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Analog Tape Saturation Sound in a Plug-In? Yeah, Right . . .
So let's say you're a Pro Tools user, and your tracks are sounding just too "digital" for your tastes - you want the charming quality of older recordings done on tape, with that mythologized fullness, weight, and bite. And you want it to be straightforward and simple. What do you do?
You look for a tape emulator, of course. But there are so many out there now, where do you start?
You're going to come across something sooner than later, and one of them may be the Massey Tape-Head. And just like all the other ones, it really doesn't sound like an old Ampex, Studer, or MCI tape machine first time you try it out. "Dammit," you may say to yourself. Not to worry; just because these things never sound exactly like tape doesn't mean that you can't color your sound in a subjectively pleasing way. It's all about learning how to use them right, and theTape-Head is good. Very good.
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Sporting an uncluttered, simple interface, the Tape-Head has but three controls: Drive, Brightness, and Trim. This straightforward approach rules first and foremost because it makes getting good sounds a function...