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Reel Tape Saturation 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 Saturation simulates the saturation effect of an analog tape machine, modeling its frequency response, noise and distortion characteristics, but without any delay or wow and flutter effects.
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 Saturation models the sonic characteristics of analog tape, including the effects of tape speed, bias setting, and calibration level of the modeled tape machine.
Reel Tape Saturation can be placed on mono, stereo, or multichannel tracks.