AUDIO EFFECT PLUGIN
TAPESCAM
Lo-Fi Drive and Tape Simulation
Like using the battle-worn four-track of your dreams. Dial gentle glue or crank it into sputtering cassette overload with a classic gain stage, floating pitch fluctuations and classic dropouts.
iOS + AUv3, Mac VST3 and AU Component plugin.
Before / After
Hear TAPESCAM in action
Switch between a clean signal and a fully effected mix - the only difference is three instances of TAPSECAM on the main arp, the bass, and the drums.
Notice the harmonics on the main synth, the gentle pump of hiss on the drums and the growl of the bass.
Slide left to hear the raw recording.
Controls and Tone Shaping
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Drive
Feeds the two op-amp stages. Below noon it’s glue, past 2 o’clock you’re into chewy, asymmetric cassette breakup.
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Color
Morphs the clipping curves and HF emphasis. Left is rounded and dark, right is edgy with a hint of pre-emphasis.
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Wow / Flutter
Depth + rate on one knob. Subtle waver at the bottom, chorusy vibrato at the top.
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Noise
Tape hiss that’s independent from the Age slider. Sprinkle as needed without changing headroom.
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Tone
A tilt EQ between a bass bump and crisp highs so you can make TAPESCAM sit in any mix without extra EQ.
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Output
Final trim to match bypass or automate boosts when you switch presets.
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Age
New = clean headroom. Used = occasional dips. Worn = clustered dropouts, extra wow, and HF loss.
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Tape speed
Defines bandwidth + saturation scaling. Low is dark and thick, High is open and hi-fi.
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Comp
Output makeup presets (Off / Lite / Heavy) so you can keep perceived loudness level without flattening the tone.
What you hear
- Dual-stage clipping tuned to ±3 V rails just before hard clip.
- Bass/treble shelves voiced like that four-track you have in your basement.
- Post-drive 20 Hz HPF and tape-style LPF to keep DC + aliasing in check.
- Randomized dropout envelopes with attack/hold/release segments per channel.
- Stereo wow/flutter with phase offsets and randomness tied to tape age.
Download TAPESCAM
Download TAPESCAM and bring classic tape rawness to your iOS device or DAW.
