FabFilter Timeless 3 is a versatile, vintage-style tape delay plugin that blends analog warmth with modern flexibility. Designed for producers, engineers, and sound designers, Timeless 3 goes far beyond traditional delay—serving as a creative powerhouse for crafting lush echoes, rhythmic feedbacks, and experimental modulation effects. With its redesigned interface, advanced modulation engine, and signature FabFilter sound quality, it’s an indispensable tool for both subtle mixing and extreme sound design.

Key Features of FabFilter Timeless 3

• Redesigned interface: Streamlined layout for fast workflow and intuitive delay programming.
• Creative effects section: Includes Drive, Lo-Fi, Diffuse, Dynamics, and Pitch effects to shape your feedback tone.
• Analog tape delay behavior: Choose between smooth time-stretching or classic tape-style delay character.
• Six high-quality filters: Use vintage LP/HP/BP filters or modern EQ-style Bell, Shelving, and Notch modes for tonal shaping.
• Multi-tap delay patterns: Create rhythmic textures with up to 16 individually controllable and modulatable taps.
• Advanced feedback control: Features feedback, cross-feedback, and modulatable freeze for creative looping and layering.
• Mid/Side and Ping-Pong modes: Add stereo width, depth, and spatial motion to your delay effects.
• Drag-and-drop modulation: Easily assign modulation sources with a 50-slot matrix for maximum flexibility.
• Modulation powerhouse: Includes XLFOs, envelope generators, XY controllers, envelope followers, and MIDI sources.
• Live visualization: See modulation in real time for precise sound shaping and creative experimentation.
• Curated factory presets: Professionally designed presets with full support for previous Timeless versions.
• Interactive displays: Visualize delay taps and filter curves directly for detailed customization.
• Performance-optimized GUI: GPU-accelerated graphics, scalable interface, and full-screen mode for modern workflows.
• FabFilter precision tools: MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation, undo/redo, A/B comparison, and help hints.
• Supports AAX, AU, VST2, and VST3 formats with Pro Tools hardware control surface integration.

Example Use Cases of FabFilter Timeless 3

• Mix Engineers: Add depth and dimension to vocals, guitars, or synths with analog-style echoes and subtle modulation.
• Producers: Design evolving rhythmic delays and textures that bring life and movement to your tracks.
• Sound Designers: Push creative boundaries by transforming Timeless 3 into a sound-mangling machine with drive and modulation.
• Film & Game Composers: Build atmospheric layers, cinematic feedbacks, and time-warping effects for immersive scores.
• Electronic Artists: Create syncopated, evolving delay patterns that move with your beat and enhance the groove.

Why Choose FabFilter Timeless 3?

FabFilter Timeless 3 stands out as the ultimate creative delay solution—balancing vintage analog tone with modern modulation power. Its musical workflow, stunning sound quality, and endless design options make it the perfect companion for any producer seeking depth, motion, and inspiration in every mix.