[Drumsound]

Originally Posted by flute player

Hi there all,

To CLASP or to ANAMOD ATS-1, that's the question.
Getting a real tape sound onto your recordings is now possible.
But what wonders me is if you can get the same sound by replacing the complex CLASP set-up by an ANAMOD ATS-1.
And, YES, I know the CLASP makes it possible to run more than one track and the the ATS-1 is a stereo tool.
I thought about some of the questions that might be answered.
One of the main reasons for me would just be the price.
For the price of a CLASP you can buy two ATS-1.
You can also mention the maintainance of the tape machine.
Allthough you might have bought, say a rare, Studer or Ampex, it seems that good spare parts are hard to find.
Or is it that people might say the CLASP is a recording tool and the ANAMOD ATS-1 a mastering tool.

Looking out to your reactions.

greetz,

Paul

My question is who and how are you recording? If you want to record ensembles, you'll really be much better off with a CLASP system. If you are the sole performer, and have no need to have 4-10-23 mics live and tracking an ANAMOD might be fine. I have great respect for the ANAMOD guys, but their product is a different thing than the CLASP. CLASP actually records to tape and then the computer records that sound. ANAMOD replicates that process, in two channel instances.