Cassette colour on a dial, from the master to the 4th dub. $9 · VST3 and AU on macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) · VST3 on Windows.
Every time a cassette was copied, it came back a little darker, a little hissier, a little more saturated. KASET puts that on a dial. Its face is a high-speed dubbing deck, and the Generation dial says how many copies away from the master you are: stay on Master for a light tape colour on the mix bus, or go down to the 4th Dub for a worn copy with the top end fallen to about 4.4 kHz. Auto Gain keeps the loudness level as you go, so you judge the colour, not the volume.
One pass onto tape. The top end reaches to about 10 kHz.
A copy of a copy. Each dub is another pass through the tape model, so there is less top end and more hiss and saturation than on the master.
Four copies down. The top end has fallen to about 4.4 kHz, and hiss and saturation have built with every copy.
The Generation selector runs Master, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dub. Each dub is another pass through the tape model: the top end falls from about 10 kHz on the master to about 4.4 kHz on the 4th dub, and hiss and saturation build with every copy. Speed error does not build up: it is highest on the master and falls with each dub. Auto Gain keeps the loudness level as you move between generations, so a darker copy does not simply sound quieter.
The Tape selector chooses Normal, Chrome or Metal. The TAPE / BYPASS key compares against the untouched signal: bypass is latency-aligned and bit-exact. The plugin reports 15 ms of latency (720 samples at 48 kHz), which your DAW compensates. For recording through it, the TRACK switch cuts that to 1.5 ms (72 samples at 48 kHz).
Each generation is one more trip onto tape and back: record pre-emphasis, saturation, playback de-emphasis, head bump, gap loss, wow and flutter, hiss and worn-oxide dropouts, run again on top of the last. Hiss builds and the top end falls with every copy, while the speed error does not pile up: each pass drifts on its own. Every random element comes from a seeded generator, so the same input and settings give the same output, bit for bit.
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macOS 11 or later · Windows, 64-bit · VST3 and AU on macOS, VST3 on Windows · One licence, your own computers, personal and commercial use · Paid through Lemon Squeezy in US dollars; refunds: subverselab.com/refunds
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