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The Soundiron Tape Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Kontakt library of percussion, stingers and effects built from destroyed cassette tapes, so it comes to $19.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
Soundiron made Tape by recording acoustic sources through broken cassette and microcassette tapes, then twisting and mangling the results into ready-to-play electronic and hybrid percussion.
According to the developer, Soundiron Tape suits ambient work as well as styles like glitch, downtempo, chillwave, post rock, dubstep, IDM, EDM, minimalism, dub and film scoring. It also lists sci-fi sound design and UI sound effects for games and apps.
The library ships 754 samples across 8 Kontakt.nki preset banks, 412 MB installed. The content breaks down like this:
The maker says every sound is designed to blend or sequence with any other sound in the set.
A custom interface gives you attack, release, transient offset, dynamic swelling, filter type selection and resonant filter sweeps. There is also an edge control, plus bank preset loading with optional key-switching.
An arpeggiator with a step sequencer handles custom arpeggiation modes and pattern creation. The 8 instrument presets carry dozens of selectable articulations, vibrato/ring mod and a full FX rack.
That rack covers EQ, filter, phaser, flanger, delay, distortion and amp and speaker simulation. The convolution reverb offers cathedrals, churches, halls, bunkers, garages, tunnels, chambers, rooms and otherworldly FX impulses. Soundiron's own text counts 70 impulses in one place and 30 in another.
The instruments need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later. The free Kontakt Player and the Add Library import process do not support this library.
The requirements are Windows 7 or higher, or Mac OSX 10.8 or higher. A dual core CPU and 2 GB of RAM are listed, with a SATA or SSD drive recommended.
The samples are also included as categorized, clearly named stereo wav files at 24 bit / 48kHz, uncompressed. Import them into any wav-compatible sampler, editor or sequencer. The Kontakt presets and wav samples are unlocked, so you can customize them.
Yes. The Soundiron Tape Black Friday deal takes 50% off this Kontakt library, bringing it to $19.50 until Dec 6, 2026. It is a Soundiron library of percussion, stingers and effects made from destroyed cassette and microcassette recordings.
Soundiron Tape contains 754 samples in 8 Kontakt.nki preset banks. That covers 19 percussion kits, 126 snares, 28 kick and bass sounds, 46 toms, 238 effect strikes and stingers, 243 tape recorder multisamples and 24 ambient presets.
You need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.5 or later. The free Kontakt Player does not support it. Windows 7 or higher or Mac OSX 10.8 or higher is required, with 2 GB RAM and a dual core CPU.
Yes. All the samples come as categorized, clearly named 24 bit / 48kHz stereo wav files. You can import them into any wav-compatible sampler, editor, sequencer or other audio software, and the wav samples are unlocked for customization.
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