UAD Studer A800 Tape Recorder – Digital Delivery

Studer A800: Legendary Multitrack Tape

• Thirty years of dominance: Renowned for more than three decades for its warm analog sound, solid low-end punch, and undeniable sonic presence.

• The album standard: The definitive 2-inch analog tape machine behind countless classic records, including landmark albums from Metallica and other legendary artists.

• Fully authenticated emulation: Developed by Universal Audio’s world-renowned DSP engineers alongside magnetic recording expert Jay McKnight, with official authentication from Studer.

• Ocean Way heritage: Faithfully models the entire electronic circuit path of the famous A800 machine chosen from Allen Sides’ world-class collection at Ocean Way Studios.

Woven Into the Fabric of LUNA

• Integrated LUNA extension: Functions seamlessly as an integrated LUNA Extension to inject rich tape character into every audio and instrument track simultaneously.

• Cumulative analog glue: Recreates the complex, pleasing “cohesive” effect that naturally occurs across an entire console layout when mixing down from magnetic tape.

• Streamlined mixer workflow: Bypasses messy, individual floating plug-in windows by embedding the tape controls directly inside LUNA’s native channel strips.

• Bona fide sonics: Gives Apollo interface users an intuitive, analog-inspired workflow that mirrors tracking directly to a physical multitrack recorder.

A Groundbreaking Design Reborn

• Microprocessor pioneer: Originally introduced in 1978 as the world’s first microprocessor-controlled multi-track tape machine.

• Uncompromised performance: Captures a legendary studio benchmark that still sits at the heart of top-tier tracking facilities worldwide.

• Zero hardware hassles: Recreates the gorgeous sonic footprint of a backbreaking, 900-pound steel-framed machine without any of the maintenance, weight, or alignment burdens.

Capturing the Magic of Tape

• Complete signal path replication: Captures the full nonlinear behavior of the hardware by meticulously mapping the Input, Sync, and Repro paths.

• Vast harmonic textures: Add natural analog saturation, tape compression, transient smoothing, and organic harmonic warmth to digital recordings.

• Multiple tape formulations: Swap between distinct, historically accurate tape formulas to alter the frequency response and saturation characteristics of your tracks.

Core Production Features

• Genuine tape warmth: Adds massive presence, spatial cohesion, and undeniable low-end weight to sterile digital tracks.

• Per-channel processing: Easily group, adjust, and tweak tape saturation behaviors across global tracks or channel clusters.

• Dual-format flexibility: Includes both the standard UAD native plug-in format for any major DAW and the deep-integrated LUNA Extension format.

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported