There aren’t many modern hardware effects units that could be said to have been instantly iconic, but 2019’s Zen Delay – a collaboration between Coldcut and Ninja Tune co-founder Matt Black with Erica Synths – had both the sonic clout and all-important aesthetic allure to captivate all who dared tinker with its (not insubstantial) knobs. Fitting then, that a scant four years on, a plugin version has been released that replicates the unit’s lush analogue and digital signal paths, as well as presenting a whole host
