Ribbons

Name: Ribbons
Brand: Kinotone
Availability: OnlineOnly

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Stereo tape emulator with looper, synth, and reverb. Lo-fi textures from vintage tape to MP3 artifacts.

Kinotone is a Minneapolis boutique company. The Ribbons is their flagship stereo magnetic tape emulator with expansive creative features.

At its heart, Ribbons degrades and ages audio like that old reel-to-reel from the thrift store. Emulate tape, vinyl, radio, telephone, skipping CDs, or MP3 compression artifacts with precise control.

Touch modes include Broken Machine (tape manipulation), Repeater (CD skipping), Crushed Cassette (bitcrushing), Disintegration Loop (decaying looper), and UnrealPlayer (streaming artifacts). Plus a 4-track looper, 4-voice synth, and lush reverb.

All parameters controllable via MIDI or CV. Stereo via TRS. $500+ for premium lo-fi exploration.