Wavesfactory - Cassette

Tape emulation

Cassette has been carefully modelled after exhaustive analysis of a high number of sound signals recorded into real tapes. As a result, we get the same sound and behaviour as the original unit.

Randomness under control

Magnetic tape is not a sterile media. It will impart its own sound signature. Some of these non-linear effects are unpredictable, which make the signal sound more natural and alive.

Powerful features

There's much more under the hood than what you see at a first glance. In the settings panel you are able to fully control all the parameters that make tape sound like tape.

What's your type?

We modelled the four cassettes types available. Each one delivers different sonic characteristics.

I: was the standard and most compatible tape format. Featured a ferric-oxide coating (Fe₂O₃). First appeared in the 1960s.
II: with a chromium dioxide (CrO₂) formulation was introduced at the dawn of the 1970s featuring an undeniable increase in high frequency response.
III: living a short period between the mid 70s and early 80s, the ferro-chrome (FeCr) never made it into the golden era.
IV: metal-formulated hit the scene at the end of the 70s. Features firmer bass as well as louder high frequencies.