HoRNet Tape 1.2.1 is available, this update is free for owners of the plugin and includes:
- Improved mono tracks compatibility
- Fixed crash with Digital Performer
Give your track a vintage analog vibe with a tape emulation plugin
HoRNet Tape is a software simulation of the effect that magnetic tape apply to the signal recorded on it.
Tape was the recording medium of choice before digital took its place in the early 90s and has s distinct effect that helped to define the sound of the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
What HoRNet Tape does is to apply the distinct saturation of tape to your tracks and also adds the specific frequency response of four different popular tape machines, each at two different speed, 15 or 30 inch per second.
Tape saturation acts differently on high and low frequency, saturating much faster at high frequencies and giving drums and vocals that peculiar “shhh” sound, low frequencies are made thicker and gain weight, this combined with the non-linear frequency response of tape decks creates the classic vintage sound.
HoRNet Tape emulation plugin allows you also to change the bias applied to the tape changing the saturation characteristics and allowing you to increase the effect.
The tape deck emulation includes both the typical frequency response given by the playback head and the internal electronics saturation, the frequency response alteration affects mainly the low part of the spectrum and is shifted up increasing the tape speed from 15 IPS to 30 IPS, we haven’t included wow and flutter in our simulation because on professional tape decks it was almost non existent.
We gave Tape the ability to automatically set its input gain thanks to our Auto Gain technology and help you target your “recording level” more easily allowing you to choose between +1, +2 or +3 VU, constant level monitoring is provided by the output compensation feature that will let you judge the effect without being fooled by loudness changes.
Since a plugin like this that is meant to go on every track is only useful if you can judge it’s effect on the complete mix we have added a grouping feature that will let you automatically copy some of the settings (like the deck type, the target input level, bypass, etc.) to every instance of the plugin set to the same group. Up to 8 groups are available.
Demo
The demo is fully functional except for the fact that every now and then it will silence out, you cannot save parameter values with your session and the plugin will not respond to automation coming from the host.
Features
- Analog tape saturation simulation.
- Emulation of four different decks.
- Two different tape speed for each deck.
- Output compensation for constant level monitoring.
- Input analog VU meters.
- Auto Gain with three different target levels.
- Three tape bias options.
- Analog hiss simulation.
- Hiss level setting.
- Group function to copy settings from instances.
- Bypass button.
- Apple Silicon native support (except for AAX)
- macOS (10.11 and later) and Windows (Vista and later) support.
- 64-bit only on Mac and Windows.
- Audio Units, VST, VST3 and AAX format.
Copy protection
The HoRNet Tape has no copy protection, we don’t believe in copy protection, they are always cracked and they are annoying for the users, we all know you are not going to give away the plugin on the internet…
So simply download the plugin and enjoy your recordings!
io lo comprerò tra qualche ora ( ma già so che mi potrò fidare) , credo che i plugin di Saverio siano eccezionali.
Lo utilizo en el mix bus y encantado con el resultado que obtengo. Mas que agradecido de tener un gran complemento con varias opciones para elegir entre sus máquinas de cinta. Excelente trabajo!
HoRNet Tape it's fun, sound's good.
My like the Studer A80 emulation tape with Bias, it's more realistic than others plugins emulation.
Great Plugin!
An oversampling option would be nice. And maybe control over the high end and low bump in a future update
bonjour,merci pour votre travail,et un grand merci pour tout ces plugins de qualités a un prix abordables qui permettent au musiciens qui ont peu de moyen de pouvoir faire des mix de qualités.pour ma part ce hornet tape a remplassé sur mes mix un bon nombre d'émulations plus connues et moins éfficaces.
Once again I have convinced myself that I can trust HoRNet…Now I have the same processing quality at an honest price with an incredible ease of handling and diversity of choice! Great plugin!
I hate to admit it, but I've A/B'd this tape plugin with more expensive tape plugins I've bought from other manufacturers as well as free offerings, and this one might be one of my favorites. It thickens up your mix, but doesn't over-exaggerate the low/low mids. It tames the high end while at the same time giving it a sort of sizzle/excitement that's hard to explain. It very effectively tames transients. I was listening to a cassette I had of Happy End's "Kazemachi Roman" particularly the song "Kaze Wo Atsumete" and I thought while it was fresh in my ears to get a drum loop and A/B some of the different tape plugins I had (you can really hear what tape plugins do by applying it to drums). I'd say this one came very close to the sound I wanted, though I think the Harrison Mixbus tape sat might be my very favorite but that's not a plugin. Sender Spike and Tukan (Reaper exclusive) sounded very good as well.
really helpfull to tame the drums in every track with to much dynamics, especial to bring back analog warmth to electronic music, awsome and not cpu hungry
This plugin is awesome. Easily the best tool to either add body to the drums or tame pokey pokey transients, for the price.
Very good result and Easy to setup.Just wondering what tape is been modeled if any.
The autogain function alone makes this worth the price. Out of all the "tape" and "analog" console mixing plugins, this has the most genuine sound. I use this thing on nearly every track.
I love the saturation this adds to the high end of vocals, and besides that I think the Out Comp. switch was able to tame further some low mids I had in a mix while adding more low bump.
Simple and easy to use. You can get quick results… add just enough harmonics to get that warm feel you "all" look for in a tape plugin. I would highly recommend adding this to your millions of plugs
… you will like what you hear… subtle and not dramatic.
Its just warm! I use it on every track. It's so far the best tape plugin I own, it smooths the top end in a very creamy and gentle way. Worth having this plugin!
Incredible. I have some many tapes emulations (much money invertion), and this one is so natural. Subtle but effective. I like a lote, and is one of my favorites. Es incredible the price and the quality
It makes the recordings come alive and brings warmth to your tracks. Use it wise.
The ideal tape emulation for me. I have tried the demos of several others. I liked HoRNet Tape instantly when I first tried it. Still, I thought maybe it had too few parameters and I purchased a far more expensive alternative from another developer, thinking that having more choices would be better. After a year, I came back and purchaced Tape, and I use it instead of the more expensive & more complex alternative. It turns out that Tape has all the essential options, to get me the result I want much faster. Instead of tweaking and fine tuning lots of parameters, I go to Tape, choose the deck I want, make a combination of input gain & bias and I'm there in seconds. It took me a while to appreciate its simplicity, but it turns out that less is more in this case and I am happy I got the right tool for me in the end.
Also I can't believe how little CPU it needs!
Hornet Tape has replaced my other "wavy" tape machine on my drum bus for good! It sounds much better with more warmth and clarity and it takes up significant less cpu! Great emulation!
Wow!!!
The best tape simulator out there!
The more I use it the more I like ! Very nice plugin !
Thanks this tape plugin is awesome I use it alongside the other tape emulations available in the market and yours is great.
Adquirir hoje estou impressionado com a qualidade, vale muito apena.
Using Hornet Tape since its release. Compared to several other Tape emulation plugins, this feels very natural, easy to dial in and musical. Fantastic!
very great tape plugin!!! I own alot of high end tape emulators but none are as easy to get the sound I want as I can with Hornet Tape!! Now my tracks has more depth, warmth, more presence and realism!!