Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Welcome
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1.2 Product Overview
Developed in association with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led
Zeppelin), the MPX Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare machine consisting of an
Ampex 350 ¼” transport and 351 electronics. The 350 was used by Eddie Kramer
during the late ’60s at London’s Olympic Studios to record some of rock’s most classic
tracks, by artists including Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and Traffic.
Typically, the Ampex 350 was the final link in his recording chain, used to record the
output of the Helios console (modeled in the Kramer HLS Channel plugin), with
dynamics processing by the PYE compressor (modeled in the Kramer PIE Compressor
plugin.)
With adjustable tape speed, bias, flux, wow & flutter, and modeled noise, the MPX
provides comprehensive control over the contours of your sound. To top it off, we’ve
added a flexible slap & feedback delay section.
Accurately modeling the character and sound of the Ampex 350/351 proved quite
challenging,from the acquisition of well-maintained components, generously provided by
Eric Schilling (Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Natalie Cole, Elton John), down to finding the
Waves Kramer MPX
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