The Soul of Cassette Tapes

A trick for breathing life into digitally recorded material is to incorporate imperfections from older recording technologies, such as analog tape or vinyl records.

With this noise generator, you can add a vintage cassette player vibe to your digital music. To make it sound realistic, set the levels so that the hiss becomes just audible in the quietest passages of your music. You may be surprised by an impression that the sound quality of poor recordings has improved. It is because you may be adding frequencies that are missing, even though they are present only as a hiss.

Cassette tape hiss is a beautiful source of analog noise too, and can be used on its own as a kind of white noise generator. Due to the nature of tape playback, tiny fluctuations will affect the sound, breathing life into the otherwise static noise.

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● This one reminds me of that one tape that you can't believe still plays! It sounds like it's been through a lot, and it has! It's more about the memories, but the sound of the music on the genuine article is a distinct reminder of the present, and of the distinct travels of each individual.

● Been listening to the JFK tapes from the University of Virginia, and this is the perfect supplement!

● This is instantly my new favorite sound.

● Funny enough, usually we are trying to avoid such noise, but now, when isolated, its turned out that this is quite a good addition to fill some unncessary silence... strange, and very interesting!

● This is an even better rainy white noise than rain for me.

● It's very soothing! I'm experimenting with having it in the background, just audible, when playing digital music. It adds a really nice texture.

● It is amazing mixed with either Tape Memories and Dust N Scratches.

Current Settings

Save in URL
Save as Cookie > Load
Clone as a Mini-Player
℗ Order as an Audio file

Presets

Premium Hiss Type IV • Minicassette • Tape Loops • DeMAGNETized • Aged Tape • Garbage Collector • Mono Head • Stereo Head • ℗ Surprise!

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Usage

Each slider controls a particular audio stream; adjust sliders to taste and mood. The animation button turns the soundscape into an slowly evolving texture. Use this feature if you intend to listen to the generator over a long period of time!