Insert Tape

Insert Tape

Character-driven saturation for AU VST3 & AAX.

Insert Tape is a saturation and tone-shaping plug-in built for fast, musical color on tracks, buses, and full mixes.

Modeled on several legendary alorithms and hardware units, it moves from subtle harmonic density to obvious tape-style weight, with easy level matching, flexible oversampling, Mid/Side and dual-mono workflows, and a focused Delta listen mode for hearing exactly what the process is adding.

At its core, Insert Tape is designed to feel immediate: drive the signal, shape the tone, balance the level, and keep moving. The Vintage DSP mode adds a second character path inspired by classic early digital hardware, bringing a grainier, animated edge that sits somewhere between tape polish, converter attitude, and old-school studio circuitry.

Highlights.

Tape-inspired saturation for tracks, buses, and mastering.

Vintage DSP mode for classic digital-era color and movement.

Crusher algo for vintage "camel" style crushing.

Stereo, Mid/Side, linked, unlinked, and dual-mono processing.

Normal and HQ oversampling up to 32x.

Delta listen and gain-match tools for confident level decisions.

Input/output filtering plus tone-path filtering.

A/B slots, presets, undo/redo, and scalable UI.

macOS and Windows VST3 and AAX support, with AU macOS.