u-he Colour Copy Bucket Brigade Delay Effect, Software Download

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  Lifetime Access
Delivery  Digital Delivery

  • BBD-style analog delay, for the smoothest possible pitch effects
  • unique colour morphing, with saturation for non-linear effects such as distortion / resonance
  • 1ms to 1s or host-synched time base, scaled via rate control from 25% to 400%
  • dynamic ducking via envelope follower
  • LFO (with dynamic frequency and depth) can modulate rate, tap position or amplitude.
£59.00
Earn 59 Loyalty Points.
+
AVAILABILITY:
In Stock, Digital Delivery  

In Stock, Digital Delivery

product timer
Order soon for delivery
on using our express service
Finance this product
Finance
u-he
payment for product

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  Lifetime Access
Delivery  Digital Delivery

  • BBD-style analog delay, for the smoothest possible pitch effects
  • unique colour morphing, with saturation for non-linear effects such as distortion / resonance
  • 1ms to 1s or host-synched time base, scaled via rate control from 25% to 400%
  • dynamic ducking via envelope follower
  • LFO (with dynamic frequency and depth) can modulate rate, tap position or amplitude.

Product Details

Product: u-he Colour Copy Bucket Brigade Delay Effect, Software Download

SKU: DDJ4391

Condition  Brand New
Warranty  Lifetime Access
Delivery  Digital Delivery

u-he Colour Copy Bucket Brigade Delay Effect - Download

This product comes in the form of an automated email, containing the serial activation code and a link to the relevant website. This should arrive within a few minutes of your successful purchase. If you have not received your email within 20 minutes, please check your junk/spam folders first and then call or message us for assistance.

A virtual analog effect inspired by classic bucket-brigade delays (BBD), but extended with modern features. We called our new baby "Colour Copy" because it can deliver the kind of colouration people still love in classic BBD units, but with a wider variety of colours. Colour Copy started life as the little delay unit called "Lyrebird" we built into Repro-1, but the sound was too good not to be developed further and become an FX plug-in.

In most digital delays the delay time alters the size of the buffer. If you quickly modulate or sweep the delay time on a typical digital unit, unmusical glitches propagate through the feedback as the buffer is shortened or lengthened. Like a real BBD, Colour Copy changes the internal samplerate instead (i.e. how fast the "buckets" pass on their content), and this is why Colour Copy is smooth with a capital SMOO!

During development we soon realized that we could capture the essence of the entire range of classic bucket brigade delays – from the low-range rumbling, slowly evolving delays to the highly resonant, screaming characters. A single knob lets you continuously blend between the five finely-tuned "colour" macros. The differences may be subtle, but each one is rich in detail. In addition to obvious differences in frequency bandwidth, each comes with its own noise and dynamic characteristics, frequency loss over time, and several other qualities. The Saturation knob controls how prominent or subtle those characteristics should be, in case you want to dial back the colouration to better fit in the mix. Finally, a Brightness knob lets you adjust the bandwidth.

Colour Copy is capable of a huge variety of different delay-based effects. With delay times ranging from under a millisecond to several seconds, you can create anything from comb-filter and flange/chorus effects to regular ping-pong delays and longer "looper" effects. The routing options let you mix or swap the input and feedback signals independently or even invert the feedback phase for various phase cancellation effects when delay times are set very short. Additionally, unlike hardware BBD units, Colour Copy's left and right output "taps" can be placed anywhere along the delay lines. This feature lets you move echos independently "forward in time" for e.g. ping-pong or "rushing" delays as well as various stereo chorus or flanger effects. You never knew you'd want three different ways to create a ping-pong effect!

Colour Copy comes with a stereo LFO that can be used to modulate either the delay rate, the tap positions or the delay amplitude. With a range of 0.05Hz to 20Hz (as times: 20s to 50ms) the LFO can create chorus, vibrato and tremolo effects. Crank up the modulation depth for deep pitch-shifting. An envelope follow signal derived from the input signal can be used to modulate the LFO frequency and depth, adding realtime dynamics to the effects.

Colour Copy comes with the obligatory ducking compressor, but with a unique twist: You can select whether to duck the entire delay output or just the feedback signal. This latter option leaves the very first delay unaffected, preserving the overall stereo "space" while preventing the sonic mayhem that high regeneration often causes.

Some people like to perform on their BBD hardware, pitching the regeneration up and down by twisting the rate knob. We took Colour Copy a step further in this direction by adding a pair of creative features: Firstly, a freeze button that loops the contents of the delay buffer for as long as you like. Secondly, MIDI key control so that you can play Colour Copy like a mono synth – each octave up doubles the delay rate.

  • BBD-style analog delay, for the smoothest possible pitch effects
  • unique colour morphing, with saturation for non-linear effects such as distortion / resonance
  • 1ms to 1s or host-synched time base, scaled via rate control from 25% to 400%
  • dynamic ducking via envelope follower
  • LFO (with dynamic frequency and depth) can modulate rate, tap position or amplitude.
  • MIDI note tracking and Freeze button (infinite loop) for wildest experimental effects
  • powerful preset browser with tag and/or text search functions
  • independent input and feedback routing options allow all possible stereo or mono combinations
  • 100 factory presets, NKS-compatible
  • UI instantly resizable from 70% to 200%
  • custom remote control via MIDI CC, 14-bit resolution option

UK Deliveries

We offer free delivery on all of our items (UK mainland only) please see details below.

Destination Delivery Times Cost
UK Mainland Economy (only available for orders over £70) 3-5 Working Days* Free of charge
UK Mainland Express Next Day* £4.99
UK Mainland Saturday and Sunday Saturday or Sunday £14.99
Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands 2 Working Days* £11.99
Scottish Islands, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly 2 Working Days* £14.99

*Applies to in stock items. Orders placed after 5pm will be dispatched the following working day, next day delivery does not include Saturday or Sundays. Some services are only available to UK mainland addresses.

Jersey and Guernsey are also VAT exempt, so 20% will automatically be knocked off when selecting your country in the basket or checkout.

Pre 10am, 12am and named day delivery options are available in the basket, simply enter your postcode for an accurate price. Please note there is a surcharge for individual, very heavy items over 30kg. This will be applied in the basket.


European Deliveries

We ship to most European destinations, simply choose your country and the correct price will show up in the basket.

Delivery times range from 2-4 days, 4-9 for remote areas.

A quick glance at some of our rates...

Destination Delivery Times Cost
Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy & Netherlands 2-4 Working Days £14.99
Spain, Austria, Denmark, Hungary 3-5 Working Days £19.99

Rest of the World

We can ship anywhere in the world, if you are outside of the EU we will knock 20% VAT off the price, rates depend on weight so please get in touch for an accurate price, [email protected]

Read more about our delivery here.


Returns

Our returns system is easy, you have the right to cancel an order up to 14 days, please check our full returns policy here.

Customer Reviews

Customers Also Bought

£59.00

Currency

Sterling (GBP)