IK Multimedia Tape Machine 80 - License Key

Tape Machine 80 is an audio plug-in from the T-RackS series by IK Multimedia that models the Studer A80, a two-track reel-to-reel recorder widely used in studios for mixing and mastering. It is meant for producers, mixing and mastering engineers and home studio musicians who want the warmth, soft saturation and low-end character of analog tape on single tracks, buses or a full mix. The purchase is a license key for this single processor: it is registered in your IK Multimedia user area, after which the plug-in is downloaded and authorised on your computer.

This product is a license key for IK Multimedia Tape Machine 80 for use on Windows and macOS; the number of users is not stated by the supplier. The supplier does not state the duration of the license, so no specific validity period is guaranteed. The key is delivered by email together with the activation instructions.

Tape Machine 80 is often placed on the mix bus or on drums, bass and vocals to glue the sound together and round off harsh transients. Changing tape formula and speed moves the result from a clean, slightly thicker sound to an obvious vintage colour.

Key Features:

• Model of the Studer A80: The processor reproduces the tone of this classic tape recorder, including saturation, frequency response and the behaviour of the transport.
• Tape formula and speed: You can choose between several tape formulations and the 15 and 30 ips speeds, each with its own balance of headroom, low end and top end.
• Calibration controls: Bias, level and equalization for the record and playback stages can be adjusted by hand or set automatically with the calibration switch.
• True stereo and transport modeling: Switches let you process the two channels independently like a real machine and add the subtle speed variations of the tape transport.
• Works in the usual hosts: The module opens in the T-RackS application or as a VST, VST3, AU or AAX plug-in in common music workstations on Windows and macOS.

Product Details:

• Product: IK Multimedia T-RackS Tape Machine 80
• Version: current version at the time of purchase
• License Type: license key; duration not stated by the supplier
• Platform: Windows and macOS
• Devices: number of users not stated by the supplier
• Language: Interface in English
• Delivery: license key and instructions by email after payment confirmation (usually within a few hours)
• Activation: the key is linked to your account with the software vendor (sign in or create one)
• Region: not specified – if you need activation in a specific country, contact us before ordering
• Publisher: IK Multimedia

System Requirements:

• Operating System: 64-bit Windows or macOS with a music workstation that loads VST, VST3, AU (macOS) or AAX plug-ins
• IK Multimedia account: A free IK Multimedia user account is needed to register the key and download the software

How to Activate:

1. Sign in to your IK Multimedia user area, or create a free account if you do not have one yet.
2. Register the key received with your order: Tape Machine 80 appears among your products.
3. Install the IK Product Manager, sign in with the same account, then download and install the plug-in.
4. Authorise the computer from the Product Manager and load Tape Machine 80 in your music software.

Delivery:

This product is delivered digitally. After your purchase is confirmed, the license key and activation guidance are sent to the email address provided at checkout. Delivery times may vary depending on the product type.