SP-3 Tape Stop

Two curves set the speed and the volume

SP-3 Tape Stop keeps the last two bars of whatever plays through it and reads them back along a Time curve locked to your song. Where the curve runs flat the sound plays as it comes, the steeper it falls the slower the sound plays, through half speed an octave down to a stop and then backwards, and a step down jumps back to repeat a beat. A Volume curve beside it gates, ducks or fades the sound, and each curve is one of 36 shapes or one you draw.

101 presets
12 folders
4 knobs
VST3 and AU

$79.00

It’s a one-time payment, and it keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.

SP-3 Tape Stop demoHear it before and after

101 presets

Sorted into 12 folders and named for how they sound, so you can get to the right one quickly.

Half-TimeHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time Two BarsHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time Slowed ReverbHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time UnderwaterHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time DropHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time Quarter ChopsHalf-Time
0:13
Half-Time Beat ChopsHalf-Time
0:12
Half-Time Then StopHalf-Time
0:12
Half-Time Then ReverseHalf-Time
0:14
Half-Time Last Beat BackwardsHalf-Time
0:13

+ 91 more presets

The knobs to turn while it plays

Time

Fades the preset’s move in, from the loop as it plays at the bottom to the full slow-down or stop at the top.

What it moves

How much of the move you hear, how deep the volume curve goes and the output level.

How it was made

SP-3 Tape Stop’s engine reads the last two bars back from memory along its curve and blends every jump over a few milliseconds. Each of its 101 presets was also loaded mid-bar while sound was playing, to check that changing presets leaves no gap.

A speed curve you can draw yourself, from double speed to a full stop or backwards.
A volume curve beside it that chops, ducks or fades the loop in time.
Moves from a quarter beat to two bars long, always in time with your song.
A filter in ten types, an echo from 1/64 to 32 bars, a plate reverb and a limiter after it.

SP-3 Tape Stop

Replays the last two bars at the speed and volume you draw, in time with your song.

One-time paymentIt keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.
101 presetsSorted into 12 folders and named for how they sound.
VST3 and AUWorks in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs.
Goes to your Studio 56 library once you paySign in with that email on any computer and it’s there.

SP-3 Tape StopStudio 56

$79.00

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SP-3 Tape Stop at a glance

Product type: Effect
Number of presets: 101
Sound category: Creative, Delay
Plugin formats: VST3 and AU
Runs in: The Studio 56 plugin, free
Manual: SP-3 Tape Stop manual

System requirements

macOS
Windows
VST3
AU

Mac: macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, on Apple silicon or Intel
Windows: Windows, 64-bit
Plugin formats: VST3 and AU on Mac, VST3 on Windows
DAWs: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs that load VST3 or AU plugins, but not Pro Tools
Internet: To sign in, to get what you buy and to make instruments and effects, but not to play them

Installing, offline use and more are on the Support page.

SP-3 Tape Stop FAQ

Does SP-3 Tape Stop keep working if I buy it?

It’s a one-time payment, and it keeps playing with all of its presets whatever your plan.

Is SP-3 Tape Stop included in Pro?

Studio 56 Pro comes with SP-3 Tape Stop and everything else on the shelf, and lets you make plugins of your own.

Which DAWs does SP-3 Tape Stop work in?

It opens in the Studio 56 plugin, a VST3 and AU that works in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, GarageBand, FL Studio and other DAWs.

How many presets come with SP-3 Tape Stop?

It comes with 101 presets in 12 folders.

Do I need an account to buy it?

You pay with your email, and it goes on the Studio 56 account for that email, which is made for you if you don’t have one. Sign in with that email on any computer and it’s there.

What if something doesn’t work?

Email oliver@studio56.ai and I’ll help you get it working.