Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder
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Studer® A800 Tape Recorder
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T. Spaniel
Studer A800
Best Saturation ! Great Plug In
K. Matzanke
Warm and Analog
Really good!
D. Pierce
Strider A800 on everything!
Try it, try it, try it!!!!!
E. Joguet
Like the video said
I'm just thinking these products (Stutter + Ampex), are just changing my life.
It's really un explanable more than "You put it on, and you feel better".
So That's, was the "musical feeling" in studios. And knowing you've got this, at your home studio, you can rivalise with the Big studios in mixing, that's such a huge step for producers kinds.
S. Oppedisano
Secret weapon
I didn't have the luxury of working with the original hardware, so I'm going to go purely on how this 'feels' and 'sounds' to me... this thing brings out many of the wonderful textures of tracks that might be hidden in the digital depths. I tend to not hit it too hard in most cases, just adding a little bit of sweeting. But as many will attest to, this thing is a cumulative effect across all the tracks. Especially going into the Ampex.
E. Pederson
I like it, but...
Look, I'll say this off the bat to make it clear, this plugin sounds really excellent. This is not cheap sounding at all and I did, in fact, buy it because I liked it well enough to think it would get some significant use. It sounds like real tape. That said, I just think some of the native options sound better (to my ears). I did a shootout with the Slate VTM and Softube Tape native plugins on my own material in my own studio. I had to get it about as close as possible because none of them work the same way. Of the three, I liked Softube Tape the most followed by Slate. What I DO think this plugin crushes the other two in, however, is the calibration capabilities and the global option to apply a change made on one instance to ALL instances. That's brilliant. Sonically, I prefer the native options, but control-wise, this thing is king. I like it.
e. david
awesome
I've recently bought this plugin and really I thought it was a joke! but the Studer A800 is really a great plugin it helps me to fatten my sounds any track I put it on, it does what it was build`t to do...., am loving it :)
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Excellent Tape Saturation & Control
Have been really pleased with the quality of saturation and tonality that you can achieve with this plugin. Excellent for vocals and other elements that need a specific tonal character or non-linearity to stand out in the mix.
F. Sparagna
The tape warmth... like no one else
I've used a lot of tape plugins, but this one is the magnum opus of tape machine emulation. The amount of controls and tonal characters gives you the ability to craft and shape sounds like no other plugin.
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The sound is awesome!!
With the studer you can get that beefy low end, sounds amazing on almost anything.
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Easy
This is super easy to use and adds the tape sounds I was hoping for. I use it mainly on drums and strings
D. Delhaye
Insta vibe
Noise and hum... i am very happy it can be left as with the original unit, and even more happy when I can turne it off. Then you get natural sounding compression and silk saturation with a pristine sound track. A little goes a long way. you can burn your audio if you want to, then it sounds distorted and can be an FX machine. But subtle is its strength.
S. Trusley
Adds Great Tone
Anyone looking for some extra warmth to their sound. Highly recommend
M. Sudhakar
Mastering
I like The Studer to get the right Saturation on my Master Track. It opens the Mix and give me some nice push.
D. Shacallis
Is it witchcraft?!
Coming from tape only era I was sceptical about anything digital. How you have successfully recreated this fabulous machine in a digital format is beyond me.
Without a doubt the best plug in. Subtle. Smooth. Which is how I prefer to hear recorded sounds. I use it on everything. Makes me feel like it's 1978 again.
Thanks UAD!
J. Rodriguez Vega
Perfect plug in for Maztering
Equalize and compress at the same time
S. Soares Baptista
Simply amazing
It just adds so much to any instrument, I find myself using it on almost anything. Just dial the noise/hiss down a little so it won't add up that much and crank that input up to get all that tape goodness into your recordings! Absolutely a must have.
j. lawson
Great warmth
Always loved analog tape sound. This gives the best of both worlds analog and digital. And UA products always are superior
d. Lee
nice gear!!!
it makes my sound analog feels
K. Spratt
By far the best Tape plugin on the market for individual channels in a mix!
Amazing!!! This is by far the best Tape plugin available for individual channels in a mix. Although I'd bet it can impress on the mix/master buss as well. So much power, fatness, and clarity with a nice choice of options! For me using the Studer 800 on individual mix channels and then the ATR 102 in the mastering chain wins everytime.