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Originally Posted by Ty Ford
Emulation:
roll off the highs, crunch the mids and create tape hiss.
Yes, I know that there's more to it than that.
Kev, what was your discovery process that led to you first liking and then not liking the plugin?
When I read that, I thought about how frequently we can be wooed by something new only to find that, in the end, it's not so great.
Regards,
Ty
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Humm good question. To clarify the plugin I was using was not a tape emulation it was the Slate VMC (Virtual Mix Console ) an emulation of the design circuitry etc. of several different classic analog mixing consoles. The theory being it would add more "analog presence and feel 3D effect etc. etc. " But unless I increased the input or drive parameter (which effectively increased the level sort of like make up gain on a compressor) I could not hear much difference and while at first it did sound like more presence I think it was actually simply more volume. Now I do think there was some subtle change or coloration going on, but I did not feel like it really increased the presence or 3 D aspect, any more than simply bumping the level a bit.