VHS recordings had a specific charm in the video and audio quality. This special sound characteristics can be used now in every of your next recordings because James Peck released a special Reaktor 6 effects unit emulating this sound. Unfortunately, this effect requires Reaktor 6 Full version.
An audio multi-effect combining saturation, pitch modulation and noise, to emulate the imperfections of VHS tape.
Features of VHS Audio Degradation Suite
- Chorus – Adds some additional pitch variation the input signal. Can also function as stereo widener.
- Mic Emulation – Simulates the signal being re-recorded on a microphone. From “The Mic”. Adds about 15% CPU usage.
- Preamp – Tone and Drive controls from the “Tape Mate” ensemble. This emulates the input circuit of a VCR (somewhat).
- Slew Limiter – An idea from Tape Mate. Knob is labeled as “Wear” to simulate the age or generation of the tape.
- Compressor – Provided to beef up input signal more and limit dynamic range.
- 2-Band Saturator – When a generation is added to a tape, the highs get lowered and saturated (around 15khz down to 7khz). A crossover control (Split) lets you split the signal into low and high band, and saturate each separately.
- LPF – To control the high cut of the signal. 4-Pole Lowpass filter.
- Wow/Flutter – Emulate the tracking and speed imperfections. From “Simpler Vintape”.
- Noise – Actual samples recorded from VHS tapes, and a regular white noise generator. Able to be inserted post or pre effects.
- Wow/Flutter – A slightly different wow/flutter (from Tape Mate)- if a tape were re-recorded it would have additional pitch variation like this. Additional low and high cut controls.
- Output – Option to sum to mono.
Available here for free: James Peck VHS Audio Degradation
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