Oxide Tape Recorder
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UA’s groundbreaking tape emulation in an easy‑to‑use plug‑in.
Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the musical, mixable sound of tape, letting you quickly add clarity, punch, and warmth to vocals, guitars, drums, and more, so every track sounds like a record.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Inject the warm color and punchy low-end response of analog tape to your tracks
- Apply tape saturation and circuit overdrive via simple Input/Output controls
- Choose among 7.5 and 15 IPS Tape Speeds and two emphasis curves for colorful tape textures
- Experience in-the-box recording “through” tape in real time using Apollo interfaces
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Get Hit-Making Analog Tape Sounds
Developed by the same team behind UA's industry-leading Ampex and Studer tape machine plug-ins, Oxide Tape Recorder gives your productions the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster.
Explore Groundbreaking Tape Emulation Technology
Whether you’re tracking in realtime using an Apollo interface or mixing in your DAW, Oxide’s intuitive controls deliver musical results for beginners and pros alike. Just select IPS (inches per second), EQ, and noise reduction settings, and tweak input and output controls to taste. By emulating fat tape compression and colorful circuit behaviors, Oxide gives your tracks the cohesive glue that only analog tape can provide.
Watch The Reviews
“I'm not sure what alchemy or magic happened when you designed Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in, but I love it. It's simple to use with endless possibilities, and it's warm and crunchy while keeping transients intact.”
– Jacknife Lee (R.E.M, The Cars, Snow Patrol)
“The UAD Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in is my new favorite for saturation – it's amazing. ”
– Joey Waronker (Atoms for Peace, Beck, Other Lives)
“I’ve been using the Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in to oversaturate vocals and tape compress hi-hats. It sounds and feels very natural.”
– Mark Needham (The Killers, Neon Trees, P!nk)
“The UAD Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in is a fast way to get the sound of tape on all my tracks, with an easy-to-use interface.”
– John Paterno (Robbie Williams, Badly Drawn Boy, Bonnie Raitt)Customer Reviews
M. Wurzbacher
May 2, 2020
Exzellent damit zu arbeiten...
Es mach Riesen Spaß damit zu arbeiten. Von der Mikrofonespur bis zum Master Einfach satten Runden Sound zu generieren. Ob filigran oder mit extremen Einstellungen, ein Resultat das sich...
Read MoreM. Greiling
May 2, 2020
Warm Sound
really good emulation of tape sound. very warm and friendly to lower frequencies
Read MoreA. Pashka
April 27, 2020
Analog Sound
Excellent tool to have at your disposal. Really added the warmth and grit I was looking for
Read MoreI. Ptitsyn
April 24, 2020
Oxide Tape Recorder
Это крутой плагин. Реально работает... Бас-гитра, ударные... все зазвучало... Это песня - это круто! Спасибо...
Read MoreI. Ptitsyn
April 24, 2020
Oxide Tape Recorder
Это крутой плагин. Реально работает... Бас-гитра, ударные... все зазвучало... Это песня - это круто! Спасибо...
Read MoreS. Joseph
April 24, 2020
Works!!
Does what it is suppose to and does it well. Very easy to use with low dsp usage . Works wonders on on any or every track.
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Key Features
Simple, easy to use features, providing the essential sound of magnetic tape to your recordings
Custom presets designed by engineer/producer John Paterno guiding you to great sound
Provides the warm, natural sound and punchy low-end response of large format analog tape
Tape saturation and circuit overdrive via easy-to-use Input / Output controls and Repro or Input paths
Tape Speeds of 7.5 and 15 IPS; NAB and CCIR Emphasis curves
Run 24 stereo or 40 mono tracks with a single UAD-2 QUAD DSP Accelerator
Algorithm design by UA’s world-renowned team of DSP engineers and AES magnetic recording expert Jay McKnight
Owners of Oxide get deep discounts towards UA's Magnetic Tape Bundle
Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
Oxide Tape Recorder
M. Wurzbacher
Exzellent damit zu arbeiten...
Es mach Riesen Spaß damit zu arbeiten. Von der Mikrofonespur bis zum Master Einfach satten Runden Sound zu generieren. Ob filigran oder mit extremen Einstellungen, ein Resultat das sich Hören
M. Greiling
Warm Sound
really good emulation of tape sound.
very warm and friendly to lower frequenciesA. Pashka
Analog Sound
Excellent tool to have at your disposal. Really added the warmth and grit I was looking for
I. Ptitsyn
Oxide Tape Recorder
Это крутой плагин. Реально работает... Бас-гитра, ударные... все зазвучало... Это песня - это круто! Спасибо UAD!!!
I. Ptitsyn
Oxide Tape Recorder
Это крутой плагин. Реально работает... Бас-гитра, ударные... все зазвучало... Это песня - это круто! Спасибо UAD!!!
S. Joseph
Works!!
Does what it is suppose to and does it well. Very easy to use with low dsp usage . Works wonders on on any or every track.
N. Ibañez
Top to beginners
If you are looking to give your mixes an analog sound but you are not familiar with the use of tapes this is the plugin for you!
H. KIM
it`s better than ampeg, studer
I using this gear for mastering
P. Sviyazov
Awesome
Just what I need to make mix softer
J. Carlson
Low End Saturator
I enjoy the sound this put on low end. I tend to add it to 808, bass guitar or anything with a lot of low end.
m. marcori
Oxide Tape Recorder
Haven't actually tried it in all of my tracks at the same time (must do) but I can tell it works wonders in the mixbus and any other bus really. Drums and guitarrs are my best choice for it. You can get really good vintage distorted tones out if it as well.
A. Nesse
Sounds like tape to me
It brings out the good stuff. I use it as gain, sounds wonderful. Dont know how it compares to the real thing, but somehow it just sounds real.
K. Scott
My go to for EVERYTHING.
I love the depth it gives to any sound. It gives you just the right amount of that analog sound on any recording. In a digital world, this plugin brings back the good ole days.
J. Underdue
UAD Magic!
If you are looking to add tape warmth to your tracks during mixing this is the ticket. For the price it does the job and it does it well!
D. Pitigoi
The best ever !
Excellent! It does exactly what I expected it to do. I have been using it for some time and it is part of all my projects
A. Breyer
This does the job. Could use more setting options.
I like to use Oxide a lot for adding some harmonic content without being over the top. It does a pretty good job giving your mix a "sound" although it isn't like a night and day change. Overall, I'm really happy with using it, although I do wish there were more IPS settings to get a bit of different coloration.
J. Romero
A must for your mixes
Bake this on your wav file along with your favorite Mixing console... You're get the sounds of the way audio used to be recorded.
Д. Кириллов
Oxide tape
My favourite saruration for drums and mastering
R. Millot
Great and Simple
Simple and effective for the analog sound
M. Spannenkrebs
easy to use ..........
do what it's for
