Which T-RackS Tape Machine?

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Which T-RackS Tape Machine?

Post by ITHertz »

Hi Folks,

I'm think of getting one of the T-RackS Tape Machines which are currently on sale.

I'm wondering which unit people would recommend as a general purpose mixbus processor that would work across a range of styles? If you could only have one, which would it be?

Cheers,

Chris
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I'm still think...ing :D
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I have to say I view this type of plug-in as 'magic beans' territory. I'd say keep your money in your pocket. Just IMHO!
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Does it have to be T-Racks?
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The IK ones are 75% off and have had good reviews.
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Post by James Perrett »

In my opinion Uhe's Satin gives you much more control and more extensive features. However, don't expect a major difference if you are using an accurate tape emulation. The real sound of tape is fairly subtle - unless you are using a badly adjusted domestic machine.
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James Perrett wrote:In my opinion Uhe's Satin gives you much more control and more extensive features. However, don't expect a major difference if you are using an accurate tape emulation. The real sound of tape is fairly subtle - unless you are using a badly adjusted domestic machine.

Satin is 5X the price at the moment!
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Post by Drew Stephenson »

I waited a year until Taupe came round in Acustica's black friday sale, I think it was worth it.
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Post by jimjazzdad »

Can't go wrong with Airwindows ToTape5 and the price is right - a donation to Chris.
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Post by ITHertz »

Thanks for the replies, I took the plunge and went for the 24 - it has the flattest frequency response of the four.

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