Psychedelic Beatles-Style Tape Manipulator

Basic Controls
Effects
Patterns
Advanced
Psychedelic
Sound Collage
100ms 500ms 2000ms
0% 30% 100%
Glacial (0.1x) Normal (1.0x) Chipmunk (4.0x)

Tape Echo/Delay

0s 0.3s 1s
0% 40% 90%
Dry 30% Wet

Tape Saturation

Clean 1.0 Saturated
Digital 20% Analog

Artificial Double Tracking (ADT)

Off 0ms 30ms
Off 0Hz 10Hz

Ring Modulator

Off 0 Hz 2000 Hz
0% 50% 100%

Tape Degradation

0%
0%
0%

Envelope

0s 0.02s 0.5s
0s 0.05s 0.5s

Level

-∞ dB 0 dB +3.5 dB

Sequence Editor

Click segments to add them to your sequence!

Saved Patterns

No patterns saved yet

Segment Controls

When enabled, click on a segment to adjust its individual tape speed

When enabled, double-click on a segment to mute it

When enabled, each segment gets its own attack/release settings

Tip: Right-click any segment to open advanced options

Randomization Settings

None 0ms 200ms

Varispeed Automation

1 Hz
±0.5x

Extreme Tape Effects

None 0% 100%
Off 0% Maximum

Randomly varies speed within extreme ranges (0.1x - 4.0x)

Segment Automation

None 0% Chaos
1x 1x 8x

Warning: May produce extreme audio effects!

Revolution 9 Generator

Number 9... Number 9...

Create chaotic sound collages with random segment repetitions, fades, and spoken word fragments.

Structured Medium Complete Chaos
1 4 20

Number Sequences

Rare Medium Constant

Your Variants

No variants created yet.

Click "Create Variant" to generate some!

How to use this tool:

  1. Upload an audio file using the button at the top
  2. Use the "Basic Controls" tab to set segment size and reversal probability
  3. Check out the "Effects" tab to add delay/echo, saturation, ADT and ring modulation
  4. Click on segments in the waveform to add them to a sequence in the "Patterns" tab
  5. Use "Advanced" options for per-segment controls, crossfading, and varispeed
  6. Try "Psychedelic" mode for extreme tape manipulation like the Beatles used
  7. Create sound collages reminiscent of "Revolution 9" in the "Sound Collage" tab
  8. Click "Randomize" to hear a preview with your current settings
  9. When you like what you hear, click "Create Variant" to save it
  10. To save any variant, right-click on its audio player and select "Save audio as..."

Inspired by The Beatles' tape manipulation techniques used in songs like "Revolution 9" and "Tomorrow Never Knows"

Tip: Try different combinations of effects and segment manipulations! You can create everything from subtle tape echoes to extreme psychedelic transformations.