Roland Chorus Space Echo RE-501 test with Sequential OB-6 [NO TALKING] [with explanatory subs]

Roland Chorus Space Echo RE-501 test with Sequential OB-6

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I picked up this RE-501 yesterday and was disappointed when I got it to the studio & turned it on as the tape echo wasn’t really working properly. The tape was jamming & squeaky & there was tons of wow & flutter & distortion - not in a good way either

But! After a thorough clean of the rollers & heads and letting the motor run for a bit it now sounds like this!

Pretty, pretty good

I’m using both A & B outputs so the chorus, delay & reverb are stereo panned. It’ll sound a bit weird in headphones but on speakers it sounds awesome

Gotta say that the 501 sounds vastly superior to the 301 I had until recently. The reverb especially is a marked improvement but in general - aside from the styling perhaps - it’s a step up

I still think the unit needs a proper service: new felts, a new pinch roller … maybe even a new motor … and new tape of course

But for now it’s got just a nice amount of wow & flutter and noise. Sounds good right?

The sequence is coming from the Sequential OB-6. Starts off plain then I introduce some time-synced LFO; bandpass filter, sample & hold/random, clocked to 8th notes


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