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Aperture Cassette Symphony

Harnessing the power of the symphony through tape

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  • Harnessing the power of the symphony through tape

    Prepare for orchestral time travel - go from intimate solo players to a full symphony — in an instant — resampled through 200 cassette players, all in the same virtual instrument.

    We've gone back to the early days of tape sampling and taken inspiration from the sound world of the mellotron, and then blown that out of proportion - capturing strings, brass, woodwind and percussion and resampling through a custom built symphony of cassette players.

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    Our dedicated plugin

    Compatible with NKS

    200 Tapes — 1 Orchestra

    100 articulations

    Dedicated plugin

    Listen to Aperture Cassette Symphony

    Cassettes wide in studio
    Collage of instruments and cassettes
    GUI

    Apertures - closed to open, solo to full symphony
    Aperture walkthrough

    What's included

    Aperture

    Building from solo players through to symphonic


    Strings

    High Strings
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Strings
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Brass

    High Brass
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Brass
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Woodwinds

    High Winds
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Winds
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Percussion

    Percussion
    • Kit
    • Timpani


    Worn

    Building from solo players through to symphonic with beautiful and raw degraded tape artifacts, perfect for adding character


    Strings

    High Strings (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Strings (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Brass

    High Brass (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Brass (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Woodwinds

    High Winds (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato
    Low Winds (Worn)
    • Sustain
    • Sustain (Mono)
    • Tape Loop
    • Reels
    • Scattered
    • Hairpin
    • Marcato
    • Staccato


    Percussion

    Percussion (Worn)
    • Kit
    • Timpani

    FAQs

    How can I get Aperture Cassette Symphony?

    You can buy Aperture Cassette Symphony.


    Can I remove the tape noise entirely from each preset?

    While you can increase or lower the tape noise by using the ‘noise’ knob, there will always be a level of tape noise contained within each sample.


    How does your dedicated plugin work?

    Our dedicated plugin libraries work as standalone instruments in your DAW, meaning that no serial number is provided and the authorisation process happens during your download. We provide an AU, VST2, VST3 and an AAX, so as long as your chosen DAW supports one of those plugin formats, you’re good to go. (e

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    Tech specs

    Mac system requirements

    Mac OS X 10.15 to OS 13

    Minimum: 2.8GHz i5 minimum (quad-core), 8GB RAM

    Recommended: 2.8GHz I7 (six-core), 16GB RAM

    Both Intel and Apple Silicon/ARM are supported

    32-bit systems are not supported.

    PC system requirements

    Windows 10 or Windows 11 - (Latest Service Pack, 64-bit)

    Minimum: Intel 2.8 GHz i5 (quad-core) or AMD Ryzen 5, 8GB RAM

    Recommended: Intel Core i7 6th gen and later or AMD Ryzen 7, 16GB RAM

    32-bit systems are not supported.

    File size

    23.28 GB download size

    24 GB disk space required during install


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