Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
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Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
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J. Janev
The most detailed sounding tape machine!
Other tape simulations may sound very good on some instruments, but none sound as good as the Ampex ATR-102 on a complex sound like a bus or master. The sound is very detailed and transparent, and at the same time rich and colorful. I love the xtalk, flutter, wow, the EQ - they sound so natural and add some magic to the sound (especially the shelf EQ, which brings a very beautiful air to the high frequencies). There are so many settings that you can use to find the exact sound you need. Definitely one of my favorite plug-ins!
S. Nakajima
Awesome
This gives you a warm sound that sounds authentic, but not old-fashioned.
F. Antonio
THE finishing Tape!
Do yourself a favor and drop it in your master and be happy. Brings the mix home WAY quicker!
J. Shattuck
Just buy this already
I use it on every mix, easy and great. Oxide is cool, but not Ampex cool.
A. Tahriri
Super
Schöne Klang
C. Morales Prats
Lets tape everything
I was waiting few Years to Buy Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder And Finally In have it in very good price, so happy to work with it , and So Creative to improve my productions , May God Keeping Blessing the Team of Universal Audio , I will Like to See By Universal Audio A tape machine in Near Future with multiples Sonority of Those Vintage tape Machine All in One machine.
A. Kittelsen
Analoge world
This plugin just sounds great, it gives me that organic sound reel tapemachines does, period
J. Kelly
Warm Summer Day
it takes me away!
J. Kelly
Sizzle and Bake
love the control of the high end. drums drums drums!
d. drula
beat maker et mix
si comme moi vous aimer un son large, chaleureux, avec une saturation et compression naturel
l 'ampex atr 102 fait le job.que ce soit en bout de chaine de mes mix et du mastering c'est la cerise sur le gateau
g. mode
The Absolute best period
what more do I say its incredible I dont even like plugins like that but this is different
D. Casas
ALWAYS ON MY MASTERING CHAIN
This is a MUST!!! If you've been waiting and putting off getting this tape, STOP! GET IT NOW! You won't regret it! Best mastering tape out!!!
T. Simpson
Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
Absolutely the best. The analog warm will truly take your mixes and your masters to the next level. Thank you, UAD.
B. Lehaney
Must have
Lives on my master chain
R. Lajhó
Good mastering plugin
It has a special taste as you use it on your mastering chain. It has a color, it can be subtle or you can push it. I need to have more time with this plugin, but it will be essential for my work, that’s 100%!
J. Ruziev
Must have tape!
The best tape for mastering!
A. Dahlback
Smooth
I have never met the original, but both Studer and Otari in the analog era. I myself own a wonderful Revox G36 with its typical saturated warm compression. This is in the same class. Awesome.
F. WILMOUTH
Incredible sound on bus master
Ampex ATR-102 brings you an incredible touch for dreamy analog sound. A must have.
N. O'Donnell
Mix Magic Maker
The absolute best sounding mastering tape plug! Also a great slap delay maker….now if only UA made it Native all my problems would be solved?!
M. Roark
2-Bus awesomeness or lo-fi vibe on tracks
This plugin takes up some Sharc but it sounds great. The busted tape setting is so mangled and awesome. Jumping through the mastering settings as a jumping point for mixbus processing is fun. I will say though that on some settings, probably due to crossover, the mixes can sound a bit more condensed and less open. Overall though I love it. I'd say it works about half the time on the mixbus with little effort, and it's always cool as a stem or track mangler. That you can utilize variable EQ options really sets it above other tape plugins for me.
I have the Studer too, and more often reach for this. Tho tbf I reach for oxide the most bc it's least dsp heavy and simplest/fastest to use for tracks where I just want a tape saturation effect and not any mangling.