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Digidesign to release new HD Plugin - REAL OXIDE
11/14/2003
For Immediate Release: DIGIDESIGN TO OFFER NEW HD PLUGIN - REAL OXIDE Analog Tape Simulator Digidesign, in conjunction with their third party development partner, Aesthetic Software Systems is proud to announce the release of the latest HD plugin, called REAL OXIDE. MSRP for the base REAL OXIDE plugin software is $1295. The optional OSM hardware interface for the system is priced at an MSRP of $1495. REAL OXIDE is an audio and olfactory analog tape simulation plugin, designed to run on Pro Tools HD systems. "We're offering REAL OXIDE to those Pro Tools users that want or miss the sound and smell of analog tape" in their all digital studios" said Digidesign spokesman Dirk Diggler. "REAL OXIDE is designed to fully emulate all the popular formats and brands of analog tape commonly used during the 1970's and 1980's" REAL OXIDE offers full user control over parameters such as brand, tape formulation, reel size, tape width, and even includes a "sticky shed" mode for audio restoration simulation. While REAL OXIDE users can enjoy the audio sounds of whirring/shuttling tape and clicking relays by routing the audio output of the plugin throught their HD audio converters, the real power of REAL OXIDE comes when used in conjunction with the optional OSM module. The OSM (Olfactory Simulation Module) is a hardware option that offers REAL OXIDE users the ACTUAL SMELLS of analog tape. When hooked to the HD system via a prorietary cable only offered by Digidesign, additonal olfactory features within the REAL OXIDE plugin environment can be accessed. "You've got to smell this little box to believe it" said Diggler, "it really cops the smell of analog and the simulations are very accurate. For example it easily allows the user to distinguish between Ampex 456 and 499, and some users have said the GP-9 emulation is actually better that the real thing" Currently the OSM module supports the smells of Ampex and EMTEC/BASF tape, but additional presets for 3M, Scotch, and AGFA PEM are currently in development. Not only does the OSM module offer the smells of analog, it also offers the sound of analog as well. The module also contains a speaker (4" x 10"), which allows the plugin to route the REAL OXIDE audio tape sounds simulations to the OSM for playback at the rear of the control room, or even in the machine room if it has not already been converted into another vocal booth. After testing literally hundreds of speakers for the right audio quality for the OSM, Digidesign and Aesthetic Software Systems settled on a 4" x 10" whizzer cone equipped car stereo speaker commonly used as a rear deck speaker in 1980's GM cars. "We tried all types of speakers for the OSM, some of them very expensive", said Ron Limbaugh, CEO of Aesthetic Software Systems, but ironically I brought a 4" x 10" speaker out of my brother in law's dead 1990 Chevy Corsica into the lab one day, we hooked it up to the OSM and the simulation of the sound of an analog tape machine was dead on". "Since there are literally millions of dead 1980's GM cars sitting in junk yards, the supply for OSM modules is limitless. This speaker also saves a bundle on production costs, we'd have to charge a lot more for the OSM without having used the 4" x 10". The whizzer cone is the key though, speakers with tweeters give the simulation too much high end, but the whizzer cone has just the right amount of bite and midrange to sound like a tape machine" When asked why the plugin software and OSM would not be combined into a lower cost package, Diggler responded "Get Real, we didn't get to be Digidesign by offering up a turnkey package at one price, the options are where the real money is in HD systems." "Also, requiring the OSM for the full analog tape machine experience makes the software less likely to be pirated...hell if it's anything like that Bomb Factory stuff there will be cracks of REAL OXIDE available on Kazaa before this press conference is over" One exciting development of the core technology used in REAL OXIDE is that with future software updates, it will be possible with additional instances of the plugin to recreate the total vintage studio experience while using ProTools HD. New emulations under development by Aesthetic Software Systems include: SLUT/HO - This plugin will allow emulation of over-perfumed groupie chicks in the control room SMOKE - This plugin will allow emulation of various types of smoke environments. "We're really excited about this one" said Limbaugh, "ever since it became politically incorrect to smoke in the control room it's just taken something out of the music. Hell look at those old Steely Dan photos, those guys are smoking ALL OVER the console and thinking nothing of it" SMOKE will also allow other variations besides tobacco smoke. "We expect this plugin to be really popular with the Hip-Hop and Reggae artists and studios" said Limbaugh. B/O - This plugin will simulate the smell of artists and engineers that have not bathed in days. "We actually got some sample smells from some 1970's Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Fleetwood Mac studio sessions for the development of this plugin" said Limbaugh. COKE - This plugin will simulate the sound and smells of a "big ole Pile of blow" in the control room. "We are developing this plugin from the Eagles Hotel California sessions" said "Limbaugh" SLUT/HO and COKE will be offered as a twofer plugin, at a price comparable to the other single plugins for the system. "We think that in conjunction with Aesthetic Software Systems" we have developed the ultimate vintage emulation plugin" said Dirk Diggler, "People can whine all they want about Pro Tools HD, but once the hear and smell REAL OXIDE they'll forget all about their analog tape decks. REAL OXIDE will also offer younger artists and engineers the sounds and smells that they missed from the golden days of studio recording" REAL OXIDE will be released in Quarter One of 2004, and the SLUT/HO, SMOKE, B/O, and COKE plugins for the OSM module will be release in Quarter Two of 2004. Enjoy.....Analogeezer |
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Digidesign to release new HD Plugin - REAL OXIDE
It's about time. I was wondering when they were going to come to their
senses and release a plugin that will really fill the gaps between analog bygone era, and the digital of today. I've already got my order in! eric Analogeezer wrote: 11/14/2003 For Immediate Release: DIGIDESIGN TO OFFER NEW HD PLUGIN - REAL OXIDE Analog Tape Simulator Digidesign, in conjunction with their third party development partner, Aesthetic Software Systems is proud to announce the release of the latest HD plugin, called REAL OXIDE. MSRP for the base REAL OXIDE plugin software is $1295. The optional OSM hardware interface for the system is priced at an MSRP of $1495. REAL OXIDE is an audio and olfactory analog tape simulation plugin, designed to run on Pro Tools HD systems. "We're offering REAL OXIDE to those Pro Tools users that want or miss the sound and smell of analog tape" in their all digital studios" said Digidesign spokesman Dirk Diggler. "REAL OXIDE is designed to fully emulate all the popular formats and brands of analog tape commonly used during the 1970's and 1980's" REAL OXIDE offers full user control over parameters such as brand, tape formulation, reel size, tape width, and even includes a "sticky shed" mode for audio restoration simulation. While REAL OXIDE users can enjoy the audio sounds of whirring/shuttling tape and clicking relays by routing the audio output of the plugin throught their HD audio converters, the real power of REAL OXIDE comes when used in conjunction with the optional OSM module. The OSM (Olfactory Simulation Module) is a hardware option that offers REAL OXIDE users the ACTUAL SMELLS of analog tape. When hooked to the HD system via a prorietary cable only offered by Digidesign, additonal olfactory features within the REAL OXIDE plugin environment can be accessed. "You've got to smell this little box to believe it" said Diggler, "it really cops the smell of analog and the simulations are very accurate. For example it easily allows the user to distinguish between Ampex 456 and 499, and some users have said the GP-9 emulation is actually better that the real thing" Currently the OSM module supports the smells of Ampex and EMTEC/BASF tape, but additional presets for 3M, Scotch, and AGFA PEM are currently in development. Not only does the OSM module offer the smells of analog, it also offers the sound of analog as well. The module also contains a speaker (4" x 10"), which allows the plugin to route the REAL OXIDE audio tape sounds simulations to the OSM for playback at the rear of the control room, or even in the machine room if it has not already been converted into another vocal booth. After testing literally hundreds of speakers for the right audio quality for the OSM, Digidesign and Aesthetic Software Systems settled on a 4" x 10" whizzer cone equipped car stereo speaker commonly used as a rear deck speaker in 1980's GM cars. "We tried all types of speakers for the OSM, some of them very expensive", said Ron Limbaugh, CEO of Aesthetic Software Systems, but ironically I brought a 4" x 10" speaker out of my brother in law's dead 1990 Chevy Corsica into the lab one day, we hooked it up to the OSM and the simulation of the sound of an analog tape machine was dead on". "Since there are literally millions of dead 1980's GM cars sitting in junk yards, the supply for OSM modules is limitless. This speaker also saves a bundle on production costs, we'd have to charge a lot more for the OSM without having used the 4" x 10". The whizzer cone is the key though, speakers with tweeters give the simulation too much high end, but the whizzer cone has just the right amount of bite and midrange to sound like a tape machine" When asked why the plugin software and OSM would not be combined into a lower cost package, Diggler responded "Get Real, we didn't get to be Digidesign by offering up a turnkey package at one price, the options are where the real money is in HD systems." "Also, requiring the OSM for the full analog tape machine experience makes the software less likely to be pirated...hell if it's anything like that Bomb Factory stuff there will be cracks of REAL OXIDE available on Kazaa before this press conference is over" One exciting development of the core technology used in REAL OXIDE is that with future software updates, it will be possible with additional instances of the plugin to recreate the total vintage studio experience while using ProTools HD. New emulations under development by Aesthetic Software Systems include: SLUT/HO - This plugin will allow emulation of over-perfumed groupie chicks in the control room SMOKE - This plugin will allow emulation of various types of smoke environments. "We're really excited about this one" said Limbaugh, "ever since it became politically incorrect to smoke in the control room it's just taken something out of the music. Hell look at those old Steely Dan photos, those guys are smoking ALL OVER the console and thinking nothing of it" SMOKE will also allow other variations besides tobacco smoke. "We expect this plugin to be really popular with the Hip-Hop and Reggae artists and studios" said Limbaugh. B/O - This plugin will simulate the smell of artists and engineers that have not bathed in days. "We actually got some sample smells from some 1970's Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Fleetwood Mac studio sessions for the development of this plugin" said Limbaugh. COKE - This plugin will simulate the sound and smells of a "big ole Pile of blow" in the control room. "We are developing this plugin from the Eagles Hotel California sessions" said "Limbaugh" SLUT/HO and COKE will be offered as a twofer plugin, at a price comparable to the other single plugins for the system. "We think that in conjunction with Aesthetic Software Systems" we have developed the ultimate vintage emulation plugin" said Dirk Diggler, "People can whine all they want about Pro Tools HD, but once the hear and smell REAL OXIDE they'll forget all about their analog tape decks. REAL OXIDE will also offer younger artists and engineers the sounds and smells that they missed from the golden days of studio recording" REAL OXIDE will be released in Quarter One of 2004, and the SLUT/HO, SMOKE, B/O, and COKE plugins for the OSM module will be release in Quarter Two of 2004. Enjoy.....Analogeezer |
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Digidesign to release new HD Plugin - REAL OXIDE
Yeah, and the first film to be remastered will undoubtedly be a John Waters
film with Divine. Perhaps Pink Flamingos? -- Roger W. Norman SirMusic Studio Purchase your copy of the Fifth of RAP CD set at www.recaudiopro.net. See how far $20 really goes. "Analogeezer" wrote in message om... 11/14/2003 For Immediate Release: DIGIDESIGN TO OFFER NEW HD PLUGIN - REAL OXIDE Analog Tape Simulator Digidesign, in conjunction with their third party development partner, Aesthetic Software Systems is proud to announce the release of the latest HD plugin, called REAL OXIDE. MSRP for the base REAL OXIDE plugin software is $1295. The optional OSM hardware interface for the system is priced at an MSRP of $1495. REAL OXIDE is an audio and olfactory analog tape simulation plugin, designed to run on Pro Tools HD systems. "We're offering REAL OXIDE to those Pro Tools users that want or miss the sound and smell of analog tape" in their all digital studios" said Digidesign spokesman Dirk Diggler. "REAL OXIDE is designed to fully emulate all the popular formats and brands of analog tape commonly used during the 1970's and 1980's" REAL OXIDE offers full user control over parameters such as brand, tape formulation, reel size, tape width, and even includes a "sticky shed" mode for audio restoration simulation. While REAL OXIDE users can enjoy the audio sounds of whirring/shuttling tape and clicking relays by routing the audio output of the plugin throught their HD audio converters, the real power of REAL OXIDE comes when used in conjunction with the optional OSM module. The OSM (Olfactory Simulation Module) is a hardware option that offers REAL OXIDE users the ACTUAL SMELLS of analog tape. When hooked to the HD system via a prorietary cable only offered by Digidesign, additonal olfactory features within the REAL OXIDE plugin environment can be accessed. "You've got to smell this little box to believe it" said Diggler, "it really cops the smell of analog and the simulations are very accurate. For example it easily allows the user to distinguish between Ampex 456 and 499, and some users have said the GP-9 emulation is actually better that the real thing" Currently the OSM module supports the smells of Ampex and EMTEC/BASF tape, but additional presets for 3M, Scotch, and AGFA PEM are currently in development. Not only does the OSM module offer the smells of analog, it also offers the sound of analog as well. The module also contains a speaker (4" x 10"), which allows the plugin to route the REAL OXIDE audio tape sounds simulations to the OSM for playback at the rear of the control room, or even in the machine room if it has not already been converted into another vocal booth. After testing literally hundreds of speakers for the right audio quality for the OSM, Digidesign and Aesthetic Software Systems settled on a 4" x 10" whizzer cone equipped car stereo speaker commonly used as a rear deck speaker in 1980's GM cars. "We tried all types of speakers for the OSM, some of them very expensive", said Ron Limbaugh, CEO of Aesthetic Software Systems, but ironically I brought a 4" x 10" speaker out of my brother in law's dead 1990 Chevy Corsica into the lab one day, we hooked it up to the OSM and the simulation of the sound of an analog tape machine was dead on". "Since there are literally millions of dead 1980's GM cars sitting in junk yards, the supply for OSM modules is limitless. This speaker also saves a bundle on production costs, we'd have to charge a lot more for the OSM without having used the 4" x 10". The whizzer cone is the key though, speakers with tweeters give the simulation too much high end, but the whizzer cone has just the right amount of bite and midrange to sound like a tape machine" When asked why the plugin software and OSM would not be combined into a lower cost package, Diggler responded "Get Real, we didn't get to be Digidesign by offering up a turnkey package at one price, the options are where the real money is in HD systems." "Also, requiring the OSM for the full analog tape machine experience makes the software less likely to be pirated...hell if it's anything like that Bomb Factory stuff there will be cracks of REAL OXIDE available on Kazaa before this press conference is over" One exciting development of the core technology used in REAL OXIDE is that with future software updates, it will be possible with additional instances of the plugin to recreate the total vintage studio experience while using ProTools HD. New emulations under development by Aesthetic Software Systems include: SLUT/HO - This plugin will allow emulation of over-perfumed groupie chicks in the control room SMOKE - This plugin will allow emulation of various types of smoke environments. "We're really excited about this one" said Limbaugh, "ever since it became politically incorrect to smoke in the control room it's just taken something out of the music. Hell look at those old Steely Dan photos, those guys are smoking ALL OVER the console and thinking nothing of it" SMOKE will also allow other variations besides tobacco smoke. "We expect this plugin to be really popular with the Hip-Hop and Reggae artists and studios" said Limbaugh. B/O - This plugin will simulate the smell of artists and engineers that have not bathed in days. "We actually got some sample smells from some 1970's Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Fleetwood Mac studio sessions for the development of this plugin" said Limbaugh. COKE - This plugin will simulate the sound and smells of a "big ole Pile of blow" in the control room. "We are developing this plugin from the Eagles Hotel California sessions" said "Limbaugh" SLUT/HO and COKE will be offered as a twofer plugin, at a price comparable to the other single plugins for the system. "We think that in conjunction with Aesthetic Software Systems" we have developed the ultimate vintage emulation plugin" said Dirk Diggler, "People can whine all they want about Pro Tools HD, but once the hear and smell REAL OXIDE they'll forget all about their analog tape decks. REAL OXIDE will also offer younger artists and engineers the sounds and smells that they missed from the golden days of studio recording" REAL OXIDE will be released in Quarter One of 2004, and the SLUT/HO, SMOKE, B/O, and COKE plugins for the OSM module will be release in Quarter Two of 2004. Enjoy.....Analogeezer |
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Digidesign to release new HD Plugin - REAL OXIDE
Analogeezer wrote:
11/14/2003 For Immediate Release: DIGIDESIGN TO OFFER NEW HD PLUGIN - REAL OXIDE Analog Tape Simulator Digidesign, in conjunction with their third party development partner, Aesthetic Software Systems is proud to announce the release of the latest HD plugin, called REAL OXIDE. MSRP for the base REAL OXIDE plugin software is $1295. The optional OSM hardware interface for the system is priced at an MSRP of $1495. REAL OXIDE is an audio and olfactory analog tape simulation plugin, designed to run on Pro Tools HD systems. LMAO ! Nice one. :-) Graham |
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