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Oxide Tape Recorder

Oxide Tape Recorder

4.8 (707)

Experience our easy-to-use, groundbreaking tape emulation.

  • 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

Runs natively on your macOS or Windows computer, or accelerated on Apollo audio interfaces or UAD Accelerators. View full system requirements.

Oxide Tape Recorder

$29$149

$29$149

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Experience our Easy-to-use, Groundbreaking Tape Emulation

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.

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.

What They Say

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

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

Reviews

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 707 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 614 Total 4 star reviews: 73 Total 3 star reviews: 15 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 5
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707 reviews
  • MM
    M. M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Top Tape

    I recently had the pleasure of using the Oxide Tape Recorder plugin, and I must say, it has exceeded my expectations in every way. As someone who values high-quality audio recording and playback, this plugin stands out as an exceptional tool for both amateur and professional musicians alike.

    First and foremost, the sound quality is remarkable. The plugin captures the warmth and richness of analog tape, providing a vintage feel that is often hard to replicate with digital recordings. Whether I was tracking vocals, instruments, or mixing, the Oxide Tape Recorder added a beautiful depth to my sound that I can't get enough of.

    Installation and setup were a breeze. The user interface is intuitive and user-friendly, making it accessible even for those who may not be as tech-savvy. The controls are straightforward, allowing for quick adjustments without getting lost in complicated menus. This efficiency is a significant plus for anyone looking to streamline their workflow.

    One of the standout features for me was the ability to add various tape saturation effects. The plugin offers a range of options that allow you to customize the sound to your liking. Whether you want a subtle warmth or a more pronounced saturation, the Oxide Tape Recorder delivers beautifully. It's also worth noting that it performs exceptionally well on multiple tracks, maintaining clarity and coherence.

    Additionally, the plugin is stable and resource-efficient, which is a huge bonus for those of us working…

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  • OT
    O. T.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    One of my favorites

    I've read somewhere that Oxide is a simplified version of the Studer Tape plugin, with an inbuilt set of adjustments. DOn't know if it's true or not, but it sounds very different out of the box, and you'd struggle to get Studer to match the sound of Oxide by tweaking its individually adjusted parameters.

    Oxide sounds great, it's refreshingly easy to use, and if you want that particular tape profile - which is great, round and warm, but clean at the same time - without having to wrestle to make Studer sound similar - I haven't succeeded, but I haven't tried too much, to be honest - it's definitely a good addition to the tape collection, especially since the price is not one you're gonna feel sorry about.

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  • JL
    J. L.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 months ago
    It was my stupid dream, to have Oxide Tape Recorder.

    Good plug-in.

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  • BS
    B. S.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    10 months ago
    Another color for the palette!

    Use this mostly on drums with good results.

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  • PR
    p. r.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 months ago
    An analog touch

    In the midst of so many algorithms, nothing better than returning that soft color of the tape to our tracks. Very good work!

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