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IMAGO

Two delays. One reflection of what you play.

Sanctum's sibling in the world of delays. Two independent engines, each with up to 2 seconds of delay, run side by side, in series or in parallel: a warm BBD under a worn tape, a crystal-clear digital blended with a granular cloud. Rhythms no single delay can draw, in stereo and with every repeat locked to the music.

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Mateus SaosVTR Partner
O Imago é um daqueles pedais que expandem nossa percepção sonora e explodem a nossa cabeça com tantas possibilidades cri · O Imago, da VTR, é um delay fantástico que vai muito além do convencional. São infinitas possibilidades sonoras e ajustes finos que permitem explorar cada detalhe das repetições e construir texturas únicas. Como guitarrista e produtor musical, valorizo ferramentas que me permitem chegar ao som que tenho na cabeça durante uma gravação, mas também explorar novos caminhos e descobrir texturas que eu nem imaginava. O Imago é um daqueles pedais que expandem nossa percepção sonora e explodem a nossa cabeça com tantas possibilidades criativas!
of delay per engine
2 s
Engines
2
Algorithms
9
Routing
A→B · A+B

Two delay engines. One scene.

DLY A and DLY B each have their own algorithm, subdivision and filters, and each reaches 2 seconds of delay, whatever the algorithm. You decide how they talk to each other.

  • In parallel, both take the clean signal and stack different rhythmic patterns: dotted eighths on one side, quarters on the other.
  • In series, the repeats of the first feed the second, building echoes of echoes that multiply and transform with every pass.

A + B: both engines read the same signal and their repeats add up at the output, each in its own rhythm.

Nine algorithms. From analog to impossible.

Each engine carries all 9, with time, feedback, tone and mix always at hand.

Select an algorithm to explore its sound.

Imago / Delay

Digital

Clean repeats that stay true to the original signal. Tone works inside the feedback loop and, with modulation, it becomes a bright chorus-delay.

Imago Delay on a wooden table, with a blurred bookshelf in the background
Imago, from Latin: image, reflection. What comes back is never what left.

Built to play, not to scroll through menus.

Imago puts what matters on stage on the panel: both engines in view, tempo at your feet and transitions that never cut a repeat.

Close-up of Imago Delay with the display showing the BBD and Tapezz engines

Both engines in view, all the time.

The color display shows DLY A and DLY B side by side, with time, feedback, tone and mix for each. You know exactly what is sounding before you stomp.

Direct control
Time, feedback, tone and mix on dedicated knobs, with no submenus for what you tweak all the time.
One engine or both
In stomp mode each footswitch turns one engine on, or a single switch toggles between A and B.
Read in ms or BPM
Choose how time is shown on the display and whether it applies per preset or to the whole pedal.
Imago Delay at an angle, with the knobs in focus

The tempo of the song at your feet.

One tap sets the pulse for both engines, and each applies its own subdivision. Dotted eighths against quarters, triplets against sixteenths: patterns that lock in on their own.

10 subdivisions per engine
From half notes to sixteenth-note triplets, including the dotted values every guitarist uses.
Glide
Change time without a pitch shift, or let the repeat bend like tape changing speed.
Ramp
Automate a parameter over time for swells and transitions that happen on their own.
Imago Delay from the front, with the bypass LED lit

No repeat left behind.

When you bypass the pedal or change presets, the repeats already in the air finish naturally. Or, if you prefer, Imago works in relay true bypass.

Bypass trails
Adjustable tail from 0.7 to 10 seconds after the effect is switched off.
Gapless preset changes
Choose immediate, crossfade or spillover changes, with adjustable fade-out and fade-in times.
Ducking
Repeats dip while you play and come back in the gaps, for clear phrases with a full delay.

Complete presets

Both engines, the routing and every setting saved together, ready for the stage.

Octave per engine

An octave up or down before each delay, with its own level and feedback for shimmer textures.

Ping-pong and Reverse

Repeats that cross the stereo field or play backwards, on almost every algorithm.

Filters per engine

Independent low cut, high cut and pan to place each delay in the right spot in the mix.

MIDI + USB

Program Change to recall presets and USB to update firmware and edit in VTR Studio.

Stereo end to end

48 kHz stereo processing, with automatic mono input detection on the tape algorithms.

Coming soon · Plugin

Imago inside your DAW too.

The same two engines, the same 9 algorithms and the same series or parallel routing, running as a plugin on your computer. Track with the pedal on stage and mix with the same delay in the studio, preset by preset.

Explore Imago Plugin ↗
Imago Delay plugin interface: Delay A on Digital, Clean Digital Echo preset and Delay B on Dual Tapezz

VST3, AU and Standalone · Windows and macOS · presets compatible with the pedal

Connections

Everything on top of the pedal.

Imago Delay on a wooden table, with the jacks on top of the pedal
IN LInput L / Mono

Main 1/4" TS input. In stereo setups, it takes the left channel.

IN RInput R

Right channel of the stereo input.

OUT LOutput L / Mono

Main output. In mono, it carries the repeats of both engines summed.

OUT ROutput R

Right channel, for ping-pong and patterns that cross the stereo field.

USB-CUSB-C

Firmware updates, preset backup, USB-MIDI and editing in VTR Studio.

DC 9VDC In

9V DC center negative. Isolated power supply recommended.

Technical specifications

What's inside

Engines
2 independent delay engines, in series or in parallel
Algorithms
9 per engine: Digital, BBD, Tapezz, Dual Tapezz, Granular, Multitap, Band, Lo-Fi and Swell
Delay time
20 ms to 2 s per engine
Tempo
Tap tempo with 10 independent subdivisions per engine
Audio
48 kHz stereo
Bypass
Relay true bypass or buffered with 0.7 to 10 s trails
Presets
10 slots with both engines and the routing saved together
Controls
6 knobs · color display · bypass and preset/tap footswitches
MIDI and USB
Program Change · USB-C for firmware, presets and VTR Studio
Power
9V DC center negative

Platinum Series

Two delays. No rhythmic limits.

9 algorithms on each engine · series or parallel routing · tap tempo with subdivisions · trails · stereo · MIDI · USB-C

First batch scheduled to ship on Oct 27.

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Reviews

What Imago Delay owners say

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Mateus SaosVTR Partner

O Imago é um daqueles pedais que expandem nossa percepção sonora e explodem a nossa cabeça com tantas possibilidades cri

O Imago, da VTR, é um delay fantástico que vai muito além do convencional. São infinitas possibilidades sonoras e ajustes finos que permitem explorar cada detalhe das repetições e construir texturas únicas. Como guitarrista e produtor musical, valorizo ferramentas que me permitem chegar ao som que tenho na cabeça durante uma gravação, mas também explorar novos caminhos e descobrir texturas que eu nem imaginava. O Imago é um daqueles pedais que expandem nossa percepção sonora e explodem a nossa cabeça com tantas possibilidades criativas!

Bought newOwned for 1 to 6 months @_mateusaos YouTube
Rodolfo MunizzVTR Partner

um delay diferenciado, que hoje você não encontra em nenhum outro pedal nacional.

Tive o prazer de desenvolver, junto com a equipe da VTR, o algoritmo Dual Tapezz: um delay diferenciado, que hoje você não encontra em nenhum outro pedal nacional. Quem me acompanha sabe o quanto eu gosto de delay. E posso dizer: vocês não estão preparados pro que o Imago vai entregar.

Bought newOwned for 1 to 6 months @rodolfomunizz

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Gold Imago Delay pedal with the display showing the DLY A and DLY B engines