A sound worth
making your own.

8 instruments. Hundreds of starting points. Play a phrase, shape its character, and let it change with the song.

Start with a spark.

Two synthesizers. Shape the tone, the texture and the movement.

Find your first preset
Dr. Tape Synth panel

Dr. Tape Synth

A little analog unrest.

Round basses, warm keys and soft-edged leads, with just enough drift to keep things alive.

  • Drift & drive
  • Bass · keys · leads

Listen to Tape ElectricFactory preset

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Dr. Tape Wavetable panel

Dr. Tape Wavetable

Let the sound unfold.

Move through wave shapes, bend one source with another, and give a held chord an inner life.

  • Morphing sources
  • Eight modulation slots

Listen to Tidal GlassFactory preset

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A little more human.

Struck, bowed and played. Instruments that respond to your touch.

Dr. Tape Drums panel

Dr. Tape Drums

Build your own heartbeat.

Electronic punch, ringing metal and the chatter of snare wires. Shape each voice to fit the groove.

  • Modelled drum voices
  • Whole-kit & single-drum presets

Listen to Dry PocketFactory preset

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Dr. Tape Resonator panel

Dr. Tape Resonator

Strike. Ring. Shimmer.

Wood, metal, chimes and hand percussion. Change the object, the mallet and the space around it.

  • Physical modelling
  • Mallets · bells · percussion

Listen to Open KalimbaFactory preset

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Dr. Tape Piano panel

Dr. Tape Piano

Every touch has a voice.

Soft felt to a bright hammer attack. Open the lid and let the sustain pedal bring the strings to life.

  • Modelled hammers & strings
  • Sympathetic pedal resonance
Dr. Tape Strings panel

Dr. Tape Strings

One player. A whole section.

A solo line with the bow still in it, or a group with its own tuning and movement.

  • Violin · viola · cello · bass
  • Up to eight players

A whole other world of sound.

Over 200 sampled instruments, from pianos to drum kits, and your own recordings beside them. Listen, try one in your track, and keep it when it fits.

Inside the Sound library
Dr. Tape Sampler panel

Dr. Tape Sampler

Any sound, on sixteen pads.

Drop in a recording or pick from the Sound library. Map it across keys and velocities, loop it, and shape it like any other instrument.

  • Kit & keys layouts
  • Over 200 library instruments
Dr. Tape Single Sampler panel

Dr. Tape Single Sampler

One sound, straight away.

Drop a sample in and play it across the keyboard. Trim it, loop it, and open the full Sampler when you want more.

  • Root · loop · envelope
  • Send clips from the song

A sound that follows your song.

Open the filter into a chorus. Let a wavetable drift. Draw the change in an automation lane.

Explore instrument automation
Open the studio