FabFilter Timeless 3

FabFilter Timeless 3 is a versatile tape delay plug-in that offers vintage-sounding delay effects with a range of creative features. It combines high-quality filters, unique effects, tap patterns, and extensive modulation options to deliver a versatile and powerful delay tool.

Here are the key features of FabFilter Timeless 3:

1. Redesigned Interface: Timeless 3 features a highly simplified interface with an improved workflow. The controls and displays are intuitively laid out, making it easy to program your own delays and work with the various features.

2. Effects and Filters: The stereo delay signal passes through five unique effects, including Drive, Lo-Fi, Diffuse, Dynamics, and Pitch. These effects allow you to creatively color the feedbacked delay sound. Timeless 3 also offers up to six analog-sounding filters, which can be either vintage LP/HP/BP filters or Bell/Shelving/Notch EQ filters. These filters add character and shape to your delay effects.

3. Time Stretching: Timeless 3 provides a choice between analog tape delay or smooth time-stretching behavior when changing the delay time. This gives you flexibility in achieving the desired delay effect, whether you prefer the vintage tape delay sound or more modern time-stretching capabilities.

4. Delay Taps and Patterns: You can create rhythmic patterns using up to 16 delay taps, each of which can be controlled and modulated individually. This allows for complex and dynamic delay patterns that add movement and interest to your audio.

5. Modulation System: Timeless 3 offers a versatile modulation system that enables you to easily set up modulation effects such as ducking, wow and flutter, dynamic diffusion, and more. The drag-and-drop modulation feature allows you to create new modulation connections effortlessly.

6. Sound Quality Enhancements: The overall feedback, filters, and internal saturation have been improved in Timeless 3, resulting in enhanced sound quality and more pleasing delay effects.

7. Additional Features: The plug-in supports mid/side processing, ping-pong modes for stereo imaging, live modulation visualization for targets and sources, various interface sizes with full-screen mode, curve control in envelope generators (EGs), transient detection in envelope followers (EFs), 50-slot modulation matrix for flexible modulation routing, compatibility with common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces, interactive MIDI Learn, smart parameter interpolation for smooth transitions, undo/redo functionality, A/B switch for quick comparison, and extensive help documentation with interactive hints.

8. Compatibility: FabFilter Timeless 3 is available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native, and AudioSuite formats. It is compatible with both 64-bit and 32-bit systems on Windows (Windows 7 or higher) and 64-bit systems on macOS (OS X 10.11 or higher).

FabFilter Timeless 3 offers a versatile and powerful tape delay experience, combining vintage-inspired effects with modern features and extensive modulation capabilities. Whether you need subtle delays, rhythmic patterns, or sound-mangling effects, Timeless 3 provides the tools to bring your creativity to life.