CLASP

CLASP stands for Closed Loop Audio Signal Processor. This is a hardware and software system that combines analog sound recording devices with digital audio workstations (DAW) such as Pro Tools , Nuendo and Cubase . The system combines the editing and mixing options of the DAW with the sound options of analog recordings. The developer and manufacturer of the system is the US company Endless Analog.

functionality

The system enables tape machines to be integrated into the workflow of digital audio workstations. All incoming signals are first recorded on tape and transmitted to the workstation in real time . This makes it possible to integrate analog recordings into the digital recording system without loss. The tape machines are controlled by the workstation; the previously required transfer of the analog recording to the digital system is no longer necessary.

The system consists of an analog automatic router , a control emulator for the analog tape machines, and a control plug-in for the DAW software.

Systems supported

On the hardware side, the system works with Apple Macintosh and Windows computers; on the software side, Pro Tools , Nuendo and Cubase are supported.

CLASP works with the following tape machines:

• 3M M79
• Ampex ATR 102
• Ampex ATR 124
• Ampex MM1200
• MCI JH series
• Otari MTR
• Otari MX 55
• Otari MX 80
• Otari MX 5050
• Scully 280
• Sony APR-24
• Studer 800
• Studer A80
• Studer A820
• Studer A807
• Studer A 827
• Studer C37
• Studer J37
• Tascam

reception

The rock group Kiss used the system to record the album Monster , in 2012 Clasp was nominated for the TEC Awards audio technology prize.

literature

• David Miles Huber, Robert E. Runstein: Modern Recording Techniques . CRC Press, 2013, pp. 196 f., ISBN 978-1-136-11782-4
• Grace Larkin: Endless Analog / CLASP Demo in San Francisco . In: emusician (EQ Magazine) July 22, 2010, accessed July 15, 2014
• Joe Bosso: CLASP inventor Chris Estes on recording tape at digital speed . In: musicradar of October 14, 2011, accessed on July 15, 2014

Individual evidence

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Web links

• Information on the Endless Analog website
• CLASP Review at MusicTech.net on August 14, 2012, accessed July 15, 2014