Instruo Lubadh

Dual tape looper with overdub, delay, and diffusion

20 HP Eurorack module

Lúbadh is a dual-channel tape looper with 9 minutes of recording time per deck, offering recording, overdubbing, looping, one-shot playback, delay, and tape decay modes. Inspired by analogue tape techniques, each channel adds subtle compression, filtering, and saturation for a warm, textured character that compounds with repeated overdubbing. The two decks are cross-normalised creating a feedback path ideal for deck bouncing, diffusion, and complex tape-style effects.

Features

• 9 minutes of recording time per deck
• Dual independent recording, looping, and overdubbing channels
• One-shot play and one-shot record modes
• Overdub amplitude decay (0.9x) for organic layer degradation
• Punch-in recording for destructive replacement
• Three Time Modes: Clock Divisions, Tape Decay, Delay
• Complex diffusion network in Delay Mode (fully CCW Time knob)
• Capacitive touch tape reel for warble, stall, and delay time manipulation
• Cross-normalised outputs to inputs creating a feedback path between decks
• Link Toggle to mirror left deck controls on right deck
• Auxiliary Input with crossfade routing to both deck inputs
• Auxiliary Output with crossfade mixing from both deck outputs

Controls & Jacks (44)

• Retrigger/Shift L
• Input L
• Time L
• Time Indicator L
• Output Level L
• Output L
• Record L
• Speed L
• Length L
• Start L
• Record Gate Input L
• Erase L
• Speed CV Input L
• Clock Output L
• Retrigger Input L
• Aux Input
• Link
• Aux Input Crossfade CV
• Aux Output Crossfade CV
• Aux Input Crossfade
• Position/Record Indicator R
• Aux Output Crossfade
• Speed CV Input R
• Clock Output R
• Retrigger Input R
• Aux Output
• Speed R
• Length R
• Start R
• Erase R
• Input R
• Time R
• Time Indicator R
• Output Level R
• Output R
• Record Gate Input R
• Record R
• Retrigger/Shift R
• Speed Indicator L
• Input Indicator L
• Input Indicator R
• Position/Record Indicator L
• Aux Output Crossfade LED
• Speed Indicator R

How-To Guides

• Save Recording to Internal Memory
• Export Recording to USB Flash Drive
• Load Recording from Internal Memory
• Import Recording from USB Flash Drive
• Erase Loop Buffer
• Factory Reset All Modes
• Punch-In Silence Sculpting
• Deck Bouncing Tape Texture Buildup
• Wavetable-Style Scrubbing
• Equal Division Rhythmic Looping
• Tape Diffusion Reverb Network
• Pitch-Shifting Barber Pole Delay

Explore the interactive Lubadh panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.