LOFI TAPESTOP
Analog Modeled Start-Ups and Slow-Downs
To give you even more control over your starts and stops, the plugin can optionally run in full sync with your session and starts and stops can be triggered by use of automation at any time.
The Famous Production Technique at Your Fingertips
Every producer should have access to classic Tapestop and Tapestart effects that are easy to use and sound perfectly real. This innovative tool features a Dust control to add authentic noise and artifacts, and a Flux control to introduce fluctuating pitch warble for that vintage tape feel. Shape the tone of your slowdown and startup with the Muffle control, for added flexibility. Sync your effects seamlessly with your session’s BPM and retrigger the start or stop as much as you like for total creative freedom. With up to nearly 10 seconds of slowdown and startup time, LoFi Tapestop will be one of those plugins you’ll pull into your sessions time and time again.
Features
● Classic Tapestop and Tapestart effect with a modern twist
● Can be as accurate or LoFi as you like
● Dust control to add noise and artifacts
● Flux control to add fluctuating pitch warble
● Muffle control for tonal shaping of the slowdown and startup
● Sync with your session's BPM
● Retrigger either start or stop as much as you like
● Up to 9999ms of slowdown and startup time!
Start, Stop, Time
1 This button triggers the start-up of the virtual tape machine. It will create a classic pitch up effect and start the playback. Fully retriggerable, no need to stop first!
2 This button triggers the slow-down and stop of the virtual tape machine. It will create a pitch down effect, known from countless great productions. Fully retriggerable, no need to start first!
3 This knob allows you set the time each start-up or slow-down takes. Depending on the Time Mode setting this can be in milliseconds or note values that sync to your session. Starts and stops up to 9999ms!
4 This switch allows you to choose between free-running time mode (milliseconds) and synced beat mode for the start and stop time control.
Flux, Muffle, Dust, and Shape
1 The Flux slider allows you to mix in pitch warble and errors with the start-up and slow-down effects. At 0% the effect is fully accurate, like a pristine tape machine. At 100% the effect is full of character and analog modelled imperfections. Tweak as you like!
2 The Muffle slider will reduce the brightness of the tape starts and stops. This is an actively changing control, meaning the lower the pitch of the signal becomes the more muffled it gets.
3 The Dust slider will add warm noise and fuzz to your tape-starts and -stops. This is an actively changing control, meaning the lower the pitch of the signal becomes the noisier it gets.
4 The Shape switch allows you to select between two different shapes for the start-up and slow-down behavior. It can be set to linear or curved behavior, both modeled from real world devices.
Visualize
Already a staple of Yum's LoFi series, the display gives you a clear visual representation of the current tape behavior inside the plugin.