UAD Sound City Studios Plug‑In
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UAD Sound City Studios Plug-In
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B. Thomas
I really love It
It sounds so amazing especially with some of the presets on their own. I hope you come out with some real time apollo versions of some of these things because that's why I bought my Apollo X8P. But other than that, it's definitely worth it. And for other readers reading this, always remember to be patient. UAD puts in a lot of work into what they do and they try their best to satisfy all of us. Thank You UAD
A. Norris
Virtual Room Mic's - Nailed
I've owned the Ocean Way Studios plug-in for years and it has certainly been an incredible tool for sessions I inherit without good room mic's for drum recording. To have yet another space available with the Sound City emulation is fantastic. Whilst I'm not about to state that a lack of room mic's is no longer an issue, both of these tools provide an excellent solution when drums and other instruments require an ambient addition to close mic' configurations.
r. walburn
not getting it
first of all,i am 100% a fan of UA ,and possibly do not understand the benefit of turning on the full plugin, which involves turning on the mic setup,and dealing with a boxy overbearing room sound. using it in its simplest form, added detail that was extremely desirable, but beyond that,im guessing I missed the point.i have strived for the cleanest pure sound, and UA has allowed that to happen,thru luna,and magnificent plugins. 100% fan. using this plugin turned up slightly without the microphones on vocal's worth what I paid for it, except it forces me to upgrade my 2015 Mac,because this thing loves eating cpu.5 stars for the small part I use.
M. Schisler
Great sounding rooms
I'm a big fan of virtual rooms in general in how they can make a dry recording sound like it was recorded in an actual room. And imo, these are among the best sounding virtual rooms out there. Of course they all have their own flavor and these get a lot of use. These also have excellent flexibility with the full chain and reverb only modes.
M. Orr
Why did I spend all this money on my UA interface and purchased plugins?
First things first. If Dave Grohl took the console out of Sound City, how am I able to use Sound City’s console? Did that emulation work happen in a different location?
With native only support. UA is alienating its best customers, apparently for the sole purpose of being able to tap into the subscription as a service model. I am starting to wonder if my $5k+ investment in UA was a wise move. Three stars until ARM compatibility.
P. Vesic
More plugin like this
I like it, better than all the plugin I have who do the same (like Fame reverb etc...) more complete...
Ocean Way in Native will be great with the same option (EQ, dynamics, Chamber etc...)
And my dream is the possibility to select the console: SSL, Neve, API for example
Really great work here so thank you so much UAD for this plugin and for the fantastic black Friday (2 plugin for 99 USD)
UAD is definitely the best for me
P. Vesic
More plugin like this
I like it, better than all the plugin I have who do the same (like Fame reverb etc...) more complete...
Ocean Way in Native will be great with the same option (EQ, dynamics, Chamber etc...)
And my dream is the possibility to select the console: SSL, Neve, API for example
Really great work here so thank you so much UAD for this plugin and for the fantastic black Friday (2 plugin for 99 USD)
UAD is definitely the best for me
C. Jaeggi
Look The Other Way!
This is mine, you can't have one, I own the Ocean Way Sturio too. I want all the things! LOL
S. Waterman
Native only … no ARM!
Just mentioning for all users who are working with the Ocean Way Plugin and are maybe looking for some extra rooms.
I was very disappointed to realize that this so far really interesting Plugin is not able to run in ARM - Mode or as a recording effect. Why? This possibilities are the reason we love the UA ecosytem, right?
I was very pleased when UA started Spark and made many of the plugins available for using with other DAWs, but with „Only Native“ it’s going the complete wrong way!
D. Calvin
Awesome, but!
I would, sound wise, give 5 stars, It’s an awesome plugin, the Sound of it is amazing and I love all of the functions, but!
The CPU Usage/performance must be updated,
I understand it’s the first official version, so I’ll guess there will be an update at some point.
It would have been awesome if the initial version had a better performance. Less CPU usage. It’s really heavy on the CPU.
Anyway, it’s an awesome plugin, I’m looking forward to a performance update!
Good Job
K. Criado
Awesome sound. Not so awesome power requirements
Using this in my 2016 MacBook Pro...yes it's a little outdated, but I should be able to use the plugin on at least 2 tracks at the same time without maxing out my CPU. UAD, this is an amazing plugin, but I feel like it's almost reserved for the users with high end computers. Please fix this in some way to make it easier on the CPU so we can use it reasonably!
C. Göke
Roomy
I am a big fan of room sounds. Sold my Apollo Sound Cards few months ago. The Ocean Way Studio Plugin was my favorite and i still miss it. Until today! The Sound City is not the same like Ocean Way, but i love it. Very versatile and sounds awesome. Thank to the Spark Subscription i can use this plugin and with my Audient Interface. Well done Universal Audio
D. Lawrence
Definitive 5 stars
I don’t see how it’s possible to give this plugin anything less than 5 stars. Never before have I gotten results like this from a reverb plugin. The possibilities are endless with one room and a chamber.
K. Wondollek
Native only… seriously?
Great plug-in, but runs native only and needs a huge amount of computing power. Using it even in a small project, I had to freeze all my midi tracks to be able to run a second entity! Considering that I am using the latest IBM iMac with the highest set up possible and with optimised audio performance (ASIO-guard), that’s ridiculous. But what annoys me most is, that I can’t even use my expensive powerful 22-kernel UAD HW! If I would have noticed that before buying, I certainly wouldn’t have bought it.
D. Pejakovic
great plug
phenomenal!
M. McGraw
Sick
Wicked Nasty
W. Shanks
Sound City Studio for all of us
Founded in 1969 by Tom Skeeter and Joe Gottfried, Sound City Studios was built in a former Vox amplifier production warehouse in Van Nuys, California. Sound City Studios soon became an indispensably musical space in shaping some of the most beloved and influential records ever made, best known for rock. As the focus of Dave Grohl's film documentary Sound City Studios, the studio has lent its sonic fingerprint to records for over 50 years. From the seminal ‘70s sounds of Fleetwood Mac’s eponymous album, to ‘80s hits by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, to one of the most heralded albums of all time, Nirvana’s Nevermind, Sound City Studios' unique sound still sets the foundation for truly great recordings. Thank you to Sandy Skeeter, who agreed to let UA through Sound City Studios' doors to benefit all of the creatives of the world with this wonderful tool.