Download Diabolique by Ourafilmes Free Tape Emulation VST Plugin. Win 32Bit, Win 64Bit. Download Diabolique By Ourafilmes Free Tape Emulation VST Plugin. Win 32Bit, Win 64Bit. FREE Download #looperman. Emulates 2 vintage tube reel to reels: a Revox F36 from 1962 (circuitry 1) and a Tandberg Model 3 from 1958 (circuitry 2. Virtual Tape Machines (VTM) by Slate Digital. The VTM plugin by Slate Digital provides a tape.
There are many types of cassette decks today: later models can achieve extremely high fidelity, while earlier or cheaper models can significantly color the sound before it even hits tape. The tapes were in different widths, from two inches to 1/8 “for compact cassettes; and tape speed can range from 30 ips on a professional machine to as little as 1,875 ips on a compact cassette.
Various lineups were also available: the humble compact cassette had three general types (iron, chrome and metal), each of which sounded very different, and three possible different noise cancellation systems (Dolby B, C, or S, although the latter is rare). There are several common characteristics we associate with tape sound, the most important of which is saturation. The tape approaches this limit very gradually and carefully. There is no unexpected hard ceiling like in the AD converter – instead, there is a smooth curve that begins to round and tame the peaks in the signal long before they reach the limit. This means that added harmonics disappear quickly as they become higher in frequency, more like a triangular wave than a square wave.
With this basic knowledge in place, let’s check out a dozen of our favorite tape emulation plugins.
The original Magneto tape emulator dates back to the dawn of plugins, when Steinberg first introduced the VST standard. Version III is integrated directly into the Cubase mixer, while MkIII is available as a Cubase-bundled plugin with a little bit more control. Signal Noise SN03-G Tape Recorder is a free tape emulator VST plugin developed by Sender Spike. Compatible OS (s): Windows. SN03/SN03-G is a tape sound emulation plug-in not based on tape speed or tape type (nor particular brand of tape machine).
1. PSP Audioware Vintage Warmer
This plugin has been around for many years, becoming really vintage in a way. It’s not the ultra-precise tape model we might expect from modern plugins, but it does provide a tasty saturation that sounds really good. Since it has been on the market for a long time, it can be found in many well-known works as an alternative to basic saturators.
Price: $ 149. Free demo for 30 days: PSP Audioware.
2. Steinberg Magneto MkIII
The original Magneto tape emulator pays tribute to the days when Steinberg first introduced the VST standard. The third version is built directly into the Cubase mixer, and the MkIII is available as a plug-in. Actual updates are no longer to be found, but you can read flattering reviews from the distant 2011, when this plugin became a discovery for the digital market.
3. Toneboosters ReelBus 4
Reelbus 4 doesn’t bother with ribbon knobs – it’s a clean and easy-to-use tabbed interface for grouping functions related to flanging, delay, and ribbon stop / start effects. Separate noise control is a nice bonus and a relatively unusual feature among tape emulation plugins.
Price: 39 euros. More on the website: Toneboosters.
4. FabFilter Saturn 2
The three Saturn tape styles simulate the saturation and frequency response of the tape, but the instrument does not offer other features such as noise or wah as it acts as an extended saturator. Despite the upgrade to the second version, the plug-in still does not load the computer processor and has advanced options for coloring your material.
Price: 129 euros. Free demo for 30 days: FabFilter.
5. IK Multimedia T-RackS Saturator-X
Saturator X includes several tape modes as well as other interesting options. Like FabFilter’s Saturn, these are simplistic models that only focus on saturation, but again, this can be a nice bonus, helping to keep CPU usage low and avoiding distractions like minor offset levels. You do not need to go into details, just select the type of saturation and mix it in percentage.
Price: 80 euros. Free demo for 14 days: IK Multimedia.
6. IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine Collection
Four plug-ins, each simulating a different classic cassette deck with its own recipe selection and the ability to adjust the bias level for a huge range of tapes. This kit will be useful for advanced users who want to enrich the sound with real cassette and tape emulation.
Price: 199 euros. Read more: IK Multimedia.
7. Slate Digital Virtual Tape Collection
A well-known plug-in with a choice of multitrack or stereo deck, two different tape compositions, 15 “or 30” tape speeds, and three offset settings. VTC can be soft and transparent with little mixing or aggressive distortion. Since its release, the tool continues to occupy a revered place among the world’s engineers.
Tape Mate Vst
Price: by subscription only (monthly cost – $ 9.99). More details: Slate Digital.
8. u-he Satin
Satin is the most fully featured model on this list. We do not often mention the products of this company, since we are not able to use these plugins, but after testing the demo version, we were impressed! This plugin gives you complete freedom. An incredibly powerful and flexible tape emulator.
Price: 129 euros. You can download a free demo on the website: u-he.
9. Softube Tape
The default settings give the subtle, almost imperceptible sheen of a high-end car. Switch to other, brighter tape models, or decrease the speed to enhance grunge, or change the saturation structure to produce obvious distortion.
Price: 49 $. Read more: Softube.
10. iZotope Ozone 9 Vintage Tape
IZotope Ozone comes with a Vintage Tape module, which can also be used as a standalone plug-in when mixing a track. Although designed for mastering, the functionality, tape saturation technology, gives you complete freedom to process any audio source.
Sold only in the iZotope Ozone 9 set. The minimum cost is $ 699. More details: iZotope.
11. Waves Kramer Master Tape
Kramer Master Tape simulates a dedicated stereo map used by Eddie Kramer at Olympic Studio (London). You can control noise level, wow / flutter and saturation. Alternatively, check out the Waves J37 Ribbon Saturator.
Currently on sale at a discount, only $ 29. Download free demo and also buy: Waves.
12. AudioThing Outer Space
This is not really a tape emulation plugin, but this instrument is a copy of the famous green delay block with the addition of spring reverb. The roughness and character are modeled with extreme precision, resulting in organic reflections of sound.
Price: 49 euros. More details: AudioThing.
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.
gestureRandomness 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.
view_listPowerful 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
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
Tape Vst Free
macOS 10.7 or higher.
64 bit DAW and OS.
Windows 7, 8 or 10.
64 bit DAW and OS.