About Worn
Worn captures the beauty of imperfection. It models the nonlinear behavior of analog tape — the gentle saturation, the subtle high-frequency roll-off, the slight wow and flutter that makes recorded music feel alive.
Use it on individual tracks to add warmth, on buses for cohesive glue, or on the master for that classic analog sheen.
Features
- Tape saturation and drive modeling
- Wow and flutter control
- High and low frequency shaping
- Mix control for parallel processing
- Low CPU usage
Installation
macOS
Unzip and run the .pkg installer. Follow the on-screen instructions. The plugin will appear in your DAW after a rescan.
Windows
Unzip and run the installer. The plugin will be installed to your default VST folder.
Linux
Unzip and place the VST file in your plugin directory (e.g. ~/.vst3/).
Beta
Worn is currently in beta. Known limitations:
- UI scaling is fixed
- High-sample rate performance is being optimized
Feedback and bug reports: clay@claysmith.me