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Reels – Tape Emulation Plugin
AudioThing presents Reels, a tape emulation plugin based on a vintage Japanese reel to reel. With its built-in echo section and tape-stop effect, Reels recreates all the imperfections of consumer reel-to-reel vintage recorders, adding a rough retro analogue sound to your mixes.
Features:
- Vintage Tape Emulation
- Tape Start and Tape Stop Effect
- 3 Tape types (JP – Used tape, IT – New old stock, FR – Overused and badly stored)
- Echo Section
- Speaker and Mic Emulation
- Hiss and Motor noise with Envelope
- 50 Presets
- Resizable Window
- Preset system with randomizer
System Requirements:
Windows
- Windows 7, 8, 10
- 2GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM
- VST2, VST3, AAX, CLAP (64-bit)
Mac
- OS X 10.9 – macOS 12 Monterey
- 2GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM
- VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP (64-bit)
Reels emulates all the analogue imperfections of tape recording/playback, including harshness, WOW/Flutter, ducking, crosstalk, hiss, and motor noise.


