Bedroom Producers Blog has recently released BPB Saturator, a free tube & tape saturation plugin for PC & Mac that is versatile, lightweight, and easy-to-use.
The tape saturation plugins can be applied to the output of each instrument or can be collectively applied to the master track, or even both! One of the cool “side effects, so to speak, is that you not only get a more rich sound with grit and character, but a tape emulation plugin can really help to booth the apparent loudness off you mix if. Following up from our well received Tape Cassette 1, we’ve updated the plugin with a sleek interface and more changes under the hood too. Along with a brand new selectable Type 1 Cassette Impulse Response (IR), we’ve improved the saturation algorithm, wow & flutter engine and implemented real sampled tape noise, all which results in a.
- The plugin will bring richness and warmth for your mixing, recording, mastering, and more; with us, it is the real tape saturation to our DAW. The specific tape machine modeled here is rare and customized, featuring an Ampex 350 quarter-inch machine with 351 electronics onboard.
- BPB Saturator is a freeware saturation effect that is lightweight and easy to operate. It utilizes waveshaping to simulate tube and tape saturation. The plugin can work as a subtle saturation tool or a tube-based distortion effect. The tube and tape saturation ddmodules can be used separately. It is also possible to apply both types of.
The plugin has a tube and tape saturation section, each of them can work independently or together for a cumulative effect
BPB Saturator
The interface is very simple: six parameters in total with which you can set the effects effortless and precisely. No sub-menus, no hidden features, easy and quick. It is based on waveshaping that simulates tube and tape saturation. Thanks to its core, it can work either as a classic saturation tool or as a tube-based distortion effect for dirty sounds.
BPB Saturator is capable of creating subtle saturation effects but to audible distortion/dirty timbres. Further, it features a pair of transparent filters (highpass & lowpass) for removing any unwanted frequencies. This is always helpful. Often there are areas that sound less beautiful and in this case, a built-in one is very useful.
They can also be useful to simulate the frequency range of analog gear. All in all, you get a simple but effective plugin for free. With a few knob turns you can add character to any sound. Thanks, BPB for this free release.
BPB Saturator is available now as a free download for PC & Mac and runs as a VST, VST3, AU, AAX plugin.
More information here: BPB
CHOW Tape Model is a free, flexible tape machine emulation effect plugin for PC & Mac including Catalina support (VST/VST3(AU/L2/standalone).
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It’s time for a new free plugin for PC & Mac. CHOW Tape Model, a new free, open-source tape machine emulation effect plugin for PC & Mac (VST/VST3/AU/L2 & standalone) developed by Jatin Chowdhury. Although the plugin was initially intended to model the Sony TC-260 tape machine, the algorithm was later changed to be a more flexible, versatile simulation of a wider variety of analog reel-to-reel machines.
CHOW Tape Model is based on a physical model of an analog tape machine that was created as a class project for Music 420 at Stanford University. So the plugin is not a commercial product but part of a research project. Also good to know is that the user interface is based on JUCE graphics and is freely resizable what is a handy feature.
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Overview
CHOW Tape Model sounds super authentic in the first run and offers a good amount of parameters for tweaking the tape simulation algorithm. It emulates all the essential sonic components of an analog tape machine: saturation, non-linearity features that can enhance the sound as well as the lovely lo-fi aspect of analog tape. The user can also go deeper into the engine by tweaking the bias, drive, saturation (hysteresis section) but also the depth and rate of the wow and flutter that is applied to the input signal.
The plugin can be used to add the classic sound of an old tape recorder to your tracks but also as an analog-style double-tracking effect thanks to its wow and flutter simulation.
CHOW Tape Model is available as a free download as a standalone effect, as well as a VST, VST3, and AU plugin for Windows and macOS. A macOS Catalina version is also available, along with an LV2 port.
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More information here: CHOW DSP