Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machine (VTM) Plug-in
By Rich Tozzoli
"Algorithm engineer Fabrice Gabriel and the crew at Slate Digital modeled this plug-in after two specific tape machines: NRG Recording Studios owner/engineer Jay Baumgardner's 2-inch 16-track Studer 827 and Howie Weinberg's Studer A80-RC 1/2-inch. They went for the authentic sound of not just tape, but these two machines in particular. This approach is intended to let the user add tape sound either to individual channels, groups, and/or the stereo mix bus. Slate Digital suggests placing a VTM with the 2-inch 827 setting on the first insert of a selected channel(s), and a VTM with the half-inch settings on the last insert of the Master Fader. But those are just the suggestions; anything goes as far as tape simulation plug-ins go, as whatever works is correct. The first thing I noticed about this plug-in is its simplicity. It provides two large knobs for Input and Output with a pair of VU-style meters sandwiched between them. The Input knob adjusts the level to tape; the hotter I hit it, the more saturation and compression I heard. The Output knob is simply the level coming out of the plug-in. The Process switch (defaulting to the Up/On position) can be switched to Bypass, allowing me to immediately hear the difference in the processed/unprocessed audio." More » |
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