Degrader — Retro listening room

Give a playing tab the sound of tape, vinyl, radio and vintage hi-fi. All audio stays on your computer.

A little less perfect. A little more character. Degrader gives the audio from one Chrome tab the feel of old records, cassette tapes, radio and vintage hi-fi. Start your music, open Degrader and click Engage this tab. Close the panel and keep listening. BUILD YOUR LISTENING ROOM Choose CD, vinyl, cassette, reel-to-reel, FM or AM. Explore three vinyl profiles, four cassette grades and three reel speeds. Combine your source with vintage hi-fi, portable mono and stereo cassette players, a bass-forward boombox, personal-stereo headphones, a pocket radio or three tube-inspired amplifiers. CONTROL THE IMPERFECTIONS Character adjusts the strength of the coloration. Wear adds ageing effects. Wobble controls pitch movement independently, from steady playback to unstable transport. Hiss and crackle are optional and off by default. COMPARE THE SOUND Automatic level matching helps keep the processed music close to the original loudness. Use A/B to compare. Matching adapts over time; extreme settings and peak protection can still affect perceived loudness. MAKE IT YOURS Start with 12 factory presets or save your own named sounds. Each tab remembers its settings during the browser session; your saved presets persist between sessions. Choose Amber, Silver or Burgundy for the panel. LOCAL AUDIO, NO ACCOUNT Audio is processed on your computer. Degrader does not record it, upload it or send analytics. Settings and presets stay in Chrome's local storage. It does not use your microphone. Chrome 116 or later is required. Only one tab is processed at a time. Browser-internal pages and some protected streaming content cannot be captured. Click Stop processing to release capture and restore normal playback. The effects are stylized impressions, not measured replicas of named products. Degrader is independent and is not affiliated with hardware manufacturers or streaming services.