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the actual plugin layout: module · mod selector · cv source · history strip, in one window. click a row to switch; hover to hold
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long tan

wobbling capstan delay

freefree · included with the tangle download
vst3 · au · aax · macos 11+ · windows 10+ · no ilok · in the rack and standalone
§ what it does

wobbling capstan delay

A delay whose time is stirred by chaotic motion that never repeats, like a failing tape capstan, so every echo drifts in pitch differently from the last.

The feedback path runs through a soft clipper and a tone filter, so repeats degrade gently as they stack instead of building harshness.

It runs the same DSP as the module in Tangle; nothing is cut down for the standalone version. One licence covers both: this plugin, and the same module unlocked inside the rack.

§ every control

what each knob does

Six controls, no menus. Here they are on the panel itself.

never repeatsa sub-audio chaotic oscillator wobbles the delay time and never quite loops, rate sets its speed.
failing capstandepth sets how far the time flutters, so every repeat drifts in pitch like a slipping tape motor.
darkening loopregen sets how many repeats, tone damps their highs a little more each pass.
§ built-in modulation

it modulates itself

Long Tan ships with the full CV/logic modulation section every Tangle standalone carries. Pick a modulator, drag a patch cable onto any knob, and that control moves on its own, no DAW automation required.

lfoSmooth cyclic movement: sine, triangle, square, sample & hold, or a shape you draw.
curveA looping contour you draw by hand: smooth, spiked or stepped.
noiseStepped, smoothed or slewed randomness for texture and wander.
transientListens for hits, then fires a trigger plus an envelope on every transient it hears.
env followTracks how loud you are playing and turns that into a control voltage.
timingSpreads hits as evenly as possible across a bar, so rhythms land musically instead of bunched.
memoryA loop of random voltages that repeats until you let it mutate, one step at a time.
driftSix related voltages from two particles moving through a shared field: they drift together, not separately.
§ always recording

it keeps what you just played

A rolling capture strip runs beneath the panel, always recording the plugin's output. No transport, nothing to arm. Played something great while you were just tweaking? Click-drag across the history waveform to select it, then drag the slice straight into your DAW timeline.

ARM flips it to ring-capture for hands-free takes.

§ one purchase, two plugins

it unlocks in tangle too

Long Tan is a module from Tangle, the free cable-patchable rack. It is free either way: it is in the rack from the moment you install it, and it installs as this standalone plugin at the same time.

Download the installer and both are there — nothing to sign in to, nothing to enter.

§ the box

long tan

freefree · included with the tangle download
included free · download tangle browse the modules →
formats
vst3 · audio unit (au) · aax
platforms
macos 11+ (universal) · windows 10+ (64-bit) — full requirements
in tangle
already yours — this module is in the free rack and installs as its own plugin at the same time
price
free · included with the Tangle download
licence
no ilok · serial DZF-… by email
modulators
lfo · drawable curve · noise · transient, all included
currency
charged in us dollars · your bank converts at its own rate
discontinued
if this plugin is retired your licence keeps working and your serial stays on your account — terms, section 1.3