Enhance Your Music with the Sound of a Legendary Analog 2-Track
Introduced in the late 1960s, Ampex 440 series recorders quickly became the standard stereo mixdown tape machine in US studios. Now, with the IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 440 plug-in, you can deploy the sound of this legendary 2-track recorder from the convenience of your DAW. Tape Machine 440 re-creates the complex interplay of recorder, tape, and electronics to deliver pristine vintage analog sound right down to the finest detail. Sweetwater's advice: If you want to enhance your digital tracks with that coveted — and elusive — analog musicality and capture the magic of every note, give the IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 440 plug-in an audition.
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Go "analog"
Pro analog tape recorders are highly prized even (and perhaps more so) in the digital age for the unique sonic warmth, punch, and character they impart. And indeed, professional studios often run their digital mixes through a generation of analog tape to enhance their weight and cohesion. IK Multimedia secured a late-'60s AG440B in prime condition and meticulously captured its sound using both dynamic convolution and physical modeling. The results are nothing short of breathtaking. Of course, you can tweak the machine with your choice of tape stock and speed, as well as adjustment of bias and calibration.
Punch, glue, and polish
Tape Machine 440 delivers the unmistakable punch and color that made this historical mixing and mastering machine into an icon. From its a solid, rounded bass response to its silky presence on in the upper mids and highs, the Tape Machine 440 is ideal for mixing and mastering in today's all-digital workflows, giving your mix that elusive polished, analog-like "glue" that punches right out of the speakers and makes it sound like a finished record.
IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 440 Features:
- Meticulous plug-in based on the legendary Ampex 440 analog tape machine
- Combines convolution and physical modeling to capture every component of the signal chain
- Pristine vintage analog sound right down to the finest detail
- Selectable tape stock and speed; adjustable bias and calibration
- True stereo operation to simulate 2-channel analog tape
- Works as AU, VST 2, VST 3, and AAX plug-in
- Works inside the free T-RackS Shell for standalone mastering
