Tape Bounce
Analog tape bouncing  ·  Based in Los Angeles

Bounce your music to analog tape.

Add a measured dose of vintage analog tape saturation to your bus groups, individual tracks, or entire mixes.

Start Project3 business-day turnaround
Tape speed15 / 7.5 IPS
ConvertersUAD · Audient
BiasMatched stock
01 / PROCESS

From your files to real tape, and back.

You give us the files and we record the audio to a vintage, calibrated reel-to-reel machine, then re-record it through high-quality AD converters and send back the digital prints.

01

Upload & set options

Configure tape speed and any add-ons, then upload your files - all in one step.

WAV / AIFF in
02

Careful gain staging

Light touch or heavy saturation - levels are set so the signal hits the tape just right.

Light → heavy
03

Vintage reel-to-reel, matched bias

Calibrated machines, run with the exact tape stock they're biased for.

15 / 7.5 IPS
04

Prints back in 3 business days

Re-recorded through UAD / Audient converters and delivered digitally.

Digital out
03 / PRICING

Priced by the minute. No surprises.

Bounce with headroom and master it yourself, or add a mastered print and let us finish it.

Tape bouncePer minute of audio, per track
$10/min
Mastered file add-onWe finish the master for you
+ $10/min
Rush turnaround24-hour delivery
+ 40% (min $12 · max $100)
Bulk order3 or more tracks in one order
− 15%
Worked exampleLIVE
One track · 2:30 · 15 IPS
$25.00
Tape bounce only - bounce with headroom and master it yourself.
Add mastered file+ $10/min · we master it
Rush turnaround (24h)+ 40% · min $12 / max $100
Rush fee is 40% of the tape-bounce base, floored to the $12 minimum. Ordering 3+ tracks takes 15% off the whole thing.
05 / ARTICLES

Learn more.

Dig into analog tape to make better recording, mixing, and mastering decisions.