137 Results for "tape"

Mellotronics Streetlytron Pro pulls decent Mellotron sounds out of your iPhone

If you have the room for authentically sampled Mellotron tapes on your iOS device then Mellotronics Streetlytron Pro will serve you up some classically trippy tape-based sounds.

Verv: Sunbaked Tape Loop Synthesizer with added degradation, wow and flutter

Verv is a string machine based on tape loops that have been left in the sun, on the dashboard of a car, in the desert, for the summer. It's wobbly wonderland of degraded sounds.

NAMM 2019: Keeley announces new Synth-1, DDR, Fuzz Bender and Eccos

The Keeley Synth-1 is a signal-triggered synth wave generator, the DDR is a Delay, Drive and Reverb, the Fuzz Bender is a three transistor hybrid-fuzz and the Eccos is a vintage tape flanged delay!

Klevgränd REAMP: 7 analog saturators in 1 with low-latency spectral processing

REAMP is a joy to look at with its pastel colors, and judging by the audio examples, the sound is on point. Among the available saturation modes are a casette deck, tape reel, and tube amplifiers.

Grand Canyon: EHX widens the Canyon to add more delay and looper functions

Electro-Harmonix has expanded the Canyon Delay, and not just in terms of its size: The Grand Canyon is a full-blown delay and looper with tap tempo, more presets and lots of control for decent money.

Overloud Echoson emulates the Binson Echorec 2 used for David Gilmour’s guitar delays

Overloud has released Echoson, an emulation of the legendary Binson Echorec 2, the Italian delay unit notably used by Pink Floyd in the 70's and very sought after on the second-hand market.

SolinStrings recreates the always fascinating ARP Solina String Ensemble

A sampled emulation of the ever-popular ARP Solina Strings from Sono Elements. SolinStrings captures the sound and feel of the original and offers a simple, unfussy interface without any bells or whistles.

Elektron turns up the Analog Heat to MkII

Some tweaks, a new screen and it has an audio interface built in. Is the Analog Heat MkII a serious vindaloo of an upgrade or just a safe and reliable chicken korma with an onion salad and popadoms?

Hotone intros Binary series of budget pedals: Amp, Cab, Mod and Eko

New Amp, Eko, IR Cab and Mod Binary Effects pedals that are all based upon the Hotone Xtomp Modelling, each has its own set of dedicated controls and features an OLED screen for scrolling through presets.

Zen Delay: Are Ninja Tune getting into desktop effects boxes?

A bunch of photos of an unannounced prototype desktop effects box emerge. The Zen Delay has record labels Ninja Tunes name on it, an Erica Synths flavour, a filter, drive and nice fat tube.

Line 6 Echo Farm 3.0 now available in VST/AU format for all DAWs

A while ago, Line 6 resurrected its classic Echo Farm effect as an AAX Native plug-in, and now offers Echo Farm 3 in VST and AU formats. A welcome nod to another era in FX, the price may put off some.

SKNote Roundtone 4 tape saturator announced with new effects and features

Developer SKNote announced version 4 of its Roundtone Tape Machine & Delay plug-in. Version 4 comes with a revamped interface and important new features, such as continuous tape speed control, etc.

Strymon Magneto Tape echo and looper released: check out these videos!

The Strymon Interstellar Space Machine Magneto is officially released so let's bask in the sheer wonder of its evolving soundscapes, endless verbs, tape and time slips, sampling and shifting.

Make Noise discontinue the Phonogene tape inspired sampling looping module

The original Eurorack take on the Pierre Schaeffer Phonogene tape-based instrument has been quietly retired by Make Noise. Phonogene is dead. Long live Morphagene!

Play the Native Instruments Electric Sunburst while Gibson burns

The timing of NIs precisely sampled homage to the Les Paul couldn't have been better considering the dire straits Gibson is in. Electric Sunburst has a remarkably realistic engine of picking, strumming and ...

OkaiR2R: a 1965 Akai tape recorder inside your DAW

Evil Turtle Productions (don't you just love the name?) released a plug-in, OkaiR2R, that emulates the preamp section of the Akai X-100D reel-to-reel recorder. This is a 4-speed, 3-head unit way back from ...

Beatskillz intros Tone Empire high-end plug-in brand and Goliath Retro Channel

Beatskillz' new label/imprint Tone Empire has releases Goliath, a retro-styled saturation/colouration plug-in that lets you do the usual adding of mojo and tone without thinking too much about the details.

NAMM 2018: Strymon Magneto Four Head dTape Echo and Looper

If Strymon made Eurorack effects modules they would make the Magneto - wait, what? A multi-head tape echo, looper and interstellar space machine in my rack? Yes please!

AudioThing Type A: Enhancer plug-in based on 70s-era tape noise reduction

Type A emphasises high frequencies during the recording stage, and at playback time, the signal is attenuated along with the characteristic tape hiss. Worth a throw? We reckon it might.

PickTape: A sticky solution to a non-existent problem

Have you got money to burn? Do you like buying pointless guitar gadgets? Then I think I have found the product for you to waste your money on.

HoRNet Tape plug-in: four tape machines in one for that vintage vibe

HoRNet thinks your digital recordings sorely lack the distinct hiss, flutter, and warm musical saturation of magnetic tape. Tape is another but intriguing cure for this problem...

Overloud’s Dopamine gives your audio a shot of tape sizzle

Dopamine simulates the process of magnetic tape noise reduction, which involves dynamically "brightening" the signal - can this new plug-in live up to the marketing hype?

Softube Tape combines 3 virtual analogue tape machines in one plug-in

Another Tape emulation plug-in? Softube believe we don't already have enough of these and have issued Tape, which combines three tape saturation algorithms into one plug-in.

ELPHNT Analog Tape Live Rack: A free tape emulator for Ableton Live

A free tape emulation for Ableton Live? Yes, please. While Tape isn't the most intricate reconstruction of analogue gear you'll ever hear, it costs absolutely nothing, except your email address.