Return to Analog
VTAPE is a set of three plugins based on a thorough simulation of the
famous sound of analog tape machines.
VTAPE Saturator simulates the recording and playback on an analog tape
mastering machine.
VTAPE Delay combines this sound with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped
delay engine which leads the tradition of the tape echo machines into the
21st century.
VTAPE Flanger simulates the legendary ?Tape flanging? effect which can be
achieved through the playback of two tape machines running at slightly
different speed.
Why and How ?
Why bothering about going back to analogue tape recording knowing that
todays digital audio recording is undoubtly more precise in reproducing the
original sound ?
Perhaps you already guessed the answer: itäs the imperfection and the
technical deficiencies which can add something wonderful to the sound if
properly used.
Most emulations of the `tape soundä focus on the saturation characteristic
alone and underestimate the effect of a subtle amount of `flutterä - high
frequency fluctuations of the tape speed. This adds something which is
probably the most important part of the special sound: The harmonic lines
are "widened" by the effect of frequency modulation due to flutter which
causes a 'thickening' of the audio signal contributing to the fat sound of
analog, compared to the more accurate, but thin sound of digital. This
effect called `Modulation noiseä makes it easier to mix tracks together by
removing the static character especially of electric/electronic sounds.
Itäs interesting to know that many natural instruments have a "built-in"
flutter effect which strongly contributes to their sound.
The distortion and compression effects due to the saturation characteristic
of magnetic recording depend on the input signal level. With normal
recording levels the distortion is around 1% which is away from sounding
really distorted but quite audible and adds a pleasant color to the sound.
Higher values should only be used as special effect on some suitable tracks
dependant on the style of music youäre after. The saturation is also
responsible for the `instant compressionä effect which causes transient
signals to be reduced in level. In contrast to a dedicated compressor this
one is working with instant attack/release and therefore avoiding the
typical pumping artefacts.
VTAPE Flanger
* Manual tape flanging simulation.
* Authentic ?through zero? Flanging.
* Unique stereo flanging mode.
VTAPE Saturator
* Realistic tape emulation
* Tape saturation / compression.
* Automatic gain compensation
* Tape hiss
* Wow & Flutter
* Equalizer
* Aliasing free distortion
* Zero latency operation
* Easy user interface ?one page only?.
VTAPE Delay
* Based on VTAPE Saturator
* Unique step-sequencer style delay pattern input
* Modern tempo-synced delay with up to 16 taps per channel.
* Independent level control for each tap.
* Stereo rotation effect
* Tap Pad for tempo tapping
* Loop filter Lo/Mid/High
* All parameters tweakable in realtime without clicks
* Zero latency operation
* Easy user interface.
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