Arend (they/them)TapeHack has become a very welcome addition to my day-to-day mixing tools. I use it as a soft-clipper. If you set the output slider to 0.5 and adjust input to taste, it clips incoming signals to -6dB, which is great for highly transient material like drums. I prefer the original TapeHack, as it seems to handle Reaper's oversampling algo better than TapeHack2.
jwt@arendleejessurun my favourite tape plugin is this (it makes digital stuff wobbly!) but it costs money so worth waiting for a sale. https://aberrantdsp.com/plugins/sketchcassette/
SketchCassette II - Aberrant DSP
Inspired by 4-track cassette recorders, SketchCassette II is designed to introduce a wide array of lo-fi effects into your mixes. From subtle warble to unearthed-from-the-attic destruction, SketchCassette II unlocks the full range of cheap tape sounds, while also offering the flexibility and control to push your sounds even further into total lofi weirdness. User Manual: SketchCassette II – User Manual Demo: Demos are fully featured, but have a brief (< 1 sec) sound drop-out every 45 seconds and cannot save custom user presets. Settings are retained however, so if you decide to buy you can pick up right from where you left off! SketchCassette II v2.3 Demo – macOS SketchCassette II v2.3 Demo – Windows
@jwtownshend A lot of people seem to quite like that one! I had demoed it once a while ago, but I preferred Goodhertz Wow Control and u-he Satin, which were already in my collection.
elsemusic@arendleejessurun ... and AirWindows plugins are free and support all platforms including Linux.