The Ampex ATR-102 UAD plug-in and LUNA Extension provides the final analog glue for your music, turning your recordings into records. The only emulation that's fully authenticated by the Ampex Corporation and trusted by producers and engineers worldwide, the Ampex ATR-102 UAD plug-in puts the colorful saturation, warmth, and harmonics of this industry-standard tape machine at your command.
Turn Your Recordings into Records
Discover vast reel-to-reel textures using three classic tape heads, tape speeds, emphasis EQs, famous formulas (GP9, 456, 900, 250), and more. You can even fine-tune the machine's calibration to open up some headroom or achieve grittier tape compression and saturation.
Explore a Vintage Machine for the Modern Age
Getting perfect gain staging on the Ampex ATR-102 requires meticulous calibration of the repro and record levels, a delicate art that demands precision. With Auto-Gain, you can make adjustments to either control while maintaining perfect gain staging. Its retina-enhanced GUI makes the ATR-102 a beautifully vibey plug-in you'll want to leave on your mixes all the time.
Transform Your Mixes in LUNA
The Ampex ATR-102 LUNA Extension lets you transform LUNA’s mixer into an analog tape wonderland. You don't need to manage separate plug-in windows; instead, you can create rich, album-ready tape textures with the authentic dynamics, frequency response, and saturation of the original machine directly within LUNA.
Find Your Sound Fast
Ignite your inspiration with presets from long-time ATR-102 users like Chuck Ainlay (Chris Botti, Mark Knopfler), Richard Dodd (Wilco, Robert Plant), Buddy Miller (Martina McBride, Emmylou Harris), and Mike Poole (Keith Urban, Dolly Parton). Use these presets as a starting point and adjust them to taste — you'll be amazed at the cohesive, rich sound that only an Ampex tape machine can deliver.
Features
- Mix and master with the most popular professional 2-track tape machine ever made
- Get classic Ampex tape saturation, selectable tape types, and color to "glue" your mix together
- Use the entire ATR-102 circuit, including transformers, amplifiers, Repro, Sync, and Input paths
- With Auto-Gain, make adjustments to Repro/Record levels while maintaining perfect gain staging
- Enjoy an enhanced retina GUI with interactive tape reels and controls true to the original hardware
- Use the ATR-102 LUNA Extension to produce with rich, analog tape sound directly in LUNA’s mixer
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