Generally speaking, the Tape Emulation plugin does what analog hardware did half a century ago – it chooses the sound signal. It moves it through the recording head producing magnetic radiation utilizing different chemical formulations that had particular sound characteristics causing cleaner or even more twisted sound output.

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• Maximum tape effect and maximum vibes. Tape Emulation Plugins. Over the years, many different companies have modeled a variety of different machines from all over the globe. They each have their own unique sounds and shine in certain situations. Here are the most popular tape machine emulations: Satin: U-He “Tape Construction Kit”.
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Cassette imparts the unique sound from an often maligned recording medium.
A one that offers character like nothing else and I'm in love with.
This is not a tape machine, this is a time machine.

See what Cassette can bring to your mixes

Rewind back in time

An entire generation heard the music that shaped their lives on cassette tape. I grew up listening to them at home, on the car or on a Walkman.
They are not perfect, in fact, they are far from perfect.
That’s what I love about them.

This is my tribute to the sound that shaped my childhood. I discovered the passion for music between quirks and random fluctuations. Watching the meters move as I sang into an old microphone. Red peaks and analog saturation.
Rewind, listen again.

Why you'll love Cassette

Cassette has been designed to be fun, pleasant to the ear and true to the medium.

Tape emulation

Cassette has been carefully modelled after exhaustive analysis of a high number of sound signals recorded into real tapes. As a result, we get the same sound and behaviour as the original unit.

Randomness under control

Magnetic tape is not a sterile media. It will impart its own sound signature. Some of these non-linear effects are unpredictable, which make the signal sound more natural and alive.

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Powerful features

There's much more under the hood than what you see at a first glance. In the settings panel you are able to fully control all the parameters that make tape sound like tape.

• “Cassette, by one of my favourite plugin developers, is a blast to use!”

  Greg Wells

  Adele, Katy Perry

• “Cassette has added another dimension to lo-fi effects. With just a little voicing from the plugin on the subtler tape models it gets beautifully rich.”

  Phil English

  Mc Fly, Diamond Head

• “Cassette gives real-life feel to my audio samples, immediately elevating them adding that extra-sauce factor.”

  Eren Cannata

  Songwriter

What's your type?

We modelled the four cassettes types available. Each one delivers different sonic characteristics.

I: was the standard and most compatible tape format. Featured a ferric-oxide coating (Fe₂O₃). First appeared in the 1960s.
II: with a chromium dioxide (CrO₂) formulation was introduced at the dawn of the 1970s featuring an undeniable increase in high frequency response.
III: living a short period between the mid 70s and early 80s, the ferro-chrome (FeCr) never made it into the golden era.
IV: metal-formulated hit the scene at the end of the 70s. Features firmer bass as well as louder high frequencies.

About magnetic tape

Magnetic tape is not a sterile media. It will impart its own sound signature to signals recorded into it. These include different frequency response, frequency dependent saturation, high-frequency compression, hiss, asperity noise and much more.

Reproduction systems will also induce their fingerprint: wow, flutter, random high-frequency loss, crosstalk, stereo unbalances and other.

All of these little quirks and random fluctuations have been modelled meticulously in Cassette.

Tape

I always wanted to have a modular tape plugin in which I could enable or disable each step of the processing.

Stability

Control how the Stability parameter in the front panel works internally. Includes “randomness” in order to make things unpredictable and analog.

Extra

More of what makes a cassette sound like a cassette. Including the innovative “Re-Cassette” parameter that runs the processing several times.

Artifacts

Control how the Artifacts parameter in the front panel works internally. Includes “Random Snap” for simulating the tape being caught momentarily.

Cycling through presets

Tape Emulation Plugin Vst Plugins

Listen how the included presets sound in a real mix. This track is called 'Last Sunrise of Neon Summer' by David Hurst. We just inserted the plugin in the master bus and cycle through them.

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Changelog

• • # Version 1.0.5 – 26 / 10 / 2020
  • – Improved: CPU optimisation.
  • – Fixed: crash when internet connection is not available.

  
  

  • # Version 1.0.4 – 15 / 07 / 2020
  • – Fixed: crash when re-loading a project in Ableton Live.
  • – Fixed: graphics CPU bug.
  • – Improved: presets are now in alphabetical order.
  • - Added: enable/disable OpenGL.

  
  

  • # Version 1.0.3 – 13 / 01 / 2020
  • – Fixed: Compatibility with older macOS versions.

  
  

  • # Version 1.0.2 – 19 / 11 / 2020
  • – Fixed: Pro, Home and Micro bug in Cubase / VST3.
  • – Improved: authorization process.
  • – Added: Tape Type is now automatable.
  • – Added: Pro Tools key command automation.
  • – Added: artist presets from Insight.

  
  

  • # Version 1.0.1 – 14 / 11 / 2019
  • – Fixed: Pro, Home and Micro buttons are now automatable.
  • – Improved: settings sliders snap to the mouse cursor when clicked.
  • – Added: artist presets from Torley.

  
  

  • # Version 1.0.0 – 04 / 11 / 2019
  Initial release.

  
  

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System requirements

macOS 10.7 or higher.
64 bit DAW and OS.
Windows 7, 8 or 10.
64 bit DAW and OS.

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Modern engineers are spoiled. We have keyboard shortcuts for making edits, crossfading and even quantizing. But back when engineers still routinely recorded to tape, they needed a pair of scissors and special tape to make cuts.

While most engineers don’t miss the hassles that come with using a tape machine, we all miss the sound. Tape machines impart a unique combination of equalization, compression and saturation to audio signals. The exact effect a tape machine has on a track depends on a number of settings.

Tape Machine Type

Before DAWs were popular, tape machines were the primary method for recording audio. Typically, studios would use multichannel tape machines for recording and then bounce the final mix to a 2-track master tape. Each of these machines effected the sound in different ways.

Generally speaking, fewer tracks requires a smaller tape size to maintain fidelity. So, 2-track mastering decks typically used 1/4”, 1/2” or even 1” tape. However, 8-track, 16-track and 24-track recorders typically used larger 1” or 2” tape. Each tape size has its own unique sonic characteristics.

Tape Speed

The speed of the tape also affects the sound. All tape machines offer a “head bump“, or frequency boost in the low end. Which frequency, and how much boost depends on how fast the tape is spinning. Tape speed is measured in inches per second, or IPS.

Generally, faster speeds offer higher fidelity, less noise and more high-end. Slow speeds tend to roll off the high-end and boost the lows and low-mids. Slower speeds also add more saturation but tend to be noisier. Common speeds include:

• 30ips: Typically considered more “hi-fi”. Low midrange boost around 200Hz. Slightly extended high-end.
• 15ips: Low-midrange boost around 100Hz. Slight midrange boost for more “bite.” More saturation and “attitude”, but more noise. Favorite for rock.
• 7.5ips: Typically considered more “lo-fi”. Significant high-end roll off and boosted low-end.

Tape Types

Of course, the tape machines themselves aren’t the only variable in this equation. The type of tape you use has an impact on the sound as well. Each tape type has “different frequency response, compression, and distortion characteristics.”

Tape types are defined by the amount of input they can handle before distorting. Early tape types offer more color and thicker low-end response in exchange for more noise and distortion. “Modern” tape types tend to sound punchier, have extended headroom and less noise/saturation.

Although each of these tapes has a suggested “calibration level,” most tape machine plugins let you adjust them. Calibration levels determine how loud the incoming audio signal can get before distorting.

Generally, the lower the calibration level, the higher the signal level needs to be to cause saturation. Here are the most common tape types, and their default calibration level.

• 250 (+3): Distorts early. Highest noise floor. Highs are noticeably rolled-off. Big low-end boost.
• 456 (+6): “Colorful.” Thick low-end.
• 900 (+9): Punchier. More definition.
• GP9 (+9): Minimal distortion. Least noise. Flattest frequency response. Minimal coloration.

Fine Tuning

Mono to stereo vst free. The great part about tape machine plugins is that they offer many of the luxuries of analog recorders, with almost none of the drawbacks.

For instance, one of the worst parts about working with tape (aside from editing) was dealing with all of the noise. Many plugins simply offer a Hiss and Hum controls to reduce or remove the noise entirely.

As an added bonus, many plugins feature group controls. Which allow you to try a variety of settings across multiple channels. Instead of, you know, shutting down the session for an hour while you swap the heads and tapes on two machines. Don’t forget to recalibrate every channel when you’re done!

Here are the most common “fine tuning” controls seen on tape machine plugins.

• Over-Bias: Introduces an ultrasonic signal to help prevent artifacts. Some plugins offer Normal/Over-controls. Over-Biasing adds an extra 3dB of the ultrasonic signal, which many engineers prefer.
• Low/High Bias: Other plugins offer Low/High Bias controls, which causes the low-end to distort when set to Low, and the high-end to distort when set to High.
• Flux: Flux is another control that dictates when the signal will distort. Higher flux settings mean you can drive the input harder before causing distortion. Low flux settings mean distortion will occur earlier.
• Wow: Fluctuations in frequency below 4Hz caused by movement in the tape machine.
• Flutter: Fluctuations in frequency above 4Hz caused by movement in the tape machine.

Signal Flow

Tape Emulation Plugin Vst Plugin

Most tape machine plugins allow you to monitor the signal at different parts of the signal path. They’re typically broken down into four options:

• Thru: Monitors the original signal. Bypasses the plugin entirely.
• Input: Monitors the signal after passing through the tape machine’s circuitry, before it reaches the tape. Great for analog vibes without the effects of tape.
• Sync: Monitors the signal after passing through the record (sync) head, but before reaching the playback head. Minimal tape effects.
• Repro: Monitors the signal after passing through the record and playback heads. Maximum tape effect and maximum vibes.

Tape Emulation Plugins

Over the years, many different companies have modeled a variety of different machines from all over the globe. They each have their own unique sounds and shine in certain situations. Here are the most popular tape machine emulations:

• Satin: U-He “Tape Construction Kit”
• Slate Digital: Virtual Tape Machine (Studer A827 2” 16-Track Multichannel Tape Machine, Studer A80 RC ½” 2-Track Mastering Tape Machine)
• Softube: Tape (Studer, ATR, EMI)
• UAD: Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder, Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
• Waves: J37 (EMI 4 Track 1” Multichannel Tape Machine), Kramer Master Tape (1/4” Tube-Powered Machine)

Tape – Softube

Modern engineers are spoiled. We have keyboard shortcuts for making edits, crossfading and even quantizing. But back when engineers still routinely recorded to tape, they needed a pair of scissors and special tape to make cuts. While most engineers don’t miss the hassles that come with using a tape

Most of these plugins offer a range of options, so it’s easy to dial in the sound you’re looking for. Just be warned, once you hear the effect tape can have on your tracks, you might have a hard time going back!

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