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MixHead.

A 90s style tape saturator for mix buses and single tracks.

£135
Make Believe Studios MixHead
Compatibility
VST2 · VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats

Overview

Tape character without the tape.

MixHead recreates a long-discontinued tape saturation box and is a key part of Serban Ghenea's stereo mix bus; Serban supplied a preset of the settings he used most on the original. Rather than a faithful model of analogue tape, it gives tape-style saturation and dynamics from a few simple controls, with a tenth-of-a-decibel HF Adjust, selectable processing modes and a distinctive HF shelf. The original was mostly used on the mix bus; the plugin also suits groups and single channels, and its 3.75 ips mode adds heavier lo-fi distortion.

Highlights

Tape-style saturation and dynamics from a few simple controls
Selectable processing modes with differing amounts of EQ and distortion
HF Adjust control in tenth-of-a-decibel steps
Lo-fi 3.75 ips mode for heavier tape distortion
User-selectable oversampling up to 16x
Many presets, including Serban Ghenea's most-used settings
Cross-platform presets through the MH Preset Manager
Needs an iLok.com account; two activations, dongle optional

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Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
AUVST2VST3 or AAX on Mac; VST3 or AAX on Windows; also runs in MIO Console
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Tape Emulation
SKU
1041-54

macOS

OS
10.10 or later (64-bit)

Windows

OS
7 or later; VST3 and AAX only
Make Believe Studios

About the maker

Meet Make Believe Studios.

Make Believe Studios builds professional audio software for producers, engineers, and creators.

Make Believe Studios MixHead

£135