Tape-Sy

• Drive (0 to 24 dB): tape saturation. Rounds transients and adds harmonics.
• Bias (-50 to +50 %): shapes the character. Centred, the saturation is symmetrical; turned either way, it adds even harmonics for extra warmth.
• Tone (-6 to +6 dB): a high shelf at 1.2 kHz before the tape. Brighter drives the highs harder; darker keeps them smooth.
• Tape Speed (7.5, 15 or 30 ips): 7.5 is dark and worn with a strong low-end bump, 15 is balanced studio tape, 30 is open and bright.
• Mix (0 to 100 %): blends the tape with the clean signal for parallel saturation. The two stay phase-aligned at every setting, so blending never dulls the top end.
• Drive Comp (on/off): keeps the level within about 0.1 dB while you sweep Drive from 0 to 24 dB.
• Input (-24 to +24 dB) and Output (-24 to +12 dB): gain into and out of the tape.
• Bypass, A/B, Undo / Redo: click-free bypass, compare two settings, step back through your changes.

• Transfer curve: the shape of the saturation for your Drive and Bias settings, with a dot that follows your signal.
• Compression meter: how much the tape is squashing the peaks right now, from clean to crushed.
• Input / output meters (-60 to +6 dB): peak and RMS, with a held max-peak number. They turn red only above 0 dBFS.
• Tape reels that turn at the selected speed while audio plays.

Every factory preset plays back at the same loudness as the dry signal, so you can compare them fairly.

• Studio 15: clean studio tape at 15 ips, gentle warmth for anything.
• Vocal Silk: smooth top end and a little density for lead vocals.
• Drum Glue: rounds transients and glues a drum bus.
• Bass Iron: thick, saturated low end for bass and 808.
• Mix Polish: subtle 30 ips sheen for a full mix or master bus.
• Dusty Keys: worn 7.5 ips character for keys and samples.
• Parallel Heat: heavy saturation blended in parallel under the dry signal.
• Open Reel: bright, open 30 ips tape for guitars and synths.

• New interface with transfer curve, compression meter and tape reels.
• Accurate meters: full range up to +6 dB, red above 0 dBFS, and no frozen readings when playback stops.
• Phase-aligned Mix: blending clean and tape no longer dulls the high end.
• Drive Comp and every preset re-measured for steady, matched levels.
• A/B compare, Undo / Redo and your own presets.
• Projects made with Tape-Sy 1.0 open with the same knob settings.

Download the zip from your account, close your DAW and run the Setup file. VST3 is always installed, and you can tick CLAP if your DAW supports it. If Tape-Sy 1.0 is installed, Setup replaces it automatically. Then rescan your plugins: Tape-Sy is listed under M III D O. The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows may show an unknown-publisher notice. Choose More info, then Run anyway.