Hi folks, new here, thanks for having me.
TLDR - I can't seem to get an accurate sounding tape delay. There doesn't seem to be anything that replicates wow and flutter, tape splicing, crinkle etc. Am I missing something?
The long version - I recently got my hands on an Axe-FX III, my first Fractal product, and I have to say I'm blown away by what it can do. I've had plenty of modellers over the years, Boss Gt series, Helix etc. This thing definitely stands head and shoulders above. If there's one thing I'm really struggling to love however, it's the Tape Delay.
Tape is my favourite delay type and I'm really struggling to get the Axe tape algos to sound anything like an actual tape delay. The modulation just seems to add a bit of chorus but it's not really giving the equivalent of the movement in tape delay, wow and flutter, tape splice etc.
It feels like I'm picking holes here in a product that has so many killer sounds in it, especially the analog delays. That said, I'm missing my tape sound. Is there a secret to dialling in a great tape sound on the Axe-FX III?
TLDR - I can't seem to get an accurate sounding tape delay. There doesn't seem to be anything that replicates wow and flutter, tape splicing, crinkle etc. Am I missing something?
The long version - I recently got my hands on an Axe-FX III, my first Fractal product, and I have to say I'm blown away by what it can do. I've had plenty of modellers over the years, Boss Gt series, Helix etc. This thing definitely stands head and shoulders above. If there's one thing I'm really struggling to love however, it's the Tape Delay.
Tape is my favourite delay type and I'm really struggling to get the Axe tape algos to sound anything like an actual tape delay. The modulation just seems to add a bit of chorus but it's not really giving the equivalent of the movement in tape delay, wow and flutter, tape splice etc.
It feels like I'm picking holes here in a product that has so many killer sounds in it, especially the analog delays. That said, I'm missing my tape sound. Is there a secret to dialling in a great tape sound on the Axe-FX III?