Digidesign unveils Reel Tape Suite

Digidesign has announced Reel Tape Suite, a set of analog tape emulation plug-ins that re-create the sounds of analog tape recordings and tape effects in digital recordings or live audio. The software -- which operates as an AudioSuite, TDM, and RTAS plug-in -- includes three plug-ins titled Reel Tape Saturation, Reel Tape Delay, and Reel Tape Flanger. Reel Tape Saturation, which the company will also offer apart from the suite, simulates analog tape saturation effects by modeling analog tape machine and tape formulation characteristics. Reel Tape Delay simulates classic tape echo effects while providing precise control over regenerating echoes, and Reel Tape Flanger simulates tape machine flanging effects. Each Reel Tape Suite plug-in offers a full range of controls to fine-tune the character of the effects, according to Digidesign, and users can select from response characteristics of three various tape recorders as well as two different tape formulations. The company plans to release Digidesign Reel Tape Suite in the near future for $500, with Reel Tape Saturation priced at $300 as a standalone product.

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