Neve makes a Tape Saturation for their 500 series and i was looking at picking up a pair for running my Digitone or OT mk 1 when tracking into my DAW. I want to put Tape Sat on every channel so it has to be subtle.
I understand there are loads of VSTs that will do this for me, but I’m wondering about the Tape Sat of the Heat.
How does it sound? Can it do "subtle*?
Thanks.
Analog Heat can very much do subtle. The first 3 circuits on the dial (Clean Boost, Saturation and Enhancement) are great for subtle treatment of your sound. Enhancement is a little less subtle, but walks that fine line between not enough and too much so well that I think it’s my favorite circuit. Hope that helps. Check out the recent video by Red Means Recording on YouTube for subtler usage of the Heat.
Which one?
thanks…i was listening to the plagiarism one, thinking he might soon segue in to an account of how to get subtle saturation from an Analog Heat!
or maybe this one. talks and shows a lot about how to make sound more beautiful with AH instead of just killing it, in essence, how to find the right amount of distortion + combining it with the other features of AH
How about the Strymon Deco? 
I have been eyeing tape sat alternatives too
pair of these would also work if you’re fine with 500 series modules
A pair of Analog Drive at 89€, Clean Boost mode.
That looks sweet. And I have assembled my own Monome 128, but I’d need two and a chassis. But it’s an awesome kit.
As a coda to this, I was doing a search this morning, and a brand new mk 1 popped up on a major retailer site for $499. I had to do a bit of poking around to make sure it was legit-new. It is, and I’ll get it Tuesday. Thanks, everyone. Looking forward to putting my boxes together!