SketchCassette II

Name: SketchCassette II
Price: 36 USD
Author: Aberrant DSP

by Aberrant DSP · Saturation · Cassette degradation

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Cassette-inspired degradation plugin with tape saturation, wobble, noise and dropouts for lo-fi textures.

Best for: Keys & Synths, Drums, Vocals. Genres: Lo-Fi, Hip-Hop & Trap, Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: lo-fi, cassette, hardware emulation, tape, wobble, vocals, vintage, 80s, destructive, drums, flutter, gentle, harsh, heavy, mixing, samples & loops, single-band, subtle, tempo-synced, wide.

What it does

SketchCassette II is a cassette emulation that ranges from subtle warble to heavy destruction.

Tape profiles: 12 tape types and quality profiles, with continuous Age control.
Saturation: gentle and harsh modes.
Noise: tape hiss and dropouts with stereo width control.
Wow and flutter: tempo sync and an FM Mode.
Presets: 61.

Source: Aberrant DSP product page

When to use it

SketchCassette II is for convincingly worn cassette sound with lots of controls for dropouts and movement. It suits lo-fi and vintage textures more than the gentle tape warmth of J37 Tape.

Best for: lo-fi hip hop, ambient, sampled loops and bedroom-pop vocals.

Where to buy

Aberrant DSP: $36
Plugin Boutique: $36

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