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Article #1172Re: The Tape Eliminator
From: Scott Amspoker
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:21
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:21
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In article <1993Jan28.161445.18555@engage.pko.dec.com> ttesta@kalvin.enet.dec.com (Tom Testagrossa) writes:
>
>In article <139@bbx.basis.com>, scott@bbx.basis.com (Scott Amspoker) writes:
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>>I recently read an interview with the guy that developed the "Tape Eliminator".
>>He said they still get calls from people wanting to buy one even though
>>they haven't been made in several years. Apparently, recording engineers
>>like to use them to simulate analog distortion when recording in a digital
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>medium.
> Yep, sounds like a GREAT use of technology to me! Use a solid state
>"Tape Eliminator" to simulate analog distortion to your Digital
>Audio recording, not so it will sound like the real thing, but "simulated to sound like a tape" of the real thing...
I assume the Tape Eliminator does not add hiss or wow and flutter. This
would allow the engineer to choose the so-called "analog warmth" without
the down side of analog tape.
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Scott Amspoker |
Basis International, Albuquerque, NM | Too bad ignorance isn't really
| bliss. Then it could be outlawed.
scott@bbx.basis.com |
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!asuvax!ncar!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!bbx!scott From: scott@bbx.basis.com (Scott Amspoker) Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro,rec.music.makers,comp.music,rec.music.synth Subject: Re: The Tape Eliminator Message-ID: <149@bbx.basis.com> Date: 28 Jan 93 18:21:29 GMT References: <1993Jan25.085042.4045@intacc.uucp> <139@bbx.basis.com> <1993Jan28.161445.18555@engage.pko.dec.com> Organization: BASIS International, Ltd., Albuquerque NM USA Lines: 23