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Universal Audio, Inc.
1700 Green Hills Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4926
Voice: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.uaudio.com

Customer Support (USA):
1-877-MY-UAUDIO (877-698-2834)

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Disclaimer

This manual provides general information, preparation for use, installation and
operating instructions for the Universal Audio UAD Powered Plug-Ins. The
information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.

Universal Audio, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind with regard to this
manual, or the product(s) it refers to, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Universal Audio, Inc. shall not be liable for errors contained herein or direct,
indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with the
furnishing, performance, or use of this material or the product(s).

Important Safety Instructions

Before using this unit, be sure to carefully read the applicable items of these
operating instructions and the safety suggestions. Afterwards keep them handy
for future reference. Take special care to follow the warnings indicated on the
unit, as well as in the operating instructions.

Water and Moisture

Do not use the unit near any source of water or in excessively moist
environments.

Object and Liquid Entry

Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not spilled, into
the enclosure through openings.

Ventilation

When installing the unit in a rack or any other location, be sure there is
adequate ventilation. Improper ventilation will cause overheating, and can
damage the unit.

Heat

The unit should be situated away from heat sources, or other equipment that
produces heat.

Power Sources

The unit should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in
the operating instructions, or as marked on the unit.

Power Cord Protection

AC power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked
on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Pay particular attention to
cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
unit. Never take hold of the plug or cord if your hand is wet. Always grasp the
plug body when connecting or disconnecting AC.

Cleaning

The external unit should be cleaned only with a damp cloth and mild soap if
necessary. Chemical cleaners may damage the silkscreen and/or finish.

Nonuse Periods

The AC power supply cord of the unit should be unplugged from the AC outlet
when left unused for a long period of time.

Damage Requiring Service

The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

• The AC power supply cord or the plug has been damaged;

• Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit;

• The unit has been exposed to rain;

• The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change in
performance;

• The unit has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Universal Audio

could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Warranty

The Warranty for all Universal Audio hardware is one (1) year from date of
purchase, including parts and labor.

Service & Support

Even the best-built audio equipment in the world will sometimes fail. In those
rare instances, our goal here at UA is to get you up and running again as soon
as possible. If you are experiencing problems with your UAD product, please
visit the Universal Audio website at http://www.uaudio.com to validate
compatibility, and read the FAQs regarding UAD products. If you still require
service, contact UA Tech Support at 877-MY-UAUDIO, or send an email to
[e-mail], and we will help troubleshoot your system. (Canadian and
overseas customers should contact their local distributor, which can be found
using the Dealer Locator at http://www.uaudio.com.) When calling Tech
Support for assistance, please have the product serial number available, and have
your unit set up in front of you, turned on, and exhibiting the problem. This
will help us diagnose and solve any problems as quickly as possible. Thank you.

The user should not attempt to service the unit beyond that described in the
operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service
personnel.

Universal Audio, Inc.
End-User License Agreement

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE.

By using the software, you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, do not
use the software. Instead, return it to the reseller for a refund or credit. If you
cannot obtain a refund from the reseller, or if you purchased your software
license directly from Universal Audio, Inc. ("Universal Audio"), contact
Universal Audio for information about Universal Audio's refund policies. Please
visit the Web sites listed at the end of this document for contact details.

This Universal Audio End-User License Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal
agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity), as an end-user,
and Universal Audio for the software accompanying this Agreement, which
includes computer software, updates and any bug fixes subsequently delivered
and associated media, printed materials and "online" or electronic
documentation (collectively, the "Software"). The Software is licensed, not sold,
by Universal Audio to the original end user for use only on the terms set forth
here.

1. Limited Use License.

Universal Audio, as Licensor, grants you, as Licensee, a non-exclusive license to
use the Software with a single computer unit at a single location.

2. Title.

The Software is owned by Universal Audio or its suppliers and is protected by
copyright laws and international treaty provisions, as well as other intellectual
property laws and treaties. Universal Audio retains title to and ownership of the
Software and all copies thereof in any form. Universal Audio retains all rights in
the Software not specifically granted to the Licensee. This Agreement only gives
you certain rights to use the Software and related documentation, which may
be revoked if you do not follow these terms.

3. Limited Rights to Install and Use the Software

(i) Permitted use and restrictions. You may install the Software into the memory
of a single computer, but may not electronically transfer the Software to
someone else's computer or operate it in a time-sharing or service-bureau
operation. Additionally, you may only use the Software on a computer that
contains a maximum of eight (8) UAD cards, specifically four UAD-1 cards and
four UAD-2 cards. The sole exception is that, if you are a licensee of the UAD­2 Solo/Laptop card, you may link the card to an existing computer previously
registered.

(ii) Reverse engineering and copying limitations. You may make one copy of the
Software for backup purposes only (and replacement backup copies in the event
of loss of or damage to a backup copy), provided you include all copyright
notices contained on the original media on the backup copy. You may not
modify, translate, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, create other works from,
or disassemble the Software or any portions thereof (except and to the extent
that applicable law expressly permits reverse engineering, decompilation or
disassembly). Similarly, you may not copy, modify, adapt, transfer, or create
other works based upon the printed materials and "online" or electronic
documentation accompanying or published for use with the Software (the
"Documentation").

(iii) Technical limitations. The Software may include technological measures,
whether in the Software or in bundled hardware or both, that are designed to
prevent or detect unlicensed use of the Software. Circumvention of these
technological measures is prohibited, except and only to the extent that
applicable law expressly permits, despite this limitation. Any attempt to
circumvent technical limitations may render the Software or certain features
unusable or unstable, and may prevent you from updating or upgrading the
Software.

(iv) No reconfiguration. The Software is licensed for installation and use only
in the manner it was provided to you, as configured by an automated
installation program provided with the Software, or as described in Universal
Audio's documentation. You may not separate the components contained in
the Software or otherwise reconfigure the Software to circumvent technical
limitations on the use of the Software or to otherwise exceed the scope of your
license.

4. Export, Renting and Transfer Restrictions.

You may not export, convey, rent, sublicense, or otherwise distribute the
Software or any rights therein to any person or entity. You may, however,
transfer the Software license but only under the following limited terms and
conditions.

(i) Eligible transferees: You may transfer the license to a transferee:
: (a) for whom you have provided registration details (your name, hardware

ID(s), user e-mail ID, buyer's name and buyer's e-mail address) to Universal
Audio at [e-mail] in advance of such transfer; and (b) who has agreed
to be bound by the terms of this license by registering with Universal Audio at
my.uaudio.com and confirming such agreement during installation of the
Software. Any such permitted transferee may not subsequently transfer this
license and the limited 90 day warranty set forth in Section 5 shall expire upon
such permitted transfer.

(ii) Eligible products: the Software may only be transferred in connection
with up to four (4) UAD-1 cards and four (4) UAD-2 cards per user account.
Special exceptions may arise where the use of more than eight (8) UAD cards is
required. These cases are generally related to areas of education and multi-room
facilities, and require advanced approval if requesting to sell or transfer over the
allotted (8) cards per account. If you have questions or are seeking an exception,
please contact customer support.

5. Limited Warranty.

Universal Audio grants solely to you a limited warranty for a period of ninety
(90) days from the original purchase date that the media on which the Software
is distributed shall be substantially free from material defects. Your exclusive
remedy, at Universal Audio's option, is to return and have replaced the
inaccurate media containing the Software programs or receive a refund of the
price paid within the warranty period.

UNIVERSAL AUDIO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS OPERATION
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. EXCEPT AS
SPECIFIED HEREIN, UNIVERSAL AUDIO MAKES NO WARRANTIES
OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE
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EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
FURTHERMORE, UNIVERSAL AUDIO DOES NOT WARRANT OR
MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE
RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION
IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR
ADVICE GIVEN BY UNIVERSAL AUDIO OR A UNIVERSAL AUDIO­AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY
OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED HEREIN, SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE
DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT UNIVERSAL AUDIO OR A UNIVERSAL
AUDIO-AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE
COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
SOME JURISTICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.

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6. Limitation of Liability.

UNIVERSAL AUDIO SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY
THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE
OR PRODUCTS LIABILITY, FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS, OR DAMAGE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF USE,
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LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,
SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL UNIVERSAL AUDIO'S TOTAL LIABILITY
TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR
OTHERWISE EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE
SOFTWARE.

7. Termination.

To the extent permitted by law, and without prejudice to any other rights
Universal Audio may have, Universal Audio may terminate your license if you
materially breach these terms and conditions. Upon termination by Universal
Audio, you will return to Universal Audio, at your expense, the Software,
including documentation, and any copies thereof.

8. United States Government Rights.

The Software and Documentation are provided with RESTRICTED
RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to
restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical
Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or
subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software-Restricted
Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Manufacturer is Universal Audio,
Inc., 1700 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066-4926 USA.

Copyright

©2010 Universal Audio, Inc. All rights reserved.
This manual and any associated software, artwork, product designs, and design

concepts are subject to copyright protection. No part of this document may be
reproduced, in any form, without prior written permission of Universal Audio,
Inc. Your rights to the Software are governed by the accompanying End-User
license agreement.

Trademarks

Universal Audio, the Universal Audio "diamond" logo, UAD, UAD Series,
UAD-1, UAD-2, UAD-2 SOLO, UAD-2 DUO, UAD-2 QUAD, "Powered
Plug-Ins", 1176LN, 1176SE, Teletronix, LA-2A, LA-3A, LA-610, LA­610MkII, 2-1176, 2-610, 6176, 710 Twin-Finity, 2192, Cambridge EQ,
DreamVerb, Plate 140, Precision Limiter, RealVerb Pro, Precision Buss
Compressor, Precision De-Esser, Precision Maximizer and "Analog Ears |
Digital Minds," are trademarks or registered trademarks of Universal Audio,
Inc.. Other company and product names mentioned herein are trademarks of
their respective owners.

EULA v090722

9. Export restrictions.

The Software is subject to United States export laws and regulations. If you are
subject to U.S. laws, you must comply with these laws, which include
restrictions on destinations, end users and end use. For further information,
please see http://www.bis.doc.gov.

10. Consent to Use Data.

Universal Audio may collect and use technical information about the Software
and hardware devices you use in connection with the Software in a manner that
does not personally identify you. Universal Audio may use this information to
improve our products or to provide customized services or technologies.
Universal Audio may also disclose this information to third parties so that they
may improve the way their products or services interact with the Software.

11. Miscellaneous.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the United States and the State of California, as applied to agreements
entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California
residents. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision
of this License or portion thereof to be unenforceable, that provision of the
License shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the
intent of the parties, and the remainder of this License shall continue in full
force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the use of the Software and Documentation, and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written
or oral, regarding such subject matter. No amendment to or modification of this
License will be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized
representative of Universal Audio.

Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, please contact
Universal Audio at 1700 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066-4926
USA, [phone] voice, [phone] fax, www.uaudio.com web.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Welcome!
Features
The UAD System
Package Contents
Documentation Overview
Online Documentation
Customer Support

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Chapter 2. UAD Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview
Install Videos
System Requirements
Supported Hosts
Latest Information & Software Updates
UAD Software Installation
Install Software First
UAD Hardware Installation
Authorization
Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure
Load Authorization File
Offline Authorization
Using Unlicensed Plug-Ins
Verifying Installation
Learn More
Software Removal

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Chapter 3. UAD System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The UAD Environment
The UAD Hardware
The UAD Software
The DAW Environment
My.uaudio.com
Authorization

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Chapter 4. My.uaudio.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Optional Plug-Ins
Authorization Overview
Authorization Notes
Demo Mode

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 5 - Table of Contents

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UA Online Store
Buying Plug-Ins
Transferring UAD cards and licenses

Chapter 5. Using Multiple UAD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overview
Mixed UAD System
Plug-In License Policy
Authorizing Multiple Cards
Power Requirement
Multicard DSP Loading
Card Info Display

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Disabling Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Host CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Chapter 6. UAD Meter & Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Launching the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using the UAD Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

UAD Meter Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

UAD Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

System Information Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Plug-Ins Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Configuration Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Help & Support Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter 7. Using UAD Powered Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Launching a UAD Powered Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

The UAD Plug-In Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

UAD Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

LiveTrack Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Adjusting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

DSP Loading Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

External MIDI Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Chapter 8. Tempo Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Tempo Sync Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Available Note Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Range Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Entering Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Out of range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Modes with Tempo Sync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Roland RE-201 Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chapter 9. UAD Delay Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Latency & Delay Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Host PDC Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

UAD Delay Compensator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

DelayComp Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

UAD Track Advance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

TrackAdv Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Compensating Upsampled Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Upsampling Values Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Upsampled Compensation Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Live Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Chapter 10. UAD ExpressCard Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Important SOLO/Laptop Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

UAD–Xtenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

UAD–Xpander Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

UAD–Xpander Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Xpander Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Important Xpander Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Chapter 11. LA-2A and 1176LN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Compressor Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

LA-2A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

1176LN Solid-State Limiting Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

1176LN Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

1176SE “Special Edition”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Chapter 12. LA-3A Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

LA-3A Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

LA-3A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Chapter 13. Fairchild 670. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Fairchild Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

2 Compressors, 4 Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Controls Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Fairchild Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Chapter 14. Precision Multiband . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Precision Multiband Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Precision Multiband Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Band Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Band Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

EQ Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Frequency Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Dynamics Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Precision Multiband Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Chapter 15. Precision Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Precision Limiter Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Controls Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Precision Limiter Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Precision Limiter Meters Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Precision Limiter Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Chapter 16. Precision Buss Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Precision Buss Compressor Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Precision Buss Compressor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Extra Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Chapter 17. Neve 33609 Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Neve 33609 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Neve 33609 and 33609SE Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Other Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Neve 33609SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Neve 33609 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Chapter 18. dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

dbx 160 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

dbx 160 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

WebZine Articles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Chapter 19. 4K Buss Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Large Format Console Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

4K Buss Compressor Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

4K Buss Compressor Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Chapter 20. Neve 88RS Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Neve 88RS Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Neve 88RS Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Gate/Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Limiter/Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Cut Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Chapter 21. 4K Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Large Format Mix Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

4K Channel Strip Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

4K Channel Strip Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

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Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Compressor/Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Gate/Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Chapter 22. CS-1 Channel Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

EX-1 Equalizer and Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

EX-1 Equalizer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

EX-1 Compressor Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

EX-1M Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

DM-1 Delay Modulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

DM-1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

DM-1L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

RS-1 Reflection Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

RS-1 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Chapter 23. Precision Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Precision Equalizer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Precision Equalizer Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Control Grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Band Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Precision Equalizer Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Chapter 24. Cambridge EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Cambridge EQ Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Cambridge EQ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Low Cut / High Cut Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

EQ Bands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Parametric EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Shelf EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Chapter 25. Pultec and Pultec-Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Pultec Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

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Pultec EQP-1A Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Pultec EQP-1A Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Low Frequency Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

High Frequency Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

High Attenuation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Pultec MEQ-5 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Pultec MEQ-5 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Low Peak Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Dip Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

High Peak Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

MEQ-5 Response Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Chapter 26. Neve 1073 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Neve 1073 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Neve 1073 and 1073SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Neve 1073SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Neve 1073 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Chapter 27. Neve 1081 Equalizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Neve 1081 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Neve 1081 and 1081SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Neve 1081SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Neve 1081 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Chapter 28. Neve 31102 Console EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Neve 31102 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Neve 31102 and 31102SE Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Neve 31102SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Neve 31102 Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Chapter 29. Helios Type 69 Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Helios Type 69 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Helios Type 69 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Helios 69 Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

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Chapter 30. Harrison 32C EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Harrison 32C EQ Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Harrison 32C EQ and Harrison 32C SE Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Harrison 32C SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Harrison 32C Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Chapter 31. Trident A-Range EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Trident A-Range EQ Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Operational Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Trident A-Range EQ Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Trident A-Range Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Chapter 32. Manley Massive Passive EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Massive Passive Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Unusual EQ Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Massive Passive Mastering EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Standard vs. Mastering Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Massive Passive Band Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Channel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Other Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Massive Passive Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Notes from Manley Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Chapter 33. Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Boss CE-1 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Boss CE-1 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Chapter 34. Roland Dimension D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Roland Dimension D Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Roland Dimension D Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Chapter 35. Roland RE-201 Space Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

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Roland RE-201 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Roland RE-201 Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Roland RE-201 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Chapter 36. Cooper Time Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Dual Mechanical Delay Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Cooper Time Cube Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Design Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Cooper Time Cube Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Channel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

Cooper Time Cube Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Chapter 37. EP-34 Classic Tape Echo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

EP-34 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

EP-34 Tape Echo Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

EP-34 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

EP-34 Hardware History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Chapter 38. RealVerb Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

RealVerb Pro Background. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Spectral Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Resonance (Equalization) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Morphing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

RealVerb Pro Preset Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

RealVerb Pro Preset List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

Chapter 39. DreamVerb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Resonance (Equalization) Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Shape Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Materials Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Reflections Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Reverberation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Positioning Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

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Levels Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

DreamVerb Preset Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Spatial Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Preset Design Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Chapter 40. EMT 140 Plate Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

EMT 140 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

EMT 140 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Reverb Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Stereo Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

EQ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356

Modulation Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Blend Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Chapter 41. EMT 250 Electronic Reverberator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

EMT 250 Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Program Mode Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Webzine Article. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

Chapter 42. Precision Maximizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374

Precision Maximizer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Precision Maximizer Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Operating Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

Precision Maximizer Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380

Chapter 43. Precision De-Esser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Precision De-Esser Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Precision De-Esser Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Operating Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Chapter 44. Precision Enhancer kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Precision Enhancer kHz Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

Precision Enhancer kHz Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386

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Chapter 45. Precision Enhancer Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Precision Enhancer Hz Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Precision Enhancer Hz Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

Precision Enhancer Hz Usage Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Chapter 46. SPL Transient Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

SPL Transient Designer Screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

SPL Transient Designer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397

Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401

Chapter 47. Nigel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

Preflex Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Preflex Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Gate/Comp Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408

Amp Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

Amp Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412

Cabinet Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

Phasor Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

Mod Filter Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420

TremModEcho plug-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

Trem/Fade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425

Mod Delay Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428

Echo Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

Chapter 48. Moog Multimode Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434

Moog Filter Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

Moog Filter Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435

Moog Filter SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441

Moog Filter Latency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

WebZine Articles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442

Chapter 49. Little Labs IBP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

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Little Labs IBP Screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443

Little Labs IBP Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

Little Labs IBP Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

WebZine article. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

Chapter 50. Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446

FATSO Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

FATSO Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447

FATSO Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450

Channel Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

Global Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454

FATSO Sr. Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455

WebZine Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458

Chapter 51. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

Bill Putnam Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459

Classic Compressors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

Pros Talk UA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466

Thank You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Welcome!

Congratulations, and welcome to the UA Family! You now own the best
sounding, most powerful sonic upgrade available for your DAW. The UAD-2
and version 5 software represents the culmination of a multi-year develop­ment effort delivering the latest in state-of-the-art audio processing technology
and is the next evolution of the revolutionary, award-winning UAD-1 Powered
Plug-Ins & DSP Card Platform

For many years our customers have been asking for a UAD with more power
and the UAD-2 is all about putting more power in your hands – more power
to track, mix and master. The UAD-2 Quad offers, on average, an incredible
10 times the power of the UAD-1, while the UAD-2 Duo offers 5 times, and
UAD-2 Solo offers 2.5 times the power. The UAD-2 Quad supports an awe­inspiring 128-channel Neve 88RS mixer at 44.1k. That’s a full console for the
largest of professional mixes on ONE incredibly priced UAD-2 card!

The UAD-2 of course, seamlessly works alongside up to 4 UAD-1’s or UAD­1e’s but also allows any 4 UAD-2 cards to be mixed and matched to conve­niently scale the DSP power you want at the price you can afford. Start with
a Nevana 32 and instantly run a 32 channel Neve 88RS console. Then, 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!
Now inside-the-box mixing is as powerful as outside.

Once you’re settled in with your new UAD-2 select from our ever growing
Powered Plug-Ins Collection to custom build your own virtual mixing console,
mastering console, mix sidecar, or inboard dream-FX-rack from UA’s exclu­sive collection of revered studio gear including classics from Neve®, Ro­land/BOSS®, Helios®, Fairchild, Pultec, SPL®, Moog®, Empirical Labs®,
Manley Laboratories®, dbx®, and of course UA’s own 1176LN, LA-2A, and
LA-3A compressors, as well as our critically acclaimed line of Precision Mix
Series and Mastering Series plug-ins. Digital recreations of other seminal an­alog studio gems from other legendary analog manufacturers are on the way.

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The UAD-2 also introduces version 5 of the UAD software, which includes ma­jor driver enhancements and an all-new unified UAD Meter & Control Panel
for UAD-1 and UAD-2. Version 5 features multicore-aware drivers,
LiveTrack™ for low-latency tracking and monitoring through UAD-2 plug-ins,
and L.O.D.E.™ [Live Optimizing DSP Engine], which dynamically balances
the load on the UAD-2. The new UAD Meter & Control Panel offers improved
status monitoring, easy Quick-Click Plug Purchasing, Help and Support re­sources, Software Updates, and improved rollover help. There’s also a new
streamlined web shopping experience via a completely re-designed UA web­site with integrated audio and video demo’s, tutorials, in-depth webzine arti­cles, FAQ’s and enhanced support so you can really get the most out of your
UAD-2.

Developing the UAD-2 as well as Universal Audio’s entire line of quality au­dio products designed to meet the needs of the modern recording studio while
retaining the character of classic vintage equipment—has been a very special
experience for me and for all who have been involved. We hope that you will
enjoy using your UAD-2 and Powered Plug-Ins as much as we do.

Thanks for your support of Universal Audio.

Sincerely,
Bill Putnam, Jr.
CEO, Owner

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Features

• High-bandwidth x1 PCI Express card (PCIe 2.0 compatible)

• UAD-2 Solo: low-profile, half-height, short PCIe card

• UAD-2 Duo/Quad: full-height, short PCIe card

• 1, 2 or 4 Analog Devices SHARC 21369 floating-point processors*

• Averages 2.5X(Solo), 5X(Duo), 10X(Quad) the power of UAD-1

• Multi-card support for up to 4 UAD-2’s and 4 UAD-1’s in one computer

• Cross-Platform for Mac OS X 10.4/10.5, Windows XP/x64, Vista32/64

• Supports VST, RTAS, and Audio Units plug-in formats

• 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz sample rate support for all plug-ins*

• Drivers optimized for modern multi-thread and multi-processor architectures

• Real-time and faster than real-time processing for mix bounces

• LiveTrack™ low-latency mode for monitoring, tracking and performance*

• SessionMap™ bi-directional UAD-1<>UAD-2 session compatibility

• L.O.D.E.™ (Live Optimizing DSP Engine) automatically balances DSP
loads*

• LoadLock™ ensures resource availability on loaded plug-ins*

• Redesigned plug-in Toolbar includes improved preset management

• Redesigned UAD Meter & Control Panel application

• Simplified Registration/Authorization process via one button click

• Features UAi™, UA’s unique analog modeling technology

• World’s best plug-in library with premier titles from Neve®, Roland®,
Moog®, SPL®, Pultec, and more

• 14-day full function demo for all plug-ins; try before you buy

• Powered Plug-Ins™ available 24/7 @ my.uaudio.com

• Easy license transfer for existing UAD-1/1e/Xpander users

• Generous upgrade promotions for existing UAD-1 users

• UAD v5.x supports all existing UAD hardware

*UAD-2 Only • All UAD hardware and software designed and manufactured in U.S.A.

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The UAD System

Package Contents

The UAD Powered Plug-Ins package is a hardware-plus-software system that
consists of one or more UAD DSP cards combined with the Powered Plug-Ins
software. Multiple UAD package types are available in the product line to ac­commodate your particular hardware system, processing needs, and budget.

The difference between each package are the UAD card type and the selec­tion of plug-ins that are bundled with the card. Each bundle has either a set
of included plug-ins, or a voucher system that you use to specify the particular
plug-ins you want at our online store.

For a detailed overview about the UAD Powered Plug-Ins system and how it
operates, see Chapter 3, “UAD System Overview.”

Each UAD retail package includes:

• Printed Information Sheet

• UAD DSP hardware card

• UAD Software Installer CD-ROM (with PDF user documentation)

• UAD plug-in voucher (if applicable; redeemable at UA online store)

• UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop and UAD-Xpander have additional contents (see

Chapter 10, “UAD ExpressCard Products”)

Documentation Overview

This section describes the various instructional and technical resources that
are available for installing, using, and troubleshooting UAD Powered Plug­Ins. Documentation for the product line is available in written, video, and on­line formats.

ReadMe The ReadMe contains important, late-breaking information that is not avail-

able in other locations. Please review all the information in the ReadMe be­fore installing or using UAD Powered Plug-Ins. The ReadMe file is presented
for viewing during the software installation process.

User Manual This complete user manual for the product (the document you are reading

now) is included in the software bundle. The filename of the manual is UAD­Manual.pdf.

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The User Manual is the primary product user documentation. It is on the soft­ware CD-ROM, and is also placed inside the Powered Plug-Ins Tools folder on
the hard drive during software installation.

Installed Locations

The ReadMe and Manual files are copied to the hard drive by the software in­staller to the following locations:

Windows • Start Menu>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins
Macintosh • Startup Disk/Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools

Manual Conventions

UAD Powered Plug-Ins is a cross-platform solution for both Windows and
Macintosh computers. The UAD hardware card can be installed into either
platform; it is the exact same hardware for both platforms. Operation of the
plug-ins is practically identical regardless of the host system platform and ap­plication. However, certain platform-specific instructions will differ according
to the host system you are using.

Platforms Instructions in this guide that are platform-specific are indicated with a head-

ing in red letters. Instructions that are identical regardless of platform are not
differentiated.

Windows Instructions specific to the Windows platform use this red Windows heading.
Macintosh Instructions specific to the Mac platform use this red Macintosh heading.

UAD Nomenclature

Unless specified otherwise, for descriptive purposes within this manual,
“UAD-2” means all UAD-2 family products (Solo, Duo, Quad, SOLO/Laptop,
QUAD/Laptop); “UAD-1” means all UAD-1 family products (UAD-1, UAD-1e,
and UAD-Xpander); and “UAD” means all UAD-2 and UAD-1 family prod­ucts.

Screen Shots Screenshots in this manual may be taken from the Windows and/or Macin-

tosh version of the software, and are used interchangeably when the content
and functionality of the screenshot is the same on both platforms. Slight vari­ations in the appearance of a screenshot between operating systems are in­evitable.

When the content of and function of the software represented in a screenshot
is identical on both platforms, no differentiation is made in the screenshot title.
If there is a significant difference between platforms, screenshots from both
platforms are included.

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Online Documentation

The technical support pages on our website offer a wealth of helpful informa­tion that is not included in the documentation contained within the software
bundle. Please visit our support pages for important technical information in­cluding the latest release notes, host application notes, and more. The main
UAD Powered Plug-Ins support website is:

Support Website • http://uaudio.com/support/uad

Videos Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to install

the hardware and software, register and authorize the product, obtain op­tional plug-ins, and more:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/videos.html

Webzine Our online magazine is published regularly and contains lots of useful and in-

teresting information. How-to pages, artist/producer/engineer interviews,
support Q & A, detailed scientific notes, and other fascinating articles make
the Webzine a great place to routinely visit:

• http://www.uaudio.com/webzine

Users Forum The unofficial UAD Powered Plug-Ins users forum, for the exchange of tips and

information, is on the world wide web at:

• http://www.studionu.com/uadforums

Customer Support

Customer support is provided by Universal Audio staff to all registered UAD
Powered Plug-Ins users (see “Registration” on page 52 for details).

Support Hours Our support specialists are available to assist you via email and telephone

during our normal business hours, which are from 9am to 5pm, Monday
through Friday, Pacific Standard Time.

Phone Support Customer Service & Technical Support

USA toll-free: 877-MY-UAUDIO (1-877-698-2834)
International: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

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Online Support To request online support, please visit our contact page, then click the “Sup-

port Request” link to create a help ticket:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/contact.html

Factory Address Universal Audio, Inc.

1700 Green Hills Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4926
USA

Main Website • http://www.uaudio.com

Feedback Your feedback on the performance and features of UAD Powered Plug-Ins is

very important to us. Please send your comments and suggestions to us. Com­ments (not technical support issues) may be sent to [e-mail].

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CHAPTER 2

UAD Installation

Overview

UAD Powered Plug-Ins installation and configuration consists of four steps:

• UAD software installation

Insert the enclosed CD-ROM and run the installer.

• UAD hardware installation

UAD-1 requires PCI slot, UAD-1e/UAD-2 works in all size PCIe slots.

• UAD card registration

Add your card to your my.uaudio.com Account.

• UAD plug-in authorization

Download and apply UAD authorization file. UAD vouchers can be re­deemed and optional plug-in licenses can be purchased anytime.

Install Videos

These steps are detailed in this chapter. Your host computer must meet the
hardware and software requirements to operate properly, and you need a
supported VST, RTAS, or Audio Units host application to run the UAD Pow­ered Plug-Ins.

Note: UAD–Xpander and UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop have their own set of hard-

ware connection and operation instructions. Refer to Chapter 10, “UAD Ex-

pressCard Products” for complete details.

Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to install
the hardware and software, register and authorize the product, obtain op­tional plug-ins, and more:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/videos.html

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System Requirements

UAD Powered Plug-Ins require the following hardware and software:

Windows: • Microsoft Windows XP (Home, Professional, or x64 Edition), or Windows

Vista (x86 or x64)

Macintosh • Mac OS X 10.4.x “Tiger” or 10.5.x “Leopard”

(Processor upgrade cards are not officially supported)

All Platforms: • Available PCIe x1/x4/x8/x16 slot for each UAD-2 and UAD-1e card

• Available PCI or PCI-X slot for each UAD-1 card

• 256 MB RAM (512 MB is strongly recommended)

• 200MB available hard drive space for UAD-2 or UAD-1 install

• 400 MB available HD space for combined UAD-2 plus UAD-1 install

• 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor

• CD-ROM drive or internet connection for software installation

• Internet connection required for registration and plug-in authorization

Supported Hosts

• Compatible VST, RTAS, or Audio Units plug-in host application software
(see Table 1 on page 26)

• AGP or PCIe graphics video adapter card (PCI graphics not supported)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins, when combined with a plug-in host application, is a
technically complex system with many variables. Because the host application
environment is integral to the system but is completely out of our control, we
cannot claim compatibility with all hosts that may claim to support the use of
VST, RTAS, and/or Audio Units plug-ins.

We test the specific host applications listed in Table 1 on page 26 for com-
patibility with UAD Powered Plug-Ins, and only these hosts are supported by
our technical staff. We recommend the latest versions of these host applica­tions for optimum performance. Host applications that are not listed may work
with UAD Powered Plug-ins, but compatibility with them cannot be guaran­teed.

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For detailed technical information about using UAD Powered Plug-Ins with
these supported hosts, please review the Host Application Notes pages on the
UAD support website.

Table 1. Supported Host Applications

Windows VST Macintosh VST Win & Mac RTAS

Steinberg Cubase SX Steinberg Cubase SX Digidesign Pro Tools HD

Steinberg Nuendo Steinberg Nuendo Digidesign Pro Tools LE

Steinberg Wavelab 6 BIAS Peak

Ableton Live Ableton Live

Cakewalk Sonar DSP Quatro Pro

Mackie Tracktion Mackie Tracktion

Magix Samplitude

Magix Sequoia Macintosh Audio Units

Image-Line FL Studio MOTU Digital Performer (4.5+)

Adobe Audition Ableton Live

Sony Vegas Apple Logic Pro

Sony Acid Pro Apple Final Cut Pro

Sony Sound Forge Apple Soundtrack

Apple Garage Band

Audiofile Wave Editor 1.3

Latest Information & Software Updates

Technical Updates

Software Updates

Updated UAD technical information is regularly posted to the UA website.
Please visit the UAD support pages for the latest bulletins:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad

The CD-ROM in the retail package may not contain the latest UAD software.
Check our website for software updates:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/downloads

If the UAD software is already installed, the UAD Meter & Control Panel ap­plication has a convenient button that links to the updates page (“Check for

Updates” on page 63).

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UAD Software Installation

Install Software First

If you are installing UAD Powered Plug-Ins for the first time, install the software
before installing the UAD card(s). This is particularly important on Windows
systems. If you are updating the software or installing additional UAD cards,
it is not necessary to remove the previous UAD software or hardware from the
system, but you should still install the newer software before adding new
cards.

Note: The UAD Powered Plug-Ins software installer is identical for all UAD

hardware (there are only two UAD installers, one each for Win & Mac).

Win & Mac Software installation and removal for Windows and Macintosh platforms

have their own particular procedures; each are described below.

Important: Close all open files and applications before starting the instal-

lation procedure. Specifically, make sure the UAD Meter & Control Panel and
all host applications using UAD Powered Plug-Ins are not running.

Windows Install Software Installation Procedure for Windows Systems

Important: Verify the computer system date and time are set correctly be-

fore installing the software and/or launching the UAD Meter & Control Panel
application for the first time.

1. Launch the software installer.

• To install from CD-ROM, insert the UAD Powered Plug-Ins CD. If the installer
doesn’t automatically run, double click the Setup.exe application located on
the CD

• To install from a download, double-click the downloaded software archive,
which is an executable application. The installer will run automatically.

2. Setup will guide you through the installation procedure.

3. When installation has completed, power down your system to install the

UAD card(s) following the instructions on page 29. If the UAD card is al­ready installed or you are updating, restart the system.

4. After restarting, the New Hardware Wizard will try to locate the new driv-

ers. Follow these steps:

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• a) Select the “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” option,
and click “Next.”

• b) The UAD card driver will be installed, click “Finish” when it is complete.

• c) (UAD-1 only) The New Hardware Wizard will run again to look for the
second UAD-1 driver. Select the “Install the software automatically (Recom­mended)” option, and click “Next.” The second UAD-1 driver will be in­stalled; click “Finish” when it’s complete.

Software installation is now complete. Proceed to the Authorization section (page 31).

You can use the UAD Meter & Control Panel to verify installation (see “Verify-

ing Installation” on page 35.)

Note: If you want to install the UAD plug-ins into another application, run the

installer again.

Macintosh
Install

Software Installation Procedure for Macintosh Systems

Important: Verify the computer system date and time are set correctly be-

fore installing the software and/or launching the UAD Meter & Control Panel
application for the first time.

1. Launch the software installer.

• To install from CD-ROM, insert the UAD Powered Plug-Ins CD. Open the CD
window, then double-click the application named “UAD Powered Plug-Ins
Installer.”

• To install from a download, first decompress the downloaded .zip archive
by double-clicking it. Then double-click the resulting .dmg file to mount the
disk image. Double-click the disk image to open its window, then double­click the application named “UAD Powered Plug-Ins Installer.”

2. The installer will guide you through the installation procedure.

3. Restart the computer after the software is installed.

Software installation is now complete. Proceed to hardware installation or if that is done
already, proceed to the Authorization section (page 31).

You can use the UAD Meter & Control Panel to verify installation (see “Verify-

ing Installation” on page 35.)

Installed Locations

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The ReadMe, UADManual.pdf, and UAD Meter & Control Panel application
are copied to these locations on the hard drive during installation:

Windows • C:\Program Files\Universal Audio\Powered Plugins

You can access these files from the Windows Start Menu at:

• Start>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins

The VST plug-in files are installed to the location specified during installation.

Macintosh • Startup Disk/Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools

The plug-in files are installed to the standardized OS X locations:

• VST: Startup Disk/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Powered Plug-Ins

• Audio Units: Startup Disk/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

• RTAS: Startup Disk/Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins

UAD Hardware Installation

The UAD software should be installed before installing the UAD DSP card(s).
See the previous section for software installation instructions.

ExpressCard Products

About PCI and PCI Express

The UAD–Xpander and UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop are UAD products that are de­signed for use with the ExpressCard expansion slot typically found on note­book computers. These UAD products have their own set of hardware con­nection and operation instructions. Refer to Chapter 10, “UAD ExpressCard

Products” for complete details.

PCI and PCI-X should not be confused with PCI Express (also known as PCIe).
PCIe is not compatible with PCI or PCI-X because PCIe uses a completely dif­ferent connector (see Figure 1 on page 30).

However, if a computer system has both PCI/PCI-X and PCIe slots, the
UAD–1, UAD–1e, and UAD-2 can all be installed and used simultaneously as
a multicard system. See Chapter 5, “Using Multiple UAD Cards.”

Important: The UAD-1 will ONLY work in PCI and PCI-X slots, and the UAD-

1e, UAD-2, and UAD-Xtenda will ONLY work in PCI Express (PCIe) slots. Be
extremely careful to only install the UAD card(s) into a compatible slot!

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PCI/PCI-X:

UAD-1 only

PCI Express (PCIe):

UAD-1e
UAD-2
UAD-Xtenda

Figure 1. PCI and PCIe connectors are incompatible

PCIe x1 UAD-2, UAD-1e, and UAD-Xtenda are “x1” PCIe cards. Although these cards

can be installed in any x1/x4/x8/x16 PCIe slot, putting a them in any PCIe
slot faster than x1 will not improve performance.

Installing the UAD Cards

After installing the UAD Powered Plug-Ins software, install the UAD DSP
card(s). Hardware installation is the same for all platforms.

To install the UAD DSP and/or UAD-Xtenda card(s):

1. Install the UAD software first (page 27).

2. Power down the computer system.

3. Open the computer case. If necessary, refer to the computer manufacturer’s

documentation for instructions.

4. Remove the rear slot cover and screw of an available expansion slot.

5. Before handling the UAD card, discharge any static electricity by touching

the outer casing of the power supply.

6. Remove the UAD card from its protective anti-static bag. Do not touch the

gold edge connector contacts.

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7. Hold the card gently by the top edges, and line up its connector with the slot

inside the computer.

Figure 2. UAD-1 card installation in PCI slot. UAD-2 in PCIe is similar.

8. When the connector and slot are aligned, press the card into the slot with

firm, even pressure. The card should “pop” into place. The top of the slot on
the motherboard should be flush and parallel with the edge of the UAD
card.

Authorization

9. Secure the card with the previously removed screw.

10. Replace the computer case

Hardware installation is now complete. Proceed to Authorization in the next section.

Your UAD card must be registered at my.uaudio.com to download an autho­rization file, and you need a my.uaudio.com account to register the card. As
of UAD v5.0, these procedures are significantly simplified, and are detailed
in the“Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure” on page 32.

Important: All UAD plug-ins must be authorized before they can be used.

Authorization is accomplished by clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button in
the UAD Meter & Control Panel application. The procedure is in the next sec­tion.

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Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure

This procedure provides only the step-by-step process for UAD authorization.
A complete overview of UAD authorization, my.uaudio.com, and the UA on­line store is in Chapter 4, “My.uaudio.com.”

Note: The following procedure requires an internet connection on the UAD

host computer. To authorize from a system that is not online, see “Offline Au-

thorization” on page 33.

Online Authorization

To download and apply the UAD authorization file when connected to the internet:

1. Install UAD version 5 (or higher) software and the UAD hardware using the

procedures detailed in this chapter (the system must be operating properly).

2. Launch the UAD Meter & Control Panel application (see page 60) and

open the Plug-Ins panel (see page 62).

3. Click the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button (page 66). The my.uaudio.com online

store opens in the default web browser.

• If you don’t already have a my.uaudio.com account, you are directed to cre­ate one. Follow the instructions online.

• If you already have a my.uaudio.com account, login with your email ad­dress and password. If your password is lost, the store can email it to you.

4. Your card will be automatically registered and added to your “My Systems”

Computer group, and your authorization file is generated.

5. The authorization file should begin downloading automatically. If not, click

the “Download Authorization” link to download the auth file. The authori­zation file is downloaded by the browser to the location specified in the
browser preferences.

6. Double click the authorization file to load it, or “Drag and drop” the file

onto any UAD Meter & Control Panel application icon/shortcut/alias.
Drag and drop means click then hold the downloaded authorization file
with the mouse, drag it on top of any UAD Meter & Control Panel applica­tion icon until the icon is highlighted, then release the mouse (see Figure 3

on page 33).

7. The authorization is loaded onto the UAD card(s) and after a few seconds

the “Authorizations Updated Successfully” window appears (Figure 3).

Online UAD authorization is now complete, and UAD Powered Plug-Ins are ready for use.

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Load Authorization File

Figure 3. Simply double-click OR drag-and-drop to load the UAD authorization file.

Offline Authorization

If the UAD computer is not connected to the internet, you will need to manually
transfer the registration URL into the browser of a web-enabled computer.

To download and apply the UAD authorization file if not connected to the internet:

1. Install UAD version 5 (or higher) software and the UAD hardware using the

procedures detailed in this chapter (the system must be operating properly).

2. Launch the UAD Meter & Control Panel application (see page 60) and

open the Plug-Ins panel (see page 62).

3. Click the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button (page 66). The default web browser

opens with the registration URL in the address bar (and you may get an er­ror that the computer is not connected to the internet).

4. You must enter this URL into a web-connected computer, so either:

a) Drag the URL icon to the Desktop to create a weblink shortcut then trans­fer the weblink shortcut to the internet computer (preferred, Figure 4 on

page 34), OR

b) Carefully write down the URL, EXACTLY as it appears.

5. Go to the URL using a web browser on an internet-connected computer.

Double-click the transferred weblink shortcut, or enter the URL as noted.

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•If you don’t already have a my.uaudio.com account, you are directed to
create one. Follow the instructions online.

•If you already have a my.uaudio.com account, login with your email ad­dress and password. If your password is lost, the store can email it to you.

6. Your card will be automatically registered and added to your “My Systems”

Computer group, and your authorization file is generated.

7. The authorization file should begin downloading automatically. Click the

“Download Authorization” link to download the auth file if not.

8. Transfer the authorization file to the UAD computer.

9. “Drag and drop” the authorization file onto any UAD Meter & Control

Panel application icon/shortcut/alias. Drag and drop means click then
hold the downloaded authorization file with the mouse, drag it on top of
any UAD Meter & Control Panel application icon until the icon is high­lighted, then release the mouse (see Figure 3 on page 33).

10. The authorization is loaded onto the UAD card(s) and after a few seconds

the “Authorizations Updated Successfully” window appears (Figure 3).

Online UAD authorization is now complete, and UAD Powered Plug-Ins are ready for use.

1. Click + hold this URL icon in the browser’s address bar, then...

2. Drag the icon to the Desktop and release to create a weblink shortcut for easier transfer.

Figure 4. To authorize a system that is not connected to the internet, create a weblink shortcut on the
UAD system for easier transfer of the URL to an online system.

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Using Unlicensed Plug-Ins

To run unlicensed UAD plug-ins after authorization, see “Demo Mode” on

page 50. To redeem vouchers or coupons, or purchase additional UAD plug-

in licenses, see “UA Online Store” on page 51.

Verifying Installation

The UAD Meter & Control Panel displays the current resource loads of the
UAD DSP hardware card in realtime. It also contains the System Information
panel, where UAD software and hardware installation can be verified to en­sure the system is working properly.

To confirm proper UAD installation and operation:

1. Launch the UAD Meter & Control Panel application (see page 60).

2. Open the System Information panel (see page 62).

3. When the UAD card is displayed in the Hardware area and its status is

“OK” then the UAD driver is communicating with the UAD card and the sys­tem is operating properly. Done!

UAD-2 LED The UAD-2 has an LED on its mounting bracket. The UAD-2 LED provides cer-

tain indications about the operational state of the UAD-2.

Flashing red and green

The card is powered up properly but the UAD driver is not yet loaded or com­municating with the card. This is the expected state if the card is installed but
the software is not yet installed, or when booting the system and the UAD
driver is not yet loaded.

Solid green

The UAD driver is loaded and properly communicating with the card. This is
the normal state when using UAD Powered Plug-Ins.

Solid red

There is a problem with communication between the driver and the card. Try
a cold reboot (complete power down) and/or reinstalling the UAD software.

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Learn More

After installation, registration, and authorization, you’re ready to use UAD
Powered Plug-Ins.

Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to install
the hardware and software, register, authorize, and use the product, obtain
optional plug-ins, and more:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/videos.html

Software Removal

To remove all UAD software from the computer:

Windows 1. From the Windows Start Menu at, select:

• Start>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins>Remove UAD Powered Plug-Ins

Macintosh 1. Launch the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Installer application. Click through the

splash screen and license agreement.

2. When you get to the install screen, select “Uninstall” from the drop menu.

3. Click the “Uninstall” button. The software is removed.

4. Drag the UAD Meter & Control Panel icon out of the Dock.

UAD software removal is complete.

Important: Power down the computer before removing any UAD cards!

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CHAPTER 3

UAD System Overview

The UAD Environment

The complete UAD Powered Plug-Ins environment consists of many compo­nents. These components are:

• One or more UAD DSP hardware cards

• The UAD card drivers

• The UAD plug-ins

• The host computer system

• The plug-in host application software

• An audio I/O interface and its drivers

All these components operate together simultaneously within one computer to
form the complete audio processing system.

The UAD Hardware

The other UAD component is your account at my.uaudio.com (page 46) and
the UA online store, where UAD cards are registered, UAD vouchers are re­deemed, and UAD plug-in licenses and authorizations are obtained. Al­though my.uaudio.com is not required during normal system use, it is essen­tial for initializing the overall UAD system because authorization is required
to use UAD-Powered Plug-Ins (see “Authorization Overview” on page 47).

The UAD DSP (Digital Signal Processing) hardware cards provide the
“power” behind UAD Powered Plug-Ins. Most of the UAD plug-ins use ex­tremely complex algorithms to provide the quality sound and accurate mod­eling Universal Audio is famous for. The UAD processor engines are signifi­cantly more optimized to perform the complex DSP routines required for these
algorithms than a standard desktop computer CPU can deliver.

Two main UAD card “families” are available: UAD-2 and UAD-1. Each card
family has its own set of drivers which are specified during UAD software in­stallation. All UAD card types can be used in either Windows or Macintosh
computers that meet the system requirements (the cards are identical for both
OS platforms).

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Note: Multiple UAD hardware types can be used concurrently in the same

computer. For details, see Chapter 5, “Using Multiple UAD Cards.”

UAD-2 Family UAD-2 is our second-generation UAD DSP card that offers many

improvements over the UAD-1, most notably significantly more
DSP horsepower and lower latencies.

All UAD-2 cards use the PCI-Express (PCIe) architecture.
UAD-2’s are “x1” PCIe cards. Up to four UAD-2 cards can be
run concurrently in one system.

Solo/Duo/Quad

Three different UAD-2 cards are available, the only func­tional difference between them is the number of DSP chips
on each card: Solo (one DSP), Duo (two DSP’s), and Quad
(four DSP’s). One Quad offers approximately 10 times the
processing power of UAD-1.

Each UAD-2 DSP provides approximately 2.5x the processing power of the
UAD-1. When comparing the processing power of UAD-2 to UAD-1, a range
is given because there are many variables that affect UAD-2 DSP loads (such
as plug-in type, host system, etc). Therefore, a single direct comparison can­not be made.

UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop

The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is a self-contained UAD-2 Solo card housed entirely
within an ExpressCard/34 expansion card, for use with notebook systems.
No external cables or power is required, for the ultimate in mobile DSP capa­bility. UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop has special instructions for installation, connec­tivity, and use. See Chapter 10, “UAD ExpressCard Products” for complete
details.

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The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop card (and UAD–Xpander) can be used with an op­tional 3rd-party PCIe-to-ExpressCard adapter card, which enables the UAD
ExpressCard to be used in desktop computers that have PCIe expansion slots.
This system provides a convenient way to switch the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop be­tween desktop and notebook computers.

UAD-2 Bundles

Each UAD-2 card type is available in three different retail packages to best
accommodate your budget and processing requirements. All UAD-2 products
include the “Mix Essentials” plug-ins so you can get great sound right out of
the box, and a “good as cash” voucher for purchasing optional plug-ins.

UAD-1 Family The UAD-1 card family includes UAD-1, UAD-1e, and

UAD-Xpander. All are functionally identical and have
the same processing power.

The UAD-1 family includes products for use with
PCI/PCI-X, PCIe, and ExpressCard expansion slots.
Up to four UAD-1 cards can be run concurrently in one
system.

UAD-1

The UAD-1 uses PCI connectivity. It can only be used in PCI or PCI-X slots.

UAD-1e

The UAD-1e uses PCI Express connectivity. It can only be used in PCIe slots.
UAD-1e’s are “x1” PCIe cards.

UAD-Xpander

The UAD-Xpander is a UAD-1e card housed in an ex­ternal chassis that interfaces to the computer using an
ExpressCard expansion slot.

UAD-Xpander has special instructions for installation,
connectivity, and use. See Chapter 10, “UAD Express-

Card Products” for complete details.

Note: UAD-Xpander is a discontinued product.

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The UAD Software

UAD-Xtenda

The UAD-Xtenda is an optional ExpressCard-to-PCIe adapter card that en­ables the UAD-Xpander (and UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop) to be used in desktop
computers that have PCIe expansion slots. The UAD/Xtenda system provides
a convenient way to switch the same UAD ExpressCard unit between desktop
and notebook computers.

Note: UAD-Xpander is a discontinued product.

Mackie UAD-1

The Mackie card is a UAD-1. Mackie was the worldwide distributor of UAD
Powered Plug-Ins for its first two years on the market. Universal Audio has
been the developer and manufacturer of UAD Powered Plug-Ins hardware
and software since its inception.

The UAD Powered Plug-Ins software consists of the UAD installer, the UAD
plug-ins, the UAD Meter & Control Panel application, the UAD card drivers,
and the user documentation.

Installer The UAD Powered Plug-Ins software installer contains all the

UAD software components (plug-ins, drivers, and documen­tation) and copies them to disk during installation. There is
one UAD software installer for each OS platform (Windows
and Macintosh). The UAD software installer is identical for all
UAD hardware variations.

Powered Plug-Ins

Powered Plug-ins are the VST, RTAS, and Audio Units
plug-in files that are loaded within the host application. The
plug-ins are where the graphical user interface (GUI) is seen
(Figure 16 on page 79) and where the various control pa­rameters can be manipulated to achieve the desired result.

The UAD software installer always installs the complete suite of all available
Powered Plug-Ins. All of the installed UAD plug-ins may not be licensed how­ever. The included licenses depends on the retail package bundle (see “Bun-

dled Plug-Ins” on page 47).

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Optional Plug-Ins

Most UAD plug-ins require optional licenses to run without restrictions. Op­tional plug-in licenses are obtained at my.uaudio.com, the Universal Audio
online store. Licenses can be purchased separately, or they can be purchased
with “vouchers” that are bundled in most retail packages.

Demo Mode

UAD plug-ins that are unlicensed can be run in Demo Mode in a 14-day trial
period without any functional restrictions. See page 50 for details.

Vouchers and Licenses

Your account at the my.uaudio.com online store is where bundled Powered
Plug-In vouchers are redeemed and where additional licenses can be pur­chased. See Chapter 4, “My.uaudio.com” for details.

Note: When you purchase an optional license, you don’t download that in-

dividual plug-in. Instead, you download a newer authorization, which en­ables the plug-in file that is already installed.

UAD Meter & Control Panel

The UAD Meter & Control Panel (page 59) is a utility ap­plication that is used to monitor and configure UAD card
resources. It has two main windows: the UAD Meter, and
the UAD Control Panel.

The UAD Meter window (Figure 7 on page 59) displays
the current DSP, program, and memory status of the UAD
hardware in realtime. The UAD Control Panel window
(page 62) has multiple panels that display and modify
various system, plug-in, and global configuration param­eters.

UAD Drivers The UAD card device drivers are the low-level system software files that in-

struct the host computer system on how to communicate with the UAD card(s).
The UAD drivers are loaded during system startup so the UAD cards are
ready to be used when the plug-in host application is launched.

In addition to instructing the OS on how to control the UAD hardware, the
driver acts as a software “middleman” between the host application and the
UAD hardware. The host application uses the driver to route UAD signals in
the DAW.

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Each UAD card family (UAD-2 or UAD-1) has its own set of drivers. One or
both are specified during UAD software installation, depending on which
card type(s) you have installed.

UAD Buffers and Latency

The UAD drivers use “buffers” to shuttle audio signals to and from the card.
This means the digital data is transferred in small batches instead of continu­ously. Buffering induces a very small audio latency (delay) that is inherent in
most digital audio systems and can be detected in certain situations.

UAD latency is managed automatically by most host applications and can be
reduced to undetectable levels in the UAD-2 (see “LiveTrack Mode” on

page 82). Latency and buffers are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 9,
“UAD Delay Compensation.”

User Documentation

The DAW Environment

The digital audio workstation
(“DAW”) environment is an over­all system where audio produc­tion takes place, either with or
without UAD Powered Plug-Ins.
The UAD system is an add-on to
the computer-based DAW that
can dramatically improve the
sonic quality and performance of
the DAW, while still working en­tirely from within the DAW.

Various instructional and technical resources are available for in­stalling, using, and troubleshooting UAD Powered Plug-Ins. UAD
documentation is available in written, video, and online formats.
For details about user documentation, see “Documentation Over-

view” on page 20.

A computer-based DAW consists of the host computer hardware and its op­erating system (“OS”) software, the plug-in host application (DAW software),
and an audio input/output interface and its drivers.

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Host Computer The host computer is the system that the host DAW application software runs

on and the UAD cards are installed into. The host computer must meet mini­mum technical requirements and have one or more compatible expansion
slots to use with UAD hardware. See “System Requirements” on page 25 for
complete details.

Operating System

The host computer runs an operating system, either Win­dows or Mac OS X, that defines the OS “platform” of the
system. UAD Powered Plug-Ins is a cross-platform product
that is (for all practical purposes) functionally identical on
Windows and Macintosh computers.

Host Application The plug-in host application is the software DAW environment where audio

recording, playback, mixing, and other production functions are controlled.
UAD plug-ins are accessed and operated from within the host software appli­cation.

Each host application has a unique feature set and different methods of oper­ation, including how to use plug-ins. However, once UAD plug-ins are
loaded, UAD plug-in operation is the same in all host applications.

Each host application has its own set of system requirements. In addition to
the UAD-specific system requirements, the host computer must meet the host
application system requirements.

Because the host application environment is integral to the UAD system but is
completely out of our control, we cannot claim compatibility with all hosts that
may support use of the UAD plug-in formats. See “Supported Hosts” on

page 25 for complete details.

Plug-In Formats UAD Powered Plug-Ins includes support for VST, RTAS, and Audio Units

plug-in formats. These formats define the software protocols that the host ap­plication uses for plug-in processing.

UAD Powered Plug-Ins operations are (for all practical purposes) functionally
identical in all three plug-in formats. The format of the installed UAD plug-in
files are specified during UAD software installation.

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VST

The VST (“Virtual Studio Technology”) plug-in format is de­veloped by Steinberg and is supported by various Win­dows and Macintosh host applications.

RTAS

The RTAS (“Real-Time Audio Suite”) plug-in format is devel­oped by Digidesign and is supported by Pro Tools host ap­plications on Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Audio Units

The Audio Units (“AU”) plug-in format protocol was developed
by Apple and is supported by various host applications on the
Macintosh platform only.

Audio Interface The audio input/output (“I/O”) interface is how audio signals get into and out

of the host computer. An audio interface is a hardware+driver device that can
have analog or digital I/O, or both. The interface is usually where the ana­log-to-digital (“A/D”) and digital-to-analog (“D/A”) audio conversions take
place.

I/O Drivers

The audio interface is a hardware device that requires a software device
driver for the host computer OS. In addition to instructing the OS on how to
control the interface hardware, the driver acts as a software “middleman” be­tween the host application and the I/O ports. The host application uses the
driver to access the I/O for signal routings.

I/O Buffers and Latency

Like the UAD card, audio interface driver also uses “buffers” to shuttle audio
signals to and from the I/O (see “UAD Buffers and Latency” on page 42).

Smaller I/O buffer settings produce lower latencies which is useful when mon­itoring tracks while recording performances, but usually results in a higher
host computer CPU load since the system has to work harder transferring
data. Latency and buffers are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 9, “UAD

Delay Compensation.”

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My.uaudio.com

Authorization

My.uaudio.com is the UA online store, where UAD cards are registered to
your account and authorization files can be obtained. Bundled plug-in vouch­ers are redeemed at the store and optional plug-in licenses can be purchased
there as well. For complete details about my.uaudio.com, including accounts,
registration, purchasing plug-ins at the online store, and more, see Chapter 4,

“My.uaudio.com.”

Finally, all UAD plug-ins must be authorized before they can be used. Autho­rization is accomplished by simply clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button
(page 66) in the UAD Meter & Control Panel. For complete details about the
authorization system, see “Authorization Overview” on page 47.

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CHAPTER 4

My.uaudio.com

My.uaudio.com is the Universal Audio online store where UAD cards are reg­istered to your account and UAD plug-in authorizations are obtained. Bun­dled plug-in vouchers are redeemed at the store and optional plug-in licenses
can be purchased at my.uaudio as well. This chapter provides details about
UAD plug-in authorization and licensing, and the my.uaudio.com store.

Important: All UAD plug-ins must be authorized before they can be used.

Authorization is accomplished by clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button
(page 66) in the UAD Meter & Control Panel. For instructions, see “Authorize

Plug-Ins Procedure” on page 32. For complete details, see “Authorization
Overview” on page 47.

Figure 5. Accessing my.uaudio.com

Optional Plug-Ins

Most UAD Powered Plug-Ins require optional licenses to run without restric­tions. Optional plug-in licenses are obtained at my.uaudio.com, the Universal
Audio online store. Licenses can be purchased separately (page 53), or they
can be purchased with “vouchers” that are bundled in most retail packages.

Retail Packages The UAD cards are available in a variety of retail packages. The difference

between each package (besides the UAD card itself) is the selection of
plug-ins that are included. Each package includes a set of bundled plug-ins,
and a voucher that can be redeemed at my.uaudio.com for UAD plug-in li­censes.

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Bundled Plug-Ins UAD plug-ins that are bundled with the UAD card are automatically licensed

when the card is registered. This includes the “Mix Essentials” (plug-ins that
come with all cards) as well as bundled optional plug-ins. After registration,
the authorization file must be loaded.

Note: UAD cards must be authorized to run bundled (included) plug-ins. See

“Authorization Overview” on page 47 for details.

Vouchers Vouchers included in UAD retail packages have dollar values that are as

“good as cash” for buying UAD plug-ins at my.uaudio.com. Vouchers are ap­plied to your my.uaudio.com account automatically when you register your
card by clicking the “Authorize Plug-ins button” button. After registration, the
voucher dollar amount is in your account as a credit, ready to be applied to
your store purchase.

Coupons Like vouchers, coupons are as “good as cash” and are redeemed for UAD

plug-ins at my.uaudio.com. Unlike vouchers however, coupons expire after a
limited time period. Coupons are used for promotional offers only; they are
not included in retail packages. Coupons can be used only once.

Coupons are a great reason to subscribe to promotional announcements.
Email subscription preferences are specified on your “My Profile” page at
my.uaudio.com (see “My Profile” on page 52).

Plug-Ins are already installed

The UAD software installer always installs the complete suite of available
UAD plug-ins to the hard drive during installation. Therefore when you pur­chase an optional license, you don’t download that individual plug-in. In­stead, you download a newer authorization file, which enables the plug-in
file that is already installed.

Important: Older versions of the UAD software may not include all the lat-

est UAD plug-ins. To ensure all UAD plug-ins are installed, and for optimum
performance, we recommend updating to the latest UAD version. See “Check

for Updates” on page 63.

Authorization Overview

All UAD plug-ins must be authorized before they can be used. Authorization
is accomplished by clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button in the UAD Meter
& Control Panel, then loading the downloaded authorization file.

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Video Help Our support website contains many helpful videos that explain how to register

and authorize the product, obtain optional plug-ins, and more:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/videos.html

Procedure This section is a detailed overview of the entire UAD authorization system. For

the step-by-step authorization instructions, see “Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure”

on page 32 in Chapter 2, “UAD Installation.”

Note: Without authorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14

days without functional limitations in a timed demo mode (see “Demo Mode”

on page 50).

Your UAD card must be registered at my.uaudio.com to download an autho­rization file, and you need a my.uaudio.com account to register the card. As
of UAD v5.0, these procedures are significantly simplified.

Authorize Plug-Ins

The registration/account/authorization process isn’t
as complicated as it may seem. The entire routine in­volves simply clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button (page 66) in the UAD
Meter & Control Panel. Clicking this button automatically registers the in­stalled UAD cards, generates the authorization file, and downloads it to disk.

Just drag the downloaded authorization file to any UAD Meter & Control
Panel icon and you’re ready to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins. When authoriz­ing, you’ll be prompted to log into your account if you aren’t already, and if
you don’t already have an account, you’ll be prompted create one.

Authorization File

The authorization file, which is obtained by clicking the “Authorize Plug-Ins”
button (page 66), contains the license key(s) that enable UAD plug-ins to run
on associated UAD cards. The authorization file is generated at my.uau­dio.com then downloaded to the local hard drive automatically.

.uad/.uad2 The downloaded authorization files have either the uad or uad2 file exten-

sion. “.uad” files are for UAD-1-only systems, while “.uad2” files are for
UAD-2-only and mixed UAD-1/UAD-2 systems. When mentioned in the doc­umentation, “.uad” refers to both .uad and .uad2 files.

Loading To load a downloaded authorization file, just double-click it, or drag-drop it

onto any UAD Meter & Control Panel application icon/shortcut/alias (see

Figure 3 on page 33).

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My Systems The UAD cards and plug-ins that you own and can authorize can be found in

your My Systems page at my.uaudio.com. My Systems keeps track of which
UAD cards are in which computer, and the authorization status of each UAD
plug-in.

My Systems is managed automatically by my.uaudio.com and the UAD soft­ware. When “Authorize Plug-Ins” is clicked, cards in the host system are
added to My Systems. When an authorization file is downloaded, it reflects
the current state of My Systems.

System All the UAD cards installed in a single host computer system, and the UAD

plug-in license status for those cards, is referred to as a “System” (formally
known as “Group”) on the My Systems page at my.uaudio.com. When you
click the Authorize Plug-Ins” button, UAD cards in the host computer are au­tomatically registered and added to a System.

The UAD hardware identification numbers for each UAD card in a single host
computer are stored in the same System. Authorization files generated at
my.uaudio.com are constrained to only authorize the licensed UAD plug-ins
running on the UAD cards in the same System. The same authorization file au­thorizes all the cards and plug-ins in the host computer.

If you register a UAD card that is in a second host computer using the same
my.uaudio account, a second System is automatically created at My Systems.
In accordance with the “Plug-In License Policy” on page 55, you can’t have
UAD cards from two separate computers in the same System. Each System
generates a unique authorization file.

Authorization Notes

• UAD cards must be authorized to run bundled (included) plug-ins. See “Au-

• Without authorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14 days

• Older versions of the UAD software may not include all the latest UAD

thorization Overview” on page 47 for details.

without functional limitations in a timed demo mode (see “Demo Mode” on

page 50).

plug-ins. To ensure all UAD plug-ins are installed, and for optimum perfor­mance, we recommend updating to the latest UAD version. See “Check for

Updates” on page 63.

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• Optional plug-ins are contained within the UAD software installer, not the
.uad authorization file. Download and install the latest UAD software ver­sion to ensure the optional plug-ins that you are authorizing are installed.

• The .uad/.uad2 authorization file contains plug-in license keys for the spe­cific UAD cards in each computer group at My Systems. The file will not au­thorize any other UAD cards.

• An authorization file is not associated to the host computer or the UAD in­staller in any way. Instead, it is associated with the UAD cards at My Sys-

tems (it’s the UAD hardware that is authorized, not the UAD plug-ins or

computer).

• (UAD-2 only) During authorization, the UAD plug-in license state is stored
on the UAD-2 card. If the UAD-2 is moved to another computer, it is not nec­essary to reload an authorization file.

• (UAD-1 only) If a UAD-1 card is installed into a different system, an autho­rization file must be loaded on the different computer. The auth file can be
one obtained on the other computer, or via the “Authorize Plug-Ins” button.

Demo Mode

All unlicensed UAD plug-ins include a free 14-day trial evaluation period.
When the demonstration mode is activated, the plug-in will run without func­tional limitations for 14 days. Demo mode can be activated once only. After
the demo trial period has expired, demo mode cannot be activated again on
the same UAD card.

If an unlicensed plug-in is loaded and its demo has never been started, a di­alog appears with instructions to start the demo and the option to visit the on­line store to purchase the license. If you don’t start the demo or purchase a li­cense, the plug-in interface appears and can be manipulated, but audio is not
processed by the plug-in.

Important: The 14 day demo period can only be activated once, and can-

not be stopped or restarted during this period! We recommend you do not ac­tivate demo mode until you have the time to thoroughly check out its sound
and functionality.

Demo Activation To activate demo mode:

1. Ensure UAD Powered Plug-Ins version 5.0 or higher is already installed and

configured properly (see Chapter 2, “UAD Installation”).

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2. Launch the UAD Meter & Control Panel application (page 60).

3. Select “Plug-Ins...” from the Control Panel Menu (page 62). The UAD

Plug-Ins panel (Figure 11 on page 68) appears.

4. Click the Start Demo button for the desired UAD plug-in. A confirmation

window appears and the timed demo can be activated or demo activation
can be cancelled.

The timed demo is activated for 14 days.

Demo Notes • (UAD-2 only) In addition to the Plug-Ins panel, Demo mode can also be ac-

tivated directly from the UAD Toolbar (see page 80).

• (UAD-1 only) Demos cannot be started if any UAD-1 plug-ins are running.
If they are, a message instructing you to quit the host application is dis­played.

• Manipulating the computer’s system date and time will result in a decreased
demo period.

UA Online Store

The UA online store at my.uaudio.com (Figure 6 on page 51) is where op­tional UAD plug-in licenses and other UA products can be purchased. Vouch­ers and promotional coupons are also redeemed here. All UAD card registra­tions and plug-in authorizations are managed here.

My.uaudio.com can be accessed from most pages at www.uaudio.com by
clicking the link in at the upper left of a webpage. The direct URL for the
my.uaudio.com online store is: http://my.uaudio.com.

Figure 6. The UA online store at my.uaudio.com

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Registration Registration at my.uaudio.com is required for all UAD users to obtain UAD

card authorizations, redeem vouchers, purchase optional UAD plug-in li­censes, get software updates, and receive customer support. It is also an op­portunity for you to inform us of your system details so we can serve you bet­ter, and for us to keep you informed about important updates and new
product announcements.

Account A my.uaudio.com account is required to use UAD- Powered Plug-Ins, because

UAD plug-ins must be authorized for use, and authorization can only occur af­ter the UAD card is registered to an account. UAD registration also entitles
you to free UAD Customer Support and special promotional offers.

Creation

The first time you visit my.uaudio.com you are prompted to create your ac­count. Your email address is your account login. You’ll be prompted to enter
your name, address, and password, and set your email notification prefer­ences.

Login

When you revisit my.uaudio.com, you are prompted to login to your account.
Your email address is your account login; the password was specified when
the account was created. If you forget your password you can have the store
email your password to you. You have the option to stay logged in (via a
browser cookie) if desired so you don’t have to keep entering the credentials.

My Profile “My Profile” is where product registration details such as name and mailing

address are stored and edited. Your email subscription preferences are also
set here so you can choose whether or not to receive email announcements for
our webzine and promotional offers.

Your email address is your my.uaudio.com account identifier and login. You
can change the email address (and the my.uaudio.com login) on the My Pro­file page. We respect your privacy and your email address will never be
shared with any other parties.

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Buying Plug-Ins

To obtain optional UAD plug-in licenses, simply visit my.uaudio.com, browse
the complete line of plug-ins at our secure online store, and complete your pur­chase with several payment options or use the voucher credit that was ap­plied during card registration.

Lots of product information such as features, specifications, audio/video
demos, and reviews are available on the plug-in product pages at the store to
help you make your buying decisions.

Purchase Procedure

To purchase and authorize an optional UAD plug-in:

1. Login to your Account at my.uaudio.com. Your email address is your login.

2. Click the “Products” menu and browse the available plug-in selections.

3. Add the items you whish to purchase to your shopping cart.

4. Click the shopping cart icon when ready to proceed to checkout. The pay-

ment page appears.

5. Select payment method: credit card, Paypal, personal check, or voucher.

6. Add any promotional discount coupons, then click Continue. The order con-

firmation page appears.

7. Verify the order confirmation page, then click Confirm Order once. The

transaction is processed, and the “order complete” page appears.

8. Purchased UAD plug-in licenses are issued immediately to My Systems. Any

authorization file downloaded after this point contains the new license.

9. Download a new Authorization File by clicking the Authorize Plug-ins but-

ton in the UAD Meter & Control Panel.

10. Drag-drop the authorization file onto any UAD Meter & Control Panel ap-

plication icon/shortcut/alias. (Windows only: or drag to an open
Meter/Control Panel window).

11. The authorization is loaded onto the UAD card(s) and after a few seconds

the “Authorizations Updated Successfully” window appears.

The purchased UAD plug-in is now licensed and fully authorized. Enjoy!

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Transferring UAD cards and licenses

Ownership of UAD cards and UAD plug-in licenses can be transferred from
one my.uaudio.com account to another to accommodate the used equipment
marketplace. Certain restrictions apply. Please visit the UAD transfer page for
instructions, policies, and FAQ:

• http://my.uaudio.com/support/transfer.html

Transfer Video Our Demonstration Videos page has a video about UAD card transfers:

• http://www.uaudio.com/support/uad/videos.html

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CHAPTER 5

Using Multiple UAD Cards

Overview

When multiple UAD cards are installed in the host computer, the DSP and
memory load of the cards are automatically balanced dynamically as UAD
plug-ins are loaded and unloaded. With multiple cards, there is no major dif­ference in operating procedures, except that more Powered Plug-Ins can be
loaded simultaneously in the session.

Mixed UAD System

The UAD drivers support up to four UAD-2 and
four UAD-1 cards running in the same host com­puter system concurrently. The cards can be any
combination of UAD-2 family and/or UAD-1 fam­ily cards, up to four of each, for a total of up to
eight UAD cards in one computer.

UAD ExpressCard Products

The UAD-Xpander and UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop can
be used as part of a the multicard desktop system
via the UAD-Xtenda ExpressCard to PCIe adapter
card (or 3rd-party ExpressCard-to-PCIe adaptor).
The UAD ExpressCard products each contain a
single UAD card, and will count as one of the four
UAD cards of the same type that will run concur­rently.

Note: UAD-Xpander and UAD-Xtenda are discontinued products.

Plug-In License Policy

The Universal Audio End-User License Agreement (“EULA”) on page 3 grants
you the non-exclusive right to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins on a single computer
at a single location.

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Since you can run up to four of each card type (UAD-2 and UAD-1) in the
same computer, each individual UAD plug-in license will authorize all the
cards in one computer (up to eight cards, four of each type).

However, as an example, if you have four UAD cards but run a dual-card sys­tem in two separate computers, you are required to purchase separate li­censes for the second system.

Authorizing Multiple Cards

When you buy an optional plug-in, your purchased license is valid for all the
cards in the computer. The license is tied to the specific UAD cards in the Sys-

tem (see page 49) when the license was purchased. For example, if you have

two cards when you purchase a plug-in, your authorization file will authorize
both cards.

If you have one card during purchase then later acquire another card(s), you
will need to download a new authorization file containing the licenses for the
new card(s). However, there is no charge for the new authorization file con­taining the additional licenses. Your purchase buys licenses for all the cards
in the same computer.

Each individual card must be authorized in order to run optional plug-ins,
however multiple installed cards are authorized simultaneously. If one card is
authorized then another card is added without downloading a new authori­zation, the optional plug-in will only load on the previously authorized card.
To obtain a new authorization file for additional cards, use the “Authorize
Plug-ins” button (page 66) in the UAD Meter & Control Panel.

Power Requirement

Each UAD card draws power from the expansion slot bus that it is installed in
(PCI, PCI-X, or PCIe). The total power draw of all the installed cards must not
exceed the power that can be adequately delivered by the host computer.

The UAD card power requirements are listed in Table 2 on page 57. These
figures are measurements of the actual power draw for these devices when
running at full DSP load.

IRQ Conflicts Under rare conditions running multiple UAD cards may cause an IRQ conflict

which can cause system instability or freezes. If this occurs, try moving the
UAD card(s) to different slots and/or contacting UA for technical assistance.

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Important: If insufficient power is available to the UAD cards, unpredict-

able behavior may result.

Table 2. UAD Power Requirements by Card Type

UAD Card Type Maximum Power Draw

UAD-1 15 Watts

UAD-1e 9 Watts

UAD-2 Solo 5 Watts

UAD-2 Duo 7 Watts

UAD-2 Quad 10 Watts

UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop 3.5 Watts

Windows The PCI specification provides for up to 25W per device, however some host

systems don't provide (or require) this much power. When designing a com­puter DAW system, a common rule of thumb is to provide an extra
50%–100% of headroom over the estimated maximum total power draw of
all components in the system. Don’t skimp on the power supply unit! When
building a custom system a quality sufficiently-rated PSU is critical for system
stability.

Multicard DSP Loading

DSP loading in a multicard system behaves the same as in a single UAD-2
Duo or Quad system, and is managed automatically by the UAD software.
See “DSP Loading Information” on page 86 for details.

Card Info Display

UAD DSP and memory resources used for each installed card, and the ability
to enable/disable individual cards, is displayed in the System Information
window. See “System Information Panel” on page 63 for complete details.

Disabling Cards

Individual UAD cards can be disabled using the Card Enabled function (see

page 65). This can be useful, for example, if creating a session on a system

with multiple cards that will be transferred to a system with fewer cards.

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Host CPU

Cards are disabled only while the UAD Meter & Control Panel application
open. When the UAD Meter & Control Panel is quit, disabled cards are re-en­abled.

Note: For optimum results, quit any applications using UAD plug-ins before

disabling/enabling cards.

If a UAD Powered Plug-In is loaded on a card then that card is subsequently
disabled, an error message will be displayed. This occurs because a plug-in
is assigned to a card when it is first instantiated. It stays assigned to the same
card until it is de-instantiated (for example, removed from the insert slot).

Using more than one card can cause a slight increase in host CPU require­ments, so disabling unused cards can help you squeeze in a bit more host per­formance if you need it. Using additional devices on the PCI bus requires host
resources, so running 15 UAD plug-ins on three cards at five plug-ins per card
may require more host CPU than running the same 15 UAD plug-ins on one
card.

For example, if you are trying to minimize latency during tracking by using a
smaller buffer size (which will increase host CPU) and need a bit more host
CPU, disabling one or more UAD cards during tracking may give the extra
pinch of host CPU you need. The buffer size can then be increased and the
UAD card(s) re-enabled for mixing.

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CHAPTER 6

UAD Meter & Control Panel

Overview

The UAD Meter & Control Panel application is used to
monitor UAD card resources, confirm the UAD system is
operating properly, and configure the global UAD
Powered Plug-Ins system parameters.

The UAD Meter window displays the current DSP, pro-

gram, and memory status of the UAD hardware in real­time. Figure 7 shows how the UAD Meter appears on when a UAD-1 and
UAD-2 are installed together in the same system. When only one card type is
installed, only that card type is displayed.

The UAD Control Panel Window (page 62) has multiple panels that display
and modify various system, plug-in, and configuration parameters.

Quit Minimize Control Panel menu

Program memory graph

(UAD-2 only)

Disable current
plug-ins button

Figure 7. The UAD Meter window

Memory graph

DSP usage graph Averaged loads

Note: The Quit, Minimize, and Menu button positions shown in Figure 4 are

as they appear on Macintosh systems. The button positions are reversed on
Windows systems, reflecting the conventions for each OS platform.

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Launching the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application

Windows To launch the UAD Meter in Windows:

1. Double-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel shortcut that was placed on

the Desktop during installation. OR,

2. Access the application from the Start Menu at Programs/UAD Powered

Plug-Ins/UAD Meter & Control Panel. OR,

3. Double-click the executable file on the hard drive located at C:Program

Files/Universal Audio/Powered Plug-Ins/UADPerfMon.exe.

Macintosh To launch the UAD Meter in Mac OS X:

1. Single-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel alias that was optionally

placed in the Dock during installation. OR,

2. Double-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel application that was installed

to Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools during installation.

Using the UAD Meter

The UAD Meter & Control Panel can be launched or quit at any time. It does
not need to be open or active to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It is completely
independent and does not require a host application. You can move the UAD
Meter to a convenient location on your screen by dragging its window title
bar.

Always On Top The UAD Meter window can be set to normal or “Always on top” (floating)

view mode. In normal mode, the window can be covered by windows of the
foreground application. When in ‘Always on top’ mode, the Meter window
always “floats” on top of other windows, even when other applications are in
the foreground, so you can always see the meter and access the disable but­tons (page 61). This setting is saved when the meter is quit.

To enable Always on top mode, click the control panel menu in the Meter win­dow title bar (Figure 8 on page 63) and select “Always on top.” The mode is
active when a checkbox appears next to the item in the menu.

Note: If “No Cards Found” appears in the UAD Meter window instead of the

expected buttons and gauges, then the UAD drivers are not communicating
with the UAD hardware. If this occurs, double-check hardware and software
installations and/or contact customer support.

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UAD Meter Elements

Refer to Figure 7 on page 59 for these element descriptions.

Title Bar The title bar at the top of the UAD Meter window contains buttons to quit the

UAD Meter & Control panel application and minimize the UAD Meter win­dow, and a drop-menu to access the Control Panel window functions.

Disable Current The Disable Current button disables all UAD Powered Plug-Ins

that are currently running. This enables you to add new UAD
plug-ins for offline processing, or easily compare the sound of
the processed and unprocessed audio.

When the button glows blue, UAD plug-ins are active. Click
the button to disable the active plug-ins; the button changes to
black with blue lettering. New UAD plug-ins can then be
added. Click the button again to re-activate all UAD plug-ins.

Note: Disable Current stays active only while the UAD Meter & Control Panel

application is open. When the UAD Meter & Control Panel is quit, Disable
Current is deactivated.

Resource Gauges

The UAD resource loads are displayed in the UAD Meter window, which are
constantly updated in realtime even when the UAD Meter is not the fore­ground application. This allows you to monitor UAD loads as needed, for ex­ample when deciding which UAD plug-ins to load, based upon how much
DSP is available.

The UAD resources are displayed as bar graphs and as percentages.

Averaged Loads

The load for each gauge represents the average for each card type. For ex­ample, if one UAD-2 Quad is installed, the UAD-2 DSP load is an average of
the four DSP processors on the Quad. If two UAD-2 Quads are installed, then
the eight processors are averaged. Similarly, if multiple UAD-1 cards are in­stalled, then the UAD-1 loads represent the average of all UAD-1 cards.

Individual Loads

The loads of individual cards in a multicard setup (or the individual DSP loads
in a multi-DSP UAD-2 card) can be viewed in the UAD System Information
panel (see page 63).

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DSP The DSP gauges display the amount of digital signal processing resources that

are being used by the UAD Powered Plug-Ins algorithms. DSP is the primary
hardware “juice” that powers the UAD Powered Plug-Ins algorithms.

When UAD plug-ins are disabled, DSP requirements are decreased.

Program This resource shows how much “program memory” is in use by the UAD-2.

Program memory is an on-chip memory that is specific to the UAD-2 DSP pro­cessor(s) and is used for certain UAD plug-in resources.

Each unique UAD-2 plug-in uses a bit of program memory. If many different
UAD-2 plug-ins are loaded simultaneously, it is possible for this resource to
run out before DSP overload occurs. This point is considered and factored in
by the automatic UAD-2 load balancing routines.

Note: The UAD-1 uses a different processor which does not have program

memory. The PGM gauges are not displayed for UAD-1 cards.

Memory The Memory gauges indicate the percentage of UAD RAM that is currently in

use. It indicates the total available UAD memory available, regardless of the
number of UAD processors that are installed.

UAD Control Panel

Accessing the Control Panels

Memory is used for echo, delay lines, reverb, and similar spatial processing.
When UAD plug-ins are disabled, memory requirements are not decreased.
In this case, memory remains loaded so that reverb tails and delay lines are
not cut off when the plug-in is disabled (if supported by the host).

The UAD Control Panel is where detailed system information is displayed and
global UAD Powered Plug-Ins settings are modified. The UAD Control panel
has four panels, organized into similar areas of functionality: System Informa­tion, Plug-Ins, Configuration, and Help & Support.

The main UAD Control Panel window is accessed from the UAD Meter win­dow. To open the Control Panel, click the menu button in the UAD Meter win­dow title bar (Figure 8 on page 63). After clicking the menu button, the avail­able functions are listed in the drop menu.

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Figure 8. Accessing the UAD Control Panel

Once the main UAD Control Panel window is open, the individual window
panels are accessed by clicking the title buttons (Figure 9).

Figure 9. The Control Panel window panel buttons

System Information Panel

The System Information panel (Figure 10 on page 64) displays detailed UAD
software and hardware information and contains several useful buttons.

Click the Menu button

Software

Version String

Section

The currently installed UAD Powered Plug-Ins software version is displayed.

Important: The UAD driver and plug-in versions must match. If they don’t,

a “driver mismatch” error will occur when attempting to process audio. If this
occurs, you must reinstall and/or reauthorize the UAD software.

Check for Updates

This button links to the current software download page at the UAD support
website so you can quickly see if the latest available version matches the in­stalled version. We recommend running the latest version of UAD Powered
Plug-Ins for maximum stability and the latest features, such as new plug-ins.

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Figure 10. The UAD System Information panel

Plug-In Latency Section

UAD plug-in latency for each card type (UAD-2 and UAD-1) is displayed here.
The calculation is based on the audio I/O interface buffer size and the sam­ple rate. The window uses this information to calculate and display the result­ing latency in samples and milliseconds.

The buffering methods used by UAD-2 and UAD-1 drivers are different for the
two card types, which is why the latency differs between the cards.

Note: Displayed latency does not reflect the actual lowered latency value

when LiveTrack mode (page 82) is active.

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UAD-2

The displayed latency is the audio I/O interface buffer size when Extra Buff­ering (page 72) is off. When Extra Buffering is on, the displayed latency is the
audio I/O interface buffer size plus 64 samples.

UAD-1

The displayed latency is twice the audio I/O interface buffer size.

Note: The displayed sample latency number does not include the extra sam-

ples produced by upsampled UAD plug-ins. For more detailed information
about the extra samples and latency, see “Compensating Upsampled

Plug-Ins” on page 101.

Hardware Section

Detailed information about each UAD card and its DSP is displayed in the
Hardware area (Figure 10 on page 64). If you have several cards installed,
use the scrollbar to see the other cards.

Card Status For each installed card type (UAD-2 and UAD-1), a small picture of the hard-

ware and its status is displayed. When the card displays Status: OK the hard­ware is operating properly. The total number of UAD plug-ins loaded on each
card is also displayed here.

Card Enabled Individual UAD cards can be disabled using the Card Enabled button.

This can be useful, for example, if creating a session on a system with

multiple cards that will be transferred to a system with fewer cards, to
streamline the performance of the host system when multiple cards are not
needed, or to manually balance loads on UAD-1-only multicard systems.

Click the button to disable an individual card. The card is enabled
when the button is blue. For additional information regarding multi­card use, see Chapter 5, “Using Multiple UAD Cards.”

Cards remain disabled only while the UAD Meter & Control Panel application
is open. When the UAD Meter & Control Panel is quit, disabled cards are
re-enabled.

Note: Disabling cards does not disable plug-ins already running on the card;

it only prevents additional plug-ins from being loaded onto it.

Important: For optimum results, quit any host applications using UAD

plug-ins before disabling/enabling cards.

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DSP Load If more than one UAD DSP is installed, information for each of the processors

is displayed. DSP, Program (“PGM”), and Memory (“MEM”) loads are dis­played as a percentage of total available load for that processor.

The number of UAD plug-ins (“PLG”) running on each individual processor is
also displayed (not available for UAD-1).

Save Detailed
System Profile

Plug-Ins Panel

Authorize Plug-ins button

Clicking this button will generate a detailed system profile and prompt you for
a location to save the file to disk. This file contains an even greater level of de­tail than the System Information panel, which can be useful for troubleshoot­ing or if UA Customer Support requests this document when providing assis­tance.

The profile lists the version strings of the individual UAD software compo­nents, installed card type(s) with serial and hardware ID numbers, host com­puter information, and detailed authorization status for all UAD plug-ins.

The Plug-Ins panel (Figure 11 on page 68) displays the current authorization
status of all UAD plug-ins. This is also where you can activate plug-in Demo
Mode (“UA Online Store” on page 51) and configure UAD plug-ins to run on
a specific card. Use the scrollbar to view plug-ins that are not visible in the list.

This important button links directly to your ac­count at the UA online store to automatically gen-

erate and download an authorization file for
your UAD plug-ins. If you do not already have an account, you are redirected
to the registration page to create one.

Important: UAD plug-ins require authorization before they can be used. For

detailed information, see “Authorization Overview” on page 47. Without au­thorization, UAD plug-ins can be enabled to run for 14 days without func­tional limitations in a timed demo mode (see “Demo Mode” on page 50).

The complete procedure for UAD card authorization is detailed in Chapter 2,

“UAD Installation.” See “Authorize Plug-Ins Procedure” on page 32 for com-

plete step-by-step instructions. If the UAD computer is not connected to the in­ternet, see “” on page 33.

Plug-In Column All currently installed UAD Powered Plug-Ins are displayed in the Plug-In col-

umn. Use the scrollbar to view the entire list if necessary.

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Status Column The Status column reflects the current state of each UAD plug-in. The status de-

pends on which card (UAD-2 or UAD-1) the plug-in is running on; the status
may change if the “Run On” card is changed (page 69). After the authoriza­tion file is loaded (“Authorization Overview” on page 47), the status will
show one of the following:

Authorized for all cards

The plug-in is fully licensed and authorized to run on all cards in the system.

Start Demo

The demo period has not been started for the plug-in. Click the “START
DEMO” button to begin the 14-day trial period.

Demo (days remaining)

If the14-day trial period has been activated but is not yet expired, the number
of days remaining is displayed here in green text.

Important: The 14-day demo period can only be activated once, and can-

not be stopped or restarted during this period! We recommend you do not ac­tivate demo mode until you have the time to thoroughly check out its sound
and functionality. See “Demo Mode” on page 50 for detailed information.

Not available for UAD-2

The plug-in has not been ported to the UAD-2 and is available to run on
UAD–1 cards only. In this case, the Run On menu is unavailable.

No UAD-1 cards found

This is displayed for non-ported UAD-1 plug-ins when both card types were
selected during software installation, but only the UAD-2 is currently installed.
In this case, the Run On menu is unavailable.

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Figure 11. The UAD Plug-Ins panel

Run On Column The Run On column indicates which card (UAD-2 or UAD-1) the specified

plug-in will load onto. When both UAD-2 and UAD-1 are installed, you can
select between them with the Run On menu in order to better manage your
DSP resources.

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For example, you could run low-DSP plug-ins such as the UAD CS-1 on the
UAD-1, while specifying that resource-hungry plug-ins such as Neve 33609
run on the UAD-2.

Run On Menu The Run On column contains a drop menu for each plug-in. Spec-

ify which card type (UAD-2 or UAD-1) the plug-in will load onto
with the Run On drop menu. Click the disclosure triangle to see
the menu, then drag and release on the desired card type.

Tip: Hold Shift when specifying a card to quickly change all

plug-ins in the list to that card type.

If only one card type (UAD-2 or UAD-1) is installed, the disclosure triangle is
not displayed and the drop menu is unavailable.

Note: The Run On menu should not be used dynamically; it is designed to be

“set and forget” because the value is not stored within sessions.

Help Column Click the Help button (“?”) to open the UADManual.pdf (the file you are

reading now).

Buy Column If the computer is connected to the internet, clicking Buy links to the

plug-in product pages at the UA online store. See “UA Online Store” on

page 51 for purchasing details.

Configuration Panel

The UAD Configuration Panel is where most of the global UAD settings and
preferences are specified. Refer to Figure 12 on page 70 for the parameter
descriptions.

The parameters that are displayed in the Configuration Panel are dependent
upon the UAD hardware that is currently installed and the OS platform (Win­dows or Mac). For example, if you have only UAD-2 cards installed in a Win­dows system, you will not see the UAD-1 or Macintosh parameters.

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Figure 12. The UAD Configuration panel

DSP Load Limiting Overview

Without UAD Powered Plug-Ins installed, overloading the host system with na­tive (host based) plug-ins can cause dropouts and possibly system lockup.
Steinberg hosts, for example, provide a switch that allows you to trade la­tency for stability when the system is overloaded. Similarly, the UAD DSP load
cannot exceed 100% without unpredictable behavior.

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With the Limit DSP Load feature, the UAD DSP can also be limited so the load
cannot exceed 100%, thereby increasing overall system stability in high load
situations. With very heavy UAD loads, DSP load limiting may also improve
host CPU performance.

There are many variables that affect DSP load (sample rate, buffer size, pa­rameter values, mono/stereo, automation, host system, etc). Although these
variables are taken into account, the resulting measurement cannot be abso­lutely accurate. This is due to variations in system configurations, specifically
PCI/PCIe bus loading which is impossible to predict. Systems that are heavily
loaded due to the presence of other devices or suboptimal configuration may
cause additional DSP loading that cannot be predicted by the UAD plug-in
load calculator. The DSP load limit should be reduced in this case.

It is possible for certain (non-typical) conditions to be met where another UAD
plug-in can’t be added, even when the UAD Meter says you should have DSP
available when compared to the DSP Load Limit value.

Note: When Limit DSP Load is enabled and the DSP load limit is exceeded

when instantiating a new UAD plug-in, an overload message will appear and
the plug-in toolbar will display “DISABLED.” Even though its interface will
load, the plug-in will not process audio.

UAD-2 DSP Settings in this area apply to the UAD-2 card only. If no UAD-2 card(s) are in-

stalled, these settings are not displayed.

Limit DSP Load This setting determines the maximum

UAD DSP load. If performance issues

such as overloads, dropouts, stuttering,
and/or crackles persist, change the UAD DSP load value by clicking the tri­angles to the right of the percentage display.

UAD-2 DSP load limiting is always on; 100% is the maximum value.

Unlike the UAD-2, which has a different architecture, load limiting on UAD-1
can be disabled altogether by unticking the checkbox. However, enabling
UAD-1 DSP load limiting is recommended for optimum performance.

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UAD-2 DSP LoadLock

DSP LoadLock (UAD-2 only) reserves the maximum

UAD-2 DSP load required by each plug-in, even if cer­tain plug-in features are disabled. This ensures there will always be enough
DSP if those features are later enabled, or when automating parameters that
affect the DSP load.

Disabling LoadLock increases available UAD-2 DSP by turning off unused fea­tures in certain plug-ins, but may cause problems with previously saved ses­sions that had all plug-in features enabled, or when automating parameters
that affect the DSP load.

Enabling DSP LoadLock is recommended for optimum performance. Disable
LoadLock when you need to squeeze in that extra bit of DSP resources.

UAD-2 Extra Buffering

Extra Buffering adds an additional 64 samples of buff-

ering for increased host application compatibility. Ap­plications that are known to require Extra Buffering include Sony Vegas,
Acid, and Soundforge, and Sonar Cakewalk.

In other hosts, you can disable this mode to reduce latency. If your application
is incompatible with reduced latency when Extra Buffering is off, a dialog will
be displayed indicating that Extra Buffering is required.

UAD-1 PCI Settings in this area apply to the UAD-1 card only. If no UAD-1 card(s) are in-

stalled, these settings are not displayed.

MIN_GNT MIN_GNT is a low-level system setting that affects PCI bandwidth. If you are

experiencing crackles or dropouts, our technical support team may recom­mend a different value. Clicking the Reset button sets the value to 64, which
is recommended for most systems.

Important: System performance can be adversely affected by changing this

value. MIN_GNT does NOT affect audio latency in any way!

AMD-8131 Mode

If your computer uses the AMD-8131 PCI controller chipset, check the
“AMD-8131 Compatible” box. This will improve UAD performance on these
systems. For the new setting to take affect, you must reset the audio interface
using one of the following methods:

•Close the re-open the session

•Stop then restart the audio engine

•Modify or reset the audio device settings

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AMD-8131 Compatible Mode is only required when the card is attached di­rectly to an AMD-8131 PCI bus. If the UAD is in an external PCI expansion
chassis, this mode should be disabled (unchecked).

Important: Do not enable AMD-8131 Mode unless your computer uses this

PCI controller chipset, or performance may be compromised.

Macintosh G5 Systems

The AMD-8131 chipset is used in most Macintosh G5 systems. The UAD soft­ware automatically determines when it is running on a G5 with AMD-8131
and sets the mode appropriately. If the UAD is in an external PCI expansion
chassis, AMD-8131 mode should be unchecked.

Host Compatibility

Windows Enable CPU Optimization

When this setting is enabled, host CPU usage is significantly reduced, partic­ularly when running larger numbers of plug-ins and/or small buffer sizes. In­cidents of host CPU overloads with high graphical activity are also signifi­cantly reduced.

The default value is ON. We recommend leaving this setting enabled on all
Windows systems.

Important: If UAD-2 plug-ins are already loaded when the setting is

changed, the host application must be restarted for the change to take effect.

Note: Due to differing architectures, this mode is not available with UAD-1.

Windows Sonar Compatibility Mode

Tick the Sonar Compatibility Mode checkbox to improve UAD-1 plug-in per­formance when used with Cakewalk Sonar. This mode should be disabled
when using different hosts, otherwise audio degradation could occur.

Macintosh Release all DSP resources on Audio Unit bypass

Some Audio Unit hosts dynamically bypass plug-ins when they are not being
used during playback, for example when no audio is present at the current
playback position. During this dynamic bypassing, UAD plug-ins stay loaded
on the card, which reduces glitches in playback.

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Checking the “Release all DSP resources on AudioUnit bypass” option will un­load UAD plug-ins from the card during dynamic bypassing. When the option
is checked, UAD DSP usage may be reduced during dynamic bypassing, but
the possibility of glitching during playback is increased.

Note: This setting affects the Audio Units platform only.

Macintosh Force Logic to use “live mode” for tracks with UAD-1 plug-ins

When UAD-1 plug-ins and Logic 7.2.1 (and higher) are used together and
this setting is checked, all Logic tracks with UAD-1 plug-ins are forced into
“Live Mode” and latency is reduced. Reduced latency is useful for tracking
when Logic's Software Monitoring feature is active.

When Live Mode is active, UAD-1 latency is twice the hardware I/O buffer
size. In Logic versions prior to 7.2.1 (and later versions when live mode is dis­abled), UAD-1 latency is determined by the larger of the hardware I/O buffer
size and the Process Buffer Range setting within Logic. Since the minimum Pro­cess Buffer Range setting (“Small”) in Logic 7 corresponds to 512 samples,
this means the minimum possible UAD-1 latency is 1024 samples (the current
latency is displayed in the UAD Meter System Information panel) when Live
Mode is inactive.

User Interface Settings

Note: On multi-processor machines Live Mode forces all plug-ins on tracks

with UAD-1 plug-ins (and any aux/buses fed by those tracks) to run on one
processor only. To allow host plug-ins to run on all processors under these
conditions, deactivate this setting.

Controls Mode

This setting determines how UAD Powered Plug-In parameter knobs respond
to adjustment. Three control modes are offered: Circular, Relative Circular,
and Linear. Select the desired mode from the drop menu.

Note: To increase resolution when in adjusting rotary controls in circular and

relative circular modes, increase the radius of the mouse relative to the knob
while dragging (i.e. move the mouse farther away from the knob while drag­ging in a circular motion).

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Linear (slider)

In Linear mode, the knob is adjusted by dragging horizontally or vertically
instead of by rotating. This behavior is similar to moving a physical fader.

Circular (jump)

In Circular mode, the software knobs behave similar to physical rotary knobs.
Values are changed by clicking on the knob then rotating in a circular direc­tion. When the edge of the knob is clicked, the parameter value jumps to the
mouse position.

Relative Circular (grab)

Relative Circular mode operates similar to Circular mode, but the knob value
does not jump to the mouse position when clicked. Instead, the knob value is
modified relative to its original value.

In this mode you can click anywhere on the knob to make an adjustment orig­inating at the original value. You don’t have to click on the current knob po­sition.

Use Host Mode

When Use Host Mode is checked, the control mode set within the host appli­cation preferences is used if this feature is supported by the host. This setting
forces the host to override the control mode set in the UAD user interface set­tings.

Note: When Use Host Mode is checked, the UAD Meter user interface set-

tings have no effect unless control mode is NOT supported by the host.

Macintosh Toggle initial value modifier

Holding the specified modifier key while clicking a parameter control will tog­gle between the value of the control when the editor was opened and its last
edited value. This feature is not supported under Windows.

This parameter also affects the “select + click” modifier. For a complete list of
keyboard shortcuts, see “Shortcuts” on page 85.

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Info Display This area displays helpful text about parameters in the Configuration panel.

Hover the mouse over a Configuration setting to view the text.

Help & Support Panel

The Help & Support panel (Figure 13 on page 77) contains numerous helpful
weblinks to help you get the most out your UAD Powered Plug-Ins experience.

The button names are self-explanatory. Click a button to launch the URL in
your default web browser (you must be connected to the internet to launch the
web pages). If the UAD computer isn’t online, most of the information is in the
manual you’re reading now; find it in Table of Contents, Index, or search.

“View User Manual” is the only button that doesn’t link to the internet. Instead,
licking this button opens the UAD User Manual (the file you’re reading now).

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Figure 13. The UAD System Help & Support panel

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CHAPTER 7

Using UAD Powered Plug-Ins

Overview

Once the UAD card(s) and Powered Plug-Ins have been properly installed, the
UAD Powered Plug-Ins are accessed and used just like any host-based plug­in. All UAD Powered Plug-Ins can run concurrently with each other and with
host-based plug-ins simultaneously, in any combination.

Most UAD Powered Plug-Ins support up to 32-bit, 192 kHz operation (excep­tions: EMT 140, Precision Multiband, Nigel, Roland RE-201, Neve
1073SE/1081SE/33609, and Moog Multimode Filter cannot run at 176.4
kHz and above on UAD-1). Resolution is limited only the by resolution of the
host application. Please note that Powered Plug-Ins running at 96 kHz use
twice as much UAD DSP resources than those used at 48kHz, and so forth.

Launching a UAD Powered Plug-In

Each host application has its own particular methods for instantiating (launch­ing) a plug-in. Consult the host application documentation for specific instruc­tions on loading and using plug-ins with the application.

Cubase SX & Nuendo SX

Figure 14. Launching a UAD Powered Plug-In in Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo

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Logic Pro

Figure 15. Launching a UAD Powered Plug-In in Apple Logic Pro

The UAD Plug-In Window

A typical UAD Powered Plug-In window is shown in Figure 16. The graphical
user interface (GUI) typically contains several control parameters, for modify­ing the behavior of the plug-in, and display elements such as meters, for visual
feedback. The UAD Toolbar is also displayed.

Typical interactive control parameters

UAD Toolbar (common to all UAD plug-ins)

Figure 16. A typical UAD plug-in window

Display-only element (not a control parameter)

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Controls View Some host applications have an alternate plug-in display mode feature called

Controls View, Parameter Mode, or similar nomenclature. This mode typically
displays the control parameters as a list with simple sliders, switches, and
menus (the appearance is controlled by the host), which some users prefer.
Consult the host documentation for how to display this view.

Figure 17. A UAD plug-in showing controls view

UAD Toolbar

Below every UAD Powered Plug-In (when displayed in normal GUI view) is the
UAD Toolbar (Figure 18). The Toolbar has several useful features that make
using UAD plug-ins more convenient.

Settings drop-menu

Card that plug-in

is running on

Figure 18. Anatomy of the UAD Toolbar

LiveTrack switch

Status indicator

Help drop-menu

Buy plug-in button

Card Indicator The text at the left of the Toolbar indicates which UAD card

the plug-in is running on, either UAD-1 or UAD-2. If both
cards are installed, you can specify which card the plug-in
runs on (see “Run On Menu” on page 69).

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Settings Menu The Settings menu provides a convenient way to manage

your UAD plug-in parameter settings. To select the func­tions, click the folder icon in the Toolbar, then select an ac­tion from the drop-menu that appears.

The Settings load/save feature supports presets but not
banks. To load and save banks, use the host’s bank management feature (if
available).

Note: UAD plug-in settings are saved within a project session file by the host

software, and settings are recalled when the project file is loaded. This occurs
automatically without using the preset load/save feature.

Preset/Settings Compatibility

Load/Save Preset

Load/save and copy/paste of parameter values between the same UAD plug­in type is supported. You can also load/save/copy/paste between “SE” and
“full” plug-ins of the same type, for example between UAD Neve 33609 and
UAD Neve 33609SE when you need to squeeze out a bit more DSP perfor­mance without losing your settings.

Preset Families

Functions in the menu are also supported between “family” based plug-ins.
For example, preset load/save and settings copy/paste are all interchange­able within the UAD CS-1 family, which includes CS-1, DM-1, DM-1L, EX-1,
and RS-1. The Nigel family can share presets and settings as well.

When the Load Preset or Save Preset function is selected, the standard oper­ating system load/save file dialogs are presented. Preset files can then be
loaded (if the plug-in is the same type), or saved to any disk location.

Default Preset Locations

When the load/save functions are used, the OS load/save file dialogs de­fault to the standard UAD preset location. Although UAD presets can be
loaded from (and saved to) any disk location, using the default location is a
convenient method to organize all your presets in one location.

When saving, the Presets folder is created if it doesn’t already exist. A sub­folder with the UAD plug-in name is also created, so presets for the same plug­in are all in the same folder. When loading presets, the open file dialog looks
inside the subfolder for that plug-in.

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Windows The default preset location is inside the Presets folder, which is created within

the folder specified during software installation. For example, if the default lo­cation was selected when running the installer, the location would be:

• C:\Program Files\Universal Audio\Powered Plugins\Presets

Note: This default location can be changed during installation; the new lo-

cation will be remembered as the default.

Macintosh On Mac OS X systems, the default preset location is:

• Startup Disk/Library/Application Support/Universal Audio/Presets

Copy/Paste Settings

Settings can copied and pasted directly between
UAD plug-ins (within the compatibility guidelines)
without using the interim step of creating a preset
file.

To copy/paste settings between UAD plug-ins, select Copy Settings from the
drop-menu of the source plug-in, then select Paste Settings from the drop-menu
of the destination plug-in.

Note: If the menu displays “Cannot Paste Settings” then settings were not

copied first, or the paste destination is an incompatible plug-in.

LiveTrack Mode

Overview 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.

Note: Due to differing architectures, this mode is not available with UAD-1.

Reduced latency in LiveTrack Mode is accomplished by circumventing the
standard buffering processes. Normally, UAD-2 signal data is buffered at the
audio interface I/O sample buffer size (such as 128, 512, or 1024 samples)
which results in a processing delay.

In LiveTrack Mode, UAD-2 signal data is transferred and processed “immedi­ately” instead of being buffered, resulting in reduced latency.

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Increased Host Loading using LiveTrack

When LiveTrack is active, host CPU loading increases. The host load is di­rectly proportional to the DSP load of the UAD plug-in(s) in LiveTrack mode,
however host CPU is never used for Powered Plug-in processing.

Extra Latency using LiveTrack

When extra buffering is enabled (page 72) or when upsampled UAD plug-ins
(page 101) are used with LiveTrack, latency is increased. Extra buffering
adds 64 samples, and each upsampled plug-in using LiveTrack adds the
value from Table 7 on page 102.

Note: For more detailed information about latency and buffers, see

Chapter 9, “UAD Delay Compensation”.

LiveTrack Activation

To activate LiveTrack Mode, click the microphone icon in the UAD­2 Toolbar. The mode is active when the mic icon is red.

LiveTrack Mode can be activated simultaneously on multiple UAD-2 plug-ins.
However, host system CPU loads will increase with each LiveTrack Mode in­stance.

Status Indicator The Status indicator (see Figure 18 on page 80) displays information about

the current state of the plug-in. Each state is described below.

Start Demo

When “START DEMO” is displayed, the 14-day trial period

for the particular plug-in has never been activated. Clicking
this button will start the demonstration period (you can also start the demo in
the Control Panel’s Plug-In Status column (page 67).

Demo Active

After starting the demo, and when the plug-in is still within
the active 14-day trial period, the number of days remain-

ing in demo mode is displayed here.

Important: The 14 day demo period can only be activated once, and can-

not be stopped or restarted during this period! We recommend you do not ac­tivate demo mode until you have the opportunity to thoroughly check out its
sound and functionality. See “Demo Mode” on page 50 for more informa­tion.

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Disabled

When “DISABLED” is displayed in red, the plug-in will not pro­cess audio. This can occur in two situations; either the demo pe­riod has expired (click the Buy button!), or the UAD DSP is over-

loaded and there are not enough card resources to run the plug-in.

Status Blank

When no text is displayed in the Status area, the plug-in is fully authorized (li­censed) and operating normally. In this state, the Buy button is not displayed.

Buy Button When the plug-in is not fully licensed, the Buy button is displayed. If

the computer is connected to the internet, clicking Buy links to the UA
online store so you can purchase the license. See “UA Online Store” on

page 51 for purchasing details.

Help Menu The Help drop-menu contains a couple handy shortcuts for your

convenience. To select the shortcuts, click the “question” icon in
the Toolbar, then a shortcut from the drop-menu that appears.

Select “Manual” to open the UADManual.pdf (the file you are reading now).
Select “Web Info” to visit the product pages for the plug-in on our website (re­quires internet connection).

Adjusting Parameters

The parameter settings for each of the UAD Powered Plug-Ins can be adjusted
to achieve a desired effect. Parameter values are easily modified by dragging
sliders, rotating knobs, clicking switches and buttons, or by selecting values in
a drop-menu. The functions of all parameters are detailed in later chapters.

The parameter adjustment style can be Circular, Relative Circular, or Linear.
For more information, see “User Interface Settings” on page 74.

Note: To increase resolution when adjusting rotary controls in circular and

relative circular modes, increase the radius of the mouse relative to the knob
while dragging (i.e. move the mouse farther away from the knob while drag­ging).

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Text Entry Parameter values can be modified directly with text entry. To enter a param-

eter value using text entry, single-click the parameter value text. The text value
will highlight, indicating it is ready to receive a new value. Type in a new
value, then press Return, Enter, or Tab, or click outside of the text box. Press
Esc if you want to revert to the prior setting without entering the new value.

Values entered via text entry are rounded to the closest significant digit. If an
entered value is out of range, it will be ignored.

To enter time values, the units must be specified. m =milliseconds, and s = sec­onds. Examples: 400 milliseconds = .400s or 400m; 1.5 seconds = 1.5s or
1500m.

Scroll Wheel If your mouse has a scroll wheel, it can be used to adjust knob and slider con-

trols if the host application supports this functionality. Place the mouse cursor
over any knob or slider control to increment or decrement the parameter value
with the scroll wheel.

Keyboard
Control

(Macintosh)

Shortcuts

If you control-click a control it selects that control for keyboard control. This is
useful for when you're in circular mode, and you want to fine-adjust a control.
Normally, clicking on a control in this mode makes the value jump to where
you clicked. Control-clicking will select the control so that you can use the key­board to adjust it, without making its value jump first.

Table 3 on page 86 lists the keyboard shortcuts that are available for modi-

fying parameter values. When using keyboard shortcuts, the last edited con­trol will be modified (or, on Macintosh, you can use control-click to select a
different control as the target for keyboard shortcuts without changing the con­trol's value).

Note: Not all host applications support sending keystrokes to plug-ins.

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Table 3. Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard Action: Result:

Control + Click Parameter (Macintosh only) Select parameter for keyboard control

(without changing its value)

Shift + Drag Fine Control

UpArrow
RightArrow
Shift + PageUp

DownArrow
LeftArrow
Shift + PageDown

Shift + UpArrow
Shift + RightArrow
PageUp

Shift + DownArrow
Shift + LeftArrow
PageDown

Home Maximum

End Minimum

Control + Click parameter (Windows)
Modifier* + Click parameter (Macintosh)
(*Modifier key set in Configuration Window)

Control + Shift + Click parameter (Windows)
Modifier* + Shift + Click parameter (Mac)
(*Modifier key set in Configuration Window)

Increment Fine

Decrement Fine

Increment Coarse

Decrement Coarse

Toggle initial editor setting (the value when the
editor window was last opened)

Revert to initial editor setting (the value when the
editor window was last opened)

DSP Loading Information

The UAD cards feature either one (UAD-1 & UAD-2 Solo), two (UAD-2 Duo),
or four (UAD-2 Quad) on-board DSP chips for processing Powered Plug-Ins.

In UAD-1-only systems, when there is more than one UAD-1 in the system, the
UAD-1 card that has the lowest resource usage will receive the next Powered
Plug-In load. Note that an individual UAD-1 plug-in cannot be split across two
(or more) UAD-1 processors.

For example, let’s say you have a two UAD-1 cards installed, the UAD Meter
displays 90%, you load another UAD plug-in that requires 6% DSP, yet you
get a “plug-in unable to load” message. This would occur if both cards are al­ready at 95% (the meter shows the total available DSP, not the per-card DSP),
so a 6% plug-in can’t load.

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Multi-DSP UAD-2 systems use significantly enhanced load balancing routines.
UAD-2 plug-ins are always allocated as efficiently as possible, which is not
necessarily on the DSP with the lowest resource usage.

More Loading Notes

• UAD DSP usage is proportional to the host application sample rate and sys-

tem PCI/PCIe bus speed. Therefore, more plug-ins can be used simulta­neously in a 44.1K session than in a 96K session, and likewise a higher
speed bus will use less DSP load than a slower bus.

• Bypassing individual components will conserve DSP on some UAD plug-ins.

For example, bypassing the compressor in the EX-1 when only the EQ is in
use, and/or bypassing any of the unused bands of the EX-1 EQ will use less
UAD DSP.

• The UAD DSP resources required by each successive UAD Powered Plug-In

instance will slightly decrease.

• A chart showing expected plug-in counts can be found on our website:

http://www.uaudio.com/support/software/UAD/charts.html

Host CPU Loads • The host system memory and CPU are never used for Powered Plug-Ins pro-

cessing. However, there will always be a small amount of load on the host
CPU induced by data transfers and user interface operations. This is un­avoidable when using any DSP card.

Automation

• When LiveTrack Mode is active, host CPU load is increased. See “LiveTrack

Mode” on page 82 for details.

Every UAD Powered Plug-In parameter can be automated if this feature is sup­ported by the host application. Each host application has its own particular
methods for automation. Consult the host application documentation for spe­cific instructions on using automation with the application.

UAD Powered Plug-Ins reduce their DSP load when bypassed or disabled, but
not their memory load. This feature allows for automatable load balancing of
DSP power, and keeps the track delay constant to avoid on/off clicks.

Note: If there is not enough DSP available when automating, the plug-in may

not turn on. When this occurs, “DISABLED” is displayed in the UAD Toolbar.

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External MIDI Control

UAD Powered Plug-In parameters can be controlled by an external MIDI con­troller, if this feature is supported by the host application. Each host applica­tion has its own particular methods for external MIDI control. Consult the host
application documentation for specific instructions on using external MIDI
control with the application.

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CHAPTER 8

Tempo Sync

Overview

The time-based parameters of several UAD Powered Plug-Ins can be synchro­nized to the tempo of the host application using the Tempo Sync feature.

When Tempo Sync is activated, the time-based parameters that are available
for synchronization are changed to note duration values, and will sync to the
tempo of the host application using the displayed note value.

Figure 19. The Tempo Sync feature within UAD DM-1L

Note: Not all host applications support Tempo Sync. In such hosts, the tempo

sync features will not function.

Tempo Sync Plug-Ins

Tempo Sync is supported in the UAD plug-ins listed in Table 4.

Table 4. UAD Plug-Ins with Tempo Synchronization

UAD Roland RE-201 UAD Nigel

UAD CS-1 UAD Phasor

UAD DM-1 UAD ModFilter

UAD DM-1L UAD TremModEcho

UAD RS-1 UAD Tremolo Fade

UAD Moog Filter UAD Moog Filter SE

UAD Cooper Time Cube UAD EP-34

Sync Activation To activate Tempo Sync, click the “Sync” button within the plug-in interface.

The Sync button “LED” will illuminate and the time parameters will change
from a time-based display to a note value (see Figure 19).

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Note: When Tempo Sync is activated, the plug-in will automatically switch

the time or rate parameter(s) to the nearest available note value(s) given the
range of the parameter in question and the current tempo.

Available Note Values

The note values that are available for selection are listed in Table 5 on

page 90. The values are listed in musical notation as a division of measures.

For example 1/4 = one quarter note, 1/1 = one whole note, 4/1 = four
whole notes, and so forth.

The available note values were chosen to allow syncing to tempo in odd time
signatures as well the common 4/4 time signature.

LFO rate parameters have their note values listed from longest to shortest,
since long note values correspond to slow LFO rates.

Table 5. Tempo Sync available note values

1/64D*
1/64
1/32T
1/32
1/16T
1/32D
1/16
1/8T
1/16D

1/8
5/32*
1/4T
1/8D
1/4
5/16
1/2T
1/4D
1/2

5/8
1/1T
1/2D
1/1
5/4
1/1D
7/4
2/1
3/1

4/1
5/1
6/1
8/1
9/1
12/1
16/1

D = Dotted

T= Triplet

* = RE-201 only

A quarter note is always a quarter note, independent of the time signature. In
different time signatures a quarter note can represent different numbers of mu­sical beats (e.g. 6/8 ) or different fractions of a bar (e.g. 5/4). For example,
say the time signature is 6/8 and the delay time tempo sync note value is
1/4. If a sound occurs on beat one of the measure then its delay will occur on
beat 3, which is 1/4 note (i.e. two 8th notes) later.

Note: The “beat” value in a sequencer's BPM tempo setting always refers to

a quarter note, independent of time signature.

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Range Limits

Entering Values

Some parameters in Tempo Sync mode cannot access the entire note value
range in Table 4, because their maximum values would always be out of
range above certain note values (assuming a maximum usable tempo of 300
BPM; 250BPM for Roland RE-201). These parameter limits are:

• DM-1, RS-1 time – 300ms: maximum 1/4D

• DM-1L time – 2400ms: maximum 3/1

• Nigel Echo time – 1200ms: maximum 1/1D

• Nigel Tremolo fade in/onset – 4000ms: maximum 5/1

• Roland RE-201 Head 1 range: 5/32 – 1/64

• Roland RE-201 Head 2 range: 1/4 – 1/32

• Roland RE-201 Head 3 range: 1/2T – 1/32D

In addition to adjusting the parameter knob, the two following methods can
be used for entering Tempo Sync values.

Arrow Keys

After clicking the parameter to select it, the arrow keys can be used to scroll
through available note values.

Text Entry

Direct text entry is also available (see “Text Entry” on page 85). Any notation
values can be entered (fraction or decimal), and the values are automatically
converted to the nearest appropriate setting.

For example: If 3/4 or 6/8 is entered using text entry, 1/2D is displayed be­cause a dotted half note equals three quarter notes, which is the duration of
one measure in a time signature of 3/4 or 6/8. If 12/8 is entered with text
entry, 1/1D is displayed because a dotted whole note equals six quarter
notes, which is the duration of one measure in a time signature of 12/8 (or
two measures in a time signature of 3/4 or 6/8).

This means you can create a tempo sync duration of one measure for any time
signature by simply typing in the time signature (assuming there is a match in
the beat table).

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Similarly, if 1/12 is entered with text entry, 1/8T is displayed because an
eighth note triplet is equivalent to one-twelfth of a measure (if in 4/4 time).

Out of range

When a parameter note value is out of range of the current tempo note value,
the note value is displayed in parentheses on a red background (Figure 20).

Figure 20. Tempo Sync note value display

Modes with Tempo Sync

The UAD DM-1 and UAD DM-1L plug-ins (and DM-1 within CS-1) have a
Mode menu (see “Mode Pop-up Menu” on page 214) that switches the plug­in operation between delay, chorus, and flanger mode. In these plug-ins,
when the Mode is set to DualDelay and PingPong, the delay Time and mod­ulation Rate parameters are simultaneously available for Tempo Sync.

However, when the plug-in is set to a Chorus or Flanger mode, only the Rate
is available for Tempo Sync. This enables the more typical and musical cho­rus/flange effect by only syncing the modulation Rate to the tempo while the
delay time remains constant.

In UAD Nigel (and the submodules within Nigel), there are several ModFilter
modes that cannot be tempo-synchronized. Additionally, ModDelay does not
sync to tempo when the LFO is set to one of the “Trem” types. In these cases,
the Sync enable switch is greyed out and cannot be enabled.

Additionally, the UAD Nigel/TremFade Fade In and Onset parameters have
a setting of “None” which allows you to set these parameters to the corre­sponding normal “None” value when in Tempo Sync mode. The Rate param­eter has an “Off” setting which corresponds to a normal value of 0 Hz.

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Roland RE-201 Sync

ships. Values that are imprecise approximations (but are within the available
delay time range) are displayed with a “+” or “–” symbol. The leading head
in the current mode is accurately synced; the other values are based on the
fixed tape head relationship. Note that when a parameter note value is out of
range of the current tempo note value, the note value flashes (instead of in pa­rentheses on a red background as in Figure 20).

When the RE-201is in Tempo Sync
mode, note values can be imprecise
due to the fixed tape head relation-

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CHAPTER 9

UAD Delay Compensation

Latency & Delay Compensation

When UAD Powered Plug-Ins are used, audio data to be processed by a Pow­ered Plug-In is sent by the host application to the UAD card. The audio is then
processed by the UAD card and sent back to the host application. This back­and-forth shuffling of audio data is called “buffering” and it produces a la­tency (delay) in the audio signal being processed.

Latency is inherent in digital audio systems and it can be detected in certain
situations. Latency time in a DAW is usually determined by the sample rate
and audio I/O interface device driver buffer size settings.

If this latency is not compensated, the processed audio will not be perfectly
synchronized with unprocessed audio. Fortunately, most audio plug-in host
applications automatically compensate for this latency when plug-ins are
used on track inserts by simply turning on the “Plug-in Delay Compensation”
(PDC) or similar Preferences setting. Many hosts even provide “Full Plug-in De­lay Compensation” throughout the entire signal path, including sends,
groups, and buses.

UAD latency and plug-in delay compensation is managed automatically by
host applications that implement plug-in delay compensation. Additionally,
latency can be reduced to undetectable levels in the UAD-2 by bypassing host
buffering altogether (see “LiveTrack Mode” on page 82).

Host PDC Implementation

Table 6 on page 95 lists the current implementation of plug-in delay compen-

sation in the officially supported UAD host applications. The displayed ver­sion number is the version in which PDC was implemented; higher versions
also have PDC.

Important: Delay compensation is fully automatic and requires no user in-

tervention when UAD Powered Plug-Ins are used in hosts that support “Full
plug-in Delay Compensation.”

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Table 6. Host Application plug-in delay compensation Implementations

Full PDC Platform Partial PDC Platform

Steinberg Cubase SX 2 Win / Mac Logic 5, 6, 7.0 Win / Mac

Steinberg Nuendo 2 Win / Mac

Steinberg Wavelab 6 Windows No PDC

Sony Vegas 6 Windows Digidesign Pro Tools LE Win / Mac

Sony ACID Pro 5 Windows Image-Line FL Studio Windows

Sony Sound Forge 8 Windows Celemony Melodyne Win / Mac

Ableton Live 5 Win / Mac Tascam GigaStudio 3 Windows

Cakewalk Sonar 5 Windows MOTU Digital Performer 4.12 Macintosh

Magix Samplitude 7 Windows BIAS Peak 4 Macintosh

Mackie Tracktion Windows Apple Waveburner Macintosh

Adobe Audition 2 Windows Apple Garageband Macintosh

Apple Logic 7.1 Macintosh Apple Soundtrack Macintosh

MOTU Digital Performer 4.5 Macintosh Apple Final Cut Pro Macintosh

Pro Tools TDM HD 6.7* Macintosh

BIAS Peak 5 Macintosh *Limited PDC; maximum compensation is

Spark XL 2.8 Macintosh

Audiofile Wave Editor 1.3 Macintosh

4096 samples

Important: The following sections about delay compensation apply only

when using hosts that do NOT implement full plug-in delay compensation!

Depending on the host application implementation, the delay compensation
feature may not provide automatic compensation when UAD Powered Plug­Ins are inserted on sends, groups, or buses. In this situation, the solution is to
use the UAD Delay Compensator plug-in (“UAD Delay Compensator” on

page 96).

UAD Delay Compensator should not be used in situations where the host ap­plication provides delay compensation automatically, such as on track in­serts. Some host applications provide fully automatic delay compensation
throughout the entire signal path. UAD DelayComp is not needed at all in
such hosts (see Table 6).

These explanations of delay compensation apply primarily to playback only.
For more information about using UAD Powered Plug-Ins for live performance
and during recording, see “Live Processing” on page 105.

For information about using UAD Powered Plug-Ins on audio tracks while si­multaneously running MIDI tracks, see “Live Processing” on page 105.

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Host Application Settings

For optimum results, the “Plug-in Delay Compensation” option setting should
be enabled in the host application. This will provide automatic latency com­pensation when UAD plug-ins are used on track inserts (and
sends/groups/buses if full compensation is supported), so the UAD Delay­Comp will not have to be used. This option is usually found in the audio or
plug-in preferences window. The specific location of the setting for this option
within some popular applications is as follows:

• Cubase 5.x: Options Menu>Audio Setup>System...

• Nuendo 1.x, Cubase SX 1.x: File Menu>Preferences>VST

• Cubase SX 2/3, Nuendo 2/3: Always on.

(Steinberg’s Constrain Delay Compensation feature can be used to disable
delay compensation on individual plug-ins: Devices Menu>Plug-in Informa­tion)

• Emagic Logic Audio (PC): Options Menu>Preferences>Audio Preferences...

• Apple Logic Pro: Preferences>Audio...

• MOTU Digital Performer 4.5+: Setup menu>Configure Audio System>Con-

figure Studio Settings...

• Cakewalk Sonar, Sony applications, Mackie Tracktion: Automatic.

(No preference for enabling/disabling other than turning off or removing
plug-ins that require delay compensation.

• Samplitude: Options Menu>Project Properties>Mixer Setup...

(Project independent; session file must be open to configure)

• Ableton Live: Options>Delay Compensation

UAD Delay Compensator

The UAD Delay Compensator (DelayComp for short) is a simple plug-in which
can be used to synchronize unprocessed tracks with those that are processed
by UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It provides a mechanism of delay compensation for
situations when the host application does not implement automatic plug-in la­tency compensation, such as on sends, groups, and buses (see Table 6 on

page 95).

Figure 21. The UAD Delay Compensator plug-in window

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The UAD Delay Compensator acts as a dummy UAD Powered Plug-In, auto­matically introducing the necessary amount of latency for tracks which are
NOT processed by UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It requires no DSP from the UAD
card and allows you specify the number of UAD Powered Plug-Ins instances
you wish to compensate.

When to use DelayComp

UAD DelayComp should be used whenever unprocessed audio tracks are
played alongside audio tracks that are assigned to a send/group/bus that is
using a UAD plug-in(s). In this scenario, inserting a UAD DelayComp plug-in
on the UNPROCESSED track(s) will automatically re-synchronize the audio.

Virtual Instruments

Cubase and Nuendo currently do not automatically compensate for latency
on MIDI virtual instrument (VSTi) tracks. Therefore, UAD DelayComp should
also be used on non-VSTi tracks when VSTi’s are in use.

Note: Check out our UAD DelayComp Examples on the UAD Powered Plug-

Ins CD-ROM (or download them from our website) for “real-world” examples
formatted for several popular host applications.

Plugs Parameter The DelayComp Plugs parameter value to be used on an unprocessed track or

tracks is simply the number of UAD Powered Plug-Ins that are being used in se­quence on the send, group, or bus.

For example, if three separate sends are used and each send has one in­stance of UAD plug-ins, the Delay Compensator Plugs value for the unproc­essed tracks would be one. However, if one send/group/bus is used that has
three instances of UAD Powered Plug-Ins stacked up, the Delay Compensator
Plugs value for the dry tracks would be three.

Note: The Delay Compensator “Plugs” value matches the total of UAD Pow-

ered Plug-Ins used serially (stacked one above another in series), NOT the to­tal number of UAD Powered Plug-Ins used.

Samples parameter

The Samples parameter shifts the audio with single-sample accuracy in either
direction. It is provided mainly for compensation of the upsampled UAD plug­ins (see “Compensating Upsampled Plug-Ins” on page 101). However, it can
be used anytime minute shifting of audio is desired. Audio can be shifted up
to 128 samples in either direction.

The keyboard shortcuts PageUp/PageDown and Shift+Arrow automatically
add shift the Samples value in 13-sample increments.

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Grouping Tracks Requiring DelayComp

The UAD DelayComp plug-in is generally used on track inserts. However,
when many tracks require delay compensation, instead of placing individual
Delay Compensator plug-ins on each track you may find it easier to send the
output of each unprocessed tracks to a bus or group. Then simply put one
UAD Delay Compensator on that bus or group.

DelayComp Examples

Important: Delay compensation is fully automatic and requires no user in-

tervention when UAD Powered Plug-Ins are used in hosts that support full plug­in delay compensation. See “Host PDC Implementation” on page 94.

Insert Situation: You have a song with bass, drums, and guitar. You want a room

simulator on the guitar so you put an RS-1 on an insert of the guitar track. Re­sult: All tracks are perfectly aligned.

Solution: None needed. Delay compensation on track inserts is handled au­tomatically by most host applications.

Send Situation: You have a song with bass, drums, guitar, and 2 vocal tracks. You

want a fantastic reverb on the vocals so you send both vocal tracks to the UAD
RealVerb Pro via an effect send. Result: The RealVerb Pro effect return plays
late in relation to the dry tracks.

Solution: Send the output of all the tracks (including the dry vocal tracks but
NOT the RealVerb Pro return) to a different send/group/bus and put one
UAD DelayComp with a Plugs value of 1 on this send/group/bus that con­tains the dry tracks. Keep the Sample value at zero.

Group/Bus Situation: You have a song with bass, drums, guitar, and 2 vocal tracks. You

want a smoother vocal blend so you put both vocal tracks on a group/bus for
compression with the infamous LA2A. Result: The vocal tracks play late in re­lation to the instrument tracks.

Solution: Send the output of the unprocessed instrument tracks (but not the vo­cal tracks or LA2A return) to a different group/bus and put one DelayComp
with a Plugs value of 1 on this group/bus that contains the unprocessed
tracks. Keep the Sample value at zero.

Note: Check out our UAD DelayComp Examples on the UAD Powered Plug-

Ins CD-ROM (or download them from our website) for “real-world” examples
formatted for several popular host applications.

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UAD Track Advance

Overview The previous discussions on delay compensation (see “Latency & Delay Com-

pensation” on page 94) apply mainly when using only audio tracks. When

MIDI tracks are played simultaneously alongside audio tracks, a different (but
related) synchronization issue can arise.

Let’s say you have a MIDI track and an audio track with a UAD plug-in on the
audio track insert. In this scenario, the host application will automatically
compensate for latency and no use of the UAD DelayComp or UAD Track Ad­vance is required.

However, if the audio track is sent to a send/group/bus and that
send/group/bus has a UAD plug-in on it, the audio track will be delayed in
relation to the MIDI track because the host does not compensate for latency
automatically on groups/buses (unless full-path latency compensation is im­plemented in the host). If the MIDI track was an audio track, you would use the
UAD DelayComp on it to compensate for the latency. But you can’t put a UAD
DelayComp on a MIDI track, so what to do?

When to use TrackAdv

Enter the UAD Track Advance plug-in (TrackAdv for short). It operates just like
the DelayComp plug-in, but backwards. Instead of delaying unprocessed
tracks, it shifts them forward. It does this by reporting to the host application
that a track has a UAD plug-in on it, so the host compensates for the latency.
However, the track audio is not actually processed by the UAD so the net re­sult is that the audio plays early.

Figure 22. The UAD Track Advance plug-in window

Note: The Track Advance plug-in only works in hosts that support partial

(track inserts only) automatic delay compensation.

UAD TrackAdv should be used whenever MIDI tracks are played alongside
audio tracks that are assigned to a send/group/bus that is using UAD plug­in(s).

Important: UAD TrackAdv should not be used in host applications that pro-

vide full PDC throughout the entire signal path. TrackAdv or DelayComp is not
needed at all in such hosts. See “Host PDC Implementation” on page 94.

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How to use TrackAdv

UAD TrackAdv is designed to be used on audio track inserts of tracks that are
assigned to a send/group/bus that has one or more UAD plug-ins applied.
By first advancing the audio with TrackAdv on the track insert then processing
the same track on a send/group/bus that has a UAD plug-in, the “net latency
result” is zero and the audio will be perfectly aligned with the MIDI tracks.

Plugs parameter The TrackAdv Plugs parameter value to be used on a track insert is simply the

number of UAD plug-ins that are being used in sequence on the send, group,
or bus that the track is assigned to.

For example, if three separate sends are used and each send return has one
instance of UAD plug-ins, the TrackAdv plug-in value for the audio tracks in­sert would be one. However, if one send/group/bus is used that has three in­stances of UAD Powered Plug-Ins stacked up, the TrackAdv Plugs value for the
tracks inserts would be three.

Note: The TrackAdv “Plugs” value on the track insert matches the total of

UAD Powered Plug-Ins used serially (stacked one above another in series) on
the send/group/bus that the track is assigned to, NOT the total number of
UAD Powered Plug-Ins used.

Samples parameter

The Samples parameter shifts the audio with single-sample accuracy in either
direction. It is provided mainly for compensation of the upsampled UAD plug­ins (“Compensating Upsampled Plug-Ins” on page 101). However, it can be
used anytime minute shifting of audio is desired. Audio can be shifted up to
128 samples in either direction.

Note: The keyboard shortcuts PageUp/PageDown and Shift+Arrow auto-

matically add the 13-sample Pultec value for your convenience.

TrackAdv Examples

Insert Situation: You have one track with MIDI and one track with audio. You put a

UAD plug-in on the audio track. Result: All tracks are perfectly aligned.

Solution: None needed. Delay compensation on track inserts is handled au­tomatically by most host applications.

Send Situation: You have a song with drums and guitar on audio tracks, and a MIDI

bass line. You want a cohesive room reverb on the audio tracks so you send
them to the UAD RealVerb Pro via an effect send. Result: The RealVerb Pro ef­fect return plays late in relation to the MIDI track.

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