REQ: London Acoustics Taipei Studio Tape Recorder [Rev. B]
What makes TAIPEI Studio Tape Recorder so special?
In the making of TAIPEI, we focused strongly on accurate recreation of that awesome original ‘tapey’ sound in order to move on (or back) from the “coolness” of digital recordings. We mean those unique magnetic, analogue (non-linear) dynamics, enriched with that fluid-but-never-harsh variable saturation, including some light distortion that usually comes through from the repro head.
Every magical aspect of Taipei is mutually dependant on the frequencies and dynamics of the source. We started sampling a single machine, but due to having a little more time on our hands than usual, we decided to go ‘beyond’, creating instead the sound we had always dreamed of; the sound that was missing from our arsenal. Of course, we highly respected the nature of the original machine, but we found that the possibility to sculpt and personalise each single characteristic of the tape sound might be a novel and welcome feature. We also added a noise reduction stage into the mix.
In the making of TAIPEI, we focused strongly on accurate recreation of that awesome original ‘tapey’ sound in order to move on (or back) from the “coolness” of digital recordings. We mean those unique magnetic, analogue (non-linear) dynamics, enriched with that fluid-but-never-harsh variable saturation, including some light distortion that usually comes through from the repro head.
Every magical aspect of Taipei is mutually dependant on the frequencies and dynamics of the source. We started sampling a single machine, but due to having a little more time on our hands than usual, we decided to go ‘beyond’, creating instead the sound we had always dreamed of; the sound that was missing from our arsenal. Of course, we highly respected the nature of the original machine, but we found that the possibility to sculpt and personalise each single characteristic of the tape sound might be a novel and welcome feature. We also added a noise reduction stage into the mix.