Safari Pedals

Hippie Elephant

Granular Reverb

Hippie Elephant is our dreamy, warbly granular reverb a swirling cloud machine that freezes, shimmers, and melts your audio into psychedelic textures. Shape the grain size with TIME, bend the space with PITCH, darken/brighten with TONE, and ride a built-in TREMOLO for hypnotic movement. It’s instant vintage-sci-fi ambience for guitars, vocals, synths, and beyond.

Hippie Elephant
Setup

Installation

Windows

  1. Open the .exe installer.
  2. Accept the license agreement.
  3. Choose your plugin formats (VST3, AAX and/or Standalone).
  4. Click Next → Install.

Mac

  1. Open the .pkg installer.
  2. Accept the license agreement.
  3. Choose your plugin formats (VST3, AU, AAX and/or Standalone).
  4. Click Continue, enter your password and install.
Mac installer
Windows installer
Activation

Registration

When you open the plugin for the first time you will see the registration screen.

Subscription

Includes all current and future plugins. Any new plugin you download activates without additional authorization.

Perpetual License

Lifetime access to the plugins you purchased. Does not include future plugin releases.

Registration screen

Offline Use

An internet connection is required only for the first activation. After that the plugin works offline.

Start a Trial or Register

Click Activate Demo for a free 14-day trial. If you have a license key, enter it and click Activate.

Activate / Deactivate
Activate / Deactivate
Too Many Devices? If you've reached the 4-device limit, deactivate one from the registration screen to free up a slot.
Controls

Features

Tone
Tilt-style filter to darken for vintage tape-verb vibes or brighten for airy sparkle.
Time
Sets grain/reverb length and density from tight rooms to endless clouds.
Pitch
Shifts the reverb grains for chorus-like detune, shimmer, or deep dive textures.
Freeze
Grabs the current tail and holds it as an infinite texture; play over it or reshape it live.
Tremolo Section
Built-in movement for the wet signal:
Amount
Depth of the tremolo applied within the reverb tail.
Speed
Rate from slow pulses to rapid flutter.
IN / OUT Sliders
Fast gain staging on the sides for clean or driven ambience.
Blend
Controls the mix between the wet signal and the original dry signal.
Auto Gain
Keeps levels even as you crank the input / output knob.
Support

Troubleshooting

If something isn't working as expected, most issues are quick to resolve.

  1. Re-read the Setup section — something may have been missed during installation or activation.
  2. Double-check your DAW settings, plugin folder paths, and system compatibility.
  3. Restart your DAW and try loading the plugin again.
  4. Make sure your OS and DAW are up to date.

Still stuck? Email Bar@safaripedals.com with your OS, DAW version, and a description of the issue.