UAD Signature Edition Version 2

Awesome

This gives you a warm sound that sounds authentic, but not old-fashioned.

This compressor is a miracle!

I've tried all sorts of 20-knob compressors and finally the LA-2A sounds better again :-) It's been my favorite compressor for decades! The Gray version is my first choice for vocals and piano (usually after another quick compressor). The Silver one I use more for other instruments. And the LA-2 is very special! It's very slow, but if matched with some smoother instrument (synth or pad), the sound becomes amazing!

The warmest sounding channel strip!

The best choice for thick and warm sounding vocals, bass, synths and other instruments! This preamp makes the sound very big! The EQ sounds very rich, the de-esser sounds very soft and natural, and the compressor - one of my favorites! If you want a warm, analog-like sound, this plug-in is a must!

Amazing!

I love the amp options. Great for live. Bough it and went straight into my live rig.

Like the original !

Beautiful compressor, I have the hardware 6176, nice to have it in plugin.

Iconic Reverb

Iconic reverb from the past. Superb on vocals. It's so convenient to have it as a plugin in your arsenal!

Nothing less than amazing.

In a constanly growing folder of plugins of every kind, it's getting to a point were you think you've enough. Than something come out and change the rules, well this Is the case for me. I was NOT goin' to buy It, already have OceanWay, but what It does Is nothing less than amazing. Take your time with it, drums, guitars, whatever. You're not goin' to be disappointed.

It's truly analogue.

It's truly analogue. For those who have used tube music. It's the closest.

Not very impressed

Wish they have included the decay time

Not very impressed

Wish they have included the decay time

Not very impressed

Wish they have included the decay time

Not entirely unexpected

After hearing, over the years, how good UAD plugins were, and then finally native, I took the plunge with Spark. I have to say the results are as impressive as I'd hoped! So far, along with the reverbs and chorus, I've mainly focused on the Compressors, and 1176/LA-2A in particular, and following serial compression tutorials, I'm getting the exact, professional type sound that I've been looking for! It would appear that all of the reports are true! I look forward to exploring a lot more, in fact, I've purchased bundles separately now, for as and when my subscription ends! Thanks UAD.

What a change!

I’ve tried many API channel strips on my drum mixbuss but none of them sounded like this API…the 3D sound I was looking for is really there, and the EQ section is incredible.
Well done UA!

Very interesting compressor

Great!

Wonderful ambience

Nice!

Am I using this right?

I was really excited to hear this on my already recorded demos but found it to be really lacking. It made everything sound thin yet muddy which is weird to say the least. Also it’s INSANELY taxing on CPU to the point where even if it did sound good I probably wouldn’t use it much. Luckily I got it in a bundle with the API vision channel strip so it wasn’t a complete waste of money (though I only got it to get sound city on sale). Seriously thought if anyone at UAD reads this let me know if I’m doing something wrong.

Lexi 224

Thanks to all at Universal Audio !!
I knew when I started investing back in 2018 with my first audio interface I ever owned, an Apollo 8p, (no X yet), that there was something special about UAD.
Continued Success to all of us!!

Wow. Just, WOW!!!!

I get cold chills listening to vocals through this plugin. It’s easily my favorite reverb. It’s truly magic.

Unreal!!!

Incredible room for drums. Just be aware that this plugin is a CPU hog. I’m freezing and unfreezing constantly but in the end I’m always happy with the end result.

This plug-in sounds awesome on vocals!!!