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C. Kohl
The Long Wait Is Over!
I’ve been waiting for this to go native for a very long time. I used to own the satellite and used this on many, many masters. I decided to get rid of that clunky device and unfortunately, this was one of my biggest pain points missing from my workflow after. We are SO back!
O. Tryggvasson
Brilliant
Hands down, the best tape emulations I've heard. And I've tried them all, paid or free, big developers or indie. Plus, between the Ampex and the Studer, each with versatile adjustment options, you can cover the entire range of tape timbres you may want.
Any of them, when used on a track and gain adjusted well, instantly adds texture, depth, a beautiful mid focus, the right kind of brilliance (no brightness, which, to me, means harshness, but sparkly brilliance - you can harshen it out, if you want to, but why would you?), a very well balanced rounding of transients, keeping - even adding punch and openness, but removing harshness, thinness and tin. They also remove mud in a beautiful way - rebalance the freq spectrum very well. Between these and the preamp sims I use, these are the plugins that almost by themselves give reamped DI tracks, or virtual instrument based, the polish, depth and quality of pro analog recordings. Repeated instances of each - tracks and master - pres and summers on all tracks and buses, and you're almost there. A little space/reverb for 3D, and you're there.
And I love the gain matching for the Luna extensions (native, too, for Ampex).
If I had any complaints, they would be these:
- For Ampex, the center position on the Input gain knob corresponds to almost the max position on the Output gain, in terms of the calibration for matched gain. That allows you very little room to decrease the Input gain, before the Out maxes out, and then the gain matching no longer works. I think the gain matching should be calibrated for both knobs in the central positions, which would allow for the full range of gain settings while maintaining an even signal.
- The automatic gain matching for both plugins increases the output level a little - not too much, but noticeable - once you increase the saturation. I think the matching algorithm should take that saturation into account, so that the out precisely match the in.
- In-Out linking (gain matching) should be implemented for for the native version of Studer, too, not just the extension. (For Oxide, too)
Beyond that, no reproach. Excellent sound, plenty of adjustments available, and the gain matching is always extremely useful. Just needs to be improved, and available throughout the series. Among the plugins the make me the happiest, and certainly my go to for tapes.
A. Pirjevec
Top Tape
nothing much to say about it!
one of the best tape plugins out there.
master bus magic
s. myers-mabry
Life of worship
Incredible software. Other than being told I have to buy an additional Ilok usb to use off line. I do not connect my computer to mix, master or record
And now I have to in order to use software?
A. Zayoun
Amazing
Best tape emulation plugin I’ve used. Absolutely love its sound and how versatile it is. Being able to choose between different tape formulas and heads to find the sound I’m looking for is a game changer for me. Quickly became a mainstay on my master bus.
S. Kühnl
Disadvantaged version of the DSP-based plugin
The native version does not include the usability as a tape delay, calibration tones, or continuous level controls for the analog noises (wow, flutter, hiss, hum). Otherwise great plugin, but this stunting of the older version isn't really comprehensible without further explanation, but actually the marketing was somewhat misleading in this respect.
A. Delgado
En duda
No soy amante de usar simuladores de cinta, porqué se puede lograr un coloreo análogo sin tantos procesos. Lo estoy probando y veo que hay que hacer muchos ajustes para que no desequilibre la dinámica y más aún que si ya tiene uno en un balance correcto ambos canales, después de aplicar este plugin existe una enorme diferencia en el resultado final.
Tristemente si está emulación no está en la forma nativa para trabajarlo en cualquier DAW y solamente trabaja en conjunto con LUNA, decepciona ello, ya que si uno no obtiene esa versatilidad nativa no vale la pena pagar por esta emulación.
Se entiende que pagan por poder explotar una licencia en base a un plugin, pero si tuvieran la intuición de venderlo de forma NATIVA, habrá un gran consumo, respecto al trabajo de este plugin la verdad se pueden lograr resultados iguales con otras emulaciones.
Lejos de todo hagan caso a las reseñas no solo positivas o de halago, son muy importantes estos tipos de reseñas también para mejorar las emulaciones, no solo es marketing, es ofrecer también una emulación que sea imprescindible para los muchos ingenieros que lo usen.
F. De Mari Scalone
Can't go wrong with it.
Waited for the Native version for a long time, love it! There wasn't a time that it went on my master bus and didn't make it sound better.
F. De Mari Scalone
Can't go wrong with it.
Waited for the Native version for a long time, love it! There wasn't a time that it went on my master bus and didn't make it sound better.
C. Mansfield
I was just going to check it out...
I was just going to check it out for a bit then remove it from the session, but as I started working with it I found a warmth and clarity that I remember from my time in studios back in the 1970s and 1980s. I always used 456 for recording and mix down and I was glad that is one of the emulations. Loving the sound!
I. Ferrer
¡Plugin muy resultón! Es posible obtener resultados fantásticos y profesionales.
En mi experiencia, este es un plugin que sin ser muy complicado permite obtener resultados muy, muy adecuados de saturación armónica emulando el wardware original. Dedicándole un poco de tiempo se puede llegar a obtener resultados verdaderamente muy pro siempre y cuando el trabajo de mezcla sea correcto y bien equilibrado.
Lo recomiendo ampliamente frente a otras opciones que hay en el mercado porque los resultados pueden ser muy diferentes dependiendo de cómo se combinen los parámetros, y combinándolo con EQ posterior o tal vez y dependiendo del caso compresión + EQ.
J. SANCHEZ
GREAT
Mi penultimo paso en la cadena de master, es mágico!
P. Phorun
Absolutely great.
Can not complain anything with this plugin.I use it in every song.
d. white
The Best I Have Used
I am really loving the ATR. It has its flavor and is currently the favorite of my tape plugins. It has a fair amount of tweakability without being overwhelming. It's an oldie but a goodie!
Great job UA!
I. ENOMOTO
It is not blurry, but warm all over!
I've only been using it for a short time, but it's true! It is not blurry, but warm all over!
a. campoverde
buen tape
es muy buen plugins se pueden usar en varios canales de la mezcla
a. subasi
Exellent
Exellent
E. Walker
Subtle warmth
Easy way to add warmth to any mix, really glad a got it. It’s also made me a believer in pre-sets.
D. Pestana
The real deal!
I've probably tried every single tape plugin out there. One could argue they all have their use, and I won't be discussing that. In my opinion, this plugin and a tape plugin from a different developer are the only two that actually do what a tape plugin should do, the difference is that this one from UAD can accomplish the same thing, but with more versatility. You won't need anything else with this plugin. Saturation, natural tape compression and mid-side done right, with no phase issues whatsoever. The clipping however is a little more difficult to control, but it's achieved by balancing the Record and Reproduce levels (specially the Record level). The plugin, as expected from UAD, sounds incredible, making the mixes much warmer and open (if that's what you're aiming for). As I mentioned earlier, it's highly versatile no matter what settings you choose, so if you have a vision for what your mix should sound like, this plugin will make it a reality without any hassle or struggles. It's that easy.
D. Pacheco
Good control of dynamics and multitude of "flavors"
I have many tapes, I had never tried Ampex until it arrived natively, I must admit that I really liked it for the master, I have it configured quite flat, I don't like that it modifies the EQ curve of the signal much, entering 0vu manages to apply a very natural glue effect on the dynamics and achieve 2-3 db's of headroom without deteriorating the signal.