Digital, tape, BBD, ping-pong, and pitch-shifting delay plugin covering classic and modern echo styles.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
Checked September 2026
Valhalla Delay vs ChowMatrix (2026)
Valhalla Delay is best for echoes, looping, and all things delay; ChowMatrix is best for experimental delay textures. Valhalla Delay starts at $50 one-time and ChowMatrix at Free.
A free infinitely growable delay effect with complex internal modulation and feedback.
VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXnot supportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXsupported
| Valhalla Delay | ChowMatrix | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | echoes, looping, and all things delay | experimental delay textures |
| Starting price | $50 one-time | Free |
| Free version | No | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU |
| OS | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Key features | Tape, BBD, digital, and pitch-shifting delay modes, Unique Ratio and Quad delay styles, Ghost mode with frequency shifting, Powerful diffusion section for delay-to-reverb blending, 64-bit VST2.4/VST3/AAX/AU | Tree of delay lines, Per-line feedback, panning and distortion, Complex internal modulation, Standalone app |
| Developer | Valhalla DSP | ChowDSP |
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Valhalla Delay starts at $50 one-time; ChowMatrix starts at Free.
Tape, BBD, digital, and pitch-shifting delay modes, Unique Ratio and Quad delay styles, Ghost mode with frequency shifting, Powerful diffusion section for delay-to-reverb blending, 64-bit VST2.4/VST3/AAX/AU.
Tree of delay lines, Per-line feedback, panning and distortion, Complex internal modulation, Standalone app.