Capable of fiercely gritty distortion and saturation, Dirty Tape can also add subtle texture and movement to a sound. Dirty Tape gives you warm, analog vibes from the moment you load it on a track. The tape effect you need when you want to get down and dirty and keep the sound quality savage. “From the Swedish distortion masters and makers of the acclaimed Tape, Tape Echoes, Harmonics, and Saturation Knob plugins comes Dirty Tape. Here’s how Softube describes the Dirty Tape plugin: You can hear how Dirty Tape affects drums in the demo video below.
I love using it sparingly across the entire mix for a cumulative effect that doesn’t go “over the top.” Tape saturation does wonders on drums and bass sounds, as well as vocals and virtual synthesizers. If, however, you prefer your tape saturation subtle, keep the Dirt on the minimum setting and enjoy added harmonics without analog-style signal degradation. As you rotate the dial to the right, the algorithm applies more saturation, flutter, and volume dropouts to the signal. It lets the user adjust the character of the tape saturation, ranging from Clean to Bad. The Dirt knob is perhaps the most interesting section of the plugin. The plugin also features a couple of VU meters and an Output Volume control to simplify gain staging. You can adjust the Drive amount, Dirt character, Stereo Mode, and Low Cut filter. It’s a simple concept that you’re probably already familiar with – emulating the saturation effect of analog tape machines to add warmth and “dirt” to digital audio.ĭirty Tape: Special Edition makes this technique super easy to do. Softube latest audio effect specializes in tape saturation. It is a fantastic add-on to Softube’s hugely popular Saturation Knob plugin. A free iLok user account is required for activation purposes.ĭirty Tape: Special Edition is a tape saturation effect based on Softube’s more pricey Tape, Tape Echoes, and Harmonics offerings.
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Softube offers the Dirty Tape: Special Edition saturation VST plugin as a FREE download until January 31st, 2022.
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