Tape Saturation Plugin By Softube
Free Tape Saturation Plugin
One of the byproducts of recording on tape is the fact that it added some glue to the mix that engineers have found lacking in the digital world. As a result, tape saturation plugins have become standard in many mixer’s plugin lists, and they’re getting more and more sophisticated every day. The latest tape emulator on the market is Softube Tape, and it may be the most advanced yet. Softube Tape provides three different tape machine types in one plugin. Type A is based on a Studer (what Softube calls a “classic high end machine”), Type B is based on a transformer-style machine for extra weight on the low end (an Ampex ATR 102?), and Type C is “based on a British tape machine with a distinct vintage vibe (I would guess one of the EMI machines).” There are some interesting extras that you don’t find on other similar plugins. You can control Tape Speed (including tape speeds that the machines could never actually do), as well as Speed Stability, Channel Crosstalk, and High Freq Trim.