TM700 V3

The deal

$29 at Plugin Boutique (down from $99). The sale runs through November 1, 2026.

What it is

TM700 V3 is a tape machine emulation plugin from Tone Empire, modeled on a classic American 2-track tape recorder. It uses neural component modeling trained at 96kHz to capture tape saturation, warmth and the small instabilities of real tape. It runs as VST3, AU and AAX on macOS (Apple Silicon native) and VST3 and AAX on Windows.

Who it's for

Producers and mixers who want analog tape glue and saturation on drums, vocals, synth buses or the master without owning hardware. It suits anyone who wants a quick way to add warmth and movement to digital-sounding material.

Key features

• A neural saturation engine with a drive control and soft or hard bias modes covers everything from subtle warmth to heavy tape crunch
• Wow and flutter, tape hiss, dropouts and variable tape speed add realistic tape character
• A 2-band parametric EQ, width control and dry/wet mix help shape the tone and blend it in parallel
• It ships with 126 factory presets across 11 categories, plus a spectrum analyzer and phase correlation meter