Three delay modes, one feedback path that stays clear.

Saltwater Delay centers on one Time knob with eight tempo-synced divisions, from a fast 1/32 note up to a full bar, including dotted options throughout. Three distinct modes change the character of the repeats entirely: Clean for tight, transparent echoes, Ping-Pong for repeats that bounce across the stereo field, and Dub for trails that drift and breathe the way a tape-era dub delay does.

The feedback path is where the character lives. The Tone knob drives dedicated low-pass and high-pass filtering, letting repeats darken and soften or stay bright and present, while separate clarity filtering and mud-damping keep long, high-feedback trails from turning to sludge instead of washing out your mix.

Switch into Dub mode and a slow, subtle modulation moves through the feedback path, the same gentle pitch-and-time drift that gives classic dub delays their wobble, finished off with a touch of analog-style saturation for extra warmth. Dual RMS and Peak metering on input and output keeps your levels honest, and the same save, load, and delete preset workflow used across the Driftlab lineup means your favorite settings are always one click away.

• Three delay modes

  Clean, Ping-Pong, and Dub, selected with an animated 3-way switch. Each mode changes the character of the repeats, not just the routing.
• Tempo-synced Time control

  Eight musical divisions from a fast 1/32 note up to a full bar, with dotted options throughout so you can lock right into the groove.
• Feedback tone shaping

  The Tone knob drives dedicated low-pass and high-pass filtering inside the feedback loop, so repeats can darken and soften or stay bright and present.
• Clarity & mud control

  Push Feedback hard without the repeats collapsing into noise. Separate clarity filtering and mud-damping keep long, high-feedback trails under control.
• Dub mode saturation

  A touch of analog-style saturation warms every repeat in Dub mode, the way signal builds character circulating through real analog hardware.
• Dub mode modulation

  A slow, subtle drift is woven into the feedback path in Dub mode, the gentle wobble that gives classic dub delays their movement.
• Return Mode for aux sends

  Flip to 100% wet output with one click, built for running Saltwater Delay on a send or return track instead of as an insert.
• Dual RMS + Peak metering

  Input and output metering with both RMS and peak readouts, so you always know exactly what’s hitting the plugin and what’s leaving it.