UAD Essentials Edition
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UAD Essentials Edition
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L. Carlos
My debut at Universal Audio
I won't spend a lot of time writing about it here, because I feel that every minute without experiencing something in it is a wasted minute!
A. Goncharov
Amazing sound with minimum efforts
This plugin will make your tracks sound better just by putting it on a channel. Then only a few knob twists and you will be amazed by how it opens up the sound, making it thicker, more open and cleaner at the same time. Its low frequency boost/attenuation trick is invaluable when it comes to bass or mix bus processing, taking a lot of guesswork out of the picture.
I haven't been able to work with its analogue counterpart, but out of all other Pultec emulations this one is surely the best I've used, as it gives great results almost instantly. That is what a great mixing tool should be!
A. Koilybayev
Amazing tape saturation
I am absolutely delighted with this plugin, I use it in every project. I use it on vocals
A. Goncharov
Instant magic!
Just adding this plugin on a track or a master buss changes the sound in a very pleasant way, makes it less harsh and thicker at the same time. I haven't yet found any source that would not benefit from using the Oxide Tape Recorder on it, from piano to synth bass. I wasn't able to recreate or achieve the same nice touch with any other tape plugin I've tried so far, so cheers UA!
M. Alexandru-George
Best of the best compressors / leveler / limiters
Stuning performance <3
M. Alexandru-George
Very good tape/ saturator
I use it for buses
S. ETH
This One Takes the Cake!
I hardly ever write product reviews. That said, here is where I make an exception.
The versatility, ease of use, beautiful tube timbre and compression characteristics all come together in a way that makes the audio signal you pass through it really pop!
For any electronic music producers out there... pass your kick and bass/sub (together) through the century tube, after you're finished processing the individual channels. Careful with gain staging, don't come in too hot. Apply very subtle 10k boost, remove small amount of boxiness/muddiness (if necessary) between 250-600 Hz, add some 110 Hz niceness, and apply 1-3 (max!) gain reduction on the compressor. This will usually squeeze another 5% out of the kick/bass/sub combo, tightening up the low end very nicely, glueing both elements, and at the same time making them really pop!
V. Ruzicic
Good saturation!!!
Comparing with other tape plugins, this one has not aggressive soul
J. Zapata
Gooddd
Muy buen plugin
G. G
Badly needs machine activation
Was playing with my band and had no reliable internet connection at the moment. This and the some other UA softsynths could not go online to check the activation. Because of this Studio One could not function and the music was dead. To band, because this is a good plug-in when it functions.
Can you change to an activation that is more friendly to musicians and composers on the go? Would be 5/5 with a better system for activation. Please ditch the internet authorization or dongles. Just do a machine activation like Arturia, XLN, Softube etc.
I would have written this customer feedback to the support but last time I kindly asked the for the support to please forward a suggestion to the development team the UA support answered that No we do not take suggestions.
A. Reverberi
Close as it gets
al the tone and character of the hardware
E. bartlett
TIME TO LEVEL UP
TIME TO UP YOUR GAME. GET THE BEST GEAR SO YOU CAN SOON THE BEST.
NOW I SOUND JUST LIKE THE PRO'S..
A. Bandura
Massive!
I love La. This plugin and Los Angeles aswell. Great for vocals, Bass. Warm Sound. Great with Rode NT-1. Different options. Great sound. Highly Recommend.
J. Manness
The most exciting of three tape plugins (in a good way)!
Compared to Studer, this brightens and brings tracks forward in a hyped, exciting way. I did not think I needed this tape plugin, but lately I've been using over Studer for those reasons and I use the Ampex for submixes and the mix bus. Just get it!
A. Marangoni
Great plate reverb in you hand.
Largely satisfied with the results obtained from the Pure Plate Reverb
A. Marangoni
Simply wow!
I've always heard good things about these compressors but until you put them on a channel in your daw you can't understand the power, the versatility and the ease of use of the Teletronix collection.
C. King
Won't work with Reason software
Plugin was part of a promo with the UA Volt I purchased. I'm sure the plugin works fine with compatible platforms but be warned, if you use Reason this will NOT work.
P. Jonsson
BEEFY
BEEFY SOUNDS - I LIKE IT
F. San Filippo
Classic tape delay
I'm not sure I agree with keeping ALL the limitations of the original interface, but it will be hard to make a sound with this that isn't plausibly analog-like. UA's experience in tape simulations comes through here over some of the competing versions.
C. Arzola
UA BEST PLUGIN
Please go for it. Best compressor out there, to me, best plugin from Universal Audio.