UAD Studio Edition
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UAD Studio Edition
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T. Sallai
Universal Audio Über Alles!
Instant love.
Recording a modern bass guitar with no amp, in the box, no other plugins but the LA-2A, and there you are with a nice balanced thick vintage-like sound!
The silver model works great on bass drums, however for that you might need some extra EQ - Pultec did a great job for me!
It's a no brainer for the owners of the original UAD LA-2A!
F. Arpino
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
AMAZING SOUND OF THESE LA 2 A CLASSIC COLLECTION. I HAVE ONE LA2A VINTAGE GEAR HARDWARE AND THE SOUND IS EXACTLY THE SAME!
I USE LA2A SILVER ON VOCALS AND LA2 ON BASS AND MALE VOCALS!
GREAT WORK !
Francesco Arpino
D. Carter
Sweet Nectar
This Jewel is FAT. I love it. Not gonna get technical so this is not a great review or whatever. I'm just sayin. FAT and I love it......A lot. Really a lot. I mean. It sounds good and it's really pretty. How can it get any better. So... I'm just saying. We got a good thing going.
F. Madrigal
Like Magic!
The moment you place this plugin on your channel strip, Voala!!! Like magic, it just simply makes your audio sound great!!!!
UA does it again... I didn't expect anything less! these guys know what they are doing!
Keep up the good work!
C. Young
LA2A Review
With the increased availability of LA2A emulations from other plug-in developers, this comes as a timely and valuable update.
Definitely flexible across a broad range of instruments, particularly bass and vocals, whilst retaining that trademark LA2A "sweetness" and transparency. The bias function is a huge advantage imo.
In tandem with the recent 1176 upgrades, they have become my "go-to" levelling plugs.
Keep up the good work!
Clive Young
G. Simmonds
Complex but Interesting
A beautiful reverb when you get it right. There are a lot of controls and you can do anything with it (you can also get it wrong). The presets are very helpful to keep you on the straight and narrow if you lose your way whilst fiddling. The Small Hall A setting is stunning.
D. Marsh
A sound that sits hand in hand with me!
The Teletronix Classic leveler collection was my first UAD purchase and it was a gamble, when I got them, I did not try out the demo's first.
WOW I was just blown away. I was recording my band at the same time and I sat the LA - 2 on just about everything. It just gives me the tone and sound I look for when mixing.
It is my most used plugin now and if I did not have it, well I would be stuck trying to imitate it.
If men could marry plugins, there would be a thousand little LA2's running around with drumsticks and a bottle of Tequila.
K. Flowers
LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection
These are the most amazing preamps I've ever heard. They add the body and essence I need for any and every vocal I record.
C. Lambert
Smooth and more pliable
I am reading many people saying that there isn't enough difference between the three new revisions; my reply is try hitting your sources harder and then tell me they're the same.
OK, some people might not see the worth in having to slam things harder in order to hear the difference, but I have always favoured the LA-2A as a parallel compressor.
As an insert, I used to view the LA-2A as a one-trick pony, but the added 'response' adjustment in these revisions has changed my opinion and I'll be happy to experiment with this UAD plug as an insert for more than just smoothing acoustic guitar and sung vocals (which was, for me, the only things a LA-2A excelled in).
B. Dan-luc
nice and effective!!
3 nouvelles machines au service de la douceur,avec chacune son trait de caractère.
impossible de m'en passer!!
J. Piccione
Love this Collection
I demo'd it on one vocal and bought it. They are another great tool, and I love the sound of these. Each one sounds different, the painted LA2A has such a wonderful gittyness to it making it perfect for a vocal enhancement. I love to just paint the vocal with this thing.
get it
S. Berujanyan
LA-2A Classic
Thanks UAD Team excellent work
A superb collection of new flavors of the classic and quite possibly the best
leveler available. Great plug,work perfect,just insert,and result is here,warm analog sound.
L. Messina
Selection is Good
Now I have a bigger selection of compressors so I haven't touched any plug ins from logic since december. Changed my dynamic in my recording process.
A. Krylkov
Best compressor for snare
This is the best software compressor what i have used for snare and kick.
X. Mathieu
Just great ...
Now i know which one to use in any situation... they all sound different and are really the most invisible compressor i know.
M. Perez
Brutal!
No tiene nada que ver con la antigua versión soft del LA-2A,suena grande y redondo!!,chupa mas dsp q la antigua versión ...pero bueno nada escandaloso,increible con voces,bajos,acusticas o españolas!.....realmente lo han bordao....!
J. Weil
Oh my god...
I was already using the older version of the UAD LA-2A constantly, and this upgrade was 150% worth it! I really like being able to choose between the different models, as they all sound very different and unique to my ears. On slow, bright sources the original LA-2A is the magic sauce from heaven, while the "Gray" works amazingly on most rock vocals and bass tracks I have put through it. The "silver" model definitely has the most "snap" and... I gotta say that all the new GUIs are absolutely gorgeous. I feel like I am looking right at a real unit, plus the controls are easier to manipulate than the legacy versions. Goood job you guys!...btw- I adore the 1176 collection also. 10/10!
S. Hyland
What Box?
To my mind, there are two things that resolve the 'in the box / outside of the box' argument. The first one is production and mixing experience i.e. really knowing and understanding what you are doing, and the second is getting the Studer on every first insert (or every first insert of your most prominent elements if you are having to budget your DSP accordingly).
When the Studer's start working their magic, your mixes will have so much more sonic appeal, that you will soon put in the hours required to gain the experience, so it's the best starting point you'll ever define.
J. Jung
Beautiful.
Amazing. It brings richness and character to almost everything.
S. Hlavsa
dbx 160 Compressor
Amazing plug-in, smooth and transparent sound.
Thanks UA.