VINTAGE ANALOG WARMTH, MODERN PRECISION.
Unleash the authentic sound of four iconic analog tape machines with IK Multimedia’s Tape Machine Collection. This bundle meticulously recreates the complex interplay of machine, tape, and audio, capturing every subtle detail of classic analog warmth and sonic character. Infuse your tracks with rich tape saturation plugin effects, adding depth and glue.
The collection includes the highly sought-after Tape Machine 24, 80, 99, and 440 models, each bringing its unique flavor to your mix. Enjoy unparalleled ease of use with a unified control set across all plugins, facilitating quick comparisons and seamless integration into your workflow, perfect for achieving that coveted vintage sound.
Limited-time offer: Only $49.99 (regularly $400).
Available Formats: VST, AU, AAX
Compatibility: macOS, Windows
Re-live the golden era of recording and infuse your productions with the rich, warm, and musical sound that only analog tape can provide. The IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine Collection is an excellent bundle of modeled tape machines, offering a true digital replica of what happens on real systems. It's designed to bring the allure of tape machines, rooted in both their physicality and sound character, right to your DAW.
This meticulously crafted collection brings the iconic character of four classic tape recording machines from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s directly into your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW):
Unparalleled Realism and Comprehensive Control: IK Multimedia invested two years of full-time research and development on real, meticulously restored world-class machines to ensure incredible accuracy. The collection employs a careful mix of convolution and physical modeling to recreate the complex interplay of machine, tape, and audio, capturing even the smallest detail of each machine. The internal magnetic recording physical model operates at a remarkably high 384 kHz sampling rate, enabling authentic replication of true tape characteristics that other "tape saturators" may miss.
Each plug-in within the collection shares a consistent set of comprehensive controls to enhance ease of use and facilitate quick A/B comparisons:
Experience the "Tape Thing" Like Never Before: The T-RackS Tape Machine Collection is perfect for tracking and mixing and can be used to add subtle warming through to full-on classic tape wobble effects. It excels at gluing tracks together, adding fullness without dullness, rounding off poky transients, and providing light compression. Users often describe a "3D" sound, enhanced stereo image, depth, and added body while maintaining clarity and separation. For those seeking an authentic tape feel, the IK Tapes deliver a similar sensation to recording on high-end Studer and Ampex machines.
While these highly detailed emulations require significant CPU horsepower due to their intensive modeling, this compute is essential to faithfully reproduce the true characteristics of real tape machines. The collection can be used seamlessly inside the T-RackS application or as standalone plugins in your DAW. With its "gorgeous tape sound" and reputation as one of the best tape emulations out there, the IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine Collection stands as a top contender, delivering a truly authentic and musically pleasing analog experience.
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