Add the Trailblazing Studer A800 to Your Plug-in Toolbox
In the history of recorded music, few 2-inch tape machines saw as much action as the Studer A800. This iconic multitrack recorder captured hits by legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Nirvana, and Johnny Cash, among others. Thanks to Universal Audio and magnetic recording expert Jay McKnight, you can tap all of the groundbreaking functionality and warm analog sound of the Studer A800 — of course, without any of the 900 backbreaking pounds or maintenance requirements! The Universal Audio team precisely captured every component from the entire circuit path of Allen Sides’ A800 from his Ocean Way Studios collection. The resulting UAD Studer A800 multichannel tape Recorder plug-in is arguably one of the most accurate models of any multitrack analog tape machine ever created. In fact, it’s even fully authenticated by Studer! With different tape formulas and speed options, calibration levels, global adjustments, and a Luna extension, it’s never been easier to get the coveted sound of tape.
Note: Do you own Apollo hardware? By purchasing this plug-in, you will receive two licenses: one license allows you to run the plug-in via your computer’s CPU and the other allows you to run it via your Apollo hardware. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer if you have any questions.
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All of the legendary sound — none of the maintenance hassle
Working with real magnetic tape is a true labor of love, albeit one that requires Q-tips and isopropyl alcohol for cleaning tape heads and razor blades and special tape for splicing takes together. Additionally, there are machine calibration, humidity, and storage concerns. Imagine getting that revered tape sound without any of these maintenance requirements. Well, that’s precisely what the UA Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in gives you: authentic tape sound made possible thanks to UA’s impeccable modeling of a Studer A800’s entire Input, Sync, and Repro circuit paths.
Rapid workflow
With the UA Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in, choosing between different tape formulas, calibration levels, or Inches Per Second (IPS) speeds and emphasis curves is as simple as clicking a mouse — no tools or reel changes required. Easy-to-use Input/Output controls allow you to quickly dial in the amount of tape saturation and overdrive you want, and Gang Controls for global adjustments let you tweak all instances at once. Plus, a single UAD-2 QUAD DSP Accelerator Package can run more than 24 tracks, and the LUNA extension gives you a genuinely analog-style workflow.
Universal Audio UAD Studer A800 Features:
- UA emulation of the Studer A800 Multitrack Tape Machine, with Studer’s endorsement
- Track and mix with the entirety of meticulously modeled Studer A800 Input, Sync, and Repro electronic signal paths
- Easy to get coveted tape warmth and saturation with simple Input/Output controls
- 4 most-used calibration levels: +3, +6, +7.5, and +9, plus a useful Auto Cal function
- 4 representative tape formulas, each with different sonic qualities: 250, 456, 900, and GP9
- Different IPS speeds and EQs with their own unique characteristics: 7.5 NAB/CCIR, 15 NAB/CCIR, and 30 AES
- Secondary set of controls such as Noise, EQ, and Bias for even more tape sound variance
- Gang Controls for quick global adjustments of all plug-in instances in your session
- Includes a native license that will run with any interface and a UAD-2 license that takes advantage of Universal Audio DSP-accelerated hardware