². Holding the On footswitch engages self-oscillation¹⁴. Pressing both footswitches enters SOS mode, a 40-second stereo looper with an OLED status display¹⁴³. The pedal has 3.5mm MIDI in and out jacks with TRS/MIDI adaptors, and MIDI settings are assigned through an editor¹⁴³. MusicRadar also lists USB and stereo 1/4-inch outputs, and a 9V DC supply drawing 300mA².

Premier Guitar lists a US price of $179⁴. MusicRadar reported at launch that no prices had been released².