What's the best tape emulator right now?

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What's the best tape emulator right now?

  1. Slate - Tape Maschines

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  2. U-he - Satin

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  3. Your option in the comments

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  4. View options

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  1. PersonneAudioZ

    PersonneAudioZ Kapellmeister

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    Please don't laugh . :no:

    If I wanted to do that, I wouldn't go through 36 paths and without breaking my head too much .... I take my final master I record it on a good k7 recorder, once and then twice, even three times or more if necessary and I have my sound ... A "dirty" or saturated or I do not know what else ...
    Try to see this and you will see, if you haven't already ... :yes:
     
  2. Sinus Well

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    The best? I don't know which one is the "best". I like Softube Tape. That's all I need.
     
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  4. Valnar

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    it's fair to say that you can be both, creative and systematic :)
    (the basis of every good theory book i read!)
     
  5. Plendix

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    I would go as far and say acustica audios nebula in combination with any tape impulse response ist the only tape emulation out there.
    I had (well, have) tape and know how it sounds, over ages no emulation came near.
    It's more that compression and some distortion - it is a very complex sound.
    I tried satin, slate digital, waves and all the others.
    don't know what nebula does, but it does it right.

    Oh and... there is no "this and that tape sound matches your mix"..
    there is ONE tape sound. different tapes, different speeds, but within that range there's one sound you're after.
     
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    uad studer and ampex. Couldn't find a plugin to replace them
     
  7. Pipotron3000

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    Nebula / Acqua
    Like with reverbs, EQs, Cabs ... ANYTHING not "high gain" amp or compressor

    For high gain amps : Kemper and GE LABS MNRS (free to try ios app)
     
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    I would have agreed with all the sane music philosophy in your comment
    if you hadn't forgotten the most important point - speaker cables.
    I sell 3 meter pure silver audio cables for only $36,000 a pair
    and will be happy to sell them to AudioSex members for a 30% discount.
    I guarantee that you cannot hear the true nuanced benefits of your tape plugins if you are still using old fashioned copper cables. So, you must buy my cables now - discount offer ends after the first 50 sales - do not miss out!
     
  9. Voidhead13

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    If there are any Reaktor nerds here check out Musicrow Green Master Tape. That thing sounds fkn incredible. You can find it in the golden ensemble bundle next door. The rest of their plugs in that bundle besides the plate verb are bad but they really nailed it with their tape emulation.

    it is somewhat broken, you have to be careful with noise buildup, but it’s worth the hassle because it sounds so damn good

    Also, make sure you set your kHz to 176.4 or at the very least 88.2. It really makes a difference with this one
     
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    shhhhhh, you will upset the kids
     
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  12. Ideado

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    Nobody uses AA TAUPE?
    I think it sounds great has has so many possibilites...
     
  13. Jeff*

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    I've yet to find an algo plugin more powerful that crane song's Phoenix II, a huge shame it's only for PT...
    Nebula style, the new TAIPEI from London Acoustics is really really amazing. Going to put it against the usual Nebula suspects and Taupe
     
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    First I'm hearing of it, but it looks great. Only thing is, I'm having trouble finding it in any of the usual places. There's not even a request for it on the sister sight. Am I just using the wrong keywords? What am I missing here?
     
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    Too many options. A tape plugin has to be simple enough so you can work fast.
    200 presets are a waste of time.
    Cupwise ax102 tape is the simplest and the best sounding.
     
  16. Smoove Grooves

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    The scene or the sister site don't revolve around "Requests".
    And do you not also see a distinct lack of Acustica Audio generally?
    There is a reason for this.

    Greetings, and welcome to AS!
     
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    :woot: Input, output, mix and tape selection = 4. Who cares about the presets?

    [​IMG]

    Oh, and maybe Econo, sums up to 5.
     
  18. phantomolecule

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    Hello! Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean to imply it revolved around requests, only voicing curiosity about the "reason" you mentioned but didn't elaborate on, and using the lack of a request as an example of what I found odd, as I would've imagined there would be at least some desire for it (even if they aren't possible to or difficult to crack) as it seems high quality. I just recently came across Nebula on the russian trucker, so apologies if I'm oblivious to this situation, like I said I'm only recently hearing about them.
     
  19. Smoove Grooves

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    @phantomolecule Nebula 3 Pro still on the sister site! As are other AA stuff.
    And all the lib for macOS, that then went to the tracker.
    Oh dear. You are reading way too much into that!
    Unbased.
    Your imagination is correct with that at least.
    Indeed. I get it.
    When you read the rules today when you joined and were asked to read them, there's a bit about not making threads that are actually requests for warez.
    Just thought I'd remind you.
    I know we aren't, but I'm not sure where the line is!
     
  20. Vozy

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    Nothing is better , just use you ears , for exemple Slate Virtual Tape Machine was used for The Weeknd - Alone Again , personally i use Slate Tapes , Softube Tape , Ampex :wink: everything is good just use your ears for the sound your looking for , try all settings , and listen what it's doing to your song ! :yes::shalom:
     
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