Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder

Fully Authenticated by the Ampex Corporation

The Ampex ATR-102 UAD plugin 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 the world over, the Ampex ATR-102 puts the colorful saturation, warmth, and harmonics of this industry-standard tape machine at your command.

• With Auto-Gain, make adjustments to Repro/Record levels while maintaining perfect gain staging

• Enjoy enhanced Retina GUI with interactive tape reels and controls true to the original hardware

• Mix and master your music 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

• Experience the entire ATR-102 circuit, including its transformers, amplifiers, Repro, Sync, and Input paths

• Use the LUNA Extension version of ATR-102 to produce with rich, analog tape sound right in LUNA’s mixer

Features for Modern Workflows

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 the Repro or Record levels while maintaining perfect gain staging. And with its Retina-enhanced GUI, the ATR-102 is that beautifully vibey plug-in that you’ll want to leave on all the time.

Turn Your Recordings into Records

The Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder plug-in and LUNA Extension provides the final “analog glue” for your music. Fully authenticated by the Ampex Corporation, you can get the same unique dynamics, frequency response, and saturation characteristics of the original mastering hardware, virtually indistinguishable from its analog ancestor.

Take a Deep Dive into Tape Tone

Discover vast reel-to-reel textures using three classic tape heads (¼”, ½”, and 1”) tape speeds and emphasis EQs, famous tape formulas (GP9, 456, 900, 250), and more. You can even fine-tune the machine’s calibration to open up some headroom, or get grittier tape compression and saturation.

Find Your Sound Fast

Ignite your inspiration with presets from longtime ATR‑102 users Chuck Ainlay (Chris Botti, Mark Knopfler) Richard Dodd (Wilco, Robert Plant), Buddy Miller (Martina McBride, Emmylou Harris), Mike Poole (Keith Urban, Dolly Parton) and more. Use these presets as a starting point and season to taste on your mixes -you'll marvel at the cohesive, rich sound that can only come from an Ampex tape machine.

Transform Your Mixes in LUNA

Use the Ampex ATR‑102 LUNA Extension to transform LUNA’s mixer into an analog tape wonderland. Without having to manage separate plug-in windows, this gives you rich album‑ready Ampex tape textures with all the authentic dynamics, frequency response, and saturation of the original machine.

Mac

• macOS Catalina 10.15 or higher
• Intel or Apple Silicon processor

Windows

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit