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45 days old
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Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperKristoffer Eikrem
CategoryMusic
Price9.99 EUR
Released
Rating★ 0.0 (0)
Version1.4.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
26 Sep 2026
26 Sep 2026deriva tape machine update history & changes
Last change · 17 events since 24 Sep 2026Full timeline ↓🆕Its developer released another app: calima cassette📈Dropped out of every chart we track📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 1.4.0✏️Description updated✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 1.3.0🆕First spotted by AppInsider
Full timeline · 17 events
- 🆕deriva tape machine: its developer released another app: calima cassette
- 📈deriva tape machine dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 17 Oct
- 📈deriva tape machine charting in a new countryUnited States
- 📦deriva tape machine updated to version 1.4.0-in standalone mode, you can now record directly with the microphone or input to tape. you can rename and trim the recording before saving/sharing.
-adjusted help text - 📈deriva tape machine entered the top 100Top Paid · Music · DE
- 📈deriva tape machine charting in a new countryGermany
- ✏️deriva tape machine: description updated· IT, CN
- ✏️deriva tape machine: new screenshots9 screenshots (was 7) · IT, CN
- 📦deriva tape machine updated to version 1.3.0- Wow and flutter are now two separate controls, where you can control depth and rate separately. Drag up for depth, sideways for rate. Depth is also deeper.
- The mix slider is gone. Your old projects and presets open with their wow and flutter settings carried over.
- New settings page, easier to use in small windows like AUM
- Adjustable text size, great for smaller screens
- Six new colour palettes (I love catppuccin)… more - 📦deriva tape machine: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈deriva tape machine entered the top 100Top Paid · Music · CN
- 📈deriva tape machine charting in a new countryChina
- 📦deriva tape machine updated to version 1.2.0- deriva is now available on iPhone!
- you can also use it as a standalone reel-to-reel tape player: add songs from Files or your music library and play them through the tape machine. print your sound to tape in real time, or bounce a version directly to Files. tap the reels to start and stop.
- oversampling is now default at 4x instead of 8x
- a few optimizations for older iPads
- fixed issues with wear and timing issue between wet/dry… more - 📦deriva tape machine updated to version 1.1.1-added the possibility to play your own songs in standalone mode + export the songs with the tape emulation.
-fixed wear giving more "breath" when pushed hard
-fixed issue with dropouts
-bug fixes - 🆕deriva tape machine first spotted by AppInsider#101 in Top Paid · All Apps · France
- 📦deriva tape machine version 1.1.0No release notes
- 🆕deriva tape machine released on the App Store
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App details
App ID
6808637267
Publisher
Kristoffer Eikrem
On the store since
Sep 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Size
10 MB
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
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About deriva tape machine
deriva is a tape machine plugin that is meant to give a polished and warm silky sound on your mix or master bus.
built on published research papers¹ and my own experience recording with analog tape in studio, the sound is true to how real tape actually sounds. although the engine under the hood is advanced and complex, the controls are meant to be simple and easy, so you can set and forget and focus on your music.
a fun feature is that you can pull the tape while the audio is running, causing the pitch to go up or down.
the controls are pretty much self-explanatory: input and drive control how hard the signal and saturation will be. also sounds great on drums! bias simulates everything from a badly aligned machine to a brand new and serviced one, together with wear.
a common misconception is that there is a lot of wow and flutter on tape machines. most professional tape machines do not have much flutter and wow, but in deriva you can push the machine a bit if you like - now with separate controls.
tape speed affects the sound of the tape, where the lowest is dark and the highest is studio clean. if you want to bring back some of the high frequencies lost in tape speed, you may use the tone knob next to it.
if you're bored with the UI you also have the possibility to change the colors and invert them.
ON THE IPAD
deriva is an Audio Unit (AUv3) and works with Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, Drambo and the rest.
the standalone version either works as a live effect for your instrument, but also as a tape machine player: load in your own song and listen to it "on tape". you may also record live, or export the whole song with your current settings.
Requires iPadOS 15 or later. also available for Mac, Windows and Linux at eikremaudio.com.
¹ Jatin Chowdhury, "Real-Time Physical Modelling for Analog Tape Machines", Proc. DAFx-19, Birmingham, 2019 (CC-BY 3.0). Otto Mikkonen, Alec Wright, Eloi Moliner and Vesa Välimäki, "Neural Modeling of Magnetic Tape Recorders", Proc. DAFx-23, Copenhagen, 2023. deriva is an independent implementation written from the published papers.
built on published research papers¹ and my own experience recording with analog tape in studio, the sound is true to how real tape actually sounds. although the engine under the hood is advanced and complex, the controls are meant to be simple and easy, so you can set and forget and focus on your music.
a fun feature is that you can pull the tape while the audio is running, causing the pitch to go up or down.
the controls are pretty much self-explanatory: input and drive control how hard the signal and saturation will be. also sounds great on drums! bias simulates everything from a badly aligned machine to a brand new and serviced one, together with wear.
a common misconception is that there is a lot of wow and flutter on tape machines. most professional tape machines do not have much flutter and wow, but in deriva you can push the machine a bit if you like - now with separate controls.
tape speed affects the sound of the tape, where the lowest is dark and the highest is studio clean. if you want to bring back some of the high frequencies lost in tape speed, you may use the tone knob next to it.
if you're bored with the UI you also have the possibility to change the colors and invert them.
ON THE IPAD
deriva is an Audio Unit (AUv3) and works with Logic Pro, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, Loopy Pro, Drambo and the rest.
the standalone version either works as a live effect for your instrument, but also as a tape machine player: load in your own song and listen to it "on tape". you may also record live, or export the whole song with your current settings.
Requires iPadOS 15 or later. also available for Mac, Windows and Linux at eikremaudio.com.
¹ Jatin Chowdhury, "Real-Time Physical Modelling for Analog Tape Machines", Proc. DAFx-19, Birmingham, 2019 (CC-BY 3.0). Otto Mikkonen, Alec Wright, Eloi Moliner and Vesa Välimäki, "Neural Modeling of Magnetic Tape Recorders", Proc. DAFx-23, Copenhagen, 2023. deriva is an independent implementation written from the published papers.
Latest updates
1.4.0
-in standalone mode, you can now record directly with the microphone or input to tape. you can rename and trim the recording before saving/sharing.
-adjusted help text
1.3.0
- Wow and flutter are now two separate controls, where you can control depth and rate separately. Drag up for depth, sideways for rate. Depth is also deeper.
- The mix slider is gone. Your old projects and presets open with their wow and flutter settings carried over.
- New settings page, easier to use in small windows like AUM
- Adjustable text size, great for smaller screens
- Six new colour palettes (I love catppuccin)
1.2.0
- deriva is now available on iPhone!
- you can also use it as a standalone reel-to-reel tape player: add songs from Files or your music library and play them through the tape machine. print your sound to tape in real time, or bounce a version directly to Files. tap the reels to start and stop.
- oversampling is now default at 4x instead of 8x
- a few optimizations for older iPads
- fixed issues with wear and timing issue between wet/dry
Store changes
What deriva tape machine changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated 
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 7)
