Retro sonic textures

The second plugin in partnership with MSXII Audio x AIR Music Tech and AKAI Professional, Fly Tape II is a new adaptation of the popular tape cassette FX iOS app originally created by our friends at MSXII Audio. With their collaboration and sound design expertise, we’ve developed Fly Tape II to bring that classic tape emulation sound to your DAW or MPC standalone workflow. Add a vintage vibe to your productions with retro sonic textures and colorful saturation on the fly.

Fly Tape II introduces an intuitive, easy-to-explore user interface that features retro button controls and eight independent tape-style modes—with additional sub controls per mode to mangle, stretch, lo-fi, and retro-fly your sound. Built for dynamic changeups and expressive shifts, Fly Tape II invites you to add movement with special sonic moments you can automate or play live.

• 8 Specialized Character Modes of FLY TAPE II
• SPEED: Select from four variable tape speeds to dial in the classic ½, ¼, and additional cassette-style speeds. These variations allow you to create unique time-stretching artifacts and tonal coloration—perfect for crafting a dreamy, nostalgic tone in your tracks.
• SATURATION : Explore one of three powerful overdrive modes: Boost, Amp, and Drive. From subtle harmonic enhancement to tube-style distortion, each option is carefully modeled to deliver the warmth and color of a true analog emulation.
   
• MUTE & REVERSE : Chop, pause, or flip your audio on the fly. Fly Tape II’s dedicated Mute and Reverse buttons make transitions seamless, allowing you to incorporate elements of suspense, spontaneous breaks, and rhythmic reversals with precision.
   
• WARBLE : Add movement to your mix with seven expressive variations of wow and flutter. Simulating the gentle imperfections of retro cassette tape, these warble effects bring your sounds to life with randomized amounts of pitch modulation—ideal for vintage synth leads, pads, or lo-fi melodies.
   
• LO-FI : Choose from eight preset variations, each offering a level of intentionally imperfect and unpolished audio. From dusty cassette hiss to bit reduction, the mellow mood and sounds you craft in this mode will transport you to a simpler time.
   
• BRAKE : Recreate the sound of tape coming to a physical stop with four variations of tape brake duration. These slowing effects mimic the feel of analog playback halting in real time, making this mode valuable for transitions, breakdowns, DJ-style fades, and any type of dramatic flourish.
 
• STUTTER : Slice your audio into rhythmic fragments with options for eight distinct timing functions. This mode encourages experimental chopping to create new sounds, using segmentation to add texture, energy, or syncopation into any loop or track.

System Requirements & Compatibility :

Windows

• Windows 10 (22H2) - Windows 11 (23H2)
• 2GB free disk space (20GB for all content recommended)
• 4GB RAM (8GB recommended)
• Dual-core 2.3GHz CPU
• VST 2/3 compatible host

Macintosh

• macOS 13 Ventura - macOS 15 Sequoia - Intel and Apple Silicon
• 2GB free disk space (20GB for all content)
• 4GB RAM (8GB recommended)
• Dual-core 2.3GHz CPU
• VST 2/3 Plugin compatible host
• AU plugin compatible host

MPC Standalone:

• One, Live, Live II, X, Key 61, One+, Key 37. MPC 2.5 & 3.4.4.1

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