Diabolique: Authentic Tube Warmth of Vintage Tape Machines for Your Sound
In the digital age, where perfect clarity reigns, the Diabolique plugin from Ourafilmes offers a journey back to the era of analog recording, with its unique soul, warmth, and character. This plugin is a detailed simulation of two legendary tube tape recorders, designed to add organic life and vintage flavor to your tracks.
Recreating Classics: Revox and Tandberg
Diabolique emulates the sound of:
- Revox F36 (1962): Represents a perfectly maintained machine with preserved original components, delivering clean yet rich vintage warmth.
- Tandberg Model 3 (1958): Simulates the state of a tape recorder without maintenance, with all original Telefunken tubes, adding a more raw, “characteristic” tint.
Switch between “Circuit 1” (Revox) and “Circuit 2” (Tandberg) to choose your desired vintage character.
Use Cases
Diabolique is a versatile tool:
- Thermal Saturation: Add organic tube warmth and harmonics to any audio signal.
- Tape Multitrack: Simulate recording on tape for natural compression and “gluing” of mix elements.
- Lo-Fi Effects: Create vintage, “dirty” or Lo-Fi sounds as needed.
Sound Control
The plugin provides flexible controls:
- Input/output levels for saturation control.
- Tube saturation settings.
- Control of tape noise and bias.
- Unique 15 ips speed function (for Tandberg simulation).
- “Vintage” control to change the frequency response in the style of vinyl.
The plugin supports full automation and Midi Learn for convenient integration into your workflow. Available as a VST plugin for Windows (32-bit).
Give Your Sound Soul
Diabolique from Ourafilmes is your key to authentic vintage sound. It offers not just emulation, but a tool for adding character, warmth, and the unique atmosphere of the tape recording era to your digital projects. Try Diabolique and feel the difference.
