Tape Magic Without the Maintenance
Do you love the sound of analog tape saturation but find the thought of owning and maintaining an actual tape machine a little daunting? Sweetwater studio engineers attest that the aptly named Tape Saturator from Harrison Audio is here to assuage your fears. It features five fidelity settings and six tape speeds that combine to emulate the behavior of classic tape machines, ranging from professional-grade studio staples to consumer-grade cassette decks. Additional controls for Flutter, Dropouts, and Hiss introduce these idiosyncratic tape characteristics into your signal, and the central Drive knob dials in your overall amount of saturation. Tape Saturator is also a cinch to operate thanks to its clear input and output level metering displays and corresponding knobs to control the overall levels for both. Finally, onboard presets, featuring crafted sounds, instantly provide that quintessential analog tape character. Add a little bit (or a lot) of analog tape machine magic quickly and easily with Harrison Audio’s Tape Saturator plugin.
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Pro-fi to lo-fi
Whether you want the most professional high-fidelity tape quality or the lo-fi character of consumer tape decks, Harrison Audio's Tape Saturator stands poised to deliver the goods. First, select one of five tape fidelities and pair it with one of six inch-per-second (IPS) tape speeds. Then, add as much or as little inconsistency as you like via controls for Flutter, Dropouts, and Hiss. Finally, use the Drive knob to infuse your signal with your chosen saturation and keep levels under control with the Input and Output knobs. Tape Saturator provides you with easy, efficient tape saturation whenever you want.
Harrison Audio Tape Saturator Features:
- Tape saturation plugin re-creates the sound of classic tape machines, bringing that analog character and its idiosyncrasies to your tracks
- Clear, prominent I/O gain controls and metering displays make it easy to control your overall output levels
- 5 tape fidelity settings — Best, High, Good, Average, Low — provide top-notch transparent fidelity or lo-fi audio character
- 6 tape speeds — 60, 30, 15, 7.75, 3.75, and 1.875 IPS — mimic the behaviors of pro studio tape machines, consumer cassette decks, and everything in between
- Drive knob controls the saturation amount, from subtle to aggressive
- Flutter, Dropouts, and Hiss controls emulate the natural behaviors of real tape machines to your chosen degrees
- Inspiring onboard presets both provide inspiration and save time