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The Tape Echoes Black Friday deal from Softube takes 74% off, bringing this tape delay plugin to $25 until Nov 8, 2026.
Tape Echoes is a vintage-style tape echo with the wow, flutter and drop-outs left in on purpose. The maker says it models the sound and behaviour of classic tape delay hardware.
The Tape Echoes plugin ships in three versions: a native plug-in, Tape Echoes for Amp Room, and Tape Echoes for Modular.
The signature controls are Drive & Dirt. Drive adds preamp and tape distortion, and Dirt shapes the character of the effect.
Dirt's parameters cover tape speed, wobble, flutter, dropouts, crosstalk, pitch and frequency response, plus the randomness of those parameters. You can run it mild or exaggerated.
There is also a Just Dirt setting. Switch the reverb off and you get tape wobble and grit with no repeats, which suits turning a clean loop into something lo-fi.
Tape Glitch is a further feature for experimenting. Softube says it works with Drive & Dirt to do things analogue tape echoes and software copies can't.
The Number of Taps knob moves between one, two or three taps, and the feedback control emphasizes them. The delay time fader sets the first tap, and the other two follow it.
The delay comes with a spring reverb. You can place the reverb in parallel or before the delay line, or turn Delay Time and Reverb down for a straight tape effect.
A Softube account and an iLok account are required. Internet access is needed to download installers and manage licenses.
On Mac, Softube lists macOS Big Sur 11, Monterey 12 and Ventura 13, on Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or Apple silicon (M1 or newer), with native Apple silicon support. On Windows, it lists Windows 10 (64-bit) and Windows 11 on a quad-core Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or AMD processor with SSE 4.2 support.
Softube officially tests in recent versions of Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper. Any 64-bit host that supports one of the formats should work.
In Softube Amp Room, the guitar and bass platform, you can combine Tape Echoes with other studio effects, amps, cabs and pedals.
In Softube Modular, you can patch it virtually to modules from Doepfer, Buchla, Intellijel and others.
Yes. The Tape Echoes Black Friday deal takes 74% off Softube's tape delay plugin, bringing it to $25. The deal runs until Nov 8, 2026. The purchase includes all three versions: the native plug-in, Amp Room and Modular.
Tape Echoes includes three versions: the native plug-in, Tape Echoes for Amp Room, and Tape Echoes for Modular. The plug-in has delay, spring reverb, Drive & Dirt, Tape Glitch, Tempo Sync, Tap Tempo, stereo and dual-mono modes, and a wet/dry control.
Tape Echoes works in any 64-bit host that supports AU, VST, VST3 or AAX, which covers Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher. It needs a Softube account and an iLok account. Softube recommends VST3 where it is available.
Drive adds preamp and tape distortion. Dirt shapes the character: tape speed, wobble, flutter, dropouts, crosstalk, pitch and frequency response. With the reverb off, the Just Dirt setting gives tape grit without any repeats.
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