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- 4.69
- 132 ratings
- Last updated
- June 28, 2026
Users love it: 4.7 stars from 132 ratings.
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- 1.2.0
- Launched
- August 2018
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- $9.99
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- 107.0 MB
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- Everyone
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About RE-1 Tape Machine
RE-1 Tape Machine is a music app developed by Kai Aras.
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RE-1 Tape Machine is rated 4.69 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 130 ratings.
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RE-1 Tape Machine costs $9.99. The app size is 106.96 MB. The latest version available is 1.2.0. The last update was on June 28, 2026.
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The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on the App Store since August 2018.
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By Kai Aras, from the App StoreDescription by Kai Aras Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
RE-1 is a full featured virtual Tape Machine capable of delivering authentic tape based echo and chorus effects but it doesn't stop there. With it's interactive tape player, sample, loop and overdub features it's possible to use it like a virtual tape recorder, sample player, looper or simply as a master effect.
Overview:
- Virtual Tape deck including 3 individually controllable read heads, variable delay time and feedback
- Interactive user interface and realtime visualisation of various parameters related to the tape simulation
- Dedicated controls for Wow, Flutter, Color, Tape Hiss & saturation amount
- Tape Loop mode with overdub, tape reverse and time-stretching
- Sample/Loop library loads wave files onto the virtual tape loop
- Transport and Tempo Sync
- Stereo Spread & Stereo Panner
- Input processing: Highpass filter
- Output processing: 2 band eq
Tape Echo:
- Authentic tape echo emulation
- Multi-tap delay with 3 individually controllable read heads
- Color Control adjusts the echo's tone from dark to bright
- Delay Time: 5ms - 1000ms (or 1/32th to 1/1)
- Wow & Flutter
- Tape Hiss and Saturation
- Stereo spread
- Stereo panner
Looper / Sample Player:
- Uses the tape like a traditional looper with unlimited overdubs
- Configurable Loop length with 1 - 8 bars and tempo sync and tape reverse
- Tape transport can be linked to the host's transport controls
- Time stretching keeps loops in sync
- Samples/loops can be loaded onto the tape directly
- Samples can be created from the tape loop and stored in the sample library at any time
- Factory content includes a variety of loops grouped by style
- Samples/loops can be imported from and exported to other apps
Connectivity:
- Standalone
- AUv3
- InterApp-Audio
- Audiobus
- Ableton Link
- MIDI (Tempo, CC, Program Change)
- Requirements:
- iOS 11+