https://www.strymon.net/product/deco-plugin/
Tape machines were the first devices used in the recording studio as effect processors whiletThe Doubletracker side controls the two interactive tape decks and has the power to shift your sound in many different ways.
Tape: The First Effect
While modern recording engineers and producers are used to the huge variety of effects options available these days, tape machines were the first devices used in the recording studio as effect processors.
From echo and flanging to the warmth and saturation of the actual tape itself, the entire early history of music would sound completely different if these recording decks weren’t employed in this way.
Vintage Soul
The new Deco plugin doesn’t just give you the hyper-real sonic signature of these classic tape machines, it’s also unique in that it revives the forgotten art on how these decks were manipulated as a workflow in the studio.
Even though there are currently a number of plugins that emulate entire tape machines down to the smallest degree, the Deco plugin stands alone as the only piece of software that accurately recreates the studio workflow of two tape decks working in tandem. It is the timed/speed relationship between these two decks that creates the phasing, true tape flanging, chorus, echo and double tracking effects that the Sun Studios and Abbey Roads of the world relied on for all of those famous early tracks, and it’s now available in an easy-to-use and utterly convincing plugin.
Two-In-One Wonder
Deco is not just one effect, but two distinct sides combined to create a studio workflow.
Doubletracker
The Doubletracker side controls the two interactive tape decks and has the power to shift your sound in many different ways, easily achieving psychedelic tape flanging, gorgeous tape chorusing, syrupy slapback tape echoes and anything in between, all by varying the timing relationship between the Reference and Lag decks. If that’s not “old school” we’re not sure what is!
Tape Saturation
The Tape Saturation side smooths out the response of your tracks with familiar tape compression and saturation, while fattening things up with subtle (or NOT subtle!) tapedriven transparent overdrive.
Features
Unlimited Possibilities
Unlike the hardware of years gone by, the Deco Plugin lets you unleash your creativity without any physical limitations. Use it with any instrument you can think of, insert it anywhere in your signal chain, automate all the controls to your heart’s content — the possibilities are endless.
Simple Interface
Deco offers a refreshingly intuitive interface — with its user-friendly design, crafting exceptional tones becomes an effortless endeavor. Whether you’re an expert seeking seamless efficiency or a newcomer looking for easy-to-dial-in analog warmth, Deco’s straightforward approach ensures that remarkable sounds are just a click away.
Unique Features
We studied a number of different tape machines when designing Deco, with the goal being to recreate not just the sound and vibe of original tape-based effects, but the method of achieving them as well. From the initial input, choose between the saturation characteristics of an impeccably maintained professional open-reel mastering machine or the ALC auto limiting circuit from high-end ‘70s cassette decks. Increase the lag time between the two tape machines in sub-millisecond increments to start with phasing and tape flanging and carry on to chorusing, slapback and full echo. Add tape-based artifacts like random modulation and wow and flutter using the Wobble control. Choose how the audio is routed between the machines using the Sum and Invert modes, and how the audio bounces in stereo with Bounce and the Wide Stereo control. After all of that, decide if you want help from a virtual studio engineer by engaging the AutoFlange function, for a true through-zero flanging experience.
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Ouch. The GUI doesn't do the plugin justice