Tape Guitar virtual guitar instrument plugin interface by Thenatan Audio

Tape Guitar: Lo-Fi Virtual Guitar Instrument by Thenatan Audio

Rated 4.7/5 on Plugin Boutique (42 ratings)

Tape Guitar is a lo-fi virtual guitar instrument plugin from Thenatan Audio. It combines four multi-sampled guitar engines with a texture player, modulation tools and built-in effects for warm, dusty guitar parts.

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01Overview

Tape Guitar is built around warmth, texture and imperfection. Its engine combines four samplers with analog-style guitars, experimental textures and string tones, each with its own envelope, EQ, filter, pan, pitch and reverse controls. A texture player adds sounds such as vinyl crackle and rainfall, and six modulation tools handle movement, from sidechain-style pumping to random dropouts. The plugin ships with 160 factory presets aimed at mellow intros, soulful hooks and dusty loops.

Best for

Lo-fi beats
R&B slow jams
Ambient scores
Chill guitar hooks
Vinyl-style textures

Developer: Thenatan Audio
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Four samplers with more than 200 multi-sampled instruments each
Per-sampler ADSR, EQ, filter, pan, pitch and reverse controls
Texture player with 40+ built-in textures
Support for loading custom textures
Six modulation tools including Pumper, Wobbler and Dropout
Eight built-in effects including reverbs, delays and a speaker simulator
160 factory presets
VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats

03In depth

Sound Engine, Texture Player and Modulation

Each of the four samplers holds more than 200 multi-sampled instruments, so the engine covers a wide range of guitar and string tones. Per-sampler controls for ADSR, EQ, filters, pan, pitch and reverse let you shape each layer separately.

The texture player layers sounds such as Vinyl Crackle, Broken Radio and Rainfall over your notes, with Stretch, Filter, Crush and Width controls. You can also load your own textures. The six modulation tools include Pumper, Panner, Pitcher, Wobbler, Dropout and Velocity Mod, which add bounce, stereo motion, pitch drift, tape-style movement and dynamic response.

Built-In Effects and Typical Use

The effects section includes a speaker simulator, chorus, flanger, wah wah, plate and convolution reverb, stereo and ping-pong delay with filter and reverse options, distortion, a lofi processor with three modes, and an analog-style filter section with highpass, lowpass and bandpass modes. This means most lo-fi processing can be handled inside the instrument.

The developer positions Tape Guitar for chill beats, lo-fi grooves, R&B slow jams and ambient scores.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Thenatan Audio
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What kind of sound does Tape Guitar make?

Tape Guitar is a lo-fi virtual guitar instrument with vintage, textured tones. Its samplers include analog guitars, experimental textures and string sounds, and the texture player and modulation tools add vinyl-style imperfections.

Which formats and operating systems does Tape Guitar support?

Tape Guitar is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats. It runs on Windows and macOS, with 64-bit support and native Apple Silicon compatibility on Mac.

What do I need to run Tape Guitar?

On Windows, it supports Windows 7, 8, 10 or later with 4 GB RAM and 2 GB of free space on the system drive. On Mac, it requires OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks or later, including macOS Catalina and Big Sur. It works in most major DAWs, but not Pro Tools, since there is no AAX-free Pro Tools compatibility listed.