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Universal Audio, manufacturer of high-quality recording hardware and software, announced the release of the Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder as a faithful plug-in emulation for its UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins platform. For more than three decades, the Ampex ATR-102 2-channel tape machine has improved music recordings into records, according to UA. As the perfect complement to the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in, the officially authorized ATR-102 plug-in provides cohesive analog sound in DAW-based mastering sessions – without the constant maintenance and calibration of a real tape machine, UA promises.
