TAPE – That Missing Lo-Fi VST!
The newest member of Thenatan’s plugins catalog is here! Name TAPE, this is a perfect meticulously simulator VST/AU audio multi-effect plugin of the most famous cassettes and cassette players of all the time!
Take any beat, sound, sample, loop or even the entire mixdown, and instantly inject beautiful nostalgic flavor and endless vibes. From subtle analog fatness to glitchy pitch flutters. Lush, fat, and crunchy effects, all your lo-fi needs within seconds.
With an eye-catchy user interface, TAPE plugin is very easy to use, also a PDF manual is included with the download.
Add the TAPE plugin directly in the Master channel, and bring instant chill atmosphere and vintage tape-aged warmth to any project.


Browse through the built-in presets and choose the one you like, and Start tweaking anything to achieve That that crunchy, noisy, imperfect sound!
TAPE combines 7 different effect units, including:
- Noise: 9Textures + HP/LP Controls. Import your Textures, simply via drag-n-drop.
- Space: an Algorithmic Crystal clear, Lush, and Bright Reverb + HP/LP Controls.
- Echo: a Tempo Synced Delay + HP/LP Controls.
- Glitch: The most Creative Part of The TAPE, Glitch Lets you do Robotic Time stretching, and
Repeating The Audio Signals. No word can explain How Cool It is. - Drive: Add warmth to your mixes, or even full-blown distortion.
- 8-Bit: From 1 single bit up to 64 bits per sample, Go Digitalized With 8-Bit.
- Drops: Emulate a virtual tape getting stuck randomly and catching up again.
Combining these options allows you to recreate any Lofi characteristic you could think of!
Features:
- 6 Different cassette types, Each one delivering different sonic characteristics.
- Real-life cassette hiss or low-fidelity hardware.
- 7 Built-in Effects
- Mix, Input, Output Controls.
- Amazing, user-friendly Vectorial GUI
- Animations, And in/out VU Meters
- Resizable UI (up to 200%, Sharp and Smooth)
- Preset Browser system. ( 70 factory Presets & Shareable Patches )

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks or above
- 4 Gb ram / 2 GB free space on the system drive
- macOS Catalina / Bigsur Ready (Compatible With M1 Silicon Computers Under Rosetta 2)
- Works In Most Major DAWS Excluding Pro Tools. (No AAX)
Formats: AU / VST / VST3 64 Bit
Windows 7, 8, 10 or above
- 4 Gb ram / 2 GB free space on the system drive
- Works in almost any today’s DAW such as Ableton Live, Reason, Studio One, FL Studio, Reaper, Cubase, Mixcraft, etc.
Formats: VST / VST3 32 & 64 Bit
Activation:
Serial Number Protection (serial delivered via e-mail in seconds). No iLok / Dongle Needed.
No Returns on Software. Once your software is activated it is not eligible for returns.
dee (verified owner) –
Pretty nice way to color a track
Sakurai Toshiyuji (verified owner) –
I would like to see more of these types. They are easy to use and sound great. There are several distortion types to choose from. The problem I sometimes have is that the same manufacturer can simulate different types of saturation in the same plug-in, but they look different and have the same type of saturation. The problem is that the same manufacturer can simulate different types of saturation in the same plug-in, but make them appear different. Even if you change the quality and sound quality of the tape, tube, etc. in one mode, the system and distortion are the same, even if it is a different saturation in a different plugin. It means that the system and distortion are the same even if the mode changes the quality and sound of tape, tube, etc. For example, softube saturation softube harmonics Even though the plug-ins and directions are different, the underlying processing is the same, so the sound image will be similar. This is a big disadvantage. It is natural that the sound changes by modeling, and it is natural that it changes, but because the processing methods are similar, the sound image is similar. I know I am asking a lot. I know I’m asking too much, but I think it’s a good idea to have waves Non Liner… in one plugin.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
great!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great Plugin, good presets and light on CPU!
bruno_araujo_pereira (verified owner) –
Great Plugin, good presets and light on CPU.