Cassette
Wow, flutter, tape saturation, head bump, and gentle tape dips.
Wow and flutter from a modulated tape path, smooth oversampled saturation, a low head bump that grows with drive, and hiss with the occasional crackle. Full stereo — the flutter runs slightly differently per side, which is where the width comes from. The gentlest device: at low Amount it is simply a warmer, softer version of your track.
The macros here
- AmountMore wow (up to ~5.5 ms of pitch sway) and flutter, hotter tape saturation (drive ×1 to ×4, level-matched), a bigger 90 Hz head bump, and a darker top.
- ToneThe real brightness control on this device — sweeps the lowpass from 2.5 kHz to 12 kHz.
- NoiseTape hiss with sparse crackle.
- DropoutsTape dips — the level sags briefly (about −12 to −20 dB) instead of cutting out.
Home demo
Amount 40%Tone 60%Noise 20%Dropouts 0%Mix 100%
Instant 4-track — whole mixes, pianos, guitars.
Chewed tape
Amount 80%Tone 35%Noise 40%Dropouts 35%Mix 100%
Seasick pitch and dips — lo-fi beds and interludes.
Glue bus
Amount 30%Tone 70%Noise 5%Dropouts 0%Mix 40%
Parallel saturation and head bump as mix glue.