Getting That Old VHS Tape 80's Sound

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7 жыл бұрын

A look at the VHS Audio Degradation Suite effect in Reaktor 6 and a walkthrough some of the functions and how to create that retro VHS 80's sound.
Written by James Peck, this wonderful effect / plugin is free and gives you an enormous amount of flexibility to destroy your audio exactly as much as you want.
Controls include drive, compression, filters, warp, wow, flutter and overall wear of the tape.
It's a really fun plugin to tryout and incredibly useful if you're after that old sound from poor quality VHS tapes.
► MUSIC: Anders Enger Jensen - Falling In Love With You
Thanks to Anders from EOX Studios in Norway for letting me use his music in this video.
More Info: / eox-studios
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@generfeld Жыл бұрын

That synth, it sounds like intro background music for an industrial safety training tape. Like you just got a job at a automobile plant, and gotta watch these safety videos on VHS. I can picture the robotic crane arms going back and forth moving car frames, unpainted metal, etc. Or, I imagine the beginning of an 80s TV show, an 80s Corvette slowly driving up to a Stop sign

@tdcattech Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@tylerwilson4951 4 жыл бұрын

Dude this plugin is so awesome. For some reason I was thinking about the way old VHS tapes had a certain 'warble' to their audio and wanted to add that effect to a guitar, or at least learn how to attempt to reverse engineer the effect. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was able to find this. Thanks for taking the time to share!

@rubyalfaro2576 5 жыл бұрын

This was a lot of fun! Thank you for creating 😄 ...Oh the nostalgia. "TDCatTech FM"... nice touch!

@helionfilm1628 7 жыл бұрын

Nostalgic at its best. Brings you right back to the old analog days 😃😃

@lightsource1790 5 жыл бұрын

80’s porn shop setting! Sold!!

@phenomena17 6 жыл бұрын

its not because we wanna make it bad, people are trying to recreate a moment like the sounds of the 70's

@SocietateaAscendenta 4 жыл бұрын

Those people developed technology, to make the sound CLEAN and we throw VSTs like these on the final mix... Engineers must be cringing with every vst release that downgrades the sound.

@phenomena17 3 жыл бұрын

@@zxbryc Bro, its not for final mixdowns, but rather more for creative purposes. A good example is adding a Tape Stop effect in trap beats and most of these kids that make these modern beats dont even know what a tape machine looks or feels like. So if u want to achieve "vintage sounding mixes" like the old days its common sense to add vintage effects. People dont use it with intentions of destroying the audio... just like if I want my voice to sound like I'm in an empty cathedral hall.. then I would add a big hall reverb effect. I hope this makes sense.

@phenomena17 3 жыл бұрын

@@SocietateaAscendenta not everyone want a super Clean audio, some people want a warm sound

@SocietateaAscendenta 3 жыл бұрын

@@phenomena17 That was not the point. Everyone likes "warm" sound :). My point was that every technology step was towards "better, cleaner, perfect" and now that we have the tech to produce ultra--clean stuff, people throw VSTs to make it un-clean again :)). Ironic, I find it. That was the point.

@rexjolles 3 жыл бұрын

*80

@AdamHolbus 4 жыл бұрын

Holy smokes! Right after I watched the whole video, I played it from the beginning and could've sworn I was listening to the digital remaster. Amazing stuff!

@craigellenwood3809 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing digitized versions of VHS tapes on VLC and slowing the speed down -50% or so and some very weird stuff occurs. Filters are cool and fun but for me the magic is in that part that just happens.

@horseradish4046 3 жыл бұрын

surprisingly perfect for oldschool Black Metal guitar

@theboredbroadcast4678 7 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered how to do this, thank you for the video!!!

@Sara-L 2 жыл бұрын

holy cow. this gave me chills!

@bb-remy 5 жыл бұрын

to get this program to work you have to install reaktor 6 you can use it in fl studios just make sure the plugin is the plugin menu and when you open reaktor 6 just go to file and open the vhs file

@kris_andy6834 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t help but say it..I love your voice!! Lol

@BarnacleButtock 5 жыл бұрын

Ohhh the drum sounds are fabbb.

@memorecks 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the review! glad u liked it

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

Certainly do. Excellent.

@danieldemayo6209 6 жыл бұрын

Wow didn’t think I’d find this video haha I was about to hook up the old vhs player to see what kind of effects I could get....I maybe lazy and just try this instead lol

@patrickryan1821 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. You did a great job on this. Do you have an upload or link to the song with those additions with no dialog?

@theflipnoteshowproduction9082 6 жыл бұрын

It's very good programmes. l love the music.

@charliekill88 Жыл бұрын

I just figured out how to install this and its actually so cool, but do you know how I export the audio with the plugin applied? I can only seem to get a preview of it while in Ableton but cant figure out how to export it with the audio effect. Anyways thank you for this video

@jaibhimadevi5805 6 жыл бұрын

Honestly, with that degree of squash and highs being cut, it sounds more like 80's: backing music for voiceover, mall muzak, or hold music, but in stereo.. VHS did and could muffle and warp a bit, but TV speakers emphasized mids and highs more, and audio was mixed/mastered with more high end then (vinyl/tape legacy). Watch some 80's commercial compilations (which were of course recorded on VHS) to hear what I mean, a lot going on in the 900-4k Hz range.

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

Haha...yes, I know I overcooked this considerably.

@eaglechildkeys 5 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering how they recorded the 80's albums too, because all of them, specially beggining and middle of that decade they are remarkable for their middle frequencies...

@synthmalicious7541 4 жыл бұрын

@@eaglechildkeys Professionally, high-end reel to reel machines most likely.

@dilutinginertia 6 жыл бұрын

Dope !

@Multi-Waves_Sketchbook 4 жыл бұрын

Damn now I have to figure out what kinda processing would create that warp, I have most of it all figured out but this came way out from left field

@tymime 4 жыл бұрын

I wish this didn't require Reaktor 6 and that it was just a Audio Unit or VST plugin

@tdcattech 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It would make a great standalone VST plugin.

@AlecCommentstheInternet 2 жыл бұрын

what comes to my mind the most that I like about vhs sound effects is the pitch wavering, like the synth in "innerbloom" anyone know what I'm talking about?

@TheRenegadist 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone have a version of the suite that will work on the 1.0 version of Reaktor 6, a download link would be appreciated!

@patrickryan1821 5 жыл бұрын

What is the software you are using with this plug in?

@solidsnake2234 5 жыл бұрын

This is going to be a very odd question, but... I had the plugin months ago, and accidentally deleted it. I redownloaded the plugin, but it was an updated version that doesn't seem to want to work with the Reaktor 6 demo, and I'm unable to find older versions of the plugin. Does anyone happen to know where I can find an older version?

@Sasq2890 5 жыл бұрын

Did you try updating Reaktor 6 demo to the latest version and then download the latest version of the VHS plugin?

@Official_Proxy 6 жыл бұрын

sounds like Jazz Jackrabbit 2 soundtrack :D

@zackotron1986 5 жыл бұрын

I loved that game

@kelinjohnson7421 Жыл бұрын

I hope tapes make a comback like vinyls did.

@gcioni 4 ай бұрын

Very cool! Currently I use a real betamax that has a fantastic agc

@kevontrackday2760 5 жыл бұрын

how can i install it

@bergljotganaze1323 3 жыл бұрын

Can you import your own music and add those filters

@pa-ikollo1851 4 жыл бұрын

The warp is perfeck

@jaminwang1005 6 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell what sound it it at 10:55 , the appegiating thing at the right side of the audio

@CalamityHillMusic 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a theramin.

@facundob.f8606 5 жыл бұрын

its able to mac?

@mistofigo 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I just grew mustache from watching this....

@jmc8342 5 жыл бұрын

quite interesting but I'd like to experiment with using it in parallel with the dry signal. Perfect track for this plug in.

@WaterTheBoy 3 жыл бұрын

Is there an Audacity equivalent for this?

@Mindofkavi 11 ай бұрын

where's the mix knob?

@microwavedmetal Жыл бұрын

I love how apple makes camera’s that can shoot in 4k and gen Z and gen alpha is like…”mmm…no thank you I want the 70s back” it’s sad but it’s also good that we want at least a sliver of the good part of humanity back.

@funknotik 5 жыл бұрын

I have reaktor 5 I'm getting not a valid .ens file when I try to run it in reaktor. Anyone have this issue?

@tdcattech 5 жыл бұрын

Reaktor 6 only, I’m afraid. Also, I think it now needs the full version and won’t work with Reaktor 6 Player 😕

@willdatsun 6 жыл бұрын

Anders seems to be getting quite prolific! About this 30 mins thing, can you restart it, or if not, can you reinstall it or anything after that ?

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. You can restart it (at least I did once). Clearly it's a big restriction on usage but not an unreasonable one.

@brentfisher902 4 жыл бұрын

5:51 sounds like linear stereo on EP mode. 10:20 is when the audio track is folded away from the reproduction head..

@WhoisVinnie 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could do this in Audacity

@eaglechildkeys 5 жыл бұрын

Good taste for music!Love this style too. There is any similar plugin that I can use for Cubase? This is only for reaktor what a pitty..

@tdcattech 5 жыл бұрын

Reaktor player will work with this and as it's a VST plugin, it will definitely work with Cubase. It will be limited to half an hour though which is a pain. I've seen one by Dyvision on Google but never tried it.

@robertobruno778 5 жыл бұрын

This is an effect VST plugin? Where can I download it?

@tdcattech 5 жыл бұрын

No. It's a Reaktor ensemble. Just google 'Reaktor VHS' and you'll find it.

@servantapashia7724 5 жыл бұрын

TDCatTech is their anythimg like this for Garage band? to get a old school vocal sound for recoding music

@alexbusoni 4 жыл бұрын

80s rules)

@NathanJReal 4 жыл бұрын

just give me a VHS dll ahhhhhhhhhhhh, its so hard to find one!!

@bulletgamess5051 4 жыл бұрын

This is what Jack Stainer does

@canaconn2388 6 жыл бұрын

Is there something like this for the program Audacity?

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

This should work in Audacity as a VST plugin...I'm only guessing though as I've never used Audacity but I believe it has some VST support.

@canaconn2388 6 жыл бұрын

TDCatTech I think it does Edit: the plugin isn't in a vst format... it's in an .ens format

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

That's right. This is for use in Reaktor 6 from Native Instruments. The player version of this is a VST plugin.

@canaconn2388 6 жыл бұрын

TDCatTech where can I get the player version, if it's not too much to ask?

@Quasi-stellar_object 5 жыл бұрын

Is that so hard to tell how to install this plugin?

@DrewKane 6 жыл бұрын

Linux users can use the CALF Tape Simulator for free.

@tdcattech 6 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for the info. Haven't heard of that one.

@davidbjork5063 5 жыл бұрын

Thanx for the info!

@DWT49 5 жыл бұрын

Any for fl studio 12?

@chevycaprice87 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, my real VHS VCR sounds not less than CD, without these effects.

@BarnacleButtock 5 жыл бұрын

Taken to extremes here to show off the capabilites, but I'm perfectly sure it's capable of that crystallized nearly-clean tape sound too.

@radiosification 7 жыл бұрын

I have never understood why people think a generic intro dropped on the start of every video is a good idea. I have always found it to be a complete waste of time. Edit: Okay admittedly you did add the video title to it. Still, I can read the title fine underneath the video player and I knew what it was before I clicked anyway

@tdcattech 7 жыл бұрын

Yep. You're right. No need at all but, for me at least, putting it all together with an intro and outro is part of the fun of making it my own work and style. It's also a vehicle to add extra info if I need to.

@qwertcvbnmm 5 жыл бұрын

It's all about creating a brand for your channel and videos. Almost all professional KZfaqrs have intros and outros for their videos. Just like television shows.

@SocietateaAscendenta 4 жыл бұрын

Why bother and add so much unnatural effects, when you can go to the local flee market, buy an old deck, record your music on REAL tape, then output it back in your DAW - YOU will LOVE the final result and will have FUN making music, again. Wondering why you yourself do not appreciate your tracks? It is because you know you faking it...