[01] LFO
Two LFOs, free or in time.
Seven shapes, from smooth sines to stepped random and chance, locked to the bar or free.
- 19 pedals in one rack
- describe a sound, get the chain
- motion on every knob
Listen
Dry, then BACKTAPE.
Recorded straight from the plugin. Pick a loop and a preset.
Generate
Describe it.
BACKTAPE builds it.
Type what you hear in your head — in English or Spanish. The brain understands genres, places, moods, effects and exact pitch, builds a full chain with its own movement in a second, and tells you what it understood.
The pedals
Nineteen pedals,
built to sound expensive.
The face
Three controls.
A whole studio behind them.
- MORPH glides between two versions of the sound.
- INTENSITY takes every pedal from a touch of colour to the full effect.
- Surprise me, genre chips and Randomize compose new chains every time.
- ADVANCED opens the pedalboard when you want to go deeper.
Motion
Make the sound move.
In four different ways.
Threads connect motion to any knob of any pedal, so the sound keeps changing with your music.
[02] Follower
Your loop, turned into movement.
The level of the music becomes a control: loud hits push harder, quiet parts let go.
[03] Events
One pedal plays another.
A hit, a cut or a note in one pedal fires a move in the next, so the chain reacts as one.
[04] Chance
Never the same twice.
Each cycle plays with the probability you set: happy accidents, always in time.
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0pedals per chain
0motion sources
0scenes to morph
The sheet
Made for your session.
Formats
VST3 and CLAP, 64-bit. macOS version in development.
System
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. 44.1 to 192 kHz.
Hosts
FL Studio, Ableton Live, Studio One, Cubase, Reaper, Bitwig and any VST3 or CLAP host.
Licence
Two computers per licence. Activate once online; it works offline after that.
Pricing
Unlock BACKTAPE today.
No subscription. Try the full plugin free for 14 days before you buy.
$50USD
Launch price · regular price $80
- All nineteen pedals and the Generate brain
- Factory presets, and save your own
- Every 1.x update free
- Licence for two computers
- 14-day full trial, no card needed
Checkout and the trial download open on launch day. Write to labsickglobal@gmail.com to hear first.
Before you ask.
How does the free trial work?
Download BACKTAPE and install it: everything works for 14 days. After that, BACKTAPE lets your sound through untouched until you activate it, so your sessions never break.
How do I activate it?
After buying you receive a licence key by e-mail. Open BACKTAPE in your DAW, click “Trial” in the bottom right corner and paste the key. It activates in seconds and works offline from then on.
On how many computers can I use it?
Two computers that you own. If you change computers, write to us and we move your licence.
Can I get a refund?
The trial is complete and free, so please try BACKTAPE before buying. We refund a purchase when BACKTAPE does not work on your computer and we cannot fix it. See the refund policy.
Is there a Mac version?
Not yet. BACKTAPE launches on Windows; the macOS version is in development.
Can I use what I make with it commercially?
Yes. Everything you create or process with BACKTAPE is yours to release, with no royalties or credits.
How do I get help?
Write to labsickglobal@gmail.com. Include your computer's code from the activation panel if it is about your licence.