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Slate Digital VTM Virtual Tape Machines - Electronic Delivery

Tape machine modeling plug-in
MFR# 1035-1100

Product Description

Analog Tape Machines have a SOUND

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.

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 Slate Digital VTM Virtual Tape Machines plug-in. 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 and 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

Minimum System Requirements:

  • Quad core i5 processor
  • 4GB of RAM
  • macOS 10.9 or later
  • Windows 7 & above
  • iLok 2 or 3 required

SUPPORTED PLUG-IN FORMATS:

  • Intel Mac 32-bit & 64-bit: VST2, VST3, AU, AAX
  • Windows 32-bit & 64-bit: VST2, VST3, AAX

Product Specifications

Condition New
Software Delivery Electronic Delivery
iLok Required Yes
Plug-in Type Harmonic
Plug-In Format RTAS, AU, VST
Operating System Mac, Windows

Product Reviews

5 out of 5 stars.
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If I had this prior to releasing my mix it would have saved me thousands of dollars! It's a brilliant piece of gear which I would say is an absolute necessity. I found this and all of Slate Digital's gear while searching for an alternative to UA software. I had rationed that I could not afford to use this kind of emulation gear and found out immediately that I could not afford to not use it. All of the slate gear basically launched my studio into the next level. A level that I previously thought was reserved only for a select few geniuses who had dark magic and secrets unknown. The Slate VBC and VMC are standard on every track and are easy to use, effective and relished. I highly recommend the All Access Pass for every digital studio and musician.

By Robert S on February 20, 2023

Love how well this plug-in wounds… really brings back the vintage sound of a tape machine. Hands down, the best Tape Machine plugin I’ve ever used. Keep up the amazing job Slate Digital!!!!

By David G on June 7, 2021

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