UAD Signature Edition
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UAD Signature Edition
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G. Leonard
The Distressor done right
I bought a Distressor the first year they were available and used it for many, many years. This plugin is fantastic and captures the sound and even the feel in exceptional detail. I retired my hardware a while ago and am so so happy to have an EL8 back in my toolbox.
C. Muggenburg
Try this one first!
I remember the hardware first hitting the market and I thought, "Great, another flipping compressor, with big, white, over-sized, cheap looking knobs!" Frankly, I thought there was a good chance the looks alone may sink the product. Then I heard it! It had something, some color, some attitude that was different from the others. The plug-in is a very close match and I find myself using it instead of some of the classics, such as the 1176. Don't get me wrong, I still love the 1176, both hardware and plug-in, but now there is another, useful tool, in the tool box. If I had heard this one first, I question if I would have purchased any other compressors. Perhaps a couple of LA2A's but maybe not. In short, if you are looking for your first compressor plug-in, try this one first. If you already have compressor plug-ins, you should really try this one. It will expand your sonic pallet.
D. Webb
Vocal control in one easy tool
This plugin has become my all-in-one vocal control tool. It is a modern wonder. Excellent control in either line-in or live mic'ing. I'd recommend it to anyone having difficulty with vocals, acoustic instruments and electric guitar shaping. Class A preamp is the center of control. It's nice having access to the plugin version of the Voxbox as the hardware is well beyond my finances. Manley makes amazing tools and the Voxbox is one of their star players. Thank you UA for placing this into the hands of the bluecollars! You folks are to be applauded for your dedication! God Bless you all!
h. mayanja
classic chorus
alright as basic chorus, if not pushed to far
K. Smith
I bought it for the pre-amp
...and keep it for the pre-amp. I think their 550A eq sounds a lot better, but just putting the Vision strip on some key tracks and the output buss adds some nice transormery tone I really like sometimes. Also a sweet color as a Unison pre-amp, which I use for most everything I record through the Twin interface.
g. raufast
Lexicon to class !
Owned the mother ... .. (480 L) and, this plug with these settings reminds me strangely here mother ... again Génail
g. raufast
Super awesome Plug!
this chorus is a marvel. I find the sound of the time. Yes, really great. Thank you
A. Müller
LA-3A is a little but great one
Works great, not DSP-hungry and fits your audio-material in the mix. I use it a lot and would recommend this plugin.
K. Spratt
Rich & Fat! Easy to understand and operate!
The Oxide adds another priceless tool to my selection of UA Tape plugins which I now use in just about every mix session. This one really shines on Kicks and Bass elements and brings a powerful and rich fatness to the sound. Amazing!
j. pyle
easy as can be.
Great tape tone in seconds. easy peasy.
C. Vang
Magical
It’s subtle, but in a way that’s very beautiful. Highly recommended.
V. Juvvaanapudi
Super
Super
T. Axtell
Mix Engineer, Producer, Musician
They nailed this one... I still can't believe how good it sounds. And the bonus is getting to mix the amount of dry/wet! So great...
M. Fletcher
Crisp and clean
Pristine sounding. Beautiful. Different than the EMT 140 and 250. All I need now is the BX 20 and my life will be complete
M. Fletcher
Very musical
Took me a little while to understand how to use. Awesome for sweetening my tracks. Smooth and not harsh at all
M. Fletcher
Sounds wonderful
Another great channel strip/pre with all the tools in one place. Sounds awesome with my Pearlman TM-47. My Martin D15 never sounded so fine!
M. Fletcher
Subtle Beauty
Sounds absolutely lovely on the Aux bus (with the slider around 40-60 %) when running my strat thru the Fuchs ODS on clean setting with the gain up enough to just barely make the amp break up. Add some Lexi reverb and it's unreal. I'm achieving tones that I would have never been able to afford before. Thanks UA for providing these awesome plugins!
L. Kasprzyk
oxid tape
not exactly "recorder" but works as expected. and dsp-wise too!
J. Pettersson
Warmth
Like it on drums. Adds a nice warmth. Especially to kicks. Both in an out!
R. Flack
EL8 seems like cheating in the best way
You can definitely get “that drum sound” w/ the use of the nuke button, but there are many transparent ways to use the EL8 to tame unruly transients. The killer feature is the ability to blend compression into the mix w/out sidechain busing in DAW.