Tape Saturation & Compression
Reelight Pro V3
Six sought-after tape machines, captured in motion — the authentic wow factor other tape plugins can't replicate.
Full-version trial for 15 days · Free updates · Online activation
See it in action
Walkthrough & demos
Overview & walkthrough
Plugin Talk with G — deep dive
Advanced Dynamic IR technology
Standard tape plugins model tape at rest. Reelight's Advanced Dynamic IR captures each machine in motion.
The proprietary Advanced Dynamic IR system records the actual sonic signature of each transport running — combined with full DSP modeling, hysteresis processing and a great-sounding resolver.
Six machines, A through F, each with its own personality, frequency response and saturation character. This is what tape actually sounds like.
What's inside
The reel sound.
Reimagined.
6 tape machine models
Selectors A-F load six of the most sought-after machines in recording history — warm vintage to punchy modern, each fully characterized in motion.
Speed, Bias, Comp & Crosstalk
Every control that defined the analog tape era — push the bias into saturation, add head crosstalk, let the tape compress, switch slow or fast transport.
Pre-Filters: HP & LP
12dB/oct analog-design filters shape the signal before it hits the tape algorithms — control exactly which frequencies get the treatment.
Input, Output & Lock
Drive the input harder without level jumps — Lock engages automatic gain compensation so you hear more saturation, not more volume.
Presets, A/B & undo
50+ professionally crafted presets with favorites, instant A/B comparison, and full undo/redo history — explore freely, step back anytime.
Up to 8× oversampling
When maximum quality counts, push up to 8× oversampling for alias-free processing that preserves every nuance of the analog character.
In session
Bring tape back into your mix
Pick a machine, set the speed, push the bias — and the mix starts moving the way records used to move. At $29, every session gets a reel.
Specifications
The fine print
| Type | Tape saturation & compression |
| Machines | 6 — Advanced Dynamic IR captures |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX — 64-bit |
| macOS / Windows | Apple Silicon & Intel · Windows 10+ |
| Processing | Hysteresis · resolver · up to 8× OS |
| Controls | Bias, Crosstalk, Comp, Speed, HP/LP, Lock |
| License | 3 activations · online activation |
| Trial | 15-day full version, no feature limits |
Try before you buy
The demo is the full plugin for 15 days — decide with your ears.
$29, seriously
Six machines at an impulse-buy price.
Three activations
Studio, laptop and home — one license.
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