Magnetite

Authentic tape warmth

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Supported formats

AAX plugin support VST plugin support VST3 plugin support Audio Unit plugin support

Magnetite is available in AAX, VST, VST3 and Audio Units (AU) — compatible with all major DAWs.

Supported platforms (32/64 bit)

Magnetite System Requirements

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MAC)

  • Intel Core CPU or Apple SIlicon M+ Processor
  • 1GB of RAM
  • MacOS 10.13 or newer (M1/M2 supported)
  • VST, VST3, AU or AAX compatible host (64bit)
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or more

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (WINDOWS)

  • SSE2 compatible processor (Intel Core CPU recommended)
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Windows 7 or newer
  • VST, VST3 or AAX (x64) compatible host
  • Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels or more
 

About the Magnetite

Inspired by Studer tape machines: Magnetite recreates the warmth, saturation, and gentle compression of Studer's iconic open-reel recorders.

Magnetite is our homage to the sound of magnetic tape recorders. Simply dial in the desired amount of saturation and warmth using the recording gain knob and Magnetite will add the analog tape sonics that you're looking for to your mixes.
Huge drums, distorted loops, saturated vocals, you name it - let Magnetite breathe new life into your tracks. We recommend using Magnetite as the first insert of your chain, just as if your signals were recorded to tape. You can, of course, put it into different spots if you're going for creative effects.

Magnetite Features

Authentic sound

We put a lot of thought and work into emulating all the sonic aspects associated with analog tape: Class A recording and playback amplifiers, tape response and saturation, NAB pre- and de-emphasis EQs, the sonic effect of different tape speeds and bias levels, hiss and hum - it's all there. We also added an adjustable wow and flutter feature that emulates frequency modulation (FM) due to motor speed fluctuations.

SSE2 optimized code

DSP operations are pipe-lined using the SSE2 instruction set. This ensures highest possible performance operation despite very complex computations.

Auto-adjusted oversampling for maximum audio transparency

Aliasing artifacts are efficiently attenuated using a low latency linear phase Dolph-Chebyshev poly-phase design. The oversampling is auto adjusted to your session‘s sample rate to save valuable CPU power while offering the most transparent sound possible.

HighDPI / Retina support

All our plug-Ins support high pixel density on Mac OSX and Windows to bring you the most enjoyable user experience on high DPI displays. Please refer to your manual to find whether your DAW is HighDPI capable if you‘re working on Windows.

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Magnetite — Customer Reviews

5
Great plugin by Nicola Monopoli (2025-10-09)

"Easy to use and very effective, Magnetite is a must-have tape saturation plugin!"

5
My Go-To Tape Saturator by Dave Johnson (2025-10-09)

"This plugin is always on my guitar chains. I don't push into it hard, but it gives a nice low-mid thickness and color to my guitars. I use it on synths and keys also and it adds some subtle vibe and movement, especially when you add a little wow/flutter. Hold down the Option key as you drive the input and it will link the output, so it's gain-matched. Magnetite has all the flavors you need and is tough to beat."

5
Sexy Tape Saturation by Robert (2025-10-09)

"I've used a number of tape saturation plugins but I keep coming back to this one. It is far less CPU intensive than a lot of others, and its easy to dial in a creamy sound. It lives on just about every track of mine!"

5
Magnetite is awnesome by Maurizio (2025-10-09)

"This plugin adds warmth and that analog feel that's often missing with digital. I recommend it for adding character to tracks and mixes."

5
Excellent Tape Emulation. by Shubhodip (2025-10-09)

"This is my go-to tape plugin to add analog mojo to any and every track. From subtle to distorted it does it all fantastically. Love it."

5
The Supreme and Unparalleled Emulator! by Narumiya (2025-10-09)

"I couldn’t imagine doing my mastering without this. Setting it to black tape & BIAS: +5dB & TAPE SPEED: 7.5 gives an incredibly heavy analog vibe that’s absolutely killer!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​"

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