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Customer Reviews

Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder

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Y. Chistyakov

November 10, 2014

Ampex ATR-102

Best simulation of tape. Many settings. As if working with a real original.Now always on mastering. Great job. Thanks UA.

P. Geiser

November 8, 2014

nice plug in

very flexible sound, clearly very well designed and while the tape distortion doesn't sound like tape distortion, it does sound damn good.

J. Earp

October 28, 2014

This one's worth it

Best tape emulation to slap over the master buss - does subtly huge things if that makes any sense?

From really clean to beautifully crunchy mayhem, not only can it tighten the mix up but it's great for crunching drums.instruments up too..

This is definitely one you won't regret. Watch a tutorial and familiarise yourself with all the controls to get the most from it.

M. Selby

October 21, 2014

Badass on the mix bus!

Best thing you can add to your mix bus on in-the-box mixes. Adds dimension, fatness, 'realness' to every mix I do. Great range of control, great presets for starting points, lots of room for tweaks and experimentation. And by the way, the 'factory default' setting isn't a bad place to start on this machine if you're initially mystified with all the variables (and presets).

Really, really great and truly worth every penny.

R. Iversen

October 14, 2014

ATR 102

Its Amazing!! Just putting it on the masterbus or the drumbus or leadvocals... Just make wonders to the sound with just its presets, makes the sound crispier and fatter and improves the stereoimage! I lööööv it!!

P. Macino

October 12, 2014

Not really a Plugin

This one really stands out. It's not often that go in to a project/mix thinking specifically how this Plugin will be used as part of the planning. I love it, and it's part of my workflow. I when I think about it, I don't think, "plugin", and "Hey, How will this sound? Let's give it a try." I think "Tape Recorder". There is so much ground it can cover and cover it exceptionally. There are large number of great sounding presets to get you started with your new "studio gear" too.

Definitely becoming a "desert island" piece of kit!

S. Mcnulty

October 9, 2014

I love this thing.

I have been mixing analog for the past 10 years.
I recently was forced to go back into the box.
It is plugins like this one that makes it ok!

I put this on the 2bus for everything.

C. Machado

October 6, 2014

I am hooked!!

Never used the hardware version but, oh man do I love this plug-in. The ability to have it across multiple busses, well, let's just call that a WIN WIN purchase. The audible recognition and silky but transparent compression characteristics that it adds to a bass guitar, vocal, or kick drum puts a huge smile on my face. This plug is amazing! Like I said, I am hooked!!!!

W. Schlender

October 5, 2014

Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In

One of my best plug-ins!! Gives a new life, perspective, soul, etc. to mixes that I already considered in good shape. Great tool. Walter (Argentina).

A. Shevchenko

September 22, 2014

Tape it

Very powerful plugin. Need some real tape skills for use it right!

T. Yoder

August 30, 2014

An Essential Plug-In

The UAD ATR-102 is on every 2-MIX of mine. It works with every project, it makes everything sound better. It has warmth, punchiness and depth that feels true. This Ampex makes my mixes sound complete. Lots of smoothness and character. As I wrote before, it's on every one of my 2-MIXES.

R. Salmon

August 30, 2014

The Missing Link

The Ampex ATR-102 does everything that it said it could do - it just returns the warmth and glide of recording with an analogue tape machine back into your DAW ~ great!

P. J

August 30, 2014

100010010001. really?

Is this a plugin? Really? 1 and 0s?

I cannot believe...it is just so real!

Well done uad

E. Halterman

August 27, 2014

Ampex glory!

Ampex ATR-102 is sheer perfection on the master bus. This gives all of the character, warmth and charm of the hardware version... this is the glue for the final mix. With the Ampex ATR-102 you really don't need a master-bus compressor. The Ampex ATR-102 does enough compression that on it's own... it might be slight, but it is the super-glue of your mix. What a beautiful and colorful plugin. My second favorite behind the Harrison 32 EQ.

N. Dettenbach

August 12, 2014

best master tape emu i worked with

The UAD Ampex is truely and just the best sounding of all master tape emus i tried and worked with in the past - including Waves, Slate and how they all call all. If you have the chance - A/B it (reading the manual is very inspiring too, while i'm usually hate manuals) and you definitely WILL buy it

Nothing more to say about for me...

C. Silmon

August 11, 2014

1Of The Best

Makes records sound real, crazy what it does to a track.

J. Lutin

August 7, 2014

VERY GOOD

I LKE IT
BIG TKS UNIVERSAL AUDIO
THIS PLUG IS FUNNY

C. Visser

August 4, 2014

Very nice tape emulation!

Well, I really like it a lot. Already had the Slate Digital VTM and Waves KMT and I have to say the UA Ampex takes the crown from the VTM (except for the multi instance grouping function of VTM). I mostly use it in slow tape speeds due to preferring the effects in the lower frequency range and I love how it glues the whole mix together. Excellent sounding plug-in!

C. Jørgensen

August 2, 2014

Wow!

I just got an apollo twin and a sweet ass mic. I am a complete rookie when it comes to recording and mixing. Though this plug makes everything sound better. Like everything! I usually put it on my output channel and crank that baby up. Sounds like baby Jesus riding a badass unicorn rhino, ejaculating in your ears and whispering "everything is cool man" with his honey lips. Yes, I do recommend this product.

L. Lee

August 1, 2014

Amazing!!

This Plugin is MAGIC!!!!!! Thank You UA.The first i put it on the master buss, I fell in love

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