EffectSaturation · Tape
Bent Spool
Plastic FactoryIndie
Tape drive and loopsTape drive with tremolo, repeat and loops
Lowest we’ve tracked
$29Regular price after intro, per developer: $39−26%
VST3AU+2Runs on Win · Mac
New VST3 tape saturation plugins
7 new VST3 tape saturation plugins. Added since September 2026, newest first. 1 free, 2 on an intro deal right now.
Plugins
EffectSaturation · Tape
Empirical Labs FATSO Tape Simulator
Universal Audio
FATSO tape and compFATSO tape and compression emulation
Lowest we’ve trackedEnds 11-01
$79Regular price after intro, per developer: $149−47%
VST3AU+1Runs on Win · Mac
EffectSaturation · Tape
Mr.Saturator
MrMoustacheIndie
Tape, tube, transformerParallel tape, tube and transformer saturator
Ends 10-20
€29
VST3AU+1Runs on Win · Mac
EffectSaturation · Tape
542 Tape Emulator
Rupert Neve Designs
Analog tape saturationAnalog tape with Silk Red and Blue saturation
$129
VST3AU+1Runs on Win · Mac
EffectSaturation · Tape
TapeEngine
PhotonDSPAuto
Modular tape simTape simulator with 20+ modules
Free
VST3Runs on Win
EffectSaturation · Tape
TRIPLE OG
Gazillion IndustriesIndieAuto
Fuzzy tape saturationTape saturation with warm fuzzy character
$29
VST3AU+1Runs on Win · Mac
EffectSaturation · Tape
SL Tape Pro
Sfoor LabsIndie
Neural tape effectNeural tape effect for Apple Silicon Macs
$39
VST3AU+1Runs on Mac