Inspired by 4-track cassette recorders, ​SketchCassette II ​is designed to introduce a wide array of lo-fi effects into your mixes. From subtle warble to unearthed-from-the-attic destruction, ​SketchCassette II unlocks the full range of cheap tape sounds, while also offering the flexibility and control to push your sounds even further into total lofi weirdness.

Includes:

• 12 unique tape type & quality profiles
• Age modeling with continuous control
• 2 Tape Saturation models: A (gentle), B (harsh)
• Tape hiss
• Dropouts with newly extended Stereo Width control
• Highly adjustable Wow & Flutter section, including:
  • Tempo Syncing to DAW
  • An “FM Mode” which allows you to modulate the Flutter Rate with the Wow controls
  • Flanging
• Noise-reduction encoding compression with controls over Brightness & Amount
• Mix controls for Tape Filtering and Compression
• Custom preset system with 61 factory presets showcasing SketchCassette II’s versatility

Technical Info:

SketchCassette II supports the following formats and operating systems:

Windows 7 or later – VST3 and AAX at 64-bit

macOS 10.10 Yosemite through macOS 11 Big Sur – Intel or Apple Silicon – AU, VST3, and AAX at 64-bit

To install SketchCassette II onto your computer, simply run the installer package for your OS.

Restart your digital audio workstation before loading in the plugin to a project. On macOS, you may need to restart your computer for new plugins to appear in some hosts.

Developer Website

What’s new in Aberrant DSP SketchCassette II v2.1

• Release notes not available at the time of this post.