UAD-2 PCIe DSP Accelerator Cards
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UAD-2 PCIe Cards
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T. Nash
essential part of the system
more cards have really helped my mixes, letting me get the plugins I need working in the mix!
R. Jasman Jr
Power!!
Simple install, easy software enabling, tons of power. No brainer if you have the $$.
F. WIOROWSKI
Gives the opportunity to use uad plugins
Of course it s great but you need more then a duo to use in a flexible way these amazing plugins
S. El Hammami
Great but...
Got to find and configure the right pcie slot on pc. Did not worked on my pcie 1 slot. Only on my pcie 16. Maybe due to my bios configuration. But I've expected it to be easier to connect
J. Singra
Easy installation
It was easy installation for my newly built pc.
D. Rohde
Very useful Card
Easy to install, great Software, immediately bought an Apollo to get the System bigger
Great entry Card
J. Anaka
pcie Quad Great processing at an affordable price
Bought these for an older Macpro 5.1 system and they work great . Both a quad and a duo . FYI these will not work with a Macpro 6.1 Trash can as they have different Pcie architecture . Great pieces.
M. Wurzbacher
UAD 4x PCIe Karte
endlich genug Power für alle PlugIns die ich benutze..
K. Wilson
OCTO PCIe not disappoint
To anyone considering the purchase of the UAD-2 OCTO, I have a few regrets!
1. I didn't purchase it sooner. I waited far too long. I also invested too much in other software.
2. I can not go back and re-mix the mastered music for my new work to be released in 2021.
The card is awesome. I have it housed within a Sonnet Echo Express SE 1. I hear that the Satellite is just the same. The card gives flexibility if you are planning to move up to the new Mac Pro. If you are new to the UA system, be sure to carefully observe the collections' bundles. All of those products sound amazing. It is more than just the "official looking' gorgeous graphics, the plugs sound amazing and the card is a beast; allowing to run a considerable amount of plugs in a session, as long as you know how to mix and bus properly. For example, I don't need or attempt to place an SSL on EACH channel or instrument; simply unnecessary. I believe there's a 30 day policy. At least try before you make any other purchase. Merry Christmas everybody :)
A. Schutte
UAD PCIe card OCTO
This card works like a charm (after I put it in the right slot in the old Mac Pro 2010 tower). I bought the "Custom" card so when I registered it I got to select 3 + 1 free plugins because of their holiday sales. Nice!
Great to have so much processing power added to this old system, to be able to throw in the great sounding plugins. I haven't tested them all (obviously) but for now the UA preamps, 1176 compressors and Ampex tape have added that nice little extra to my current projects.
F. Arruda
uad-2 pcie cards top
fiquei muito feliz com a placa consigo rodar vários plugins simultâneos. top top.
M. Wurzbacher
UAD PCIe mal 4
endlich genug Power um alle meine PlugIn zu nutzen
M. Wurzbacher
das ist um Längen besser als ein VST PlugIn
das ist um Längen besser als ein VST PlugIn und die CPU hat nix mehr zu werkeln.
c. marsac
Easy to install, lots of power
The card was recognised as soon as I installed it and it gives me a plenty of muscle so I don't run out of processing power when using the UAD plugins. I was having issues of stability with my firewire satellite Duo, but since installing this quad card along with an Apollo x8, my system is rock solid. Good stuff!
c. marsac
Easy to install, lots of power
The card was recognised as soon as I installed it and it gives me a plenty of muscle so I don't run out of processing power when using the UAD plugins. I was having issues of stability with my firewire satellite Duo, but since installing this quad card along with an Apollo x8, my system is rock solid. Good stuff!
c. marsac
Easy to install, lots of power
The card was recognised as soon as I installed it and it gives me a plenty of muscle so I don't run out of processing power when using the UAD plugins. I was having issues of stability with my firewire satellite Duo, but since installing this quad card along with an Apollo x8, my system is rock solid. Good stuff!
D. Arroyo
so glad
amazing.. UA is the best right now... keep it up..
J. Snider
PCI-e Quad card in Lenovo PC
Just wanted to say that my PCI-e card has been working fine for years. It is a quad card and I have one of the original Apollo silver (firewire) units that is also quad. The quad card has been sitting in a 2nd generation i7 gaming desktop by Lenovo. I'm getting ready to move over to Thunderbolt 3, and a Lenovo gaming laptop (Y740) that another UA user has verified worked with his Apollo etc. I will need to get a thunderbolt 3 chassis for the card, but other than that it should all be good. I chose that gaming laptop due to 1) Thunderbolt 3 port, 2) two hard drives, 3) generation 9 i7 chip, 4) 17" screen so I can read the tracks, easily expandable ram etc.
T. Tedesco
Tom Tedesco SR
The plug-ins sound great! Best I've heard so far.
The downside is there is no balance to disk feature, it almost was a dealbreaker thought about returning the system.
I added it to my ProTools HDX computer the sound is great, but it brings me back to one I was mixing on my old NEVE..
Why can't you guys figure out some way to speed up the balance to disk.
It really crunches the workflow, ProTools can bounce at 22 times real time.
This is great to audition and send things back and forth so clients can approve things. I can't use the system to do that everything has to be balanced at a little bit more than real time.
In my opinion this is terrible
T. Betthauser
Solid workhorses
Nothing but good things to say about these cards and the UAD plugins. The plugins are way beyond any others in terms of quality and functionality in a mix. The PCIe cards are Incredibly reliable! I’ve had one running for over ten years and just purchased a used duo card to compliment this existing card. Backwards compatibility is also impressive for these cards! I’m still running an old Pro Tools HD system on a power PC Mac G5 and can still purchase UAD plugins and can still download the needed software to run on this system. I don’t know of ANY other software manufacturer that can make that claim. Best thing is if I want to upgrade to a newer system it’s a simple card swap and I don’t have to pay a bunch of money just to run the same plugins on a newer version of software (I won’t name names, but you all know exactly who I’m talking about). Currently running a duo and a solo UAD-2 in my system and it runs flawlessly. Keep up the amazing work UA!