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Build help and troubleshooting => TS500 Tape Simulator => Topic started by: igor.moreno on January 16, 2023, 02:53:44 PM

Title: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: igor.moreno on January 16, 2023, 02:53:44 PM

Hi, just in case my last message got unnoticed :

Hello again,

So I took the time to do a few comparison tests with my TS500 pair regarding this curious "expending" behavior.
I sent a drum track and a full mix to the TS500, and you can clearly hear the ambiance sounds "disapear".
Listen to the reverbs on the "Mix" track, and to the room sound on the "Drums" track.
I also recorded the flipped phase versions of the tracks (null test), and what reamains is mainly reverbs and ambiance.

https://soundcloud.com/igormoreno/sets/ts500-tests (https://soundcloud.com/igormoreno/sets/ts500-tests)

The "tape effect" is often described as compression and saturation, but compression and saturation would make the ambiance sounds more obvious, right ?
This is more like an expander.

So my question is : Is this normal for the TS500 to act like that, or is there something wrong with mine ?

Thanks !

Igor

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: JPK on January 16, 2023, 04:01:34 PM

The link doesn't work.

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: igor.moreno on January 23, 2023, 12:00:00 PM

The playlist was in "Private" mode.
It should work now.

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: igor.moreno on January 24, 2023, 12:43:02 PM

The playlist is in public mode.
Sorry for the private mode.

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: igor.moreno on February 25, 2023, 05:41:03 PM

Hi,

Does anyone have a clue ?

Thanks,

Igor

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: Fader Dictator on September 07, 2023, 12:39:04 PM

I built two units to use as a master tape effect but ran into the exact same issue on both of them. :(
Just following this post.

Title: Re: TS500 acting like an "expander"
Post by: igor.moreno on September 28, 2023, 01:42:03 PM

Yeah, I can't use them on the mix / master bus for that reason.
It's really strange.