Cooper® Time Cube MkII Delay
The original Cooper Time Cube was a Duane H. Cooper and Bill Putnam collaborative design that brought a garden hose-based mechanical delay to the world in 1971 and has achieved cult status as the most unique delay ever made. The Cooper Time Cube is famous for its spectacular short delay and doubling effects and its uncanny ability to always sit perfectly in the mix. Over the years this quirky device has grown a strong following and finds a home in the most prestigious studios in the world. The Cooper Time Cube MkII has all the sound of the original delay system design but offers all the necessary features expected from a modern delay device: Delay, Decay, Pan and Volume controls plus Tempo Sync and Automation for each of the two independent delay lines.
- Designed by Duane Cooper and Bill Putnam—highly unique delay
- All the vibe of the original, with modern feature enhancements
- Two independent delay lines with Delay, Decay, Pan and Volume
- “Coils” recreates the original sound of the CTC regardless of Delay setting
- Tempo Sync, Treble and Bass tone controls, HPF and Wet Solo
The original Cooper Time Cube was a Duane H. Cooper and Bill Putnam collaborative design that brought a garden hose-based mechanical delay to the world in 1971 and has achieved cult status as the most unique delay ever made. The Cooper Time Cube is famous for its spectacular short delay and doubling effects and its uncanny ability to always sit perfectly in the mix. However, the CTC had limited practicality as a full-featured delay; only 14, 16 or 30 ms settings were available. Over the years this quirky device has grown a strong following and finds a home in the most prestigious studios in the world, such as Blackbird and Sunset Sound. Top producers and engineers such as Richard Dodd, Vance Powell and Joe Chicarelli still swear by the Cooper Time Cube for its unique character.
The Cooper Time Cube MkII has all the sound of the original delay system design but offers all the necessary features expected from a modern delay device. While the plug-in retains the all-important mechanical delay sound of the original hardware, it adds Delay, Decay, Pan and Volume controls plus Tempo Sync and Automation for each of the two independent delay lines. The distinct sound of the single or double hose Coil is preserved regardless of delay setting, and either sound is available at the flick of a switch. The Cooper time Cube MkII also incorporates other enhanced tone shifting features such as the Color switch that presents the user with the original (A) or “leveled” (B) frequency response, plus tone controls and a 2-Pole High Pass Filter. Lastly, a switch is presented for soloing the Wet signal and the Send switch allows momentary interruption of the signal being sent into the delay system.
- Designed by Duane H. Cooper and Bill Putnam--one of the most unique delays ever made
- All the vibe of the original, with modern feature enhancements
- Two delay lines can be set independently and adjusted with Delay, Decay, Pan and Volume controls
- Separately adjustable tempo sync for both A & B delay lines
- “Coils” selection recreates the original sound of the CTC regardless of Delay setting
- Treble and Bass tone controls, High Pass Filter, Wet Solo, and analog-style metering
Parameters
- MIMO, MISO and SISO operation (SISO is true stereo)
- Input Gain
- Dual (A & B) mechanical delay lines can be set independently adjusted with Delay, Decay, Pan and Volume controls
- Dual (A & B) Tempo Sync with ms or notational values, supports text entry
- Global Send (off/on) switch to bypass signal sent to the delay mechanisms
- Global “Coils” (1/2) selection allows user to select the sonic filtering effect of one or both mechanical coil chambers regardless of delay setting
- Global “Color” switch (A/B) allows the original filtering emphasis (A) or the “leveled” version (B) which allows for greater decay range
- Global High Pass filter affects the delayed signal from 20 Hz to 12 kHz at 12 dB per octave
- Global Treble and Bass controls allow additional tonal shaping of the delayed signal
- Independent (A & B) Delay time of 2ms to 2.4 seconds
- Independent (A & B) Decay allows 1 through near infinite repeats
- Independent (A & B) Pans (MISO and SISO only)
- Independent (A & B) Delay Volume ∞ to +10 dB
- Global Wet Solo defeats audible dry signal for Buss use
- Global Power switch
- Analog-style metering displays combined mono or stereo wet and dry output signal
User Reviews
(Future Music UK)
07/2009
(Computer Music UK)
(Beck)
(Sound On Sound)
10/2009
(Sound On Sound)
10/2009
