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Avid Reel Tape Saturation Plug-in

Analog Tape-processing Emulation and Saturation Plug-in - AAX Native, AAX DSP
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Avid Reel Tape Saturation Plug-in
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$17.00 suggested monthly payments with 6 month financing‡ 36 month financing available* with $399.00 minimum purchase on one invoice.

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Iconic Analog Aesthetics Meet Modern Production Pliability

While the days of reel-to-reel recording and analog tape may be behind us, the celebrated and distinctive character of analog tape processing is the secret weapon of myriad artists’, producers’, and sound designers’ toolkits. Thanks to Avid’s meticulous modeling of some of the studio-recording world’s most lauded tape machines and their respective tape-processing formulations, Sweetwater’s production pros can imbue their mixes with the prismatic vintage-style sonics that defined the era. With color, compression, and saturation controlled by a streamlined interface that’s complemented by a suite of real-time visual feedback, the Avid Reel Tape Saturation plug-in unlocks a kaleidoscopic palette of sound-processing possibilities that won’t compromise your workflow.

Note: iLok is required to use this plug-in. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer with any questions or concerns.

Avid Reel Tape Saturation Features:

  • State-of-the-art physical modeling technologies allow for unrivaled realism in emulating analog tape-processing saturation
  • Multimode processing imbues your sound with malleable shades of color, compression, and saturation
  • Modeling numerous, iconic studio-hardware units lets you mix and match machine types and formulas for unreal combinations of vintage-inspired sound
  • Streamlined interface and straightforward controls preserve the speed of your workflow and maximize creative exploration
  • Onboard VU meter provides valuable real-time feedback to support detailed sonic refining as you go
  • Built-in bypass and A/B functionality expedites your creativity and lets you effortlessly define, save, and recall presets

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Tech Specs

  • Software Type: Tape Emulation
  • Platform: Mac, PC
  • Upgrade/Full: Full
  • Download/Boxed: Download
  • Format: AAX, AAX DSP
  • Hardware Requirements - Mac: Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM
  • Hardware Requirements - PC: Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM
  • OS Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.7 or later
  • OS Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 8115-55304-00

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Great for drums
It makes my drums sound more clear and separated in the mix specially the bass drum
Music background: Recording musician
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Andrew Malloy
On my latest studio project, I decided to put ReelTape through its paces. This is by far one of the best ways to get that fullness from your drum tracks. ReelTape sounds amazing on your guitar tracks too. It can really smooth out the "snap" that you get out of a nylon stringed guitar and fill up the tone of the body. I love this plug-in - it's pure magic!!!