Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder
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Studer® A800 Tape Recorder
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A. Finkin
Works on everything
I’ve been trying many emulations, that one is my go to, because it’s a plug & play type of tool, and i appreciate not spending ages on tweaking knobs & stuff.
If only the Gang sync function had made it to the native version, i’d have put 5 stats hands down.
T. Stefaniak
Pretty amazing
This plug-in sounds incredible on everything, but the fact that I have to be connected to the internet in order to use it is pretty bananas tbh.
R. Khan
Another UPLIFT, MOJO enhancer
I already owned one of the other tape plug-ins, but this one has more options, especially in changing the tape types. It takes up the same amount of processing power, so no advantage there, but still. You don't need all the tape plug-ins, you can go with this one if you want a few more options, but the other, slightly cheaper one, could also work.
Whether I put it on some instruments/tracks, or on the master track, it does what it's supposed to, which is give me more options to fuse the sound of the whole thing and uplift the tune and its mojo just that bit more...
M. Manning
Great sounding tape emulation but...
This is a great sounding plugin - only wish the native version had the gang control - I'm not sure I would have bought had I realized this very handy control was missing,
D. Walton
I like but don't love this one
Why I don't love it: I also own McDSP analog plugin. The McDSP is way fatter than the UAD. Like monumentally fatter! It can almost get too fat at times. So you have to be careful.
You don't have to be careful with UAD Studer A800. At least not too much. However it can be extremely subtle almost too subtle. When you try to drive it it distorts. McDSP doesn't really do that. All in all a really good plug-in though.
R. Sortwell
Classic tape
Use on many channels will be my new standard
D. Hogan
Studer
I'm a fan of actual brand names. This plugin has quite a bit of flexibility.
P. Diaz
Warm
Good tape emulation. Knocked down a star because GUI is difficult to read.
S. Giampietro
Gives a little chime
Brings a little chime in the upper frequencies
b. victor
Does Seem to Replicate the Warmth of Real Tape
It's been awhile since I've recorded on tape, but the A800, to my ears, does a great job of capturing the warmth and saturation of tracking on real tape. Impressed!
M. Cawthra
Warm and subtle
I've been using the Oxide plugin for tape sim until I demoed this. Dropped on to the output busses it lends a lovely character. Would highly recommend you demo this and the Ampex machines, they are both excellent, as is Oxide. The Studer is just that bit more configurable and I guess that's why I prefer it now. Five stars because I love this thing but I'll flag that the Noise and Controls-Ganging across multiple instances toggles do not save with the project, at least not in Cubase. Just means you need to set these when you revisit a project for a tweak, no biggie really.
G. Jang
need noise capture.
realtime noise remove.
smooth.
it need noise capture function.
H. Nkosi
Amazing tone
Amazing amazing tone, always first on my chain and I can’t wait to add the ATR next .. great buy, highly recommended
M. Ray
Warm and True
UAD has done a terrific job emulating the sound of a Studer with this plugin, and I really appreciate its functionality in Luna. I wish the dynamic response could be tweaked with a bit more subtlety, but very pleased overall.
D. Tavares
love the Studer A800
it s really amazing tone shaping tool
i really love the sounding Great!
L. Cohen
Sweetens the mix
Adds nice saturation and enlivens the midrange without the hiss and latency of the venerated alternative. Perfect for mastering.
R. Whitney
Sounds Good
Adds a little harmonic shizzle and compression going in so I can forget about adding it in the mix (because I like to emulate the old days of recording to tape without the actual hassle). I keep it pretty subtle but do think I like what it adds to electric guitar and bass at least, which is all I've used it on so far.
A. hall
Studer A-800
works fine.. well done
J. Huot
Studer A 800
Bon plugin. Je n`ai pas fini de l`expérimenter mais à date je suis entièrement satisfait du résultat. À conseiller
P. Jonsson
A CLASSIC
GET THAT INSTANT MID VIBE IN AN INSTANT