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AIR Music Technology's Tape Effects Collection is a Black Friday bundle of three tape plugins, 73% off at $79 until Nov 26, 2026: Tape Saturator, Tape Echo and Tape Double Track.
The maker says the collection recreates tape saturation, tape echo and automatic double tracking with analog modeling, then adds controls the original hardware never had. Each plugin runs on its own or as one tape chain on a single track or a full mix.
All three share the same tape behavior: subtle pitch instability, harmonic coloration and the small unpredictability that keeps tape effects from sounding static.
The maker pitches the set as a complete tape toolkit. You can use one effect or stack all three.
Tape Saturator gives you four saturation models and a tape condition control that runs from mint to heavily aged. Set it low for gentle color or push it toward a worn tape for more obvious character.
Wow, flutter and dropout behavior are adjustable, and so is noise. You also get tone shaping, auto gain make-up and a choice of clipping type.
AIR says it is optimized for mixing and mastering, on desktop and in MPC workflows.
Tape Echo recreates the Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo. Playback can run across several tape heads, follows the project tempo while still drifting like a real machine, and lets you nudge the position by hand.
The preamp has three modes: Dirty, Clean and Warm. It shapes tone at the input stage, before the echo section.
There is also a built-in chorus and a spring reverb in three sizes. Bass and treble controls, stereo offset and dry/wet round out the panel. Motor drift, dropouts and tape noise are modeled to mimic the original unit's behavior.
Tape Double Track brings the 1960s ADT technique into the box. It adds width and movement without you recording a second take.
The plugin recreates the varispeed-driven widening effect with automatic tracking and randomized head positioning. The modulation shape can be set to Sine, Triangle or Random, with a warp parameter on top.
The source and the double track each get their own channel, with independent pan, drive, mute, phase and level.
Yes. The Tape Effects Collection Black Friday deal is 73% off, bringing the bundle to $79, and it ends Nov 26, 2026. The bundle contains three AIR Music Technology plugins: Tape Saturator, Tape Echo and Tape Double Track.
The collection has three tape plugins: Tape Saturator for harmonic warmth and density, Tape Echo, a recreation of the Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo, and Tape Double Track, which recreates 1960s Automatic Double Tracking. Each works alone or in a chain.
The tape condition control sets how worn the virtual tape is, from mint to heavily aged. It works with four saturation models, so you can dial in anything from gentle color to character-driven saturation. Wow, flutter, dropout and noise are adjustable too.
AIR describes Tape Echo as an authentic recreation of the Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo. It has multi-head modes, a Dirty, Clean and Warm preamp, a chorus section and a spring reverb in three sizes, plus modeled motor drift, dropouts and tape noise.
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