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Yamaha MT4X 4 Tracks Cassette Impulse Set

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Hi guys!

What we’ve got here is a mastodon!

I know you’ve been quite liking the concept of me bringing you exotic pieces in impulse format and i have the pleasure to introduce you the release of the Yamaha MT4X 4 tracks cassette recorder Impulse Set! I went pretty hardcore on this set, since i used everything i could to squeeze the most juice out of it… The result ? 191 impulses capturing that 4 tracks cassette recorder at its finest. From its 3 bands EQ, to its DBX noise reduction, and even a pass thru each captured with sine sweeps, impulses, with a cassette, without… When i was done with it I thought i’d do some custom eq curves, capture some tape hiss that you can loop and use within your session, and i added to that ‘happy accidents’ which i’d use as a short delay or even a reverb, and ‘clip / color / compression’ which are synth impulses (virus ti and ms-20) clipping the cassette giving you cassette compression.

Before i go further into the details, and while i’m sure to have your attention:

***Use these impulses as insert only (directly on your track), and set wet signal to 100%, no dry signal, otherwise you'll have phase problems!*** :)
Now let me detail what’s inside the Yamaha MT4X set folder, its architecture rather speaks for itself:
Cassette / No Cassette: have been both captured with sine sweeps. Cassette implies the sound of the running cassette was captured, no cassette means only pass thru without recording on tape. Every impulse has a variation with and without DBX noise reduction so you can pick what you prefer. Have a look at what’s inside these folders:

Custom Curves (12 Impulses)
The custom curves are 4 different kind of ‘smile eq’ which are often used in mastering situations and two ‘sizzle’ ones which add ‘air’. Cassette mastering yay! haha

3 bands EQ:

For the 3 band EQ, i wanted to tell you that i’ve checked the eq curves with a spectrum analyzer and saw that many of the settings from some eq bands didn’t do much between +5 and +12 for example, haha, so i decided to keep every useful step and discard the ones where the eq didn’t change at all… I tried to capture each band with + or - 1 db increments where i could!


Hi eq (12 impulses) from +12 to -12
Low eq (14 impulses) from +12 to -12
Mid eq (18 impulses) from +12 to -12
Pass thru (2 impulses)

Impulse (50 impulses):
Has the same architecture and number of impulses/folders as the previous folders, the only difference is that it’s been captured with impulses rather than sine sweeps!

Clip / Color / Compression (10 impulses):
This is synths impulses (virus ti noise and ms-20 noise / ring) recorded on the cassette and clipping it, some have the DBX noise reduction, which can react as a ‘compressor’ when you smack the tape haha!


Happy Accidents (2 impulses):
Since i listen to every capture i do to make sure it sounds right, i thought that these two while being imperfect could be used as ‘reverbs’ or ‘short delays’n so i added them to the set! You’ll try it!

Tape Hiss (3 impulses):
Are three loops of cassette tape hiss that you can use within your sessions! Works great :)

Sounds demos would be pretty hard to do since the number of impulses is quite high! I just ran a complete track of mine thru 3 rather altering presets to show you how it sounds!
It goes: dry / effected with 1 of the smile eq presets / dry / effected with another eq / effected with another eq.
I will certainly add more in the future, as i use the impulses!

That’s it!


To finish this with a wink, here’s an extract from the Yamaha MT4X user’s manual:

‘Your MT4X Multitrack Cassette recorder is a powerful recording tool that will allow you to capture your
music at a very high level of sound quality. It is an advanced technology, easy-to-use four-track cassette
tape recorder with a comprehensive four-channel mixer.’


Best Regards,

Florent Campana / Flo Audio April 2015

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released April 15, 2015

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My philosophy in life, and in sound has always been that i wanna be free. Knowing how to do things myself, at least understanding intellectually the principle of something that i can then turn into a know how, and make my own.

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