SPITFIRE AUDIO BlankFor.ms — Tape Synths

Inspiring tape-drenched textures

Immerse yourself in the tape-drenched world of artist BlankFor.ms with this vast collection of mind bending, dreamlike sounds and unpredictable, multi-layered textures — dripping with vintage analog warmth and nostalgia. A living, breathing machine of complex sonic metamorphosis that spans multiple genres, the Tape Synths plugin pushes the magic of tape to new limits, harnessing the artist’s enviable gear collection and experimental processing techniques to create kaleidoscopic textures that morph, change and come alive as you play.

The plugin's processed signal allows you to cycle through several layers of tape and granular processing on each sound, featuring over 150 layers of permutations across 28 core presets – while our in-built effects offer even further creative control. From woozy, dusty lo-fi atmospheres to rich, multi-tonal synth textures that haunt and glisten, Tape Synths will transform your soundscapes — whether you’re a pop producer, remixer, beat maker, or composer writing your next indie or game score.

Endless analogue inspiration

Expect the unexpected. Through Tape Synths, Tyler Gilmore, aka BlankFor.ms, showcases his unique creative process and the endless spectrum of sonic possibilities that tape provides — from lo-fi digital grit and playful stabs, plucks and bells through to 80s neon-lit, retro pads, gamer’s nostalgia and woozy, shimmering euphoria. In his own words, "To my ear, tape introduces a deep, organic version of chaos and brings something more tactile, more alive, to every tone...."

Based out of his Brooklyn studio, the artist uses a range of degraded tape machines run through rare and classic pedals, tone-shaping devices, vintage delay chips and unusual gear, from the Walkman, Library of Congress C1 cassette player to a range of Tascams and a Modular system — heavily mangled and processed via tape splicing, pitch-shifting, generative techniques, analog saturation, filtering, distortion, granular synthesis and more.

Designed to encourage sound design, the plugin features 140 presets as a starting point, offering users as many opportunities as possible to make the sounds their own. Whether you’re looking for instantly usable sounds straight out of the box or wanting to spend a few hours getting lost in analog inspiration, Tape Synths will deliver exciting new and unpredictable colours and textures to your sonic palette.