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product_id: 552355534
title: "Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo Effect Pedal"
brand: "universal audio"
price: "$1098897"
currency: COP
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.co/products/552355534-universal-audio-orion-tape-echo-effect-pedal
store_origin: CO
region: Colombia
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# Analog preamp boost Selectable tape types Vintage emulation Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo Effect Pedal

**Brand:** universal audio
**Price:** $1098897
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Echo Your Style with Timeless Sound!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo Effect Pedal by universal audio
- **How much does it cost?** $1098897 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- universal audio enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted universal audio brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Built to Last:** Timeless UA craftsmanship ensures decades of reliable performance.
- • **Tailor Your Tone:** Choose from Mint, Worn, and Old tape settings for unique sound textures.
- • **Wonk Control Magic:** Add modulated repeats and vibey tape splice effects effortlessly.
- • **Seamless Integration:** Mono operation with true/trails bypass for versatile setups.
- • **Unleash Vintage Vibes:** Experience authentic tape echo with a modern twist.

## Overview

The Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo Effect Pedal delivers an authentic emulation of the vintage Maestro EP-III tape echo in a compact stompbox. It features a perfectly captured analog preamp for rich, boosted tones and offers selectable tape machine settings for distinct sound colors. With innovative controls for modulated repeats and a robust design, this pedal is built for professional musicians seeking reliable performance and unique tonal options.

## Description

Emerging from Universal Audio’s flagship Starlight Echo Station, Orion Tape Echo gives you the magical hazy delay effects of vintage '70s Maestro Echoplex EP-III tape delays, in a classy, compact package. Thanks to the same no-compromise algorithms from their award-winning Starlight Echo Station, Orion gives you the rich, three-dimensional effects of a thoroughly emulated vintage tape echo — light years beyond other tape delay pedals in its class. Built for decades of dependable performance, Orion Tape Delay gives you switchable true/trails bypass, Preamp off/onn and analog dry through controls, for a trusted companion on your interstellar journey. Perfect for boosting your echoes and adding punch to your entire sound, Orion's faithful emulation of the EP-III's legendary solid-state preamp gives you all the grit and attitude of the vintage effects unit, with one simple control. Choose from three sonically distinct versions of the EP-III with Mint, Worn, and Old machine types for color and vibe, and tweak the Wonk control for subtle-to-eccentric modulated repeats and funky tape splice textures.

## Features

- Authentic emulation of a vintage Maestro EP-III tape echo in a compact stompbox and perfectly captured analog preamp for fat, boosted tones and effects
- Selectable Mint, Worn, and Old tape machines for distinct color and texture
- Wonk control for modulated repeats and vibey tape splice sounds
- Mono operation, true/trails bypass, Preamp off/on, analog dry through
- Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built for decades of dependable performance

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great model of a vintage Echoplex tape delay!
*by S***1 on March 11, 2025*

The compact versions of the UAFX pedals didn't initially catch my eye at the original list price (around $179), but UAFX has marked these down to $99.99 across all vendors twice now, so keep an eye out for sale opportunities! I should note that I do already own the Golden Reverberator, and these compact pedals basically break off pieces of the larger units in smaller and cheaper form. So, given that I do not own the Starlight (which is their full-size delay pedal with several different modes), I opted to give the Orion a chance.The Orion is an excellent digital adaptation of a vintage Echoplex tape delay unit. For those unfamiliar, the EP-III was like the size of a small suitcase (or large lunch box, maybe?) and became popular in the 70's not just for its echo effect, but also its preamp, which adds a subtle warmth and saturation to your tone. The cool thing about the Orion is that it has a switch on top of the unit to allow you to leave the preamp circuit on even when the delay is disengaged. I tried it, and the effect is noticeable. I could definitely see wanting this as an always-on effect. For that reason, a lot of people actually run Echoplex style effects in front of your amp/preamp, instead of in the effects loop. That way, you get the benefit of the preamp fed into your amp or modeler. However, there is no right answer to this, and you can experiment and use it whichever way you feel sounds best.As for the delay effects, I wouldn't say that a tape delay is the type of delay I would normally go to first, but the Orion sounds amazing and is quite versatile. First of all, the DELAY knob ranges from 80 to 700 milliseconds, so you are covered on everything from vintage slap back to quarter-note/rhythmic delays. With FEEDBACK all the way down, you get only a single repeat, but turn it up and the pedal can go into self-oscillation.The mod switch goes between models of MINT, WORN, and OLD tape units. On MINT setting and with the WONK knob set low, you can get relatively pristine repeats that are closer to a digital delay than an analog delay like a DM-2 or MXR Carbon Copy. The WORN and OLD models have repeats with lower fidelity and, combined with the WONK knob, they add "wow, flutter, and modulation" to the repeats. Finally, the Orion has a REC LEVEL adjustment, which adjusts how hot the signal is fed into the tape delay. This will make the repeats louder, but also more saturated and (eventually) a bit distorted. You can work this control in conjunction with the MIX knob to make your repeats more or less prominent in your signal.At the full price, an argument could be made that the UAFX Starlight - or a competing multi-delay pedal like the BOSS DD-8 or DD-200 - would be a better value. However, I think the compact size, excellent build quality, and ease of use make the Orion an attractive option, especially at the sale price. I think the Orion is an excellent pedal for what it offers as a vintage style delay, as well as the EP preamp feature.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very close to echoplex
*by T***T on July 21, 2025*

I had a real Echoplex back in the day with my Marshall from England.That sound, we all wanted to sound like Page.This pedal comes closest to the Echoplex in this price range. My cost $99.UA makes great products.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Closest to the real thing
*by S***S on June 22, 2025*

I have a real Fulltone Tube Tape Echo, and this emulation is the closest to the real thing I’ve heard. Yes, the real one is better, but it costs much more, is huge, has mechanical noise, and is vulnerable to wear. This pedal has 90% of the vibe and none of those downsides.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Universal Audio Orion Tape Echo Effect Pedal
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*Last updated: 2026-02-02*