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Exclusively for UAD and LUNA Recording System

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  • 4.9/5
    (1566)
$449.00
4.9/5
(1566)

Our legendary Studer® and Ampex® tape emulations — bundled to save!

The Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder and Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder have endured as the world's most sought-after professional tape recording machines. As two sides of a legendary mixing/mastering coin, the fabled "Studer and Ampex" combination provides the ideal qualities of warmth, presence, cohesion, and low-end punch that only genuine tape can provide.

Exclusively for Apollo interfaces, UAD hardware, and LUNA Recording System, the UAD Magnetic Tape Bundle contains the world's most authentic — and the only licensed and approved — emulations of these classic machines, widely regarded as the very best on the market.

Harness the Studer A800's entire signal path and electronics for warmth and character on individual tracks and buses

Add warmth, presence, cohesion, and low-end punch that only genuine tape can provide

Use the Studer A800 LUNA Extension to easily add warmth to your entire mix on a per channel basis

Track, mix, and master with the only licensed and approved emulations of these classic tape machines

Bring a lush analog polish to your mixes with the Ampex ATR-102

Produce rich, analog tape-infused master recordings using the ATR-102 LUNA Extension

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Featuring the Magnetic Tape Bundle

Included Plug-Ins

Studer A800 Multichannel<br>Tape Recorder

Studer A800 Multichannel
Tape Recorder

Artists and engineers have long gravitated to the warm analog sound, solid low-end, and overall presence of the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder. The UAD plug-in faithfully models the entire multitrack tape circuit path and electronics of a popular A800 machine from Allen Sides' collection at Ocean Way Studios — plus the distinct sounds of multiple tape formulas. You can also use the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder as a LUNA Extension, and easily add warmth and tape character across your entire mix on a per channel basis.

Ampex ATR-102 Mastering<br>Tape Recorder

Ampex ATR-102 Mastering
Tape Recorder

Since its inception, the legendary two-channel Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder has turned recordings into records. With its cohesive sound, punch, and ability to provide subtle-to-deep tape saturation, the Ampex ATR-102 plug-in perfectly emulates what is considered by many engineers to be the best-sounding tape machine for final mixdown. You can also use the ATR-102 as a LUNA Extension and deliver analog-infused master recordings with iconic Ampex gloss. The perfect complement to the workhorse Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder, the ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder provides the final “analog polish" to your mixes.

Features

Our legendary Studer® and Ampex® tape emulations — bundled to save!

Ampex-authenticated plug-in gives you the rich, cohesive tape sound of the the most popular professional 2-track machine ever made

Emulates the entire ATR-102 electronic path, including transformers, amplifiers, Repro, Sync, and Input paths

Studer-approved plug-in offers A800's entire signal path and electronics for warmth and character on individual tracks and buses

Provides the warm, natural sound and punchy low-end response of classic 2” analog tape

Customer Reviews

Magnetic Tape Bundle

Overall Rating

4.9/5
(1566)

A. Rosell

August 13, 2023

Bump Saturation and Power

Extremely versatile machine with a lot of analog flavor! Can't mix without it!

F. Anicet

August 13, 2023

Tape emulation at its best

Does the job ! nice saturation, very good sounding.

T. Poe

August 9, 2023

Saturation = Secret Sauce

Sometimes you want warmth, sometimes you want that something "extra". This is it. Tape saturation gives you so much and sounds amazing on guitar, bass, vocals, drums...EVERYTHING.

M. Manning

August 9, 2023

Great sounding tape emulation but...

This is a great sounding plugin - only wish the native version had the gang control - I'm not sure I would have bought had I realized this very handy control was missing,

F. Hasan

August 8, 2023

best tape recorder!

you'll never regret to buy it

W. Tang

August 8, 2023

nice job

very nice hear,Thank you UA

D. Walton

August 8, 2023

I like but don't love this one

Why I don't love it: I also own McDSP analog plugin. The McDSP is way fatter than the UAD. Like monumentally fatter! It can almost get too fat at times. So you have to be careful.
You don't have to be careful with UAD Studer A800. At least not too much. However it can be extremely subtle almost too subtle. When you try to drive it it distorts. McDSP doesn't really do that. All in all a really good plug-in though.

G. WHITE

August 8, 2023

Incredible

It sounds phenomenal!!

R. Sortwell

August 8, 2023

Classic tape

Use on many channels will be my new standard

T. Bernsdorf

July 22, 2023

First plugins you should buy

The only plugin I always track with. I use external preamps into the tape plugin, and it always sounds great. No regrets committing on the way in.

F. Hasan

July 18, 2023

MUST HAVE TAPE PLUGIN!!!!

you will not regret to buy it, ever!!!

I. Finney

July 15, 2023

Superb Tape Mastering & Tracking

Superb tape simulation and wonderful colouration for masters and tracking. This (and the Studer A800) both saturate in a completely natural analog way. The best tape plugins I've used.

I. Finney

July 15, 2023

Perfect Tape

I have to echo the other reviews here and say i's certainly one of the best tape plugins I've used. If you set it right when live recording tracking on all sources, you get some wonderful classic tape artefacts that just transform digital recording into something special and wonderfully, classically, analog.

D. Weigleb

July 14, 2023

This is far and away the best tape saturation emulation I’ve heard.

I’ve used many tape saturation plugins. Some really good ones. None make my tracks as “3D” as the Studer does. Put it on every track. An Ampex on the mix bus. ——- Bliss.

J. Deschenes

July 14, 2023

Should have been the first

When I first got into purchasing plugins for my Apollo, I started with a couple verbs and a delay, API/Neve preamp, SSL bus compressor etc. I thought that I would eventually get around to a tape sim, but they were pricey for what I thought they did. When Oxide came out, I grabbed it in a sale and figured it would be good enough for tracking, and it was especially considering the low price. Fast forward to virus lockdowns when I had time to archive old multitrack recordings into digital from a loaned tape machine. I fell in love with the color, and warm compression that I had forgotten about. I promptly loaded up the ATR-102 demo, and swapped out the Oxide on all tracks of some recent material, and BAMMM! There it was. It was on sale. It should have been the first. It makes everything sound warmer, more harmonic. Lustrous. The oxide still has its place. I can crank it for more of an effect that is quite enjoyable.

A. Karabelas

July 13, 2023

Brilliant

One of the best tape emulations that I've ever used.

Z. Gaubas

July 11, 2023

Studer® A800 Tape Recorder

Super plugin, one of the first to get.

S. Jackson

July 10, 2023

Must have plug-in for final touches on your track!!!

This plugin glues everything together so perfectly. I couldn’t imagine not using this on final mix from now on. This and the Studer A800 together is mind blowing.

D. Hogan

July 8, 2023

Studer

I'm a fan of actual brand names. This plugin has quite a bit of flexibility.

O. Viamontes

July 7, 2023

Never knew tape saturation would be so crystal clear

Before I used to have the eight 800 in my master bus, just to give it some energy, but this takes it out of the park, never thought that these presets would be so amazing on the master bus chain. Thank you.UAD for a wonderful emulation.