Strymon Magneto
Stereo multi-head tape delay and looper workstation
28 HP Eurorack module
Magneto by Strymon is a stereo tape delay emulation workstation for Eurorack, featuring four independent playback heads, a spring reverb, and a looper. Inspired by classic multi-head tape echo machines, Magneto models the warm saturation, wow and flutter, and mechanical character of vintage tape delays while adding modern CV control over every parameter. Each of the four heads has adjustable delay time, level, pan, and feedback. The spring reverb can be placed pre- or post-delay for different spatial effects. The integrated looper captures and overdubs loops with tape-style degradation. Clock sync input locks delay times to an external tempo.
Features
- 4 independent playback heads
- Stereo input and output
- Spring reverb emulation
- Tape looper with overdub
- Wow and flutter controls
- Tape age/degradation modeling
- Clock sync input
- CV control over delay time, feedback, and mix
- Expression pedal input
Controls & Jacks (46)
- WET — Controls the output level of the delayed/wet signal
- DRY — Controls the output level of the dry/unprocessed signal
- Sample — Enables Sample/Loop mode for recording and playing back loops
- Rec Lvl — Controls the recording level into the tape delay buffer
- Spring — Controls the level of the built-in spring reverb effect
- Heads — Controls the spacing between the 4 delay heads
- Pan — Controls stereo panning width of the delay heads
- Speed/Pitch — Controls tape speed and delay time. Also changes pitch unless Splice mode is active
- Low Cut — High-pass filter on the delay feedback path — removes low frequencies from repeats
- Repeats — Controls feedback amount — number of delay repeats. Fully clockwise enters infinite repeat/freeze
- CLK 4 Out — Clock division output 4 — derived from the delay time
- Wow & Flutter — Adds tape wow and flutter pitch modulation to simulate mechanical tape transport
- Tape Age — Simulates degradation of tape — adds filtering, saturation, and frequency response changes
- CLK 3 Out — Clock division output 3 — derived from the delay time
- Mix CV In — CV input for modulating the dry/wet mix balance
- Splice — Enables Splice mode — pitch stays constant when changing speed, like splicing tape
- Head 1 — Controls level and on/off state for delay head 1
- Crinkle — Adds random pitch and timing variations simulating physically crinkled tape
- Repeats CV In — CV input for modulating the feedback/repeats amount
- Spring CV In — CV input for modulating the spring reverb level
- Feedback CV In — CV input for modulating the feedback/repeats amount
- Shift Jack — Shift function input jack — activates secondary functions when gate is high
- Speed CV In — CV input for controlling tape speed/delay time
- Wet CV In — CV input for modulating the wet signal level
- Head 3 — Controls level and on/off state for delay head 3
- Comp Out — Comparator output — outputs a gate when the input signal exceeds a threshold
- Tap — Tap tempo input — accepts gates/triggers to set delay time
- Feedback In — External audio feedback input — insert audio into the delay feedback path
- CLK 2 Out — Clock division output 2 — derived from the delay time
- CLK 1 Out — Clock division output 1 — derived from the delay time
- Left In — Left channel audio input
- Send — Effects loop send output for routing to external processors
- Right Out — Right channel audio output
- Left Out — Left channel audio output
- Right In — Right channel audio input
- CLK In — Clock input for syncing delay time to an external clock source
- Return — Effects loop return input for receiving processed signal from external gear
- L/R — Switches between left-to-right and right-to-left head panning direction
- Rec Gate — Gate input to start/stop recording into the tape buffer
- Head 4 — Controls level and on/off state for delay head 4
- Shift — LED indicator showing Shift function is active
- Feedback — LED indicator showing feedback activity/level
- Even — LED indicator showing even head spacing mode is active
- Triplet — Switches between even and triplet-based head spacing
- L/R RL — LED indicator showing current L/R panning direction mode
- Head 2 — Controls level and on/off state for delay head 2
Explore the interactive Magneto panel on BleepDex — tap any control to learn what it does.
