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TAPE - A Lofi Tape Effect for Ableton Live
The Updated TAPE Rack

TAPE

Lofi flavour for Ableton Live

Whether you want the subtle warmth of studio tape, the lofi crunch of a cassette or just some gentle tape hiss, TAPE has you covered. Get the warm, lofi sound of tape in your productions, for free.

*Now updated for Ableton 11!

FREE

  • See Minimum Requirements below
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Hear what TAPE sounds like

The TAPE Rack

10 smart Macro controls make it make it super simple to dial in exactly the tape character you’d like.

  • Input & Output Gain → adjust the levels before and after tape
  • Colour → dial in some analog warmth
  • Compression → natural tape compression to smooth over your transients
  • Drive → analog style soft clipping for some extra crunch
  • Wow → add some pitch instability for that wonky lofi feel
  • Flutter → just like Wow, but a little faster and a little wonkier
  • Noise → add subtle (or not so subtle) analog hiss
  • Width → recreate old-school mono analog sounds
The Updated TAPE Rack

An Updated TAPE

There is a brand new, updated version of TAPE that takes advantage of new features in Ableton Live 11 to bring you a better sounding, even tapier TAPE that now also works with Live Intro as well as Standard and Suite! 🙌

This new version requires at least Ableton Live 11.1, but the old version of TAPE is still included with the download if you’re using an older version of Live.

The Extra Bits

TAPE is an Ableton Live Effect Rack made using only built-in Ableton devices. It is not a VST plugin and doesn't use Max For Live. You can learn more about Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks in the official Ableton documentation.

  • TAPE.adg (Ableton Live Rack)
  • A Getting Started Guide PDF
  • 1.2mb .zip file download

There are 2 versions of TAPE; the original version and an updated version. Each has slightly different minimum requirements:

  • Original TAPE: Ableton Live Standard or Suite 9.7+
  • Updated TAPE: Ableton Live Intro, Standard or Suite 11.1+

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