Reel Tape Delay

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Reel Tape Common Controls

Reel Tape Delay Controls

Reel Tape Delay is part of the Reel Tape suite of tape-simulation effects plug-ins that are available in AAX, TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite formats.

Reel Tape Delay simulates an analog tape echo effect, modeling the frequency response, noise, wow and flutter, and distortion characteristics of analog tape. It also reproduces the varispeed effect you get when the tape speed control is adjusted.

 

Reel Tape Delay

How Reel Tape Delay Works

For years, engineers have relied on analog tape to add a smooth, warm sound to their recordings. When driven hard, tape responds with gentle distortion rather than abrupt clipping as in the digital domain. Magnetic tape also has a frequency-dependent saturation characteristic that can lend punch to the low end, and sweetness to the highs.

Reel Tape Delay models a studio tape machine in record/playback mode, with a fixed distance between the record head and the play head, and a continuously variable tape speed.

Reel Tape Delay automatically applies tape saturation effects that correspond to the following control settings in Reel Tape Saturation:

Speed: 15 ips

Bias: 0.0 dB

Cal Adjust: +9 dB

You can use the BPM Sync feature to synchronize the Reel Tape Delay effect to the current tempo of the Pro Tools session.

Reel Tape Delay can be placed on mono, stereo, or multichannel tracks.