TapeEngine

DETAILED TAPE PROCESSING — tape character is made up of many small details. Twenty dedicated modules give you individual control over harmonic saturation and its asymmetry, high-frequency softening and low-frequency boost, tape-speed fluctuations, channel crosstalk, signal dropouts and a wide range of noise. The separate Tape Dynamics button adds tape-inspired dynamics: soft-knee recording compression and dynamic high-frequency softening. Shape exactly the texture your recording needs, from subtle analogue colour to a worn cassette with pronounced mechanical artefacts.

SIMPLE TO USE — a single cassette-shaped control takes your sound from the warmth of a high-quality new tape machine to the chaos of a completely broken one. Tape Character coordinates all twenty modules through engineering-informed calibration, smoothly shaping the character of wear and damage. Factory presets provide ready-made starting points, while every module remains available for manual adjustment. Fine-tune any detail to taste and save your favourite combinations as your own presets.

FOREVER FREE — TapeEngine offers deeply adjustable tape simulation that goes far beyond simpler effects limited to Wow, Flutter, saturation and a frequency cut. All twenty tape modules, Tape Dynamics and the factory preset collection are available in the full plugin completely free — and TapeEngine will always remain free. A complete creative tool, built to inspire audio engineers around the world in everyday work and sonic experiments.