Virtual Tape Machines (VTM)

Big, fat, warm, deep, rich, and exciting are just some of the terms used to describe what recording onto a piece of magnetic tape sounds like. Most of all, tape is more musical.

Slate Digital VTM & iLok Bundle is available HERE.

• Most advanced, dynamic, true-to-life analog tape emulation ever achieved
• VTM is a dynamic, interactive, living, breathing replication of tape recording. No static modeling.
• 16 track 2" machine and 1/2" mastering deck
• Two tape formulations, two tape speeds
• Calibration, bass alignment, wow & flutter, constant gain I/O, grouping, noise reduction
• Digital recording is now the standard for professional music production. But many engineers and musicians long for the days of analog recording, and for good reason.

Analog Tape Machines have a SOUND

Big, fat, warm, deep, rich, and exciting are just some of the terms used to describe what recording onto a piece of magnetic tape sounds like. Most of all, tape is more musical.

To capture the sound of tape is to capture a living, breathing sound that dynamically reacts to the music going on to it. Slate Digital Chief Technology Officer Fabrice Gabriel utilized his electrical engineering degree as a foundation for his comprehensive study of the physical processes that occur when recording to analog tape through a tape machine. What began with science led to Fabrice’s discovery of the seemingly magical properties of tape and inspired him to create his most advanced, dynamic algorithms yet. Two industry-standard machines were precisely modeled. What followed was a year of critical listening and algorithm tweaking, with some help from the expert ears of Slate Digital CEO, Steven Slate.

The result is the Virtual Tape Machines plugin. With models of both a 2 inch 16 track from NRG Recording, and a ½ inch 2 track machine from Howie Weinberg Mastering, the VTM will give your mixes an absolutely authentic analog vibe that will take your mixes to the next level. With added dimension, fatness, depth, and warmth, you’ll wonder how you ever mixed without it!

Features:

• Two Tape Machine Types:
• 2" 16 track
• 1/2" Mastering Deck
• Two Tape Formulations
• Two Speeds: 15 ips and 30 ips
• Noise Reduction Control and Auto Mute
• Wow & Flutter Control
• Bass Alignment Control
• Normal, Low & High Bias Settings
• Level Calibration
• VU Ballistics
• Grouping Control
• Settings Global or per Channel
• Tape Reels Start and Stop in Sync with DAW Transport​

System Requirements

Mac:

Minimum Requirements:

• ​OS X 10.7 or Later
• Quad Core i5 Processor
• 4GB of RAM
• An iLok USB Key is required to run this software

Recommended System Requirements:

• OS X 10.9 or Later
• Quad Core i7 Processor
• 8GB of RAM
• An iLok USB Key is required to run this software

PC:

Minimum System Requirements:

• ​Windows 7 & Above
• Quad Core i5 Processor
• 4GB of RAM
• An iLok USB Key is required to run this software

Recommended System Requirements:

• Windows 7 & Above
• Quad Core i7 Processor
• 8GB of RAM
• An iLok USB Key is required to run this software

Note:

• An iLok USB Key is required for authorisation of this software. Refunds will not be granted for customers who purchase this product and do not own an iLok
• You need Virtual Mix Rack installed to use Virtual Tape Machines (VTM)

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