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Strymon Volante
DelaySince 2018~$449

01Pedal catalog

Strymon Volante

The Echorec sound from Pink Floyd's Meddle and More, alongside tape and studio echoes, in one box.

The Suede verdict

The deepest tape-echo pedal Strymon has ever made. If El Capistan didn't go far enough, this does. Worth the price for the Echorec emulation alone.

02On the bench

What it does

A multi-head tape and drum echo emulation modeled on three vintage units: the Maestro Echoplex EP-3, the Binson Echorec drum-disk, and a generic studer-style reel-to-reel. Volante has four virtual playback heads that can be combined in 15 patterns, each with independent feedback, and a sound-on-sound mode that turns the pedal into a vintage-style overdub looper. Stereo I/O and a full sequence of tape-age, mechanism (motor noise), and saturation controls. Where El Capistan is one focused tape sound, Volante is the encyclopedia — the classic multi-head delay sounds are in here, with the rhythmic, dub-style possibilities front and center.

Tone notes
  • 01four-head combinations create rhythmic patterns
  • 02Echorec drum mode is more accurate than the original Binson at this point
  • 03tape mechanism noise adds organic hiss
  • 04sound-on-sound looper is the bonus killer feature
  • 05stereo head panning is genuinely useful, not gimmicky

03Power

What it takes to run the Volante.

Typical draw

300mA at 9V

At 300mA it needs a high-current jack, and an isolated one: big digital pedals put noise on a shared ground.

Typical published draw. Check the label on your unit for its voltage and polarity before you plug in.

Supplies with a jack that fits
Plan a board with the Strymon VolanteBuild a chain on The BoardPower draw for 211 pedals

04In the room

Where else this pedal lives.

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Alternative to consider

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe if you only want EP-3 territory; Volante if you want every vintage tape echo.