Tone Empire Tape Bundle

The Tone Empire Tape Bundle gives you three premium tape emulation plugins for free, each designed to capture the warmth, saturation, and musicality of classic analog tape.

TapeZoo is a passive tape coloration plugin that adds rich harmonics, smooth compression, and natural glue with multiple tape profiles and calibration options. TM700 V2 uses advanced A.I. and machine learning to authentically model a vintage American 2-track tape machine, complete with adjustable bias, tape speeds, and true stereo imaging for lush, dynamic character.

Reelight PRO recreates six legendary tape machines with deep control over saturation, bias, crosstalk, compression, and speed, powered by advanced dynamic IR technology for unmatched realism. Together, these three plugins deliver everything from subtle tape warmth to full analog color—at no cost.

TapeZoo

Passive Tape Emulator

Topology

Unleash the authentic warmth of analog tape with TapeZoo, a passive tape coloration plugin engineered to deliver rich harmonic textures and dynamic depth without the need for active electronics or power sources.

TapeZoo offers multiple tape profiles and calibration settings to infuse your mixes with vintage character and sonic glue.

What It Sounds Like:

• Rich, Warm, and Dynamic: Adds depth, presence, and harmonic saturation without harshness.
• Natural Tape Compression: Smooths transients organically, preserving musicality and vibe.
• Low-End Glue: Unites kick, bass, and subs into a tight, cohesive foundation.
• Top-End Softening: Tames digital harshness, creating a vintage-inspired tonal balance.

What It’s Good On:

• Vocals: Smooths sibilance, adds body and analog flavor without losing clarity.
• Drums & Percussion: Brings punch and character, gluing layers without choking dynamics
• Bass & Synths: Adds focus and vintage weight, enhancing tonal density.
• Guitars & Keys: Introduces harmonic sheen and soft rounding of transients.
• Mix & Master Bus: Cohesive, tape-like finish with subtle movement and warmth.

Ultra X

Up to 192k models that minimize aliasing and offer a higher frequency response. The incoming audio is oversampled to run the Ultra X models — requiring more CPU for superior quality, closest to the original source.

Features

• Bias Control: Adjusts the headroom and saturation intensity, letting you drive the tape harder or keep it clean.
• Spatial Control: Blend between vintage Crosstalk for mono glue and Aura, a subtle stereo width effect inspired by multitrack tape misalignments and pitch shifts.
• Ceiling Control: Sets the headroom level—lower it to introduce gentle tape compression on peaks.
• Enhance Control: Blends in a tailored dry signal with added high-frequency sparkle and subtle saturation—perfect for restoring brightness and transients after heavy tape coloration.
• Tape Models: Choose from four distinct tonal curves—Clean, Warm, Rich, and Dark, the latter emulating the thick tone of slower tape speeds.
• Tone: Select from four playback styles—Flat, Master, Studio, and Cassette—each offering unique EQ curves, compression and coloration/ saturation characteristics.
• I/O & Filters: Fine-tune your signal with precise Input and Output Trims, plus smooth High Pass and Low Pass Filters to shape the tone and control unwanted frequencies.

Learn more about TapeZoo.

TM700 V2

The Sound Of Tape And Nothing Else

Introducing the A.I./Machine Learning Sampled and Modeled Tape Machine plugin – the ultimate tool for achieving the warm, rich sound of vintage analog tape. Experience the lush, harmonically rich, and authentic sound of tape with ease, right from your DAW. This A.I.-modeled plugin provides intuitive controls for adjusting the amount of saturation and compression combined, allowing you to dial in the perfect amount of warmth and character for your mix.

What Does It Do?

With its cutting-edge technology, this plugin captures the essence of real tape, reproducing its softening of transients and pleasant-sounding saturation and compression.

Tone Empire's Machine Learning algorithms have meticulously sampled and modeled every aspect of analog tape, from its frequency response to its unique distortion/compression characteristics. The result is a plugin that delivers the warm, natural sound that is so highly sought after in today’s digital age.

Whether you’re working on a full-scale production or a small bedroom recording, the Machine Learning Sampled and Modeled Tape Machine plugin has got you covered.

It’s an essential tool for any producer, musician, or engineer looking to add that classic analog sound to their recordings.

Tone Empire used a famous Vintage American 2 Track 1/4 inch Tape Machine with the SM9 Tape Formulation for modeling. They feature 2 unique Bias settings as well as fast (15ips) and slow (7.5 ips) tape speeds and also a unique 2-track mode. This mode recreates a true stereo 2-track image which brings in characteristics such as sonic differences between the 2 channels as well as crosstalk between the channels.

Try the Machine Learning Sampled and Modeled Tape Machine plugin today and elevate your productions to the next level!

Controls

• Tape Input - This control increases/decreases the input gain to the tape machine system. As the value of the control is increased, more of the tape effect comes into play.
• Tape Output - This control increases/decreases the output gain post the tape processing. This control is used to adjust the output level of the effect within a range.
• Link - This button links the input control to the output control, so it's easier for the user to push the gain without having to constantly compensate for the level increase with the output knob.
• Bias - 2 Bias settings were sampled and modeled from the source tape machine dataset samples. The user can switch between the softer saturation of setting "1" or the crunchier setting of "2". These 2 Bias settings can cover most instruments, drums, and vocal/instrument flavors that the user may be looking for.
• Tape Speed - This has 2 options, Fast (15 ips) and Slow (7.5 ips). The Fast setting is brighter and tries to retain the sonic imprint of the original signal, while the Slow setting has the famous low bump and decrease in high-frequency response. The low setting is perfect for more "lo-fi" effects that the user may be looking for.
• Input adj. - This control can further adjust the input signal with a range of -12dB to +12dB. This can either reduce louder signals going to tape or increase the level causing more saturation.
• Output Trim - This control can further adjust the output signal with a range of -12dB to +12dB.
• Resizable GUI - Drag the bottom right corner of the plugin window to custom-adjust the plugin GUI to suit your display and needs.
• Preset Bar - This section allows the user to browse through our carefully and meticulously created presets, as well as delete or create their own presets and store them.

Features

• Sampled at 192 kHz, the model upsamples and runs at 192k.
• Authentic Tape compression and saturation
• Great on almost any material and entire mixes
• True Stereo 2 Track Imaging
• Incredible sound!
• Auto Gain
• Ultra-x mode

Learn more about TM700 V2.

Reelight PRO

Instant Analogue Magic

The invention of digital audio recordings liberated sound engineers in many ways which were not possible in the analogue era. Even with all the tools at one’s fingertips, musicians and engineers sorely missed the sound and sonics of earlier recordings. The magic that the recording mediums imparted by default and one which was taken for granted.

Reelight Pro is a plugin designed to bring back the authentic tape sounds of not one, but 6 different sought-after Tape Machines at different speeds and levels to bring us even closer to the “reel” sound of tape. With this plugin, you also get access to desirable parameters such as tape speed, bias, input saturation, crosstalk and even the compression imparted by tape as separate controls! The plugin comes with a lot of presets designed to help get you started, or design your own from scratch!

Advanced Dynamic IR (Impulse Response) systems that Tone Empire have developed in addition to DSP modelling, help us achieve the authentic sound of tape machines like never before.

Hysteresis Processing along with a great sounding resolver, help us achieve the “wow” factor!

I/O Section

The Input Gain sets levels from -24dB to +24dB with 0 dB in the centre, This control acts in the same way as on analogue tape recorders, the more gain you increasing, the harder the tape is hit with sound, and create the correct response audible in terms of saturation and compression.

The Lock feature lets a user increase input gain with an automatic gain compensation for an increase in levels in the output. 

The Output Gain sets output levels from -24dB to +24dB with 0 dB in the centre, 

Filters

This plugin features a set of 12 dB/ oct (20Hz to 20 kHz)High Pass and Low Pass Filters using an analogue design scheme for a natural sound. These are Pre-Filters, and effect the sound before the tape algorithms.

Tape Machine Selector

These selectors labelled A-F, let the user select the different Tape Models :

• A - AMPEX ATR 700
• B - STUDER A 812
• C - STUDER A 80
• D - TEAC A2300 SD
• E - AEG TELEFUNKEN M20
• F - REVOX B77 mk2

Speed

Select Slow or Fast speeds offered per tape machine.. these vary from 3 1/2 ips to 30 ips depending on the machine selected.

Bias

This control lets you adjust the Bias of the machine selected and creates a desirable saturation effect in addition to Input Gain Saturation.

Comp

This controls the envelope of the sound like a compressor, allowing the user to emulate the “compression” characteristics of tape. The effect is subtle but noticeable.

Crosstalk

An artefact of multitrack tape machines was “Tape Bleed” or signal bleed, whereas the signal on adjacent tracks also record additionally on each other.. creates a mono-spatial effect.’You can adjust the amount desired for this parameter.

Oversampling

You have the option of 2x-8x oversampling, depending on your CPU power and computer resources, this helps “smooth” the sound and sound even closer to the analogue bandwidth.

Presets

Tone Empire have provided Presets per machine and also some categories, to help the user get started quickly. Tone Empire do recommend using the controls and your ears to shape your own sound!

No Wet/Dry?

Why is there no wet/dry control? Let us answer this for you... To use the plugin and make it sound authentic, adding a dry signal back into the processed signal creates “phasing”.

Moreover, the tape is the final medium of printing the sound! It is intended to be used as a full effect. Tone Empire have already provided all the controls to tweak your sound minimally or as an extreme. 

So, as opposed to having one wet/dry control for the whole sound, you actually control the amount of each effect individually.

Learn more about Reelight PRO.