Space Station UM282

Name: Space Station UM282
Price: 69 USD
Author: Audiority

by Audiority · Reverb · Vintage echo and reverb (SST-282 style)

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Space Station UM282 simulates the Ursa Major Space Station SST-282, a late-70s echo and reverb unit built on a multi-tap delay line.

It has 16 audition programs, reverb up to 3.5 seconds and a delay extension, for $69.

Best for: Vocals, Guitars, Keys & Synths, Drums, Sound Design. Genres: Ambient & Cinematic, Electronic & EDM, Lo-Fi, Rock & Indie.

Keywords: vintage, multi-tap, 70s, ducking, electric guitar, lo-fi, synths, 80s, colored, digital classic, drums, gritty, hardware emulation, percussion, snare, sound design, clean, creative, dark, digital delay, MIDI-controllable, mixing, oversampling, resizable UI, subtle, vocals.

What it does

Space Station UM282 is Audiority's "faithful simulation" of the Ursa Major Space Station SST-282, a late-1970s echo and reverb unit. Like the original, it builds a stereo reverb from a mono signal using a multi-tap delay line rather than a conventional reverb algorithm.

Multi-tap engine: a single multi-tap delay line with 8 audition taps and 16 audition delay programs that set the tap patterns.
Times: delay up to 255 ms, extendable to 2.55 seconds with Delay Extension, and reverb time up to 3.5 seconds.
Vintage bandwidth: a reduced 20 Hz to 7 kHz frequency response, as on the hardware, which keeps the effect dark and lo-fi.
Modes: Full Stereo mode, Echo Only mode and Echo Sync for tempo-locked delays.
Hardware quirks: Broken Tap simulation of an ageing unit, Age and FBK trimmers, and input overload saturation.
Studio extras: ducking, MIDI mapping (since v1.5), oversampling in the Preferences menu and a resizable interface.

The current version is 1.5.3 (May 2026). A demo is available; in demo mode the plugin outputs 3 seconds of silence every minute.

Source: Audiority product page

When to use it

Space Station UM282 is older and rougher than the rated VintageVerb and Relab LX480, which recreate the smoother digital reverbs of the 1980s, and Supermassive, which builds huge modern spaces. Its reverb comes from delay taps, so it sounds metallic, grainy and band-limited rather than lush. That makes it as much a creative echo as a reverb, with comb filters and delay clusters that suit sound design. It also adds colour and some grit to whatever passes through it. Pick it for character and texture, not for natural space.

Best for: early-digital echo and reverb textures on synths, snares, electric guitars and percussion, and adding grit to sterile digital sources.
Genres: ambient, electronic, synthwave, lo-fi and experimental music.
Look elsewhere if: you want natural rooms or smooth halls (VintageVerb, LX480 or Valhalla Room), or a clean reverb for lead vocals (Pro-R 2).
Tip: use the ducking control so the repeats stay out of the way while the source plays, then bloom in the gaps.

What producers say

Reviewed favourably for its character and presets; the main caveats are the number of controls and the colouration it adds.

Audio Plugin Guy rated it 4.5 out of 5, praising the signal-flow layout with circuit schematics, the "SUPERB" preset categories and the ducking, which stops delays smearing the mix.
Criticisms: the reviewer found the many controls a lot to take in at first, noted that it "dirties up the signal a little bit", and would not use it on lead vocals unless vintage grit is the goal.
Uses suggested: synths, snare drums, electric guitars and percussion, plus subtle texture on overly clean digital sounds.

Audio Plugin Guy review

Where to buy

Audiority: $69
Plugin Boutique: $69

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