GS-201 Tape Echo An accurate simulation of a japanese Tape Echo machine of the early seventies
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An accurate simulation of a japanese Tape Echo machine of the early seventies Tape echo effects were invented towards the end of the fifties. Presumably the very first tape echo machine was invented by Charlie Watkins of London, England, in 1958. It was based on a small loop of 1/4" tape onto which audio was recorded by a magnetic head and then read by three separated heads. What was read from the tape was amplified by the internal all-valve circuit and eventually recorded back to the tape, creating the feedback or "sustaining" echo effect. Nowadays these machines are very sought after but they are also quite rare to find on the market, and their evaluation increases year after year. There are also many other aspects that make the tape echo stand out from a modern digital delay.Here are a few of the main features: 1) the unpredictability. A capstan motor is never perfect like a digital clock signal, resulting in slight variations of the delay times and pitched sound. 2) the frequency response and dynamic range. A magnetic tape is not as clean and flat as a digital recording. Especially a loop of tape which is cyclically erased and re-recorded many times in a short time lapse. 3) noise, hum, distortion. Defects that a digital system shouldn't have, sometimes are wanted and can become "musically acceptable". There is one way only to obtain all of this. To get the real thing. Actually there's a much affordable and easy alternative: to use an accurate digital simulation. GS-201 is an accurate simulation of a japanese Tape Echo machine of the early seventies. Here are some key features of "GS-201 Tape Echo": · Distinctive dynamic range and frequency response · Realistic response to the panel controls · Motor "wow and flutter" · Sound degradation and distortion at high feedback levels · Very natural hum and background tape noise · Three different kinds of magnetic tape models · Ultra-low CPU usage · Easy "MIDI Learn" feature Limitations: · In demo mode you will hear a white noise burst for 2 seconds every 10 at a very low volume.

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