Old school Tape, Modern Metal?

[Kaleb Formz]

So with Abbey road and waves coming out with the J37 it got me curious. I think Kramer tape is pretty good but it's not the beast UAD's Studer is, I got pretty happy when I saw this cause I felt like waves was lacking in the tape department UAD, Slate, U-he etc. all have top level tape plug's but i'm a big waves user so Idk i just liked that with abbey road (despite the plugin discontinue baloney) their plugs were top grade so i really got excited with this one.

Anyways on gearslutz I came across a comment about how this person prefers a more modern tape sat anyways. I'm wondering would the J37 be a good investment for metal music? I'm not asking for a "NO shit sucks" I mean if it's accurate is it a compliment for modern day metal?

Thanks Guys

 

[Via Noctis]

I say get the demo throw it on a song and post it here and we can discuss it.

 

[Kaleb Formz]

I say get the demo throw it on a song and post it here and we can discuss it.

Hey thanks for the response Via, I would but I'm interning far from home to say the least. The only Time I get to properly demo anything is when my bro stops by every other month with his mobile studio. :Smug:

Till then Just trying to soak up as much info/Suggestions as possible

 

[ze kink]

I dunno, but I use the TB Reelbus all over the place and it sounds pretty damn good, especially considering the price. The tape models on it are mostly a bit "dirty" too. I'm not doing the cleanest metal stuff though, and my sound ideal is more in the vein of Kurt Ballou etc.

 

[JeffTD]

Really depends on the vibe you're going for IMO. Want something kinda squishy and ballsy a la Fredman, Tue Madsen, Putney? It'll probably work out great. Going for a more clinically tight, super clear mix a la Richardson, Suecof, etc? Probably will hurt more than it helps.

If you can afford some smearing in the low end and a softening of transients then it'll work out great.

 

[Kaleb Formz]

Really depends on the vibe you're going for IMO. Want something kinda squishy and ballsy a la Fredman, Tue Madsen, Putney? It'll probably work out great. Going for a more clinically tight, super clear mix a la Richardson, Suecof, etc? Probably will hurt more than it helps.

If you can afford some smearing in the low end and a softening of transients then it'll work out great.

Thanks! Great response really helped!!

man it's hard Suecof has some good shit but I think i'm done with the clinically tight clean BOA kind of sounding mixes. Ballsy for sure Thanks Jeff!! Much Appreciated

 

[greyskull]

TBH, when it comes to modern metal stuff, I don't tend to use a whole lot of saturation stuff as I find it just murks up the bottom end I've spent so long trying to clean up!