TheMachine
Vintage Tube driven tape machine!
FEATURES
- INPUT : Will set input gain to set best input level for your source (Gain compensated)
- DRIVE : Will set internal saturation by pushing circuitry
- OUTPUT : Will set output gain (Fully clean)
- IPS : Will set tape speed 7.5 or 15
- W/F : Wow & Flutter will simulate tape machine behavior
- NOISE : Will add noise to source between -120dB and -40dB
- BIAS : Will set bias of tape machine
- I/O : Bypass
Resizable interface. Simple "Bottom Right Corner Handle" to resize. 50% to 200%.
*Resizing Tip: When you duplicate plug-in, it will remember current state of GUI size. But if you load new instance, it will be opened at default size. To get rid of this issue, simply follow these steps;
1. Open plug-in for the first time
2. Resize GUI according to your screen resolution or you liking before setting any knobs
3. Save this state as default preset with your DAW
Now, you will be able to load new instances with same size.
(If you want to go default size, simply double click to resize handle.)
Version 1.0 - 26.10.2026 - Initial Release
Available Formats
VST3 / AU / AAX Native - Audiosuite | Mac 10.11 or Higher | Intel / Apple Silicon
VST3 / AAX Native - Audiosuite | Windows 10 - 11
Mac Versions require a graphic card that supports “Metal”
Windows Versions require a graphic card that supports “OpenGL”
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Comments (26)
Just dropping by to say thanks for all the work you do to support my creativeness!
İyi akşamlar! Never looser believing in true engineering. Millions of hours have been put in the legendary machines engineering are killing for today. That would not be the case if the HWs where just shitt:ed out from a Vibe coding pipeline. templates for component simulation/architechture seems like a smart way to speed up teedious work. Cheers, Emil Falay
Sadly I get a crash in old version of logic. Other plugins of yours work beautifully. My logic version is ancient though. 4.8! Thanks anyway.
hi there ! thanks again for an amazing work, im using your plugins on every project ! this tape machine looks fantastic, any chance you add a .dll file ? thanks
Just wanted to say, this sounds incredible. Thank you for all your hard work! One thing: could you please fix the gain reduction meter on BusterSE? It currently displays twice the actual amount of gain reduction.
Is anyone else having horrible download speeds? It's only on AO's Patreon. I can download files from virtually anywhere with no issue but on this site, I always end up with 0 B/s which is insane :( Is my wifi blocking it or what?
Thanks!!! -I noticed the oversampling option is gone in your recent releases : can you elaborate on this decision? Is oversampling still happening inside the plugin/by default? -Wow and flutter doesn't seem to do anything for me (Mac Mini M2 - running Reaper 7.78)
Can't wait to try this. Obsessed with Obsession.
finally a decent alternative to waves kramer tape <3
A. O. did it again. Top of the game.
This is a kind of Tape Machine right?
Hi, I have a question, will the diode bridge compressor be based on the 33609 or another neve model?
Really good sound dude !
How do you decide on the "best input level for your source"? Is there a general guideline for the target on the VU meter before adjusting the drive?
Thank you so much for your plugins <3
Freaking mint mate
Cool, one more great tape to have =^..^= I mostly mix with Airwindows plugins, but AO are my next favorite. Any chance for Linux versions in the future? Works fine via yabridge but having native plugins would be nice
This is incredible, If I may request, there's no proper Harmonizer plugin available today, Looking forward if you kindly make an IPS33B harmonizer plugin where the scale can be customised. Thanks in advance
This plugin is really cool. Out of all the vibecoded plugins that are out now, it's good to have a genuine plugin. Are you, by any chance, going a Distressor emulation in the future?
heck yeah!! been hoping that you make a tape machine for a while. thank you 😎
It causes my DAW to crash.
Merci beaucoup mon amis ❤️❤️
Hi there, first of all, I love your plugins, and I'm so grateful for all your work in making high-quality and accessible plugins for the mixing community. I've noticed your plugin output seems like it's dramatically increased in the last few months, and so I have to ask: you haven't started vibecoding with AI or anything like that have you? It's just become SO ubiquitous lately that I've become kinda paranoid, especially since vibecoded software can cause a lot of issues.
Hi, no vibe coding. I am making plugin for 10 years. So, don’t worry. Sometimes, I have lots of free time to work and I am working little bit fast. Also, I made new framework which I can easily convert circuits into code. I know that you see vibe coded plugins everywhere but as I said, don’t worry. A real human-being working and coding here :)
Good afternoon, Installer download repeatedly gets flagged by Windows Defender as a virus. Program:Win32/Contebrew.A!ml Windows 11 - 26H2 - 26300.9711
Hi, it must be false positive.