Given the success of UAD and the Apollo interfaces, you might forget that Universal Audio are behind so much classic studio hardware. Plugin Versions Of Universal Audio Products I have a lot of plugins but there are some favourites from UAD which I’d be very reluctant to be without so my Apollo continues to get flicked on when I mix even though it’s not my main interface. If you want them you have to use them within the UAD ecosystem.
While some plugins are available both as native and UAD versions, there are quite a few which are exclusively UAD plugins. Here are five reasons UAD plugins still earn their place in the sessions of so many. But they are undeniably popular and enjoy a reputation for excellent quality and it has to be said, desirability.
If you don’t have the necessary hardware to run them then you can’t try them. UAD plugins are, by their DSP nature, exclusive. Why would you do that when your computer is powerful enough to run all the plugins you need? If you aren’t a UAD user you might wonder what the fuss is about? From the outside maybe all you see is some premium plugins which you have to buy an interface or DSP accelerator to try. In this article Julian looks at the Universal Audio plugin range and asks what makes them worth it in spite of the hardware requirement.
