Reeler is a Max for Live tape emulator with drive, noise, wow & flutter, physical wear, beat-synced tape stop, and tilt EQ — the entire reel-to-reel signal chain in one device.
Reeler is a Max for Live audio effect that puts an entire reel-to-reel tape machine inside your signal chain — from input saturation to physical wear, wow & flutter, beat-synced tape stop, and tonal shaping. Every stage is modeled from real tape physics; every parameter stays locked to your tempo grid.
Most tape plugins give you saturation and call it a day. Reeler gives you the whole machine — the drive stage, the oxide hiss, the capstan wobble, the worn-out dropout, and the mechanical stop-and-start that DJs and producers actually reach for.
It's not a preset-based effect. It's a signal chain you can shape, from subtle analog warmth to destroyed VHS texture, with one-knob-per-stage simplicity.
2× oversampled analog-modeled saturation with even-harmonic character. Loudness-compensated so perceived volume stays constant as you push harder. At zero, the signal passes through untouched.
Three-path mono noise generator: shaped tape hiss, mains hum with harmonics, and sparse crackle impulses — authentic analog character from subtle to obvious.
A tilt equalizer with 4th-order highpass at 60 Hz:
Sweep from muffled cassette to bright open-reel character with a single knob.
A six-stage degradation chain that models every audible dimension of tape wear:
All six stages scale linearly with a single Wear knob. At zero, the signal is perfectly transparent.
Dual-band pitch modulation locked to real tape physics:
Mono-summed modulation drives both channels identically, just like a real transport mechanism.
One click randomizes all tone-shaping knobs within musically useful ranges — never touches output gain, stop/start, or weight. Instant starting points you'd never dial in yourself.
Revert the last Inspire result with a single click. One-level snapshot — experiment freely.
Return every parameter to its default state instantly.
