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Tape

33 products

  • Antelope Audio

    Reel-To-Reel plugin by Antelope Audio combines the best tape formulas, the best tape heads and the finest electronics.

  • Tape J-37
    Arturia

    Tape J-37 captures the complex architecture and non-linearities of the legendary Studer J37 tape machine in unprecedented detail. Whether adding subtle tape coloration to a master track or driving the input of a bus or insert with harmonic distortion, Tape J-37 is your go-to tool for bringing tube-driven depth and character to your sound.

  • Tape MELLO-FI
    Arturia

    Tape MELLO-FI is an easy-to-use plugin that brings instant chill atmosphere and vintage tape-aged warmth to any sound. Use its straightforward preamp, modulation and filter/output sections to sprinkle sublime lo-fi vibes into your mix.

  • Reels
    AudioThing

    Reels is a tape emulation plugin with built-in echo section and tape-stop effect. Based on an old tape recorder with a very rough Lo-Fi analog sound.

  • TAIP
    Baby Audio

    The most faithful tape emulation plugin yet, based on machine learning. Add silky warmth and analog saturation that begs to be driven hard.

  • Phoenix
    Crane Song

    Discontinued

    Phoenix is a TDM plug-in suite for Pro Tools HD that adds analog color to the digital domain by increasing apparent loudness without increasing gain, modeling analog tape compression. The suite contains five separate plug-ins (Luminescent, Iridescent, Radiant, Dark Essence, and Luster), each emulating different tape characteristics.

  • Phoenix II
    Crane Song

    Phoenix II is an update of Crane Song's suite of TDM plug-ins designed to emulate the unique properties of a magnetic tape machine, running both native and DSP on Avid's AAX format with beta AU and VST3 support. It uses 32-bit floating point math and offers five distinct tape-analog flavors (Luminescent, Iridescent, Radiant, Dark Essence, Luster) derived from HEDD technology.

  • EF-X3 Desktop
    Echo Fix

    A table-top tape echo featuring analog BBD chorus and analog spring reverb, with individual playback head outputs, auto tape stop, and CV control for motor speed and feedback.

  • EF-X3 Desktop
    Echo Fix

    A table-top tape echo featuring analog BBD chorus and analog spring reverb, with individual playback head outputs, auto tape stop, and CV control for motor speed and feedback.

  • EF-X3 Desktop
    Echo Fix

    A table-top tape echo featuring analog BBD chorus and analog spring reverb, with individual playback head outputs, auto tape stop, and CV control for motor speed and feedback.

  • EF-X3 Tolex
    Echo Fix

    A tolex-enclosed tape echo featuring analog BBD chorus and analog spring reverb, with individual playback head outputs, auto tape stop, and CV control for motor speed and feedback.

  • EF-X3 Vintage Voice Desktop
    Echo Fix

    A table-top tape echo variant with vintage-voiced tape heads, wow and flutter modulation controls, extended motor speed range, analog spring reverb, and live tape looping via record/erase head control.

  • EF-X3 Vintage Voice Desktop
    Echo Fix

    A table-top tape echo variant with vintage-voiced tape heads, wow and flutter modulation controls, extended motor speed range, analog spring reverb, and live tape looping via record/erase head control.

  • EF-X3 Vintage Voice Tolex
    Echo Fix

    A tolex-enclosed tape echo variant with vintage-voiced tape heads, wow and flutter modulation controls, extended motor speed range, analog spring reverb, and live tape looping via record/erase head control.

  • EF-X3R Vintage Voice
    Echo Fix

    A rackmounted analog tape echo built on the EF-X3R platform, featuring wow and flutter controls, an analog spring reverb, analog BBD chorus, and live tape looping via Record/Erase Off controls.

  • EF-X3R Vintage Voice
    Echo Fix

    A rackmounted analog tape echo built on the EF-X3R platform, featuring wow and flutter controls, an analog spring reverb, analog BBD chorus, and live tape looping via Record/Erase Off controls.

  • Fuse Audio Labs

    Reel-to-reel tape emulation that distills the best characteristics of multiple vintage tape machines into a single streamlined plugin. Covers saturation, hysteresis, high-frequency loss, head bump, wow and flutter, crosstalk, and tape hiss. Two selectable tape formulas offer a linear (Formula I) or more colored (Formula II) character. Tape speed switches between 15 IPS and 30 IPS, affecting both high-frequency response and low-end character.

  • Fuse Audio Labs

    A channel strip emulation of the Tascam Midistudio 688 — a semi-professional 8-track cassette multitrack recorder introduced in 1990 that shaped the sound of countless demo tapes. Faithfully recreates the preamp, tape system, and 3-band EQ of the original hardware, delivering the characteristic crunchiness, inherent tape compression, and lo-fi warmth of cassette multitracking. Each section can be used individually or combined.

  • Wow Control
    Goodhertz

    Analog tape and playback device modulation plugin that accurately captures the essence of three tape machines spanning three decades. Features high-quality wow and flutter effects with HQ Mode, pitch range with expressive shape controls, controllable speeds with beat-syncing, three analog tape modes (15 IPS, 7.5 IPS, Cassette), magnetic tape coloration and saturation, and an advanced randomization section.

  • Cassette644

    Cassette644

    €16.99

    HoRNet

    HoRNet Cassette644 is a cassette emulator that captures the essence of vintage 4 tracks cassette recorders with this plugin

  • DAW Cassette
    Klevgrand

    Bring your sound back to the golden age of cassette tapes (minus the tangle). DAW Cassette takes you back to the magic of the 1980s by emulating the iconic sound of a tape deck.

  • Tape Face
    Plugin Alliance

    Analog tape emulation modeled after one of the most characterful professional tape machines ever made. Three modes from tasteful to seriously tapey, adding analog charm to digital recordings.

  • 542 Tape Emulator
    Rupert Neve Designs

    A 500 Series tape emulation module that delivers analog saturation and coloration. Features a true tape effect circuit with a custom interstage transformer mimicking a record head, switchable 15/30 IPS tape speed modes, soft-clipper, Silk circuit with variable Texture control, and a blend control to mix pre and post-tape effect signals.

  • Dirty Tape
    Softube

    Instant lo-fi modulation and distortion. A tape dirt machine effect with warm, analog vibes capable of gritty distortion and saturation or subtle texture and movement.

  • Tape
    Softube

    Realistic analog tape simulation that adds cohesion and warmth to your mix, featuring three tape machine types with presets by Grammy winners Joe Chicarelli and Howard Willing.

  • Aloha

    $38.90

    Soundspear

    The most vintage of all tapes VST2, VST3, AU | Windows, macOS missing the richness and feel of pre-1950 tape recorders?

  • Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
    Universal Audio

    Emulation of the Ampex ATR-102 2-track mastering tape recorder, delivering classic tape saturation, selectable tape types, and full-circuit color (transformers, amplifiers, Repro/Sync/Input paths) for mixing and mastering.

  • Oxide Tape Recorder
    Universal Audio

    Experience our easy-to-use, groundbreaking tape emulation. Inject the warm color and punchy low-end response of analog tape to your tracks. Apply tape saturation and circuit overdrive via simple input/output controls. Choose among 7.5 and 15 ips tape speeds and two emphasis curves for colorful tape textures.

  • Waves

    Developed in association with Eddie Kramer, the Kramer Master Tape plugin is modeled on a rare vintage 1/4" reel-to-reel machine.

  • Cassette
    Waves Factory

    Cassette is an audio plugin (VST, VST3, AAX, AU) that imparts the unique sound of a real cassette tape, with a high quality tape simulation algorithm.

  • Cassette Transport
    Waves Factory

    Free audio plugin effect that simulates the sound of tape speeding up and slowing down. It also includes noises from the physical buttons and rotor of a real Cassette unit.

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