Kiive Audio releases Tape Face V3
by Kiiveaudio   12th March 2022

Great! Have you implemented downloading updates directly from your website? For those who purchased from pluginboutique?

Thank you so much for the free update. will download it soon!!!

currently enjoying an edited and oversampled version of the 'modern tape' preset on mixbus
#house #techno

Yep! You can add plugins purchased from pluginboutique to your kiive account at this link
https://www.kiiveaudio.com/third-party-reseller

Testing now and sounding better than before!

Awesome! I knew you were here to stay. I'm a big fan of a developer that listens, you're a great guy... thanks

So glad you're liking it ?

Really good update! Can't wait for the next Kiive products.

Can't wait for you to see what we've been working on!! Distressor and zener limiter plugs coming soon ?

Any roadmap for Apple silicon native?

Yes! I finally picked up a new Mac this week that allows me to make universal binaries (my old computer was from like 2009) haha so I'm just in the process of moving all my code over to this new system and running some tests for native plugins. I'm guessing around 2 months at the latest before every thing is running native

Wow thanks. In that case I will buy.

Thank you dude!!! I really appreciate it

It says it takes 1-2 days for the plugin to be added? Why isn't it automated or instant?

Just a simple question, I bought it back then when Plugin Alliance was selling it. When I access the download link, it's version 2.3 instead of version 3. Could you help me out how to manage it? The plugin isn't registered underneath my account at KIIVE.

... Just switched to Blue (II)

They will usually be added within a few hours. I'm working on an instant version but this was the quickest way to get this feature up while working on the automated version

Shoot me an email at [email protected] with your kiive account email and I'll add it to your account! There were a few accounts that may have been missed in the merge so if anyone else came from EXT and doesn't have it in your account just shoot me an e-mail

No worries. Thanks for your response and I will send the email!

Still a great-sounding plugin. Thank God!!!
Just downloaded and I've been able to play with it for a min.
A few things stuck out to me that may need to be looked at and considered.

Things to look at:

1. Mix knob. Put it in the middle and it sounds like the plugin is going through a filter of the high-end. (I went back to V2, it does the same. Well, it's obvious that I don't use that knob much. Hahahaha

2. Usually 30 ips has more headroom from what I remember from tape but looks like the 15 ips in this plugin does. Can you explain?

3. Very hard to see the Stereo width knob/Noise knob placement of where I'm putting the knob at. Not that I'd be using those much but, it's good to know visually where it is as I like to play with the width every blue moon.

The Good:

1. Much cleaner GUI. Makes the V2 look blurry. Great job!!

2. I'm not a big (Change the sound of a good plugin guy) fan but this one does sound clearer in the highs. Thank God you didn't change the sound of the low-end. That's the money shot in this plugin.

3. Love the saturation knob concept and the fact you made it more of a soft compression knob than a distortion knob. (I do wish this had both though.) A Saturation/Compression knob like you have and a knob that's for Saturation/Distortion of an emu like pushing the machine mechanics if that makes any sense.

The Wishing Well:

1. I wish there was a way to stop the reels when playing audio. Sorry, I'm just anal about that. Very distracting. I just hide the plugin after setting it when plugins do that. (Hey, great idea: Option to hide the reels)

2. I wish this plugin gave you a way to see the numerical values in real-time.

If you are ever looking for a beta tester to give you these types of ideas before releasing a plugin, PM me. Love to help especially since I own most of your great plugins anyway. LOL

Great job!!! Marc

Hey dude!

As always thank you for the super well thought out review! Just wanted to let you know I saw this and will be replying to all the points you've made soon!

1. Mix knob. I will look into this I think it may just be an issue on the red and white tape setting it should work without having that filtering sound on the other 2 modes.

2. I will look into this as well! The 30ips setting should have more headroom so it's possibly a tiny bug and I will get this fixed.

3. Ill work on getting out a version that shows the value of each knob and that should work for seeing them better but I will also look into getting a different style knob there.

(the good)

1 & 2 - stoked that you like these

3 Ooo yes that's a really good idea and I'll look into implementing that!

And for the reels. I'm still working on a version that will hide them but for now I'll throw in just a reel stop button

OK, I am not familiar with this one, but after that vid.... this sounds very good.

Thanks to your level matching and bypassing (and not talking thru the vid), I was able to judge the processing.

I can't think of a complaint, i like the width, I like the subtle transient pop, saturation sounds ace. It all goes dead when you bypass.

RE- the reel spin, just have it so you click on the reel and it stops, maybe.

Good work. You may have a customer.

Dude thank you so much!! I'm so glad you liked it!! And oh yea gonna add in a "click on the reels to stop" button.

Today is a good day. Can't wait to try it out. The original was already really good. Thanks!

Cool update. Much appreciated.

Purchased! The new features sound great! Like secret sauce on a mix, and the OS is surprisingly cpu friendly... Thanks so much!

impressed by the new version. Liking this a lot!

So stoked you like it dude!!!