Wires
by AudioThing · Saturation · Wire recorder emulation
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Emulation of a vintage wire recorder for heavily colored, degraded lo-fi sound.
Best for: Vocals, Keys & Synths, Sound Design. Genres: Lo-Fi, Hip-Hop & Trap, Electronic & EDM.
Keywords: hardware emulation, lo-fi, sound design, 70s, colored, heavy, mixing, oversampling, randomize, resizable UI, single-band, vintage, vocals.
What it does
Wires emulates the MN61, a 1970s Soviet magnetic wire recorder originally developed for military use. It was made with the composer Hainbach.
- Wire sound: magnetic wire emulation with oversampling up to 16x.
- Echo: variable echo time, feedback, pre/post level routing and output trim.
- Character: original speaker and microphone emulation, start/stop effects, motor noise and hiss, each with envelope control.
- Presets with a randomizer and a resizable window.
Source: AudioThing product page
When to use it
Wires is a delay with a very specific, degraded sound. It is more of a character effect than a clean echo like those in the rated delay plugins.
- Genres: experimental, ambient, lo-fi and film sound design.
Where to buy
- Plugin Boutique: $29 (regular $59)
- Best Service: $55.50
- AudioThing: $59
- AudioDeluxe: $59
Tutorials and reviews
- Making ambient with Audio Thing Wires - a soviet wire recorder plugin
- [Plugin] Wires by AudioThing - All Presets Previews
- AudioThing - Wires in Action (Soviet Wire Recorder Echo Plugin) with @Hainbach
- Wires - Soviet Wire Recorder & Echo by Hainbach & AudioThing - Audio Plug-In - Demo
- Wires - @Hainbach's Soviet Echo Machine - Demo
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