Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
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Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
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G. McCausland
The One
Of all the plugins I've tested and/or bought over the years, none has had the impact on a "finished" piece of music that the Ampex ATR-102 has. Find your setting, listen for a minute, then bypass this plug. You will be dumbfounded. Truly, I never knew what I was missing. UA makes lots of good plugins, and a number of great ones. This is the One that is indispensable and irreplaceable.
S. Skillov
Ampex is a wonderful plugin!
Ampex is a wonderful plugin! I recommend to use it on the bus and on individual tracks. Ampex with SSL mixer makes it sound alive!
O. Ribeiro
just wonderful!!!
just wonderful!!!
I bought to use in master and now I use on various tracks in the mix such as bass and drums
s. suzuki
Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In
I saw the magic
This is the first time so much sound just has to experience the tools that are grid up naturally sting .
Will it sting always in the future of the master track
s. suzuki
Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In
I saw the magic
This is the first time so much sound just has to experience the tools that are grid up naturally sting .
Will it sting always in the future of the master track
T. Camp
Love it
I love this tape emulation so much.
J. Argosino
Freaking awesome! Demo at your own risk (you WILL buy!)
I've been waiting patiently to get this plugin, and I finally had the opportunity (see funds lol) so I did. All I can say is WOW! I am so impressed by the sound that it imparts to the music. I should've gotten it sooner, but I went and got Slate VTM a while ago, and while I still think that's a good plugin, I did some comparisons to the UAD Ampex and it is so much closer to a real tape machine. You can hear the saturation when you hit the tape hard and the resulting sound is just like I remember back in the good old days when I used to overdrive tape. Beautiful sound, easy to use, and very deep if you want to get into the nuances and settings... Get it now! I'm going back to mixing!!!
P. Nørgaard
Great 4 Drums
I love this plug in. I use it when I mix and master, sometimes it's to rough on the low end when I master, but overall a wonderfull Plug in
L. Rollins
I can always find a use for this
Be it degrading the signals a bit to achieve a more lo-fi grunge, to getting psychedelic with the wow & flutter, this tape recorder lives on my busses. I've always dreamt of having my own reel-to-reel, but this has filled my desires completely. I love that it can sound beat up and grimey, or pristine and warmth. I really appreciate the fine level of controls it has (for instance, being able to turn off noise/hum and recording more pristinely) and I've found this plugin greatly rewards experimentation.
N. Alden
T.B.W.F
The quality shocked me, it's amazing.
g. grini
Wonderful!
I use this in every project. I really enjoy the wow & flutter. Better than anything else i have tried
a. boukram
amazing control
Extremely versitle. Overbiasing and sync eq. Just amazing that such a complex network of electronics can be not only modeled but controlled via a gui. Wow
D. Chang
Great tape emulation
Impressed with this emulation. It can be used very subtly or can add a lot of colour and/or saturation. The library of presets is invaluable to start you off and showcase what the plugin is capable of. Quite different colour and more versatile than a competitor's plug in endorsed by Eddie Kramer - I am glad I have both as they are very different and suitable in different situations. I think for me the ATR102 will be used a lot more.
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The Hot Glue Gun
Very impressing! This glues all tracks together and deserves a regular seat in the master channel. It seems to bring warmth, life and even energy to almost any mix.
P. Cheeseman
Superb tape emulation
This lives on my master bus. I couldn't imagine my master bus chain without this plugin to add that tape warmth. And without the hassle of having to maintain a 2 track tape machine.
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Velvetty Hotness
I just love this Plugin a superb addition to the Master track.
Every good home should have one.
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Paul Vinitsky
I've been working on mastering for 5 years. Last December I've bought my new Apollo 8. I demoed many plugins but the first one I decided to buy is ATR-102. I so like how it works in my mastering chain! It's excellent!
F. Silva
Amazing for Electronic Drums
Really brings out the character of electronic based drums from outboard gear to samples. Brings great character that is usually lost working with computer samples and sound.
P. Marriott
Universal Audio knows what they are doing!!!
This is how tape sounds, you guys nailed it! Thank you once again for doing such a great job!
P. Marriott
Universal Audio knows what they are doing!!!
This is how tape sounds, you guys nailed it! Thank you once again for doing such a great job!