Iconic Instruments has announced the release of a new analog tape plugin with the flexibility to dial in classic, gluey tape sounds, or over-the-top tape destruction. Transport Vintage Tape also adds several classic, but flexible controls with modern production in mind.
“Transport Vintage Tape goes further than most other tape plugins – it can be subtle or it can be wild, so if you push it hard you’re going to get a lot more color than you would normally get with any other tape plugin. It also adds a number of features you don’t see anywhere else.” – Michael Vecchio, Founder, Iconic Instruments
Transport Vintage Tape features
- Record: Sets the amount of tape effect, ranging from subtle to extreme.
- High- and Low Drive: Lets you add or reduce the amount of high- or low-frequency from the signal going into the effect, changing the shape of the saturation.
- HF Bypass: Built-in low-pass filter to exclude high frequencies from the effect to shape the signal.
- Head Bump: Recreates the low frequency bump you get from different tape speeds and tape stocks, but with much greater range and amount than the analog realm.
- HF Response: A high frequency shelf, post-effect, that lets you restore or reduce high frequencies to suit your track.
- Mix: Lets you run the effect in parallel.
- Playback: Conveniently gives you control over the overall volume of the track, post-effect.
Also available is Model 350 Tube Preamp, a new tube preamp plugin based on the most ubiquitous mid-century American studio tube preamp, but with modern features that are designed for mix engineers and studio producers.
“How close did we get? I actually had two of these units – a pair – for about 15 years. They were my favorite pres. We were able to capture the sound of the original so exactly with the Model 350 Tube Preamp that I sold them. And then we also built in extra features.” – Michael Vecchio, Founder, Iconic Instruments
Model 350 Tube Preamp features
- Record Level: Sets the amount of the unique distortion characteristics of the original unit.
- Effect Filters: Built-in High- and Low-Pass filters to exclude specific parts of the signal from the effect to shape the signal.
- Mix: Lets you conveniently run the effect in parallel.
- Playback Level: Give you control over the overall volume of the track, post-effect.
Transport Vintage Tape is on sale for the intro price of $59 USD (regular $79 USD), while Model Tube 350 is priced $39 USD instead of $59 USD during the promotion. The plugins are available for Windows and Mac (VST/AU/AAX).
More information: Iconic Instruments
