Oxide Tape Recorder
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UA’s groundbreaking tape emulation in an easy‑to‑use plug‑in.
Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the musical, mixable sound of tape, letting you quickly add clarity, punch, and warmth to vocals, guitars, drums, and more, so every track sounds like a record.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Inject the warm color and punchy low-end response of analog tape to your tracks
- Apply tape saturation and circuit overdrive via simple Input/Output controls
- Choose among 7.5 and 15 IPS Tape Speeds and two emphasis curves for colorful tape textures
- Experience in-the-box recording “through” tape in real time using Apollo interfaces
TAKE A LISTEN
Get Hit-Making Analog Tape Sounds
Developed by the same team behind UA's industry-leading Ampex and Studer tape machine plug-ins, Oxide Tape Recorder gives your productions the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster.
Explore Groundbreaking Tape Emulation Technology
Whether you’re tracking in realtime using an Apollo interface or mixing in your DAW, Oxide’s intuitive controls deliver musical results for beginners and pros alike. Just select IPS (inches per second), EQ, and noise reduction settings, and tweak input and output controls to taste. By emulating fat tape compression and colorful circuit behaviors, Oxide gives your tracks the cohesive glue that only analog tape can provide.
Watch The Reviews
“I'm not sure what alchemy or magic happened when you designed Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in, but I love it. It's simple to use with endless possibilities, and it's warm and crunchy while keeping transients intact.”
– Jacknife Lee (R.E.M, The Cars, Snow Patrol)
“The UAD Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in is my new favorite for saturation – it's amazing. ”
– Joey Waronker (Atoms for Peace, Beck, Other Lives)
“I’ve been using the Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in to oversaturate vocals and tape compress hi-hats. It sounds and feels very natural.”
– Mark Needham (The Killers, Neon Trees, P!nk)
“The UAD Oxide Tape Recorder plug-in is a fast way to get the sound of tape on all my tracks, with an easy-to-use interface.”
– John Paterno (Robbie Williams, Badly Drawn Boy, Bonnie Raitt)Customer Reviews
E. Alexis
February 1, 2024
Secret Weapon
Did not know what to expect when I got this plugin because I haven't seen many people use it much in tutorials but when I placed it on my master chain, I felt the warmth and added...
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January 25, 2024
Clean and rich
This is very nice plugin and soon I buy sound interface on UAD. I'm sorry I didn't buy a universal audio card in the beginning.
Read MoreD. Salazar
January 19, 2024
"Oxide" your tracks!
I never expected that this type of tape saturation would give so much character, quality and also presence to the instruments respectively and clearly depending on how it was recorded and...
Read MoreK. Thompson
January 11, 2024
Stellar
High Quality Performance, Overall Enhancer, Great Plugin!!
Read Morep. makkonen
January 11, 2024
truly analog feel !
This plugin reminds me when i was working analog studio . Now i get the result what i've been waiting for.
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Key Features
Simple, easy to use features, providing the essential sound of magnetic tape to your recordings
Custom presets designed by engineer/producer John Paterno guiding you to great sound
Provides the warm, natural sound and punchy low-end response of large format analog tape
Tape saturation and circuit overdrive via easy-to-use Input / Output controls and Repro or Input paths
Tape Speeds of 7.5 and 15 IPS; NAB and CCIR Emphasis curves
Run 24 stereo or 40 mono tracks with a single UAD-2 QUAD DSP Accelerator
Algorithm design by UA’s world-renowned team of DSP engineers and AES magnetic recording expert Jay McKnight
Owners of Oxide get deep discounts towards UA's Magnetic Tape Bundle
Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Customer Reviews
Oxide Tape Recorder
E. Alexis
Secret Weapon
Did not know what to expect when I got this plugin because I haven't seen many people use it much in tutorials but when I placed it on my master chain, I felt the warmth and added volume I was looking for without pushing my levels too high.
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Clean and rich
This is very nice plugin and soon I buy sound interface on UAD.
I'm sorry I didn't buy a universal audio card in the beginning.D. Salazar
"Oxide" your tracks!
I never expected that this type of tape saturation would give so much character, quality and also presence to the instruments respectively and clearly depending on how it was recorded and what is used.
With a few movements and depending on the results it shows, it is perfect to give it that "Presence" that we all seek quickly and to be as neutral as possible, although the latter one must "witness" it properly to understand it, at least in my opinion.
Without a doubt a necessary Plugin for any studio.M. Grimm
Very nice
This plugin sounds very nice.
K. Thompson
Stellar
High Quality Performance, Overall Enhancer, Great Plugin!!
p. makkonen
truly analog feel !
This plugin reminds me when i was working analog studio . Now i get the result what i've been waiting for.
S. B
First pick
My first pick when comes to melody processing, subtle and pleasant saturation.
I. KAVVALOS
Give live to your mixes!!!
Definately, the right tool for giving warmth, character and live to instraments, drums and bass.
A. Ogarev
Oxide Tape Recorder
super)
M. Jansson
Outstanding
Put this wide on all my tracks with just a hint of saturation. Magic!
C. BARRET
Impossible à faire fonctionner
Cela fait plus d'une semaine que je n'arrive pas à joindre le support d'uaudio, ils ne répondent pas aux messages que j'ai envoyés via l'application uaconnect ou via le site web.
Aucun des produits obtenus via le bundle du BF ne fonctionne.
Mon ilok est fonctionnel, je possède un nombre incalculable de librairies d'autres marques qui fonctionnent sans problème.
Là, tout semble valide, les licences sont bien visibles dans mon ilok cloud et pourtant les plugins sont floutés avec un message comme quoi le produit n'a pas de licence.
C'est inadmissible de ne pas avoir de réponse du support !
J'ai acheté le bundle du BF à 50 balles pour rien si ce n'est être frustré et en colère...
Ce n'est pas sérieux de traiter ses clients de la sorte.
s. dionigi
molto bello
Aggiunge armoniosità
J. GIBELY
Dope !!!!
Vraiment l’une des meilleures émulations à bande du marché parfait pour booster vos 808’s ou kicks
J. Aguilar
Fat and clean sound
love this! now everything sounds bigger !
D. Smith
Great warm, silky sound
Very fair price for a great plug-in, adds that harmonic character that some digital plugins just miss.
M. Bence
Want a full low end?
This thing bring beef to low end.
I. Vorobei
Love warm of sound
Compared with Studer looks like more colourful sound. Lovely result.
A. Alsatouf
My favorite tape
Very simple controls, but has an amazing silky sound, love it on anything
O. Kudin
Warm and crisp
Simple yet bright at the top and warm at the low end.
Very easy to use with great sound.
Absolutely on any instruments will be in demand.
I recommendZ. Gaubas
Oxide Tape Recorder
Nice sounding plugin. Easy to use.
