Eddie Kramer Master Tape Plug-In User Guide

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Chapter 1 – Introduction

1.1 Welcome

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1.2 Product Overview

Developed in association with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led

Zeppelin), the Kramer Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare vintage ¼” tube-

powered reel-to-reel machine. A similar machine was used by Eddie Kramer during the

late ’60s at London’s Olympic Studios to record some of rock’s most classic tracks, by

artists including Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Traffic. Typically, it was

the final link in his recording chain, used to record the output of the Helios console

(modeled in the Kramer HLS Channel plugin), with dynamics processing by the PYE

compressor (modeled in the Kramer PIE Compressor plugin.)

With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow & flutter, and modeled noise, the Kramer

Master Tape provides comprehensive control over the contours of your sound. To top it

off, we’ve added a flexible slap & feedback delay section.

Accurately modeling the character and sound of the machine proved quite challenging,

from the acquisition of well-maintained components, generously provided by Eric

Schilling (Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Natalie Cole, Elton John), down to finding the correct

magnetic tape, in addition to modeling the mechanical and magnetic modulations and

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