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Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
I added Tape Emulator to Master Bus to a song I'm composing today. Listen test files (44.1 kHz, 16 bit WAV) here: 
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djwayne
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/09/28 22:34:51
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Interesting. I had to put my headphones on and I heard a slight difference. The 15 ips sounded best to me. It had a nice warm sound to it compared to a little bit of harshness on the sample with no effects added. Either way it sounded very good, nice job !!
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/09/29 06:41:18
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On the clean Telecaster guitar track Tape Emulation softened ice peaks more efficiently than in Master Bus.
My initial impression: subtle enough effect to my taste (until you turn Rec Level knob to 10).
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/09/30 12:10:33
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I found it to sound great on finger-picked acoustic guitars as well as piano.
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 11:45:29
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Compared to the console emulation I hear much, much more effect (on my setup) which seems reasonable. I haven't really spent hours with it yet, but it seemed nice on a piano plug, not so much on a vocal recording with a tube preamp/compressor already on it. Can definitely see me using it to warm up in the box stuff, but it should probably be used sparingly.
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 12:15:14
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Tape Emulation gave me good results on a ballad bass track, too.
I like this plug-in way more than Softube Saturation knob because volume match option makes it easy to evaluate effect.
GUI could be a bit smaller. Why waste valuable space to nonsense graphics (static reels). I know, I know...
- Because it looks cool.
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 12:29:33
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panup
GUI could be a bit smaller. Why waste valuable space to nonsense graphics (static reels). I know, I know...
- Because it looks cool.
Now if those reels were turning.... well.... can we get a feature request here ?  BTW - thanks for posting the clips. Very nice!
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 12:43:20
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I was actually going to do a post on this plug as well, but I guess I'll tag on here.
For layering guitar parts? I am loving the different flavours it can apply to tones! I'm actually finding it most useful for breaking up multiple instances of the same guitar sound and using the tape emulator to add subtle textural differences. Making them appear similar but not the same, despite coming from an identical source.
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 14:13:17
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Royal Yaksman
I was actually going to do a post on this plug as well, but I guess I'll tag on here.
For layering guitar parts? I am loving the different flavours it can apply to tones! I'm actually finding it most useful for breaking up multiple instances of the same guitar sound and using the tape emulator to add subtle textural differences. Making them appear similar but not the same, despite coming from an identical source.
Huh... I like that. I usually use EQ for that purpose, but I'm thinking this may work as well or possibly better. All I need now is X3!
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 15:19:41
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I wonder how X3 tape compares to Waves Kamer Master Tape which I use a lot. Anybody have both?
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/01 20:55:58
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I'm interested to know whether the New Cakewalk TapeSim is modeled after a tracking tape machine (like the Studer A800), or a master buss tape machine (like the Ampex ATR-102.)
I was surprised a bit by the lack of a 30 IPS option on the new Cakewalk TapeSim, so I'm thinking this is meant more for audible affect than fidelity. It does seem to compare more with features to the Kramer Master Tape plugin (with only 7.5 IPS and 15 IPS available) vs some others out there like the Slate VTM (only 15 IPS and 30 IPS available) or UAD Studer (7.5 IPS, 15 IPS, or 30 IPS available.)
Anyone from Cakewalk want to confirm the thinking behind the design? That always helps when deciding how to use it.
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/02 22:05:25
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I was playing around with it today. Is the noise knob supposed to be very subtle? My hearing may just be getting very bad but I can't hear any difference with noise (tape hiss) while turning the knob. Maybe that is a good thing lol
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Re: Tape Emulator quick test (with soundclips)
2013/10/07 19:21:00
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I can tell you the Kramer Master Tape is very audible. I'm very impressed with it. So far it is looking like I would be fine downgrading from PRODUCER X2 to STUDIO X3. I'm loaded with Toontack drums, I have Kramer M Tape, don't need a Fender Rhoads keyboard. The only thing I would like to have is the Zoom EQ but I can live without it.
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