There are way more options than that and they really do all sound different.Īll impact the high end in different ways, all impact teh low end in different ways, all color the sound in different ways.Ī good one should be fairly subtle, but able to push it more for effect if needed. $99 Softube Tape - Tape Machine Emulation
I guess at this price range they all do about the same thing? It also has a couple audio examples, and I think it will answer pretty much any questions you might have about tape emulation. It does not go into marketing-speak, it's about what tape did and what tape emulation does. I wrote a comprehensive article for the Waves web site comparing their J37 and Kramer master tape plug-ins. Tape Emulation plug-ins should be called "emulations of particular recorders, using particular tape, calibrated in a specific way, and which may or may not have been well-maintained." Also, different tape formulations had different characteristics. So for example you could have better high-frequency response if you were willing to trade off for more distortion.
Tape required interacting EQ and bias adjustments that had an effect on frequency response, distortion, and level. The distortion also meant you could get a higher average level.īut bear in mind that there's no such thing as "universal" tape saturation. Even sine waves as low as -20 dB would start showing a tiny bit of distortion, which increased as the level increased. Also, tape softened transients and added distortion. Tape exhibited a low-frequency "head bump" that added a low-frequency boost this was different for different tape speeds.
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