LUNA Analog Essentials Bundle
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Get classic analog studio sound with authentic Tape and Summing Extensions.
The sonic foundation of nearly every classic record ever made, the console and tape machine are the bedrock of world class analog studios. With the LUNA Analog Essentials Bundle you get four pillars of professional analog recording — Neve and API analog summing, and integrated Studer and Ampex multitrack tape — with huge savings. Plus, you get the UAD-2 plug-in versions of our Studer and Ampex tape machines.
Built into the fabric of LUNA's mixer, LUNA Tape and Summing Extensions go beyond plug‑ins, giving you authentic analog sounds without having to manage multiple plug‑in windows.Now You Can:
Easily add width, depth, and character to your mixes with the first authentic emulation of Neve analog console summing
Get mixes with power, clarity, and mid-forward punch using the only emulation of genuine API analog console summing
Harness the ATR-102 LUNA Extension to produce punchy, analog tape-infused mixes and masters
Use the Studer A800 LUNA Extension to easily add tape warmth to your entire mix on a per‑channel basis
Neve® Summing
A major ingredient behind countless influential records like Nirvana's Nevermind and Queen's Jazz, Neve 80 series consoles are without equal. Developed in partnership with AMS Neve, the Neve Summing Extension emulates the entire summing circuit of an iconic Neve 80 series console — including its coveted 1272 bus amplifiers, giving your LUNA mixes all the color and three-dimensional nonlinearities of Neve's most cherished analog console.
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API® Summing
From Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, to Radiohead's Hail to the Thief the mid‑forward punch of API's classic analog consoles breathe life into your mixes. Developed in partnership with API, the API Summing Extension emulates the 2520 op‑amp and custom output transformer-based summing amps found in legendary API consoles — giving your LUNA mixes the attitude and tone of API's esteemed analog desks.
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Studer® Analog Tape
Producers have long gravitated to the warm analog sound, solid low‑end, and musical presence of the Studer A800. With LUNA, use the Studer A800 as a LUNA Extension, and get tape character on every audio and instrument track, easily tweaking settings across all channels. As you build up your mix, you'll hear the cumulative "cohesiveness" of mixing from magnetic tape. Plus, you can add analog complexity by mix‑and‑matching up to four tape machines, using different tape formulas and per‑track controls.
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Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
The perfect complement to the workhorse Studer A800, the ATR‑102 Mastering Tape Recorder adds the final “analog polish" to your mixes. Since its inception, this legendary tape machine has turned recordings into records with its low‑end punch and musical tape saturation. Using the ATR‑102 as a LUNA Extension, get instant album‑ready Ampex tape tones on LUNA's master fader and buses with all the authentic dynamics, tone, and saturation characteristics of the original analog hardware.
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A. Belkacem
April 25, 2022
Mastering Bus
The Ampex® ATR-102 is amazing tape emulations. bring clarity and glues the mix. Everything sounds better.
Read MoreG. Castle
April 24, 2022
Great Mix Bus Tape Recorder Plug-In
I use the Apex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In on my mix bus along with the UA Struder Tape Recorder Plug-In on my individual stems and the result is amazing....
Read MoreR. Woods
March 29, 2022
Nice
Late to the party with this one. Now on every drum bus and stereo out, minimum. Wonderful.
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Features
Four pillars of professional analog recording — Neve and API analog summing, and integrated Studer and Ampex multitrack tape
Neve analog console summing adds width, depth, and character to your mixes
Genuine API analog console summing for mixes with power, clarity, and mid-forward punch
ATR-102 LUNA Extension to produce punchy, analog tape-infused mixes and masters
Studer A800 LUNA Extension to easily add tape warmth to your entire mix on a per‑channel basis
Bundle includes UAD plug-in versions of Studer and Ampex tape machines
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Customer Reviews
LUNA Analog Essentials Bundle
T. Engel
Spitze !
Spitze ! *****
A. Belkacem
Mastering Bus
The Ampex® ATR-102 is amazing tape emulations. bring clarity and glues the mix. Everything sounds better.
G. Castle
Great Mix Bus Tape Recorder Plug-In
I use the Apex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In on my mix bus along with the UA Struder Tape Recorder Plug-In on my individual stems and the result is amazing.
T. Münzberger
Magic!
Always!
A. Sviridov
Very good!
Sounds very nice and very open
R. Woods
Nice
Late to the party with this one. Now on every drum bus and stereo out, minimum.
Wonderful.L. Chacòn
Beautyfull sound
Adds unique and beautyfull sound to your mixes
J. Quaicoe
Great plug-in as always
I love the grit it adds to my vocals and drums
Can’t live without it!J. Sammers
It's that 1%
Its often just an accumulation of tiny improvements that turn a good mix/sound into a great mix/sound, and what I noticed with the A800 emulation is that my acoustic guitars went from sounding good to sounding great, and that this applied to just about everything I put it on. There are a few plugins we find on our sonic journey that make everything sound a little more real, a little more magical and a little more expensive - this is one of those. I got it on a deal and probably wouldn't have bought it without one........but I'm very, very pleased I did...
D. Klein
Very impressed
Sounds like I'm using the real deal! I got very much inspired by this gem!
M. Nowakowski
A800
Great plugin, great works!
D. Hetzel
Best tape Emulation ever
I love studer. No matter what signal you apply it to, everything sounds better immediately. The presets are great to use as a starting point for further editing, which can be very helpful as the many settings options can be a bit overwhelming at first. Still, best tape emulation ever.
P. Bermal
✨ Exquisite ✨
My first UAD plugin purchase!!! I love this plugin so much. Just adds so much flavor on everything. This thing stays on my mixbus. If i receive tracks that a bit too clean and just needs that mojo I just put this on and voila.
s. mcaulay
Something you will want on every channel
Works so much like tape would, hit it hard and it saturates nicely. Does that silky smooth thing to the transients...love it!
K. Prime
Nice!!
F. De Luca
Simply Amazing!
I’ve just got it, drag it into the first plug-in slot in my DAW and…WOW!
Highly racomanded!R. Quintas
Warmer sound for everything you do
I had the Oxide which is great but this is another level. If you’re looking for the warmth of tape sound you have a lot of possibilities and soubding like the real deal
C. Dagostino
Studer A800
Well here we are in the digital age and now there are plugins to make us sound like tape again. Ha Ha ! We use to listen to tape as it copied a "wave" of music hitting our ears. As the wave went by our tape machines would copy that wave (because music is a wave) continuously and move with it as best it could. Now the computer takes thousands of snapshots of that wave(s) of audio and renders it to the human ear. I took a seminar from Eddie Kramer who said that , in the recent past, he would record most of the basic tracks on tape then transfer them to a computer. At the end of the seminar during a question and answer period a student asked "Why can't you record on ProTools put it in on a two track tape machine and put it back into the computer?" Kramer responded with " Because it doesn't work that way and it won't work." as he sort of rolled his eyes. Ha Ha!
I love this Studer A800 plugin. Now my question is- should I use it in Unison when I record tracks
Curtis?
!N. Shaw-Hulme
What it does is very cool.
I’ve never had the good fortune to experience the original. I’ve recorded in tape studios and it always sounded great. Difficult to pin down but great. I recorded a duet on alto sax for a student to practice to. My default Neve 1073 LA2a bit then into the Studer A800
I got it running to about +3 and was just about to go for another compressor bit I thought hang on it’s fat and even already. Moreover it had an interesting saturation in the mids, it sounded expensive, when I put a Ampex ATR102 across the steeo buss it sounded really great I used a classical setting of G9 at 30ips airy and warm so tricky to get that balance. I can’t wait to get them on a mix with vocals. I’ve got Oxide which is amazing but the Studer is a different texture and flavour. Oh it’s amazing on drums too.N. Smith
Excellent
This is my favorite tape plug.
