Simulate cassette tape audio profiles using FFmpeg | Hacker News

Hacker News users discussed how to recreate cassette-tape sound in FFmpeg and audio tools.

The main ingredients were hiss, wow and flutter, frequency coloration, Dolby-style effects, and multi-generation degradation.

Commenters also pointed to existing tape-emulation options like CHOW Tape, Sketch Cassette 2, AnalogTapeModel, and NAM.

The thread showed strong interest in realistically reproducing vintage tape artifacts for music production and audio experiments.