Vinyl recorded to R2R

[Asamel]

Most of us agree that tape has certain sound characteristics. If we record anything to that format it may sound different if you can hear and identify that. It may sound better to you if you like "tape sound".

I know that Wilco play a lot of things through a tape machine when they record. They like the sound that the deck has.

 

[Bruce B]

I know that Wilco play a lot of things through a tape machine when they record. They like the sound that the deck has.

I do this a lot during my mastering when I get digital files. Folks ask me to do a "tape layback" to give their digital files cohesion and some organic feel to it. Sometimes it works, sometimes...... not so much!!

 

[microstrip]

I do this a lot during my mastering when I get digital files. Folks ask me to do a "tape layback" to give their digital files cohesion and some organic feel to it. Sometimes it works, sometimes...... not so much!!

DDAD? Funny ...

 

[astrotoy]

Bruce, I remember getting an ad for a plug ins that supposedly duplicates the sound of different tape recorders on digital files. Can't remember who does this. Larry

 

[Bruce B]

Bruce, I remember getting an ad for a plug ins that supposedly duplicates the sound of different tape recorders on digital files. Can't remember who does this. Larry

Anamod and Neve actually have hardware units that do this.
For software plugins, you have Waves, Crane Song,
UAD, Slate, Avid and a whole slew of others.