The Echolation Station is a delay pedal from Deadbeat Sound, part of the maker's "Station" line of pedals. It packs six echo modes into one box, covering what Pedal of the Day called "a multitude of echo effects, from modern to classic to vintage," and gives you three knobs to shape whichever mode you are in1.
The six echo modes
Each mode takes the basic delay engine somewhere different:
| Mode | What it does |
|---|---|
| Clean | A digital delay, described by the review as "a great digital delay" |
| Dynamic | Applies a volume fluctuation delay to a pure delay tone |
| Lo-Fi | Adds in some sample reducing feedback |
| Mod | Adds a bit of chorus to your repeats |
| Tube Echo | Emulates classic, warbly vintage sounds |
| Tape Echo | Emulates classic, warbly vintage sounds |
The two Echo modes are where the vintage voicings live. Pedal of the Day wrote that "the Tube and Tape Echo modes each continue the vintage stylings by emulating some classic, warbly sounds," placing them at the old-school end of the pedal's range1. If you want the repeats to move on their own, Mod brings in a chorus character, and Dynamic ties a volume swell effect to the delay line1.
Controls
Three knobs adjust the parameters for each of the modes1:
- Time sets your delay time.
- Delay sets your wet/dry mix.
- Feedback controls the number of repeats the pedal produces.
The same three knobs serve every mode, so learning the layout once covers the whole pedal. For more delay options beyond this one, see the Delay Pedals type page, or the related Deadbeat Sound Delay Lay Lay1.
What reviewers said
The Echolation Station's Delay control sets your wet/dry mix, as Deadbeat Sound puts it: "Delay sets your wet/dry mix"1.
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Questions
What delay modes does the Deadbeat Sound Echolation Station have?
The Echolation Station covers six echo modes: Clean, a digital delay; Dynamic, which applies a volume fluctuation to a pure delay tone; Lo-Fi, which adds sample-reducing feedback to the repeats; Mod, which adds a bit of chorus to the repeats; and Tube Echo and Tape Echo, which emulate classic, warbly vintage sounds. Three knobs adjust the parameters for each mode.
Does the Echolation Station have a tape echo sound?
Yes. Alongside its modern voicings, the pedal has a Tape Echo mode that Pedal of the Day described as emulating classic, warbly vintage sounds, with a matching Tube Echo mode continuing the same vintage stylings. Together they sit at the vintage end of a range the review described as running from modern to classic to vintage.
What does the Feedback knob do on the Echolation Station?
Feedback controls the number of repeats the pedal produces. It works alongside the Time knob, which sets the delay time, and the Delay knob, which sets the wet/dry mix between your dry signal and the echoed signal.
Is the Echolation Station an analog or digital delay?
The pedal's Clean mode is a digital delay, and the other modes build on that platform with modulation, filtering and vintage-style voicings. Pedal of the Day described the Clean mode as a great digital delay, with the remaining modes shaping that core repeat in different ways.
Sources (1)
- Deadbeat Sound Echolation Station, Pedal of the Day, 2018-11-16
