Analog Tape deck simulator...(not a plugin!)

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Cool effect, I know I prefer the tape emulated sound over the original, dry one.

You'd still have to mix digitally though. I prefer to mix by hand. :-p

-MD
 
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I knew this thread would bring the Doctor out of hiding...
 
themaddog said:
Cool effect, I know I prefer the tape emulated sound over the original, dry one.

You'd still have to mix digitally though. I prefer to mix by hand. :-p

-MD
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I'm not sure how cool the effect was in that there was a definite difference in the playback level on the processed sound being louder. And louder always sound better. Even if it's by 1/2 a db. And that shows me that the manufacturers of that processor have something to hide if they're playing games like that with their demo sample.

More to the point though, I know what line in versus tape playback sounds like and this processor isn't doing that...not even close.

Cheers! :)
 
How's that go....

"Stupid is as stupid does."
:)


For a LOT less than $1200...you could buy a sweet 2-track and plenty of tape...
...and then just run your tracks through a REAL tape deck instead of a simulator!
 
I hate to sound cynical, but these things have been introduced into the market every now and then over the years, and they just don’t deliver. Yeah, I’m sure it will alter the sound, but whether one interprets that as “Tape Sound” or not really comes down to what one believes. There’s engineering going on here to be sure -- social engineering. There was a similar device a few years ago and the line in the ad said, “It has everything but the tape.” What? It’s the way the medium behaves that is the very essence of “The Tape Sound.” No tape, no tape sound.

At best what we usually get with these devices is something we could get with a good analog compressor or tube pre, and those devices certainly have their place. If they weren’t trying to sell tape without actually using tape I wouldn’t bristle so much. They could say, “hey, this thing will take the edge off digital tracks” and it may well do that, but it’s not tape.
 
Damn! It has Three speed , but no damn pitch control.
-Damn! :mad:

hmmmmmmmmm, well, both peak-meters resolution is high, though. That's good.
 
Dr ZEE said:
Damn! It has Three speed , but no damn pitch control.
-Damn! :mad:
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In any case since this is probably just a couple of tape heads stuck together, it won't allow you to do any delay tricks, flanging, reversing or varispeed either...
 
How ironic.

Everyone jumps on the digital bandwagon in the late '90's and into the 2000's.

"But wait! There's something missing. Oh, yeah, it sounds a little sterile and lacks a little 'punch' doesn't it. I wonder why that is?"

"Lets create a tape simulator!"

Well, if they hadn't taken that leap for the bandwagon they wouldn't have to worry about it, would they? :laughings:
 
miroslav said:
How's that go....

"Stupid is as stupid does."
:)


For a LOT less than $1200...you could buy a sweet 2-track and plenty of tape...
...and then just run your tracks through a REAL tape deck instead of a simulator!
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Hell, you could get a 1/2" 16 track, a reasonable 2 track and a decent board for $1200.00....

Sometimes gimmicks can be OK, like the Behringer tube stuff, ain't really a tube compressor per se, but the tube effect does add some subtle coloring. But Beck is right, if you want tape use tape. It's like the Mellotron....
 
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