10.5 MB

Vinland Drive is a vintage tape emulator designed to bring the behaviour, tone, and movement of a tape machine into modern sessions. Its processing is built around a dynamic tape-inspired signal path that adds saturation, soft compression, record/playback coloration, gentle low-end rounding, and softened high-frequency texture while keeping the source musical.

Under the hood, Vinland Drive is not just a static saturation stage. It uses level-dependent harmonic response, hysteresis-stile saturation behaviour, subtle drift and modulation, stereo decorrelation, envelope-following noise texture, and oversampled nonlinear processing to recreate the feeling of a machine that reacts to the signal rather than simply coloring it. The result can range from gentle analog thickening to a more pushed, worn, and characterful tape tone, with added depth and perceived width.

FEATURES
– Dual drive structure with Input and Heat gain stages
– Automatic gain compensation for smoother drive staging
– Output level control
– Oversampling
– Bypass control
– Tape-inspired saturation and soft compression
– Level-dependent harmonic generation
– Frequency-aware harmonic shaping with high-frequency harmonic control
– Hysteresis-style tape response
– Record/playback-style tone coloration
– Softened high-frequency texture
– Internal machine variation, bias drift, and head drift
– Wow, flutter, drift, and transport-style modulation
– Stereo crosstalk and decorrelation for added depth and perceived width
– Envelope-following hiss and noise ducking
– Subtle tape wear, smear, dropout, and age-style artifacts

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Vinland.Drive.1.0.0  ( 10 MB )

76 MB

An audio plugin for mixing. IR is available for Windows only (there is no compatible impulse loader for MacOS). YS – Strip Hi-Fi allows you to load impulse responses from various microphones, tape recorders, and other equipment to simulate analog instruments.

Impulse responses can be loaded from any directory on your drives. After loading, save the preset for quick access the next time you insert the plugin. If the controls are not displayed due to a weak graphics card, replace the images in the root of the plugin folder with a smaller render from the “Knob to change” Knob 51 archive.

By default, all controls are set to smoothly switch at frame 101. If you have issues with VST3 in some DAWs on Windows, try VST2. For fine-tuning, hold down the Ctrl key.

All IR edge processing modules are available (there is no compatible impulse loading module for MacOs).

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YS_Strip_Hi-Fi_1.0.1_WIN  ( 40 MB )

YS_Strip_Hi-Fi_x_1.0.1_MAC  ( 36 MB )

26 MB

What it does
This device simulates some dynamic effects as can be obtained with some high quality tape gear.

Tips & tricks
works great on VA synths to add some slight crunch and presence
use it in the chain for electric guitar: Subtle compression (Density II) > Fender style ampsim > FerricTDS {Dynamics high, Saturation low, SC high, rest to taste} > optional FX
with slightly different settings it works for crunch amps, too.
suddenly ampsims come alive and “feel real” – what a breakthrough !
(Tip by susiwong)

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FerricTDSmkIII.3.0  ( 26 MB )

25 MB

Audio plugin for mixing to simulate the sound of a tape recorder. This is not an exact copy of a well-known tape recorder, but the general basic characteristics were taken as a basis.

If the controls are not displayed due to a weak video card, then replace the images in the root of the plugin folder with a smaller render from the archive “Knob to chenge”, Knob 101 or Knob 51.

By default, all elements are set for smooth switching with frame 101. If on Windows in some DAWs there are problems with VST3, then try VST2 For fine tuning, hold down the Ctrl key.

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YS_My_happy_2025_TAPE_v1.0.0_WIN  ( 11 MB )

YS_My_happy_2025_TAPE_v1.0.0_MAC  ( 14 MB )

6.91 MB

Tape Fiasco is a creative audio effect plugin that combines three distinct time-based effects: Stretch (granular time-stretching), Varispeed (tape-style speed manipulation), and Stutter (rhythmic slicing and repetition).

Each effect can be used independently or in combination, with configurable signal routing between them. The plugin is designed for real-time performance and sound design, offering tempo-synced operation, envelope follower modulation, and extensive parameter control for each effect section.

The Stretch effect is a granular time-stretching processor that captures audio into a buffer and plays it back using overlapping grains, allowing independent control of playback speed and pitch.

The Stutter effect captures audio slices and repeats them rhythmically, with extensive control over timing, pitch manipulation, filtering, and probability-based variation.

The Varispeed effect emulates tape machine speed manipulation, including wow/flutter modulation, tape stop effects, scratch control, and analog-style saturation/compression.

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Tape.Fiasco.1.2.2  ( 7 MB )

31.8 MB

Analog based clipper plugin! RazorClip offers five clipping modes, each modeled after a different analog circuit type. That’s really the core of what RazorClip offers, and the modes give you various distortion characters to work with.

The five options are Tape, XFMR, BJT, Tube, and Diode.

XFMR models transformer-based saturation, the soft clipping that occurs when a transformer overloads and can no longer pass the full signal. This causes the waveform to flatten gently and results in a relatively subtle type of saturation that works great for warming up virtual synths.

BJT is based on bipolar junction transistor clipping, a transistor circuit topology that produces asymmetric harmonic content with a slightly harder edge than the transformer mode.

The controls are straightforward in classic Analog Obsession fashion. The Gain knob has 24 dB of gain compensation, giving you enough headroom to push the signal into clipping.

The Output knob runs from -24 dB to +24 dB, which is handy for gain staging within your DAW after the clipping stage has done its work.

FEATURES
– MODEL : 5 different model for different clipping circuit. Models are fully ‘ideal’ analog modeled. No specific model or hardware
– GAIN : 24dB gain compensated input will help you to set clipping level
– OUTPUT : +/- 24dB clean output level controller
– BLEND : Will blend processed and unprocessed signal
– I/O : Bypass

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RazorClip.1.0  ( 32 MB )

Size: 5.7 MB

An idea…

A philosophy…

Meet the newest member of the XM family — *XMTape&Clip!*

I was searching for an answer to the question: “How does a real device behave?” — and I decided to create it.
A true fusion of both worlds!

With nearly *zero aliasing*, it delivers flawless clarity.

It adds life and loudness to your material in the most *precise and transparent* way possible — without sacrificing depth or distorting transients.

The *curve shape* is unique. It always responds differently to the left and right channels — just like real hardware — but with surgical precision.

As always, it’s *free*, and operates solely on a donation basis.

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XMTape_and_Clip_v12.10.2025_WIN  ( 5 MB )

XMTape_and_Clip_v12.10.2025_MAC  ( 11 MB )

52 MB

YS – SaturDoub_ Audio plugin for mixing. Plugin for those who like to experiment with sound by creating unique saturation algorithms by forming an audio wave. The plugin has two independent wave formers for the left and right channels, where you can create any distortion formula. from light saturation to strong distortions for every taste. A combination of eleven options for different channels allows you to create a duplicate effect. There is also a delay in one channel to create the Haas effect.

The plugin works in parallel connection to the direct signal and is mixed by a separate regulator. In addition to the main plugin, you can use the formula editor with a visual display of the edited waveform. Then, by simply copying it, it is pasted into the desired cell by switching to expert mode. All changes can be saved to a preset. Cutoff filters for the direct signal and effect are linked by default, but you can disable the link and adjust them separately if desired. The link also works for each parameter of the left and right channels.

The effect can be switched to Mid-Side mode, while the direct signal will remain unaffected. The “Mix-LR” control mixes the channels in mono and if you add a delay, you can get a notch filter effect for tone formation. The hard clipper at the output is always on, but you can turn on a clipper with a soft knee before it, which will also give additional saturation. If some controls are not displayed due to a weak video card, then replace the images in the root of the plugin folder with a smaller renderer from folder 51. By default, all elements are set for smooth switching with frame 101.

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YS – SaturDoub _ v1.0.1  ( 52 MB )

67 MB

An audio mixing plugin for adding rich, tonal color to your sound. The plugin has two versions: for mono and stereo tracks.

(Universal VST3 plugin can work on both macOS and Windows. SynthEdit now releases universal VST3 plugins. This means that you can offer the same file for download to macOS and Windows users. It will “just work”. SynthEdit’s universal VST3 plugins support both Intel-based Macs and Apple Silicon (ARM)-based computers, such as the M1, M2, and later models. )

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YS.Tube.AMP.1.0.0.Universal  ( 38 MB )

YS.Tube.AMP.1.0.0.Mac.AU  ( 30 MB )

21 MB

Authentic Tube Emulation – From gentle warmth to full-bodied saturation.

Futuristic amp simulator with modern & electrified edge
Produces the overdriven & distorted sounds typical of electrified guitars & basses.

Combines an amp simulation with an original analog low pass filter & tone-shaping equalizer effect.

Perfect for Guitarists & bassists who want realistic amp tones, producers looking for quick amp sound solutions in their DAWs.

Dynamic Tone Shaping, Instrument Modelling, clean, crunch or heavy distortion : Electrify Your Tone !

SPECIFICATIONS
MAC OS X 13.7 & above, Intel based Mac, 64 bits, M1 optimisation coming soon
Windows 10 & 11, Intel based PC, 64 bits
Linux (Ubuntu Studio 22.xx, 64 bits),
4GB of RAM,
50MB of disk space,
1280x768px display.

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Akira-Tube-v1.0  ( 21 MB )