This bundle includes an Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo PCIe DSP Card and a Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity tube preamp.
The Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity uniquely combines both the classic retro warmth of UA tube design and the transient bite of solid-state in a 2U, half-rack, all-metal chassis.
The Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity was created specifically to add the tonal versatility and sonic inspiration missing from generic audio interface preamps. The key to its sonic flexibility lies in its innovative circuit design, featuring a solid-state trans-impedance input amp simultaneously driving separate, phase-aligned tube and solid-state gain stages, which are then summed to a single output.
The mix between the 310 volt single-ended class-A triode tube stage and solid-state trans-impedance stage of the Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity is controlled via the “Blend Knob”. Blending is continually variable between 100% tube and 100% solid-state offering a practically infinite range of unique pre-amp tones and the ability to easily dial-in your own signature sound.
The Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity features dual gain-stage controls (Gain/Level) which can radically vary the amount of colouration and distortion by allowing you to crank up the input gain like a guitar amp. The VU meter features a unique “Drive” mode allowing you to see how hard you are driving the input stage.
Versatility makes the Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity the perfect preamp partner for any mic collection. Plus, the discrete JFET DI input circuit can also easily handle any electric instrument. Guitar and bass players will especially appreciate the 710s ability to bring out the best of both active and passive pickups. The 710 Twin-Finity is designed and built at UA headquarters in California, and includes a 19" rack-kit for mounting one or two units.
Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity main features include:
- Twin-Finity Tone-Blending Mic/Line Preamp & Hi-Z Instrument DI
- Dual-Path 310 volt Class-A Tube and Trans-impedance Solid State Preamp
- Phase-Aligned “Tone-Blending” of Tube and Solid State
- Dual Gain Stages: Wire with Gain to Creamy to Crunchy
- Discrete JFET DI with 2.2M ohm Ultra Hi-Z impedance
- Monolithic Balanced Output Stage
- 70dB+ of gain, +48V Phantom, Pad(-15dB), Phase Invert, and Low Cut Filter(75Hz)
- Output and “Drive” backlit VU metering
- Portable, Rack-Mountable design for Studio, Desktop or Stage
- 19” Rack Kit Included
- Front Panel Hi-Z Input (switched from Mic/Line automatically via Jack Detect)
- Rear Panel XLR Mic Input, XLR Line Input and XLR Line Output
- Universal Internal Power Supply
- Heavy-Duty Metal Construction, Designed in the USA
- Tube Complement: 12ax7
- Frequency Response: 20Hz to 100kHz +/- 0.2 dBu
- Dimensions: 8.45W x 3.5H x 10.25D
- Weight 5.25 lb
The Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo PCIe DSP Card offers 2.5X the power of its predecessor, the massively successful, legendary UAD1.
Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo enables you to run the best sounding authentic plugin emulations on the most powerful DSP platform available. The UAD-2 delivers all the sound and channel counts of large-format analog consoles plus all the authentic tone of classic outboard FX inside the box. You can Track, Mix and Master to the next power, at sample rates from 44.1 to 192kHz.
The UA Powered Plug-Ins Collection brings the most sonically revered processors form the past 50 years of audio to your computer including vintage equalizers and compressors, superior precision mastering tools, lush reverbs and officially licensed classic hardware emulations from Neve, Roland, SPL and more. The UAD-2 Solo comes with LA-2A Classic Audio Leveler, 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier, 1176SE Limiting Amplifier, Pultec EQP-1A EQ and RealVerb Pro Room Modeler.
The UAD-2 seamlessly works alongside up to 4 UAD-1s (this means you can keep your old cards as well), but also allows any 4 UAD-2 PCIe DSP accelerator cards to be mixed and matched to conveniently scale the DSP power you want at the price you can afford.
Simply add more cards for additional outboard FX or more mix channels as your needs grow. Pro power-users can now use up to four UAD-2 Quads for the most demanding applications with equivalent potency to 40 UAD-1 cards!
UAD-2 comes with an all-new unified Meter and Control Panel for UAD-1 and UAD-2. The new Meter/Control Panel design offers improved status monitoring, easy Quick Plug-Buy and Software Update.
There's also improved rollover help and a new streamlined web shopping experience and completely re-designed UA website with integrated A/V Demos, tutorials, in-depth webzine articles, FAQ's and enhanced support so you can really get the most out of your UAD-2. You can use up to 4 UAD-1’s and 4 UAD-2’s in one system using the same software license.
The LiveTrack mode reduces latency on an active UAD-2 plug-in to the lowest possible amount. This feature is highly useful for monitoring processed audio when recording live performances. In LiveTrack Mode, UAD-2 signal data is transferred and processed immediately instead of being buffered, resulting in reduced latency. NOTE: When LiveTrack is active, host CPU loading increases. LiveTrack does not reduce the latency of your Audio Interface.
Each UAD-2 is powered by the same Analog Devices 21369 SHARC floating-point DSP in single (UAD-2 Solo) or multi-chip configurations (UAD-2 Duo and Quad), allowing you to pick the single card or combination that best suits your needs or system. UAD-2 adds the real magic of analog to your in-the-box mixes using UAi - UA's unique modeling technology.
Universal Audio UAD-2 Solo features include:
- The best sounding plugins on the most powerful DSP platform
- 2.5X processing power of UAD-1 on a single PCI Express card
- Included plugins: LA-2A Classic Audio Leveler, 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier, 1176SE Limiting Amplifier, Pultec EQP-1A EQ and RealVerb Pro Room Modeler
- $50 UAD voucher included
- 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): Load balancing for multiple cards including the UAD1
- SessionMap (bi-directional UAD-1<>UAD-2 session compatibility & DSP manager)
- Multicore-Aware Drivers
- Control panel now offers improved status monitor, software updates and more
- Flexible SHARC DSP architecture
- 32bit floating point DSP designed for pro audio
- UAD-2 individual plug-in instances per DSP chip vary from 1.5x to 5x that of UAD-1e, with the average session being around 2.5x.
Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity & UAD-2 Solo (code 71744)
Classic Mic Pre and DI, plus Univesal Audio UAD-2 DSP Powered Effects - An excellent recording solution [UXB]
£559.00 (inc vat)