Superlunar TK-60 Tape Machine Emulation Ableton Live Rack User Manual
- June 17, 2024
- Superlunar
Table of Contents
TK-60 User Manual
v0.01
Install
Requires Ableton Live 11 and above.
Installation
First, extract the downloaded Zip file. There are three simple ways to install
TK-60.
— Double-click the TK-60.adg file.
— Drag the TK-60.adg file into Ableton Live.
— Click “Add Folder…” under Places in the Ableton Live Browser.
If you need help, or have questions, please contact us at
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Use
TK-60 is a tape machine emulator for Ableton Live designed to be easy to use
and powerful. It adds the warmth of analog with three tape types modeled after
classic studio tape machines. Put TK-60 on your mix bus to fatten and glue
your mix, or crank things up to get a wobbly lo-fi sound.
Dial in the perfect tape sound with TK-60’s simple interface.
Type
The three tape types are modeled after the frequency response curves of
classic studio tape machines, each producing distinct characteristics.
Compression, Color, Stability, and Noise effects are all influenced by the
type of tape selected, creating unique configurations.
Type I – Swiss 24-track machine at 30 IPS
Type II – American 16-track machine at 15 IPS
Type III – Japanese 24-track machine at 15 IPS
Comp
Adds a soft clip compression to soften sharp transients. Each Tape Type has
unique compression settings.
Color
Adds warm tape saturation. Crank this up to get some fat tape distortion. Each
Tape Type has unique saturation settings.
Fidelity
Controls the EQ curve. Turn it up to cut the highs and mids to get a lo-fi
sound.
Stability
Controls the amount of wow and flutter. Adds random pitch fluctuations for a
more natural sound. Turn it up to get the effects of an old tape recorder.
Each Tape Type has unique wow and flutter settings.
Degrade
Adds random ducking, wear, errors, and age. Use this if you want the sound of
an old, worn-out tape.
Noise
Controls the amount of tape noise and hiss. Each Tape Type has unique noise
settings.
N-Width
Controls the width of the tape noise.
Input/Output
Adjust the level going in and out of TK-60.