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Tape J-37

Arturia

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Tape J-37 is a tape saturation and coloration plugin that faithfully emulates the legendary Studer J37 reel-to-reel 4-track tape recorder. It imparts vintage tape character—including harmonic saturation, compression, and EQ coloration—to individual tracks, groups, or entire mixes, adding warmth and cohesion. The plugin combines four selectable tape/EQ profiles (ranging from Pristine to Dirtiest) with advanced features like adjustable speed modes, tape instability and noise simulation, and a integrated delay with feedback, making it a complete analog tape emulation and effects tool.

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Key Features

01Four selectable tape/EQ curves (Pristine, Warm, Dirty, Dirtiest) based on SM911 or SM468 tape types
02Modern mode bypasses inherent EQ while retaining tape color
03Dual tape speed simulation (7.5 and 15 ips)
04Three-band EQ (low shelf, mid bell, high shelf) with Pre, Post, and Emphasis modes
05Drive control with gain compensation for tape saturation and distortion
06Instability control for pitch drift and wow/flutter simulation
07Adjustable tape hiss noise with stereo modulation option
08Integrated delay with tempo sync (straight, triplet, dotted), feedback routing through tape, and HPF/LPF in feedback path
09Stereo offset using different tape tracks for left and right channels
10VU meters with THD display and three calibration levels
1125 factory presets
12A/B preset settings with copy functionality
13Oversampling quality selection (Studio and Render)

Things to Try

  • 01Select 7.5 ips tape speed for warmer sound with increased low-end response and more tape saturation, versus 15 ips for fuller and more even frequency response
  • 02Use Emphasis EQ mode to alter the distortion profile by boosting frequencies to increase saturation or cutting frequencies to sound cleaner at a given Drive setting
  • 03Engage Stereo Offset to subtly widen stereo dispersion by using different modeled J37 tape tracks for left and right channels
  • 04Adjust tape speed using the Stop button to emulate the characteristic pitch slowdown of a tape recorder being halted, with stop time synced to bars and optional Fast Forward restart mode
Formats
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