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Description
Transform your audio landscape with the Soundtoys EchoBoy Analog Echo Processor, a versatile delay plugin that invites both precision and creativity into your music production. Known for its 30 distinct echo variations, EchoBoy draws inspiration from legendary echo models, offering a rich palette of sounds from classic tape echoes to oilcan delays and beyond. Whether you're chasing the warmth of vintage gear or the crisp precision of modern technology, EchoBoy stands ready to deliver.
One of EchoBoy's standout features is its ability to create immersive stereo delays with dual or ping-pong modes, allowing you to tailor the stereo field with adjustable shuffle, swing, and accent. It even incorporates an integrated ATR-102 band emulation with variable artifacts, adding a layer of authentic analog warmth to your mixes. These capabilities make it not just a delay plugin but a powerful tool for shaping your sound's depth and dimension.
The intuitive interface and deep customization options make EchoBoy a favorite among producers and engineers seeking both simplicity and power in their delay effects. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, EchoBoy offers the flexibility and quality to bring your musical ideas to life.
Key Features:
- 30 different echo variations based on legendary models
- Integrated ATR-102 band emulation with variable artifacts
- Stereo delays with dual or ping-pong modes
- Adjustable shuffle, swing, and accent for customizing delays
Product specs
| Available since | November 2016 |
| Los artikel / bundelartikel | Los artikel |
| Delay | Yes |
| Dynamics | No |
| Effect Filter | No |
| Encoder/Decoder | No |
| Equalizer | No |
| Guitar amps/-effects | No |
| Channel Strip | No |
| Metering / Analysis / Correction | No |
| Modulation Effects | No |
| Multieffect / Plugin-Host | No |
| Overdrive/Distortion | No |
| Preamp / Saturation | No |
| Psychoacoustic tool / Enhancer / Exciter | No |
| Restauration | No |
| Reverb | No |
| Special FX | No |
| Summer / Mixing Consoles | No |
| Tape Simulation | No |
| Pitch Shifter / Harmonizer / Timestretching | No |
| Transient Processing | No |
| Vocoder / Vocal effect | No |
| Mastering Tools | No |
| Hardware Controller | No |
| Download | 1 |
FAQs
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What DAW formats is Soundtoys EchoBoy compatible with?
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Soundtoys EchoBoy is compatible with 64-bit VST, AU, and AAX Native plug-in formats, making it suitable for use with most major DAWs like Ableton Live, Pro Tools, and Logic Pro.
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Can EchoBoy emulate vintage delay sounds?
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Yes, EchoBoy is renowned for its ability to emulate vintage delay sounds, offering a range of echo styles inspired by classic hardware units, making it versatile for various musical genres.
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Does Soundtoys EchoBoy offer groove control features?
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EchoBoy provides advanced groove control features, allowing users to adjust the rhythmic feel of the delay to match the musical context, enhancing the expressiveness of your tracks.
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Is Soundtoys EchoBoy easy to use for beginners?
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While EchoBoy offers a wealth of advanced features, its user-friendly interface makes it accessible for beginners looking to explore delay effects without being overwhelmed.
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Does EchoBoy include modulation effects?
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EchoBoy focuses on delay effects and does not include modulation effects, but it offers a comprehensive set of parameters to shape and customize your delay sound.
Videos
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Soundtoys Echoboy All Features Explained
Reviews
PROS
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Wide range of modes and presets, catering to diverse delay needs
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Intuitive EchoBoy Jr. version for quick and easy use
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Exceptional sound quality with an authentic analog feel
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Low CPU usage, even for complex effects
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Versatile application across various instruments and vocals
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Highly regarded in urban and electronic music production
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Replaces multiple types of delay units effectively
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Acts as more than just a delay; doubles as a rhythm machine
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Consistent favorite despite numerous competitors
CONS
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Full EchoBoy version can be complex for some users
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Hardware-like UI may not be user-friendly to everyone
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Soundtoys EchoBoy Analog Echo Processor.
Features and functionality
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EchoBoy offers a tap delay feature and extensive tone section with models of various gear and analog distortion styles, enhancing rhythmic and tonal variety.
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Comparisons
Value and pricing
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EchoBoy regularly goes on sale, with discounts often available for existing Soundtoys plugin owners, reducing its price from the standard $200.
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Despite EchoBoy's versatility, users advise against buying the complete Soundtoys bundle due to the plugin's age and availability of better alternatives.
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User experience
Use cases and applications
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EchoBoy's modulation capabilities make it a preferred choice for delays with character, while Ableton's Echo is used for straightforward, less complex delays.
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EchoBoy is criticized for its muffled sound, with some preferring other modern delay plugins like FabFilter's Timeless 3 for clearer audio.
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Critic Reviews
5.0 out of 5
Based on 7 Reviews and 50 Ratings
5455
Absolutely love this plugin
I have no idea why it took me so long to buy the Echo Boy. I always heard tons of great things but took me a while to get it. It's has become my go to for echo...like a day after I got it. I have some awesome second and third place echo plugins that I love but it's really tough to beat the Echo Boy! Love running this parallel with the a reverb on vocals. Check out Sweetwater- they had it on sale for $50 bucks for AGES.
41029
everyone needs this
this is the classic plugin EQ, it does it all.... weall know how great it can be. As a native plugin its rpetty intense CPU hit , co its not something to bust out when you wanna be subtle. So often something basic that came with the DAW will suffice, but when it must be standout delay and you don't want to through another 360 degrees of conversion to use a rack unit or guitar pedal? Right here, echo boy is what you need. I don't think this plugin is ever going to be replaced.
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Not just a Delay... it's another INSTRUMENT...!
The 'Echo Boy' by Soundtoys is by far one of the most useful weapons one can ever deploy in the war on shitty music... it's SOOOOOO MUCH MORE than a delay unit... the 'Echo Boy' is a fuckin' Rhythm Machine Deluxe... Just apply it to anything rhythmic (hi-hats and shakers, drum beat loops, guitar parts, vocals, etc...) and tweak the knobs, experiment with its different MODES... Sure it can be used as a regular delay unit if that's what you want, but it goes places the other girls CAN'T...!!!
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So much character
I'm not a great fan of the hardware-like UI of the SoundToys this plugins. They could be easier to use, I think. However, Echoboy more than makes up for it's fiddly UI with it's great, characterful sound.
Artist usage
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There's also a Digirack Echo doing a quarter-note echo, and I also sent the glockenspiel to my EchoBoy quarter-note delay, and the two together make it a stereo quarter-note echo.
Sound on Sound interview, 2013.
“Soundtoys are my go-to creative plug-ins. Crystallizer, EchoBoy and Decapitator are so much fun to work with.
Benny says at the bottom of the article "My go-to plug-ins? There are tons of them. The Sound Toys stuff is probably my favourite. I love the Decapitator, I love Echo Boy "
Used on Jones' vocals for The Fall, as stated by producer Jacquire King in this February 1, 2010 Electronic Musician interview with Jones, Jacquire King and assistant engineer Brad Bivens.
She was into adding delay on her voice, trying not to just make it pretty with reverb. The delays were both analog and plug-in. I use Audio Ease Altiverb, SoundToys EchoBoy delay, some of the UA plug-ins—they have a nice EMT 140 emulation—and the Cooper Time Cube Delay. We used The Magic Shop’s Marshall Tape Eliminator AR-300, a tape slap simulator. And Norah had an old Ibanez analog delay. We used a Roland Chorus Echo and EMT 140 plate reverbs, too. Sometimes I will use an Eventide H3000 for harmonic delay effects, and as I get them going I will print them in Pro Tools with the transfer from analog.
In Issue 332 of Future Music magazine, on page 67, Iain says: '(Soundtoys) Echoboy is really good too.'
Used on Lovato's vocals for Clean Bandit's "Solo", as mentioned by mix engineer Mark Ralph in this November 2018 Sound on Sound interview.
There also are very few sends in the session, and only Demi Lovato’s lead vocal tracks have sends to the three aux effect tracks: reverbs from Audio Ease’s Altiverb and Valhalla DSP’s Valhalla Room, plus delay from SoundToys’ Echoboy.
Jake One mentions how he likes Sound Toys plugins, in particular the Echo Boy plugin, at 7:44 in this video.
Used for Jimin's lead vocals on "Fake Love", as stated by producer James Reynolds in this August 2018 Sound on Sound interview.
Jimin chorus lead vocal: iZotope Neutron, FabFilter Pro-MB, Empirical Labs Arousor, iZotope Trash 2 & FabFilter Pro-DS, plus sends to Slate VerbSuite Classics, FabFilter Pro-R, Soundtoys EchoBoy, Waves Factory Trackspacer & FabFilter Pro-DS.
“Welcome to my vocal world! BTS like bright, punchy vocals. There is not a lot of room in the mix because there is a lot of stuff going on, so I am not boosting low end on the vocals, because you are not going to hear that. Instead I’m trying to give the vocals more presence. The first thing I have in the chain is Neutron, which is a great EQ, and I love its dynamic mode. I boost high end with the Neutron, and band three is set to 4-6000 Hz, with the dynamic mode pulling down any loud ‘ess’ sounds or anything else too sharp. The Neutron is also tidying up the bottom end. After that is the Pro-MB multiband compressor just reining in a couple of frequencies to control the vocal.
“Next is the Arousor, adding some distortion so the vocal is very spitty and present, with lots of attack. After that there’s another instance of Trash 2 set to multiband, which I am using to give the vocal drive and really making it sit solidly in the mix. You have to know how to use Trash 2, otherwise vocals can get too harsh, but in general it is a very good way of saturating and really thickening a vocal and giving it presence. It does depend on the song, I am not always so full on with a vocal! At the end I have the Pro-DS de-esser just controlling the sibilance. Sometimes I used two instances of it, one at the beginning and one at the end, but the Neutron is already kind of doing a de-essing job.
“There also are many sends on that lead vocal. The first send is going to one of my favourites, the Slate VerbSuite Classics. It’s set to a hall-type reverb with 1.75s decay, and because I set quite high pre-delays it is almost like a slap on the vocal, which puts the vocal in a nice space. The next send is to the Pro-R for a longer, bigger reverb, which works for a chorus. I have cut low end and high end as you don’t want that floating around. The Pro-R is really good for controlling those things. Next is an EchoBoy quarter-note delay, saturated by setting it to ‘Splattered’ under ‘Style’ and that send then goes into the Trackspacer. I have a send from the lead vocal going to Trackspacer, so that whenever the lead vocal is singing the Trackspacer ducks the quarter-note delay out of the way. The Trackspacer is frequency-dependent, so it will duck whatever frequencies are dominant in the vocal, which makes it great for moving stuff out of the way. Then there’s another half-time EchoBoy delay setting, which is being automated for delay shots, and finally another Pro-DS.”
Used on the vocal censor echoes for the clean edit of "Say So", as stated by mix engineer Clint Gibbs in this July 2020 Sound on Sound interview and as visible in this screenshot of the Pro Tools project. A larger version of the image can be downloaded here.
"There's also a track called Echo FX Clean. When I have to mute a word, I will take the word before it and will delay it with some reverb to fill the empty space. The additional plug‑in by Vengeance, the VPS philta XL filter, is doing a high and a low cut to give it more of that radio sound.
“I can’t rate this delay highly enough. Echoboy is really tweakable, so you can fine-tune your delay to an amazing degree. It’s such a user- friendly plugin. Its ping-pong delay and the saturation settings are just great, and the Tweak and Style Edit buttons are fantastic for creating unique delay effects.”
Album Usage
The Soundtoys EchoBoy Analog Echo Processor has been featured on the following albums:
Are We There
Breaka (2025)
american dream (nightcore version)
21 Savage (2024)
UTOPIA
Travis Scott (2023)
Being Funny In A Foreign Language
The 1975 (2022)
Ex Machina
Metrik (2020)
All I Need (with Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign)
TYDOLLA$IGN & Jacob Collier & Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign (2020)
Can't Erase
Rebecca & Fiona & Nause (2019)
Gravity
Metrik (2019)
Call The Comet
Johnny Marr (2018)
How Does It Feel
M-22 (2018)
FAKE LOVE/Airplane pt.2
BTS (2018)
All The Stars (with SZA)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA (2018)
One Thing
San Holo (2017)
Get Out Of Your Own Way
U2 (2017)
The Enemy
Matador (2016)
Tween
Wye Oak (2016)
Breathe
Jonas Aden (2016)
Alone
Alan Walker (2016)
Purpose (Deluxe)
Justin Bieber (2015)
Shriek
Wye Oak (2014)
Max Ammo
Firebeatz (2013)
Sex On Fire
Kings of Leon (2009)
The Fall
Norah Jones (2009)
Only By The Night
Kings of Leon (2008)
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