Lately, I have been trying to learn more about tape. I grew up listening to albums tracked to tape, but have only worked professionally in the DAW environment.

There is a craze with tape plugins in the last several years - including Universal Audios Officially endorsed Studer A800 mkIII plugin , as well as u-he Satin and Slate's Virtual Tape Machines.

Acoustic overtones that represent the upper and lower octaves of a note. When a note is played, the harmonics ring out along with it, and this, combined with other overtones, gives an acoustic instrument its particular sound. (See Overtones.)

I read somewhere that if you want to make an instrument or sound stand out in a mix. You should try to boost the harmonics of the fundamental frequency not the fundamental frequency itself. if this is true and you know the fundamental frequency your EQ'ing how do you find out the frequencies of the harmonics you need to boost.

Hey all --

If i don't own an Aural Exciter, or can't run the plugin since I'm on an LE system.

Is there any other plugs or ways out there to bring out the natural harmonics and clarity in tracks like the Exciter does?

ok so i've recorded my drums with the following setup...

kick- AKG d112
snare top - sm57
snare bottom - sm57
hi-hat - AKG c414 tl II
toms - Audix d2
floor tom - Audix d4
overheads - studio projects c4