Is there an effect that will emulate cassette flutter?

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Is there an effect that will emulate cassette flutter?

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For an example, here is one of my tracks: https://soundcloud.com/admbmb/be-kind-rewind

or listen to a real warped cassette here at 6:50 : https://youtu.be/L5GEEGOfaTA?t=6m50s

I have many ways to emulate that faster tape warble in software, but no pedal or hardware effects to get that sound. I have tried Warped Vinyl MK1&2, Cooper FX Generation Loss, Strymon Mobius, Zvex Instant Lofi Junky and countless others. Those are all rad pedals, but none get that tapey scrape flutter.

Love to hear any suggestions!
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Re: Is there an effect that will emulate cassette flutter?

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If you want to go all in: Seppuku FX Kompakt Kassette

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9un-FP0ZaA[/youtube]

or Ezhi&Aka - The Tape

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V10Io0e_Ci4[/youtube]
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I feel like with the tape crinkle and wow & flutter controls on the el cap maybe you can get what you want. I can give it a shot and post it somewhere
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I'm looking for exactly the same thing. The Seppuku seems to be best bet, although the el cap will do pretty much this anyhow.

Also if anyone has a line on a Tape+ lemme know. I'll buy it up and give the person who let me know a surprise gift in return.
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Brandsmannen wrote:I feel like with the tape crinkle and wow & flutter controls on the el cap maybe you can get what you want. I can give it a shot and post it somewhere
That would be great! I have never owned this pedal and am curious how it does. How is the latency on "full wet"?
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axdxm wrote:
Brandsmannen wrote:I feel like with the tape crinkle and wow & flutter controls on the el cap maybe you can get what you want. I can give it a shot and post it somewhere
That would be great! I have never owned this pedal and am curious how it does. How is the latency on "full wet"?
Got a sounds that I feel is pretty close. Latency in lowest time is pretty short. Guitars or synths?

EDIT: well I made one with guitar. A little bit of string noise and at the end I added some light overdrive and EQ from the elements which I think is pretty important for accuracy. https://instagram.com/p/BQ3QeTJhD5l/
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Brandsmannen wrote:
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Brandsmannen wrote:I feel like with the tape crinkle and wow & flutter controls on the el cap maybe you can get what you want. I can give it a shot and post it somewhere
That would be great! I have never owned this pedal and am curious how it does. How is the latency on "full wet"?
Got a sounds that I feel is pretty close. Latency in lowest time is pretty short. Guitars or synths?
Both if possible! Can it go slow as well?
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I think (from what I've heard) the new fairfield is gonna be a flutter beast. the current offerings you listed seem to be more into emulating the 'wow' and not so much 'flutter'
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Maybe some modes on the Echo Degrader?
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axdxm wrote:
Brandsmannen wrote:
axdxm wrote:
Brandsmannen wrote:I feel like with the tape crinkle and wow & flutter controls on the el cap maybe you can get what you want. I can give it a shot and post it somewhere
That would be great! I have never owned this pedal and am curious how it does. How is the latency on "full wet"?
Got a sounds that I feel is pretty close. Latency in lowest time is pretty short. Guitars or synths?
Both if possible! Can it go slow as well?
I'll do one with an op-1 or sk-5 or something after dinner :)
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GenLoss with the speed at slow, depth at full, fully wet ? :idk:
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Here is the upcoming Fairfield (Shallow Water?) for reference:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2PkQe ... dlRTQ/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2PkQe ... JFS00/view

I will be curious to learn how it interacts with synths & samples, as opposed to guitar.
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El cap with sk-5 doing a few settings. First clean, then two different settings with maxed tape crinkle and just two different settings on the tape age (basically darkness) and wow&flutter. Then a. It how tape crinkle affects it.

Really sucky and simple video but oh well https://instagram.com/p/BQ3qZ4rBjdj/
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Tbh tho, I'd say the generation loss does it better. But the el cap does other things so idk
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Re: Is there an effect that will emulate cassette flutter?

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I would think the Strymon El Capistan or Deco would be your best bet
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