Magnetite

Authentic tape warmth

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Supported formats

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

Supported platforms (32/64 bit)

Requirements

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MAC)

  • Intel Core CPU or Apple SIlicon M+ Processor
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Mac OSX 10.10 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
 

Overview

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.

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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Customer Reviews

5
Sehr analog! by Vadim Wedler (2025-10-08)

"Ich nutze diese Tape-Emulation schon seit Jahren, und sie lässt meine Tracks einfach mega klingen. Vielen Dank für dieses großartige Produkt – wie immer, deutsche Qualität!"

5
great emulation! by Mirko Molinelli (2025-10-08)

"I love this plug-in! Add warm at all my mix, more realistic! "

5
Great Tape plugin by Matt (2025-10-08)

"Really cool sounding vst that sits right between so-subtle-I-cant-hear-it and over the top. There are just enough settings to tweak the sound while remaining easy to use."

5
Really good tape plugin! by Marc G (2025-10-08)

"Have been using Magnetite on all my mixes and it just adds so much of that polish you would expect from using tape. Black Rooster nailed it on this one!"

5
Yummy and Creamy by Joanna Maria (2025-10-08)

"This works on everything, but it especially shines on drums. I put it on every drum channel at a delicate setting, and I love how it adds up. Or I can crank it on the drum buss and it sounds great. Also sounds awesome on congas. A great plug-in that has been on every project I have ever done. Thanks!"

5
Secret Sauce by AlpacArtist (2025-10-08)

"secret ingredient of synths and guitars, from that dense, warm sound to even the most mathematical virtual instruments"

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