![]() The idea behind Taupe was to sample 21 analog and digital tape machines, three EQs from famous American consoles and two compressors (a compressor and a limiter). In this review we are going to explore Taupe, an intriguing and powerful tool of the Aqua series that consists of a tape machine emulation plug-in at its core, expanded with a channel strip that includes an EQ and a Compressor/Limiter.įollowing the idea of naming plug-ins with colors, Taupe is not an exception, and its name also make suggest the word “tape” in our ears, preparing us for an encounter with the tool. Appreciations from professionals aren’t missing, in fact some of the names that worked closely with Acustica Audio include Greg Wells and Luca Pretolesi of Studio DMI (his name is especially associated with the Diamond series). ![]() ![]() These warm and faithful emulations are the outcome of years of research and they are responsible for some really great sounding stuff. Or, said in another way, several effects or machines can be sampled and their sonic characteristics can be brought into the digital world. Without being overly technical, several techniques (described here: ) like the Nonlinear Convolution, Vectorial Volterra Kernels Technology and Time-Varying Models are merged into a single model to emulate classic pieces of hardware. ![]() Their products take advantage of a technology capable of providing seamless emulations of classic hardware machines and their non-linear behavior. Acustica Audio Taupe tries to bring that warmth in the digital domain with a host of digital sampled tape machines.Īcustica Audio is a company from Italy that is building a strong reputation for its high-quality plugins. Despite these modern times, we all yearn that analog warmth. ![]()
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