Fail <3 The Soul of Damaged Tape

Bring the chaotic beauty of real, worn-out cassette tapes to your music – Free for a limited time.

6 Modeled Cassettes

Inspired by real tapes from brands like BASF, TDK, Sony, AGFA, Pioneer, and Maxell – each with its own hiss, tone, and imperfections.

Hiss That Hits Different

Add authentic cassette hiss for instant lo-fi texture and dusty vibes.

Custom Tape Distortion

Custom-coded tape distortion for true analog warmth or gritty saturation.

Drop-Out Glitches

Dropout glitches recreate the broken, unpredictable soul of old tape decks.

MELT Effect

 MELT adds realistic tape wobble and pitch drift for pure lo-fi magic.

Fail isn’t just another tape emulator

"it’s a love letter to imperfection"

We spent months capturing the unpredictable nature of real tape – warmth, grit, texture, and nostalgic saturation – each one telling a different story of time, wear, and emotion.

This is TapeFi’s first release, and it’s our way of introducing a new vision for audio plugins: tools that aren’t clean, sterile, or predictable – but full of character, chaos, and soul. This is just the start of TapeFi’s rise. Grab Fail.<3 while it’s free and melt your sound.

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