Request: add a stereo input/output option switch to the existing Tape Distortion drive block.
Explanation: This tape distortion drive block is very useful tonally placed after Cab or near end of signal chain, but it sums to mono, as all drive blocks do.
If we are using, as once recommended, the tape distortion block effect after a Cab (maybe trying to replicate a studio tape sound leaving the Board going to tape machine) that has multiple cabs panned, the tape distortion block now defeats that cab block stereo image and sums them to mono.
(I suppose a work around is to use two stacked tape distortion drive blocks panned hard left and right after cab, then rejoin into signal chain, but won't each block get the summed signal leaving the cab? So you'd have to use two Cab blocks now each panned then two drive blocks behind each? That workaround seems to be inefficient use of CPU power.... be easier if tape distortion drive block was also stereo mode capable.)
Explanation: This tape distortion drive block is very useful tonally placed after Cab or near end of signal chain, but it sums to mono, as all drive blocks do.
If we are using, as once recommended, the tape distortion block effect after a Cab (maybe trying to replicate a studio tape sound leaving the Board going to tape machine) that has multiple cabs panned, the tape distortion block now defeats that cab block stereo image and sums them to mono.
(I suppose a work around is to use two stacked tape distortion drive blocks panned hard left and right after cab, then rejoin into signal chain, but won't each block get the summed signal leaving the cab? So you'd have to use two Cab blocks now each panned then two drive blocks behind each? That workaround seems to be inefficient use of CPU power.... be easier if tape distortion drive block was also stereo mode capable.)
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