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Reels

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Reels is an AudioThing effect that recreates rough portable reel-to-reel playback, giving producers tape hiss, pitch instability, echo, and start-stop movement.
Reels

At a glance

Character
Tape, Wow / Flutter / Warble
Creator / Store
AudioThing
Era
1960s–1970s
Free / Paid
Paid
Price
$59
Type
Plugin / Effect
Categories
Character Effects

Preview

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What Reels Does

AudioThing models a worn Japanese portable reel-to-reel recorder rather than a polished studio deck. Reels includes three quarter-inch tape types, echo, and adjustable tape start and stop.

Sound and Workflow

Shape hiss, motor noise, wow and flutter, dropouts, and crosstalk for deliberately rough playback. Its tape types vary in frequency response and saturation.

Analog Gold Take

Choose this for consumer reel-to-reel wear and transport effects rather than clean mastering-tape gloss.

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Tags

tape emulationtape degradationwow and fluttertape hiss

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Last updated 27 Sep 2026

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