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from a tape, especially for Hip Hop, RnB, etc. It may be easier using the Bass Alignment to get
the right amount of bass in your mix.
For mastering purposes, it may be useful to lower the Bass Alignment to have a more neutral
behavior in the bass and the way that tape processes the bass frequencies will help that, while
sPll keeping the typical tape bass sound.
Wow & Flutter
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Wow & Flu\er is intended to precisely emulate what happens in a real tape machine. The subtle
pitch and amplitude variaPons inherent in tape machines have been faithfully reproduced with
VTM. The effect intensifies as the slider is dragged to the right.
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Our measurements show that a precisely tuned and carefully maintained tape machine had a
flu\er which corresponds to the 25% SeYng.
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Most tape machines are around the 50% seYng, and not very well maintained tape machine is
at 100%, which can be sPll interesPng. While this may be undesirable in some circumstances, it
would have been completely unrealisPc to omit this aspect of analog tape from the Virtual Tape
Machines.
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You can turn off the Wow & Flu\er effect by seYng the slider to 0%.
Hiss Automute
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AutomaPcally mutes the modeled Tape Hiss when there
is no audio present at the input.
VU Ballistics
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Chooses the speed at which the VU Meter needles react
to the audio signal. The Fast mode will react very quickly
and precisely, where the Slow mode will react less
precisely.
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Using Key Commands
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Reset Parameters to Default
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Mac:
Opt + Click
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Win:
Alt + Click
Fine Adjustments
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Mac:
Cmnd + Drag
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Win:
Ctrl + Drag
Enable Automation Dialog (Pro Tools only)
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Mac:
Ctrl + Opt + Cmnd + Click
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Win:
Ctrl + Alt+ Click
