Granular Ambient Cassettes

A modern upright piano processed with vintage tape machines for that coveted lo-fi piano sound. Featuring tape loops, echoes, and even a magnetic card reader — use the variation slider to move from warm and wobbly to gritty and unpredictable.

Sounds from a 1980s Yamaha CS-80 played through a unique installation of 100 cassette players. Unstable, noisy and lush, these emotionally-coded pads will bring instant depth to your scores.

A range of orchestral and synth recordings fed them through pre-distressed cassettes and tape loops, via an old-school Tascam Portastudio. The tapes were crinkled to create distorted textures, evoking a sense of fragility and nostalgia.