Plugin Boutique have reduced the price of the Model 5000 and Reelight Pro by 71% for a limited time, now only £22.96 / $28.27 each (usually £79.98 / $98.46) each. The offer ends May 31st.
Model 5000
A “Punchy” hybrid compressor with controllable low end “Thrusting” inspired by the famous American compressor and the classic British console compressor. Great on drums, your mix bus, and for mastering. Go subtle or “Thrust” your sound! This is part of the new Enhanced Classics series.
At Tone Empire, they are inspired by classic devices yet yearn to bring the extended functionality to today’s modern musicians, engineers & producers working on advanced systems with a need for more flexibility and extended tones. Model 5000 is their 2nd release in the new Enhanced Classics series.
The Model 5000 is a hybrid VCA modeled on the famous “Thrusting” American compressor and the famous British “Console” compressor. Get “Bottom Weight” on your mixes with ease.
This plugin brings the best of the 2 compressors to one single unit. This VCA compressor derives its compressor ratio, attack and release time from the British Model and brings a unique “KNOCK” circuit from the American compressor design.
The user can truly get that punchy low-end side chain compression but with a low-end lift found nowhere else. This adds “weight” to audio material in just the right and desired way.
Tone Empire also added a “TransX” input/output transformer option. When engaged, the TransX adds transformer coloration to the circuit, this brings a pleasing analog solid-state style saturation to the sound. The more the input gain, the more the drive.
Since this compressor is meant to be pushed hard, Tone Empire have also included up to 8x oversampling, allowing users to get a much better frequency response and peak detection. The more your CPU capability, the more analogue you can make it sound. This is a user-selectable feature, choose from off, 2x, 4x, or 8x oversampling.
Reelight PRO
The invention of digital audio recordings liberated sound engineers in many ways which were not possible in the analogue era. Even with all the tools at one’s fingertips, musicians and engineers sorely missed the sound and sonics of earlier recordings. The magic that the recording mediums imparted by default and one which was taken for granted.
Reelight Pro is a plugin designed to bring back the authentic tape sounds of not one, but 6 different sought-after Tape Machines at different speeds and levels to bring us even closer to the “reel” sound of tape. With this plugin, you also get access to desirable parameters such as tape speed, bias, input saturation, crosstalk and even the compression imparted by tape as separate controls! The plugin comes with a lot of presets designed to help get you started, or design your own from scratch!
Advanced Dynamic IR (Impulse Response) systems that Tone Empire have developed in addition to DSP modelling, help us achieve the authentic sound of tape machines like never before.
Hysteresis Processing along with a great sounding resolver, help us achieve the “wow” factor!
The Input Gain sets levels from -24dB to +24dB with 0 dB in the centre, This control acts in the same way as on analogue tape recorders, the more gain you increasing, the harder the tape is hit with sound, and create the correct response audible in terms of saturation and compression.
The Lock feature lets a user increase input gain with an automatic gain compensation for an increase in levels in the output.
The Output Gain sets output levels from -24dB to +24dB with 0 dB in the centre,
This plugin features a set of 12 dB/ oct (20Hz to 20 kHz)High Pass and Low Pass Filters using an analogue design scheme for a natural sound. These are Pre-Filters, and effect the sound before the tape algorithms.
These selectors labelled A-F, let the user select the different Tape Models :
- A – AMPEX ATR 700
- B – STUDER A 812
- C – STUDER A 80
- D – TEAC A2300 SD
- E – AEG TELEFUNKEN M20
- F – REVOX B77 mk2
Select Slow or Fast speeds offered per tape machine.. these vary from 3 1/2 ips to 30 ips depending on the machine selected.
The bias control lets you adjust the Bias of the machine selected and creates a desirable saturation effect in addition to Input Gain Saturation.
Comp controls the envelope of the sound like a compressor, allowing the user to emulate the “compression” characteristics of tape. The effect is subtle but noticeable.
An artefact of multitrack tape machines was “Tape Bleed” or signal bleed, whereas the signal on adjacent tracks also record additionally on each other.. creates a mono-spatial effect.’You can adjust the amount desired for this parameter.
You have the option of 2x-8x oversampling, depending on your CPU power and computer resources, this helps “smooth” the sound and sound even closer to the analogue bandwidth.
Tone Empire have provided Presets per machine and also some categories, to help the user get started quickly. Tone Empire do recommend using the controls and your ears to shape your own sound!
Both plugins are available to PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
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