TAIP: Tape Saturation Plugin by Baby Audio Free Download

The DRIVE knob sets how much colour the tape adds, while LO-SHAPE and HI-SHAPE let you saturate the low or high end more or less than the rest of the spectrum. A warm drum bus can gain saturation without the low frequencies distorting.

GLUE adds the compression-like cohesion that tape machines are known for due to their limited dynamic range. You can use it for subtle glue or push it further as a compressor. PRESENCE restores high-end brightness that tape often loses.

INPUT switches between NORMAL and HOT levels without changing output volume, and AUTO GAIN keeps output level consistent as you add more DRIVE.

WEAR combines wow, flutter and an altered frequency curve to emulate a worn tape machine. Running MIX in parallel with WEAR produces a classic tape flanging effect, because the wow and flutter sit alongside the dry signal.

The MODEL switch chooses between SINGLE, a regular tape emulation, and DUAL, which chains two emulations with each applying half of the DRIVE value. DUAL adds slightly more weight to the signal. NOISE adds tape hiss to taste or removes it entirely.