UAD-2 offers scalable DSP power via three different types of cards (UAD-2 Solo, UAD-2 Duo and UAD-2 Quad) which can be mixed and matched in any combination (max. 4 cards). There are four UAD-2 families (Standard, Neve formerly Nevana , Flexi and Omni) thus giving eleven UAD-2 products to drool over.
FREE LA-2A and 1176LN
The UAD-2 DUO and QUAD cards provide the two most powerful options for tapping the acclaimed UAD Powered Plug-Ins library — a collection of unerring software emulations of classic analog gear from Neve, Roland, BOSS, Empirical Labs, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix and more. Powered by two or four Analog Devices SHARC processors respectively, the UAD-2 DUO and UAD-2 QUAD let you run large, professional mixes with ultra high-quality plug-ins, freeing up your Mac or PC’s internal processor while providing rich, analogue sounds that would be difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise.
Between October 1st and December 31st, 2009, UA are sweetening all of the UAD-2 DUO and QUAD packages with the legendary 1176LN and LA-2A compressor emulations — two of their best-selling Powered Plug-Ins — absolutely FREE! For those who don’t already know, the LA-2A and 1176LN plug-ins offer, without question, the most accurate emulations available of the original hardware units; these two UAD Powered Plug-Ins are regarded as indispensable by multiple Grammy and Platinum-selling engineers and producers. Just register your new Duo or Quad purchased from DV between October 1st 2009 and December 31st 2009 and you will automatically receive your FREE plug-ins.
- UAD-2 Solo includes UA Mix Essentials 2 and a $50 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Duo includes UA Mix Essentials 2 and a $50 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Quad includes UA Mix Essentials 2 and a $50 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Solo Flexi includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $500 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Duo Flexi includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $500 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Quad Flexi includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $500 UAD Plug-In Voucher
- UAD-2 Solo Neve / Nevana 32 includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $100 UAD Plug-In Voucher and the Neve 88RS Plug-In
- UAD-2 Duo Neve / Nevana 64 includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $100 UAD Plug-In Voucher, all Neve Plug-Ins
- UAD-2 Quad Neve / Nevana 128 includes UA Mix Essentials 2, a $100 UAD Plug-In Voucher, all Neve Plug-Ins
- UAD-2 Duo Omni includes UA Mix Essentials 2, 34 Plug-Ins
- UAD-2 Quad Omni includes UA Mix Essentials 2, 34 Plug-Ins
UAD-2: DV are UA's No.1 UAD2 UK Dealer
Each UAD-2 is powered by the same Analogue Devices 21369 SHARC floating-point DSP in single and multi-chip configurations. UAD-2 offers 2.5x (UAD2 Solo / UAD2 Nevana 32 also known as Solo Neve), 5x (UAD2 Duo / UAD2 Nevana 64 also known as Duo Neve) and 10x (UAD2 Quad / UAD2 Nevana 128 also known as Quad Neve) the power of UAD1. Universal Audio UAD-2 Key Features:
- 2.5X (Solo), 5X (Duo), 10X (Quad) the power of UAD-1 on a single PCI Express card
- VST and AU support, cross platform Mac OS X Leopard/Tiger, Win XP/Vista (NOTE: RTAS support to follow in a future 5.x release)
- Easily Expandable DSP - Use up to 4 UAD-1 & 4 UAD-2 cards in one system
- LiveTrack (low-latency track/monitor mode)L.O.D.E™(Live Optimizing DSP Engine)
- SessionMap (bi-directional UAD-1<>UAD-2 session compatibility & DSP manager)
Plug-In Crossgrading Information form Universal Audio:
- Existing UAD-1 users can crossgrade all their plug-in licenses to the UAD-2 completely FREE of charge
- When you crossgrade UAD-1 plug-in licenses to UAD-2 you must transfer all plugin licenses at the same time. Crossgraded plug-ins are still authorized on the UAD-1
Latest News: UAD 4K Channel Strip
The SSL 4000 is famous as the console behind more platinum records than any other. With its wide range of transparent to in-your-face VCA compression characteristics and its intuitive EQ rich with colorful band interdependencies, the UAD 4K Channel Strip emulates the console channel from the 4000 in all its hit-making glory. The UAD 4K Channel Strip is an exacting circuit emulation of the 4000 G+ complete with the Type E “black knob” four-band EQ and filters widely held to be the favorite in SSL’s signal processing lineage.
- UAD 4K Channel Strip emulates hit-making sound of SSL 4000
- Circuit emulation of the 4000 G+ with Type E “black knob” EQ & Filters
- Flexible Compressor range from transparent to “in your face”
- Highly responsive Gate including “no-chatter” mode
- DYN-SC put EQ or Filters in Dynamics Sidechain
Latest News: UAD 4K Buss Compressor
The SSL 4000 is famous as the console behind more platinum records than any other—the UAD 4K Buss Compressor emulates the console dynamics from the 4000 in all its hit-making glory. With its simple control set and wonderfully transparent compression characteristics, UA has captured this undisputed icon of record production with exacting accuracy. The UAD 4K Buss Compressor is a circuit emulation of the 4000 G+ and a companion to the UAD 4K Channel Strip.
- UAD 4K Buss Compressor emulates hit-making sound of SSL 4000
- UAD circuit emulation of the 4000 G compressor
- Specially tailored dynamics ideal for compressing the full mix
- Fixed Attack, Release and Ratio settings
- Continuous Threshold and Make-Up Gain settings
UAD2: what do Universal Audio Say:
“The UAD-2 is set to shake up the audio industry even more radically than UAD-1 did.”
said Mike Barnes, VP of Marketing for Universal Audio. “We listened hard to the
power, feature and plug-in requests from our loyal UAD-1 user base. Then we designed
the new potent UAD-2 DSP platform for DAWs to be ‘the one’ that delivers all the
sound and channel counts of large-format analogue consoles plus all the authentic tone of
classic outboard FX inside the box. You can Track, Mix and Master to the next power.”
“The icing on the cake is all our existing UAD plug-in partners including Neve, Roland,
SPL, Valley People and Empirical Labs are not only ready to get onboard UAD-2, but
will be joined by new partners: Harrision, Moog, and Little Labs.” enthused Matt Ward,
President of Universal Audio. “ These partnerships have helped us to create the most
authentic plug-in emulations on the market and now those plugs run on the platform with
the most power all in a package that’s within the price range of a small project studio.”
“What makes UAD-2 truly unique is that it not only sounds stellar due to our proprietary
UAi modeling technology but it’s deliberately priced to be accessible to all types of
studio’s from bedroom, to project to full pro facility.” added Bill Putnam Junior, UA’s
CEO & Founder. “From the basic UAD-2 Solo/Duo/Quad to the Flexi (make your own
bundle) and Nevana 32/64/128 (exclusive Neve® console bundles), the UAD-2 is one of
those rare products which brings UA’s superior sonic quality and legacy of professional
recording know-how within the reach of everyone.”
The UAD-2 is designed and manufactured in the USA, is now shipping and immediately available at Digital Village online, in-store and via telephone mail-order. Contact DV stores for UAD-2 advice and the best UK UAD-2 deals. DV are the UK's Number One Universal Audio UAD-2 dealer.