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C. Dagostino
Studer A800
Well here we are in the digital age and now there are plugins to make us sound like tape again. Ha Ha ! We use to listen to tape as it copied a "wave" of music hitting our ears. As the wave went by our tape machines would copy that wave (because music is a wave) continuously and move with it as best it could. Now the computer takes thousands of snapshots of that wave(s) of audio and renders it to the human ear. I took a seminar from Eddie Kramer who said that , in the recent past, he would record most of the basic tracks on tape then transfer them to a computer. At the end of the seminar during a question and answer period a student asked "Why can't you record on ProTools put it in on a two track tape machine and put it back into the computer?" Kramer responded with " Because it doesn't work that way and it won't work." as he sort of rolled his eyes. Ha Ha!
I love this Studer A800 plugin. Now my question is- should I use it in Unison when I record tracks
Curtis?
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b. stock
Good, but...
Owning an original RE-301 for 15 years, I can say this does a good job of emulating tape echo. That being said...This costs 100.00 more than another plug that has WAY more features, and sounds more accurate. The one advantage I can see is low-latency for tracking live. Is it worth the extra 100.00? You decide. And NOTHING can replace the fear of real tape breaking in the middle of one's set ;-)
N. Shaw-Hulme
What it does is very cool.
I’ve never had the good fortune to experience the original. I’ve recorded in tape studios and it always sounded great. Difficult to pin down but great. I recorded a duet on alto sax for a student to practice to. My default Neve 1073 LA2a bit then into the Studer A800
I got it running to about +3 and was just about to go for another compressor bit I thought hang on it’s fat and even already. Moreover it had an interesting saturation in the mids, it sounded expensive, when I put a Ampex ATR102 across the steeo buss it sounded really great I used a classical setting of G9 at 30ips airy and warm so tricky to get that balance. I can’t wait to get them on a mix with vocals. I’ve got Oxide which is amazing but the Studer is a different texture and flavour. Oh it’s amazing on drums too.
N. Smith
Excellent
This is my favorite tape plug.
K. Beleznay
Perfect
Worth the price! It does a good service in the master chain.
M. Gutierrez
The best of the best
I love it, I'm satisfied and happy with this brigade chorus pedal.
e. tiberi
Yes
Yes
R. Gilligan
The promise of Luna!
It's has been a slow process for me, adding all the pieces of the puzzle that create the promise of LUNA. Getting a full analog emulation, from tracking to the final mix, has been the promised land and the Studer A800 purchase has brought it all home for me. The end product is greater than the sum of it's parts and I now have the best sounding mixes of my career!
D. Fox
Great saturation!
This really works a lot of times on the Master Bus - in fact, I'm yet to find a situation where it would have been detrimental.
H. Arayesh
I did not receive them yet, you are scammer
I did not receive them yet, you are scammer
H. Arayesh
I did not receive them yet, you are scammer
I did not receive them yet, you are scammer
T. Harp
Love it!
The API Vision Channel Strip channel strip is easy to use and provides a very intuitive path to shape any sound. My drum sounds never came together so easy as they do now.
I. Krstic
Fantastic Sound
In addition to the SSL E4000 Channel strip, this is what I needed, retro and fat. Great sound.Great preamp.
W. Yates
Exactly what I’ve wanted, and more!
The API Vision Channel Strip easily integrates into my workflow and sonic tendencies.
It’s a major improvement over what has been released by an other well known company, and adds the significant benefits of better audio and the lack of the rip-off update fees.
An engineer should never have to ever worry
about being tasked with paying for something again that is already owned.
The whole structure of this plug-in is wonderful and the sonics are exactly what I would’ve expected from an actual API console.
Thank you for getting this right.
Now, it’s time for the API Unison Console!
B. Schimmel
Timeless classic...
... maybe the most used compressor in history, emulated with excellence.
R. Aikman
Classic Analogue
Super punchy & wide! Great stuff!
T. Pereira
Character and vibe!
API is all about vibe on my desk. I’m pulling this one to get some real character out of anything, but it is specially shining on male vocals!
a. gyutae
Crazy Bus Comp
I love it
A. Giana
Sound good
Very colse to the hardware and essa to use.
G. Taylor-Brown
So Good
Easy to use and cleaned up the overall sound of the mix. Happy yes indeed.