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
T. Ambrus Feher
March 27, 2023
This one is a sleeper
I had Ampex and Studer plugins for years after I gave Oxide a try. The plugin interface looks simple but the sound is huge. I love it more than the Studer.
Read Mored. brown
March 26, 2023
Wow!!!!!!!
I have several tape Emu's but IMO this one is the best. I'm no expert but we've always had a reel to reel in the house growing up (Dad) and this plugin comes the closest to my ears !!!!!!
Read MoreA. Koilybayev
February 20, 2023
Amazing tape saturation
I am absolutely delighted with this plugin, I use it in every project. I use it on vocals
Read MoreA. Goncharov
February 20, 2023
Instant magic!
Just adding this plugin on a track or a master buss changes the sound in a very pleasant way, makes it less harsh and thicker at the same time. I haven't yet found any source that would not...
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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
J. Srilaam
Every good
I love Uad
T. Ambrus Feher
This one is a sleeper
I had Ampex and Studer plugins for years after I gave Oxide a try. The plugin interface looks simple but the sound is huge. I love it more than the Studer.
d. brown
Wow!!!!!!!
I have several tape Emu's but IMO this one is the best. I'm no expert but we've always had a reel to reel in the house growing up (Dad) and this plugin comes the closest to my ears !!!!!!
A. Lee
Cohesion
Weight, cohesion and a great saturation secret
A. Koilybayev
Amazing tape saturation
I am absolutely delighted with this plugin, I use it in every project. I use it on vocals
A. Goncharov
Instant magic!
Just adding this plugin on a track or a master buss changes the sound in a very pleasant way, makes it less harsh and thicker at the same time. I haven't yet found any source that would not benefit from using the Oxide Tape Recorder on it, from piano to synth bass. I wasn't able to recreate or achieve the same nice touch with any other tape plugin I've tried so far, so cheers UA!
M. Alexandru-George
Very good tape/ saturator
I use it for buses
V. Ruzicic
Good saturation!!!
Comparing with other tape plugins, this one has not aggressive soul
J. Manness
The most exciting of three tape plugins (in a good way)!
Compared to Studer, this brightens and brings tracks forward in a hyped, exciting way. I did not think I needed this tape plugin, but lately I've been using over Studer for those reasons and I use the Ampex for submixes and the mix bus. Just get it!
K. Insulan
A bit surprised: warmth.
I have Ampex and Studer plugin already. This one - Oxide - is the first one I really hear, feel, something happens just inserted on a chanel. I didn't expect that at all. and what I hear is good. I will tweak this thing to see if I am just imagening...
M. Hebert Talbot
Love it
I use it on every track in Luna, just sounds great, warm and clean! It’s like salt and pepper on a meal!
L. Ruiz
La mejor cinta de UAD
Hace varios años adquirí tengo la ATR y Studer, siento que que estas colorean demasiado la señal sobretodo en high, en la venta de navidad compré el oxido tape, y es increíble como aporta low end y high end de una manera muy musical y es genial que al mismo tiempo comprime la voz o la guitarra lo que sea que grabe a través de UAD usando oxido tape como inserto! Este es uno de los mejores plugins que he comprado y tengo casi 50 plugins! Gracias UAD ;)
B. Avmedoski
Saturation classic secret
Best saturation , i use this amazing plugin to all music tracks and i get that analog sound .. +1
Z. Abresch
Warm & creamy
Incredible tape emulation, warm & smooth without being overly noisy or wobbly. Tape speeds add subtle low-end roundness to the drum buss. Get it, use it, and love it.
M. Ahmad
Grab Oxide
Sound good, simple and easy to use.. running your tracks into the Oxide!!
like a Coffee + SugarW. Karng
A valuable plug-in
The oxide tape recorder is a plug-in with a little less clarity than ampex atr-102 (which doesn't mean it's bad) and I think it's better than studer a800.
n. hatz
Warm and clean
With oxide i can get a warm, clean and Real sound, and it's simple to use,
G. Udvarhelyi
Sounds great!!
Easy to use and sounds great on basically everthing.
M. Galavan
Oxide Tape Recorder dbx 160
Worked Great right out of the gate. Easy to use. It made my Bass Guitar patch from Logic Pro sound thicker and warmer. Noticeable difference for sure. (Maybe they'll release a dbx 2 version some day.)
C. George
Adds a nice Analog Warm Tone
I have been amazed how oxide tape adds that extra analog warm tone to a mix. Just lightly added and it adds that extra 5% to help complete a mix that’s ready to get mastered.
