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
TAKE A LISTEN
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
O. Kudin
July 29, 2023
Warm and crisp
Simple yet bright at the top and warm at the low end. Very easy to use with great sound. Absolutely on any instruments will...
Read MoreD. NICOLAE
July 9, 2023
Magic
I like the simplicity and the sound Very good tape emulator!
Read Moreg. parenti
July 6, 2023
Excelente
Increíble, solo colocarlo ya está sonando con una excelente saturación armónica!
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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
O. Kudin
Warm and crisp
Simple yet bright at the top and warm at the low end.
Very easy to use with great sound.
Absolutely on any instruments will be in demand.
I recommendZ. Gaubas
Oxide Tape Recorder
Nice sounding plugin. Easy to use.
A. Legner
Analoges Feeling
Gibt Wärme und Dampf
D. NICOLAE
Magic
I like the simplicity and the sound
Very good tape emulator!g. parenti
Excelente
Increíble, solo colocarlo ya está sonando con una excelente saturación armónica!
A. Sanchez
Good on bass
Gave my bass guitar track a thick, bold sound.
D. Groulx
Love it !
Sounds great! Doesn't require much CPU. This and the Studer A800 have replaced all of my previous ''CPU guzzling'' tape emulators....and sound much better to boot!
K. Volchenko
It is magic!!!
Oxide closed the question about low end in my mixes! It is great plugin and now it “must have” on all !!!
J. Tofte
Great for that classic analog sound
It's brilliant. The price is awesome. You won't regret it.
A. washington
"Great Experience with the Oxide Tape Recorder"
I really like my new Oxide Tape Recorder from Universal Audio. It's easy to use and adds a warm, rich sound to my music. The controls are simple, and it lets me change settings for different sound effects.
It does a great job making music sound like it was recorded on classic tape machines. I especially love the warm color and strong bass it gives my tracks. It also lets me choose different tape speeds for more sound options.
Using it with an Apollo interface for recording is easy and improves my work. In short, the Oxide Tape Recorder is a great tool for making high-quality music with a vintage touch.N. Grassmann
buy it (especially for the price)
super fast and easy to use. great saturation and nice warmth (analog).
O. Cuellar
great tape recorder
adds that extra sizzle to mix buses, best of the best , thanks UAD
R. Matamoros
la mejor cinta que he probado
estaba esperando esta oportunidad y definitivamente hice una excelente compra. La cinta suena genial y la he puesto por toda mi plantilla de mezcla.
O. Okoke
Analog
Quick and simple to use, give you the analog sound you looking for.
O. Cuellar
Uad are the best
Uad plug ins allowe my creativity to flow
P. Goodridge
Very good
Very basic controls but very nice saturation that you can use in n any instrument , or buss and it adds something nice
L. Claes
Good
Good for glue, saturation. Easy to use.
永. 李
好
出色的磁带仿真 真不错
T. Ferreira
Great one
Remarkable tape emulation tool that has greatly enhanced my audio production experience.
D. Riesgo
Magic
Top tier saturation and master buss glue
