Imagine manually scratching a cassette tape like a DJ on a turntable, but with CV and Gate outputs turning your gestures into modular synth triggers. This human-controlled tape transport puts you in the driver's seat, no motors involved—just your hands spinning the tape across a vintage NOS stereo tape head for raw, lo-fi playback.
Two oversized knobs with metal cranks and ball bearings let you scrub forwards or backwards on standard cassettes (loops won't work), delivering unstable textures that respond directly to your touch. A gain knob cranks up volume with subtle overdrive, while tone offers bass cut/boost, both influencing the CV/Gate envelope follower outputs for precise control voltage from your movements. Touch plates add wild interaction: momentary Sunset mute gates audio and CV, Arches injects body-noise or EMF as antenna-like feedback, and Moons loops audio back into the preamp for mangled saturation on the 1/4-inch input or tape signal. Housed in a compact 3x4x5.5-inch stack of immersion gold PCBs with a mossy green finish, it weighs just 0.8 lbs and runs on a included 12V universal supply, outputting mono 1/4-inch audio plus clock out.
Players love its tactile responsiveness and the endless glitchy surprises, though some note the learning curve for finesse on longer tapes. It's a standout in Landscape's lineup for anyone craving organic, performative tape chaos in a Eurorack or pedal setup.
