Latency as low as that offered by UAD plugins used in conjunction with an Apollo opens up the possibility of tracking through plugins. It’s clever and makes a big difference but I wrote about it recently in this article. When you want as close as possible to the real thing and you have these, why would you look elsewhere? Low Latency PerformanceĪlthough very relevant to this section, I’m not going to concentrate on Unison technology here. I tend to stick to the Silver option here. The LA-2A Leveler collection is a thing of beauty and very much my go-to when it comes to can’t-sound-bad tubey opto compression. Having a 2:1 ratio available makes the AE a much gentler choice and while I’ve never really bought into the “all buttons in” trick, shift-clicking the ratio buttons allows two button combinations and 2:1 and 4:1 together is a cool sound. After all, who knows more about the 1176 than the people who make it? While the Rev A is the one for aggression, I’m increasingly fond of the later AE version. While there are 1176 plugins available from all the big players, if I want an authentic 1176 it is always the UAD Classic Limiter Collection. Your first thought might be the ubiquitous 1176, possibly the hardware most imitated in plugin form.
Given the success of UAD and the Apollo interfaces, you might forget that Universal Audio are behind so much classic studio hardware. Plugin Versions Of Universal Audio Products I have a lot of plugins but there are some favourites from UAD which I’d be very reluctant to be without so my Apollo continues to get flicked on when I mix even though it’s not my main interface. If you want them you have to use them within the UAD ecosystem. While some plugins are available both as native and UAD versions, there are quite a few which are exclusively UAD plugins. Here are five reasons UAD plugins still earn their place in the sessions of so many.
But they are undeniably popular and enjoy a reputation for excellent quality and it has to be said, desirability. If you don’t have the necessary hardware to run them then you can’t try them. UAD plugins are, by their DSP nature, exclusive. Why would you do that when your computer is powerful enough to run all the plugins you need? If you aren’t a UAD user you might wonder what the fuss is about? From the outside maybe all you see is some premium plugins which you have to buy an interface or DSP accelerator to try. In this article Julian looks at the Universal Audio plugin range and asks what makes them worth it in spite of the hardware requirement.
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