E.M.S.M.
This machine started as tape-machine emulator, but became a thing of its own with a truly unique sound. It exhibits certain behaviours of tape like its saturation and compression, but with a whole load of other functionality and features. Perfect for:
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Mix Bus and Mastering
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Summing (8-track)
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Shaping Individual Stems during Recording, Mixing, or Sound Design
Under The Hood
The EMSM is built around the summing amp of the legendary German N20 console - the V475. The module has been heavily modded to exhibit the behaviour and characteristics of vintage tape, with the output transformers functioning as magnetic heads. My Germanium Clipper starves current from these transformers and they reach their maximum magnetic capacity similarly to overloaded tape. Much like a tape-machine, the EMSM ensures musical saturation primarily on higher frequencies.
FEATURES
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Magnetic Drive
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Germanium Clipper [SOFT/HARD]
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Playback Gain
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Resonant Hz Filter [20/40/60Hz]
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Inductive kHz Filter [5/10/12/16kHz]
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Stereo Width Control [0-200]
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VU Metering [Input/Output level]
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8-track Summing
Tape Curves
The EMSM cleverly emulates the frequency response of tape. This feature is not based on any specific tape-machine, but rather a combination of many.
Instead of presets curves, you have individual control over the low- and high-end response by stepped switches. These filters sound like an extremely musical inductor EQ because they are generated by induction in the Carnhill VTB1148 output transformer.
