UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3
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UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt 3
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P. Jones
Indispensable.
Wow - why did I not get one of these earlier? The ability to run so many more plugins just transforms my mixes. Thanks UA!
J. Meyer
Works great
I was recommended to get the octo and I’m glad I did! I haven’t maxed out the DSP yet and the UAD plugins have been fun
G. Boissy
Excellent
I engineered in and managed a pro Pro Tools HD studio for years, with all top-notch gear, SSL board, great mics, pres and outboard hardware, Westlake monitors, etc., so I was spoiled and used to excellent sound for years. My home studio was never satisfying to my ears, so when I had to update I decided to go for a UAD, as several friends loved theirs.
I was not disappointed, for the first time I'm perfectly happy recording at home. Everything sounds just great. Hooking it all up and integrating it with PT was seamless, nothing crashes, and the plugins sound wonderful. Thanks for the bonus satellite unit too. My Apollo 8 Thunderbolt was worth every penny.
E. Aho
Seamless - I Never Think About It
I haven't touched, troubleshot or even thought about my UAD-2 Octo Thunderbolt Satellite in 2 years. It just works. This is hardware/software integration that way it should be. Comes with a thunderbolt thru port so you can connect other Satellites or hard drives. I wish all products were of this quality.
J. Makhaisingh
Big sound trough a small box!!!
Bought an Uad-2 Octo thunderbold satellite, and was blown away of the uad plugins sounds.
As a dedicated Avid HDX I had no idea what this small box is capable off.
The classic gear plugins sound fantastic and become just in 2 weeks my go to standards now.
I'm even close to buy a second box to have some more dsp power, to make some more complex mixes...I definitely will be keeping an eye out for more promotions from UA!!
M. Lambert
DSP underpower and not avalaible when using plugins for recording in console.
Don't think you will have the power of a quad core computer with 4 DSP... One plugin can take 50% of the power of 1 DSP.
Also, When I recording with my Apollo, the console don't use the Satellite to render plugins like compressors of reverb.
Disapointing.
J. Boyd
Satellite 2
Got it as a promo and really liking the extra plugin power. Also gave me a few new plugins to boot. This stuff sounds great. Thanks UAD!
D. Grimard
Satellite
Working like a charm ! Love it !!
O. Foss
Powerfull
Great addition to the Apollo 8. Such a relief not having to think about the amount of available computing power.
O. Foss
Powerfull
Great addition to the Apollo 8. Such a relief not having to think about the amount of available computing power.
M. Alnajdi
My UAD-2 satellite
It’s very good unit it gave you additional DSP so you can use more UA plug-in in your DAW but you should buy the plug-ins from UA store .. really it’s great .. thank you UA
C. Taylor
More power made my mixes more powerful
buying this was the best thing I ever did. So I have the Apollo quad thunder bolt and the Octo. Thats 12 cores. Now I'm able to slap the oxide tape and 1073 on all channels. Then the ampex atr 102 master tape on the master fader plus more plugins to simulate a real console. Now my mixes sound real.
A. Johnson
Amazing
Now I don’t even know how many api’s and ssl plugins I can run at once, the satellites Octo makes beat and vocal mixing a breeze!!! Definitely worth it!!
g. raufast
This little satellite box is very effective. and never satiated.
I was pleasantly surprised at the reinforcement he provided to my Apollo Quad. and my Mac is relieved. no more trouble. thank you
M. Riis
Excellent
Excellent
D. Kennedy
Great for projects with a lot of plugins!
This has been a great addition to my Apollo Twin. It allows me to run a ton of plugins without having to worry about DSP. It has been totally worth the $$!
F. Juan
Excelent!!! My workflow improved
It is amazing to be able to load a lots of the best UAD plugins!!! My workflow was significantly improved. My best purchase of the year!!!
C. Paschall
Awesome
There’s just no better solution for hosting plugins out there!! Amazing. UAD is the best.
D. Bires
What can I say. Octo power.
I received this through UA's great promo. Purchased an apollo 8p quad and received the Octo satellite free. No brainer. Wanted to expand off my apollo twin duo and now its all great. I have all the front end power from the Twin and 8p and mad power ff the back end with the octo added to the chain. Now I can free up so much process power and at the most I am using 20% of my cpu on the native end with 32 tracks going on a 2017 macbook pro. It was an investment but money well spent for the future.
J. De La Cruz
So far, so good...
This Satellite Octo is making for a great companion to expand the available DSP for the Apollo Twin.