Tape Saturation Plugin By Softube

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Softube's new Tape emulation plug-in · Source: Softube

Many producers dream of transferring their projects to analogue tape to add some “cohesion” or “glue”, bringing their mix together into a sticky, weighty glob of analogue creaminess. If you don’t have a tape machine standing around, you might feel the need to grab a plug-in to help out. Softube have just launched Tape, a plug-in that (you guessed it) emulates analogue magnetic tape and its effects on audio material.

Make no mistake, Tape is all the rage. One look at the market suggests that we must be nearing some kind of saturation point. Only the other day we covered a ELPHNT’s tape emulation Rack module for Ableton Live, while Overloud’s TapeDeck was another recent foray into the emulation arena. And there are dozens more out there.

Cross-talkin’

What are the specific merits of this latest product in the tape saturation genre? Softube say that Tape goes easy on your CPU, which is good news, because you’re going to want to run a lot of instances of this to use the built-in crosstalk capability. And the GUI is, admittedly, sumptuous. I try to avoid putting too much stock by nice interface graphics, because I suspect that we’re often more influenced by some flashy visuals in terms of what we perceive as “good” sound than we like to admit. A listen to the sound examples below, however, suggests that Tape is a potentially valuable tool that certainly sounds the part.

Tape includes three emulation algorithms, giving you three different tape machines that are influenced in different ways by speed and volume controls. Type A is based on a Swiss reel-to-reel machine, by which I take it they mean a Studer, and gives “precision and linearity”. Type B is described as “much more colourful”, adding more “weight” and adding more thump in the low-end frequencies. Type C emulates a British tape machine “with a distinct vintage vibe”.

Tape will not bamboozle you with loads of options. Just crank up the Amount knob to “soak your tracks in analog tape sweetness”, Softube say. If that’s too hard for you, you can just call up a preset provided by some successful old white men. You can get into more detail, though, by opening a menu and jigging about with the tape speed, speed stability, crosstalk amount and a couple of other parameters.

‘Extras’ for PreSonus Studio One

Softube have also implemented a neat feature for Studio One users. On top of the normal single instance of the plug-in, users of PreSonus DAW will find an extra Tape Multitrack mode that integrates with Studio One’s MixFX feature. This makes the amount of crosstalk selectable per track, which sounds like a nice option to have.

Price and Availability

Tape is available now at an introductory price of $79, which goes up to $99 later. It supports VST, VST3, Audio Units and AAX Native, is available in 32-bit and 64-bit flavours for both Mac OS and Windows. There’s also a full 20-day demo version to help you make up your mind.

Earlier today we told you about an error by AudioDeluxe including details of Softube plug-ins in an email to their subscribers. Well, we have not had to wait too long for the official announcement from Softube that they have released their new Tape Plug-in.

This tape emulation plug-in models three types of reel-to-reel tape machine without taxing CPUs or breaking the bank, with an introductory price of $79 until June 30th 2017 with the normal price of $99 thereafter, and includes a MixFX version for Studio One users called Tape Multitrack.

Check out our exclusive review.

Three In One

Softube’s Tape effectively has three distinctly different tape machine characteristics in one plug-in:

• TYPE A is based on a classic Swiss high-end reel-to-reel design, generally known and admired for its precision and linearity
• TYPE B is a much more colourful affair — a transformer-based machine that adds weight and creaminess to the low end
• TYPE C is based on a British tape machine with a visible vintage vibe.

Simple To Use

Using the Softube Tape plug-in can be as simple as selecting a tape machine, and adjusting the Amount & Color controls. Alternatively, choose one of the included presets from award-winning engineers, such as Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, Strokes, U2) and Howard Willing (Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins), and you’re good to go!

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Under The Hood

If you want to go under the hood, you can, users can control Tape Speed (which includes tape speeds that do not actually exist in the real world), as well as Speed Stability, Channel Crosstalk as well as other options including the mastering-grade High Freq Trim filter, which is designed to add a smooth treble boost and Run Stop sound effects

Extra Features For Presonus Users

Tape is available as a standard plug-in that will run on any DAW that hosts AAX, AU, or VST formats.

For Presonus Studio One users, Tape is also available as a MixFX plug-in called Tape Multitrack, with selectable crosstalk between individual tracks and control of all instances of the plug-in from a single interface. The Tape and Tape Multitrack license is one and the same, so someone buying Tape then later switching over to using Studio One already has Tape Multitrack installed, licensed, and ready to go. Watch out for a Studio One Expert review of Tape showing how it works as a MixFX plug-in.

What Do We Think Of Tape By Softube?

Did we need another tape emulation style plug-in? Softube thought we did and I must say that I'm so pleased to see that they've finally developed one. I've always felt that a tape style plug-in was always missing from their plug-in range. The Tape plug-in by Softube couldn't be easier to use and features a selection of really powerful controls such as dry/wet that is great for achieving tape flange effects and high freq control for shaping the top end of audio. The three tape machines are uniquely different from each other - I've already found my favourite in type B as I think it sounds the most rounded and punchy. The tape stop effect is also a nice creative addition that can add a nice production feature if used cleverly.