UAD Signature Edition Version 2
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Enter a World of Iconic Studios, Analog Gear, and Pro Instruments
Step up to professional sound with 56 UAD plug-ins curated for any genre of music production — no UA hardware required.
Get twelve new titles in Version 2 including Topline Vocal Suite, new UAD guitar amp plug-ins, SSL 4000 E Channel and G Bus Compressor, Verve Analog Machines, Ampex ATR-102, and more.
From the sound of legendary Sound City, Hitsville, and Capitol studios to iconic API compressors, rare mastering tools, and channel strips — over $9,000 in value if purchased separately — UAD Signature Edition gives you the best of Universal Audio's native plug-ins, in a single bundle.
No Hardware Required
UAD Signature Edition plug-ins run natively on Mac or PC and work with any compatible DAW including Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, LUNA, and more.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Elevate your vocals with Topline Vocal Suite, an all-in-one vocal chain combining our most popular analog tools with state-of-the-art pitch correction, so your vocals are perfectly in tune
- Add rich analog sound to your recordings with channel strips from legendary brands like API, SSL, Avalon, and more
- Sculpt your mixes with classic Pultec EQs and rare mastering tools from the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. studio
- Inject tape warmth on any track element with our best emulations from Studer, Ampex, Verve Analog Machines, and more
- Add ambience to your mixes with award-winning plate and digital reverbs, tape echos, and modulation effects
- Stay inspired with album-ready guitar amplification, grand piano, electric piano, and organ sounds indistinguishable from the real thing
NEW! Topline Vocal Suite
Topline Vocal Suite is the only plug-in of its kind — perfectly marrying modern vocal tuning with best in class UAD analog studio effects. So you get everything you need to create perfect vocal mixes, effortlessly.
NEW! UAD Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier
The native UAD Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier plug-in gives you the essential American tube amp sounds used by artists and producers for more than 60 years, from Muddy Waters to The Beatles to Elvis Costello*.
NEW! UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp
The native UAD Lion '68 Super Lead Amp plug-in gives you the classic British amp sounds made famous by decades of legendary artists including Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and more*.
NEW! UAD Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier
The native UAD Ruby '63 Top Boost Amplifier plug-in gives you the quintessential British valve amp tones beloved by artists and producers for over 60 years, from Queen to U2 to Radiohead*.
NEW! SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor
Discover the rich sound of legendary British compression with the authentic SSL 4000 G Bus Compressor — now available as a UAD Native plug-in, no Apollo required! Integral to the hit-making SSL sound, the G Bus Compressor has been a secret weapon for artists like Michael Jackson on "Thriller" and modern stars like Adele on "25," making mixes bigger, more powerful, and punchy while enhancing cohesion and clarity.
NEW! SSL 4000 E Channel Strip
Unlock the iconic sound of the SSL 4000 console with the SSL 4000 E Channel Strip, now available as a UAD Native plug-in. This authentic British channel strip brings the warmth, punch, and unmistakable analog character that has shaped countless hit records from Nirvana’s “Nevermind” to Bruno Mars’ - "24K Magic". With precise EQ, dynamic control, and the classic VCA compressor, the SSL 4000 Channel Strip provides unparalleled versatility and sonic excellence.
NEW! Verve Analog Machines Essentials
Verve Analog Machines Essentials puts 4 playful vintage sounds right in your DAW. Give your recordings the colorful analog saturation and effects heard on countless hip-hop, lo-fi, electronic, rock, and experimental tracks.
NEW! Verve Analog Machines
Verve Analog Machines puts vintage sound at the ready with 10 colorful UA‑designed effects with settings that are super easy to dial in. Shape tones quickly with simple controls like drive, tone, and tape warble.
NEW! LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip
Experience Universal Audio’s 70+ year analog heritage with a supercharged plug-in version of our flagship tube channel strip, the 6176. The LA‑6176 Signature Channel Strip plug-in gives you three iconic UA products in one: the 610 mic preamp, the 1176 Limiting Amplifier, and the LA‑2A Leveling Amplifier.
NEW! Ampex ATR-102
The Ampex ATR-102 UAD plug-in and LUNA Extension provides the final “analog glue” for your music, turning your recordings into records. The only emulation that’s fully authenticated by the Ampex Corporation, and trusted by producers and engineers the world over, the Ampex ATR-102 puts the colorful saturation, warmth, and harmonics of this industry-standard tape machine at your command.
NEW! Manley® Variable Mu Limiter Compressor
As Manley Labs' flagship compressor since 1994, the Vari Mu is a tube and transformer-driven classic that exudes handmade craftsmanship and is the gold standard among mixing and mastering engineers. The Manley Variable Mu Limiter Compressor plug-in gives your stereo buses or your entire mix the same clarity and cohesion as the high-end hardware.
NEW! Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection
Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection gives you the same fat midrange, assertive growl, and unmistakable attitude used to craft hundreds of iconic albums from Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and many more.*
UAD Sound City Studios Plug‑In
Get the authentic sound of the world's most famous rock & roll studio, including its legendary rooms, mic collection, iconic British console, analog outboard gear, and reverb chamber.
Capitol Chambers
Record and mix with the world's only authentic plug-in emulation of Capitol Studios' prized underground echo chambers and add dense, natural reverberation to vocals or drums — far beyond plate, digital, or simple convolution reverb.
Capitol Mastering Compressor
Give your tracks the velvet touch of Capitol's handbuilt mastering compressor and easily increase perceived loudness, tighten low end, and expand your stereo width with the same compressor used on catalogs from Capitol, Blue Note, Motown, and more.
Hitsville EQ Collection
Get instant "Motown Sound" on vocals, drums, bass and more with the only EQ emulations officially licensed by the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. studio. Plus, produce fuller stereo mixes using Hitsville's rare mastering EQ and custom Motown filters.
Hitsville Reverb Chambers
Immerse yourself in the glorious sound of the attic reverb chambers that shaped the Motown Sound with easy-to-use controls, including distinct speaker and mic selections in each chamber, to make your vocals, drums, and hand claps soar.
API Vision Channel Strip Collection
Get the sound of API's flagship analog console, and add the same unmistakable punch, presence, and color used on everything from Stevie Wonder's Innervisions to Radiohead's In Rainbows.
API 2500 Bus Compressor
Create energy, movement, and tone for your stereo mixes and subgroups unlike any other compressor with an exacting emulation of the hardware that's a permanent fixture on the stereo bus of many of the world's top engineers and producers.
Manley Massive Passive EQ
Dial in punch, air, sizzle, and clarity without adding harshness using Manley’s ultra-boutique tube EQ, perfect for mixes or mastering.
Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip
Get luxurious vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, voiceovers, and more with Manley’s high-fidelity, flagship tube channel strip.
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Get consistently polished results full of radio-ready gloss and detail with Avalon's flagship VT-737 channel strip —the best-selling standalone channel strip ever made — and the dominant player in chart-topping pop, hip-hop, and R&B productions.
dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter
Whether you’re using it on synths, bass guitar, or a drum bus, the dbx 160 plug-in gives you the original hardware’s grabby, low-end glue and old-school character — a must-have for any engineer’s compressor toolkit.
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
Add the versatile, super-fast compressor that's the choice for modern producers looking to add creative colors to drums, vocals, and guitars.
Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
Get the same silky, warm compression heard on hundreds of hit records from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to countless Motown classics with the most accurate emulations ever made of these rare tube limiters.*
Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb
Add the famously lush ambience that defined the sound of an entire era with a bit-for-bit emulation of the classic '80s studio hardware that remains one of the most popular digital reverb units of all time.
Manley Tube Preamp
Add instant life to vocals and bass, punch up acoustic guitars and drums, or push synths forward with the authentic sound of Manley tube hardware.
Studer A800 Tape Recorder
Add warmth, presence, cohesion, and low-end punch that only genuine tape can provide with the proven hit-making sound of a genuine Studer tape machine.
Teletronix LA-3A Classic Audio Leveler
Famous for pushing sounds right to the front of your speakers with a unique, aggressive character, get all the tone and dynamics control of this highly-coveted hardware — perfect for vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, and more.
UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
Based on a pair of UA's 1960s golden units, this Collection gives your vocals, drums, and synths all the ultra-musical harmonics and colorful saturation of the original ultra-rare hardware.
Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio
Get the album-ready sound of a 1974 Rhodes Eighty Eight Suitcase Mark 1 electric piano,* along with a fully stocked "vintage" studio of pro production tools — for in‑the‑box tones nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.
Moog Minimoog
Add the fat, musically expressive sounds of the most iconic synthesizer ever made — from Kraftwerk to Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes to Dr. Dre — with our industry‑leading expertise in circuit modeling, synthesis, and signal processing.**
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
An epic-sounding flagship synth that's perfect for producers, sound designers, and musicians, Opal is our analog-meets-wavetable synth that gives you huge-sounding morphing filters and powerful UA effects, for album-ready sounds, no matter how deep you explore.
Ravel Grand Piano
Perfect for modern music productions from pop to rock, R&B to hip‑hop, get album-ready sonics and inspiring playability with our breathtaking emulation of a Steinway Model B grand piano* that goes far beyond other piano plug-ins and sample libraries with its unprecedented realism.
Waterfall B3 Organ
Explore the world's most thorough emulation of the classic Hammond B3 organ and its companion Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet,* giving your music the same rich tone and three‑dimensional sound heard on decades of legendary albums.
Waterfall Rotary Speaker
Immerse yourself in the jaw-dropping sounds of the classic Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet,* and envelope your guitars, vocals, keyboards, and more in chewy, three-dimensional modulation effects — far beyond chorus and flange — for classic textures heard on decades of legendary albums.
1176 Classic Limiter Collection
Give character and punch to vocals, guitars, bass, drums, and anything else with three distinct versions of this easy‑to‑use limiter, used on more records than any compressor ever made.
Studio D Chorus
An exacting emulation of a late-'70s Roland Dimension D,* add the same "secret sauce" analog widening effects used by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Eno, M83, and more, for stunning analog modulation textures — with the push of a button.**
Brigade Chorus
Flatter your guitars, vocals, and synths with the luxuriant analog modulation effects of a vintage BOSS CE‑1 Chorus Ensemble* and enjoy three-dimensional movement and shimmer.
PolyMAX Synth
Our vintage-inspired synth gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis with warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets that easily fit into any genre — for album‑ready sounds instantly.
Century Tube Channel Strip
Enhance your vocals, guitars, synths, and more with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor designed to give you everything you need to capture "first take" magic.
Pultec Passive EQ Collection
Featuring three astonishingly accurate Pultec EQs that are indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, get the same silky curves used by the engineers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, and Mariah Carey, on your vocals, drums, keys and more.*
Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection
Get smooth, radio-ready vocals, guitars, and bass with three highly sought-after versions of the most famous optical tube compressor ever made — and the go-to for professional mixers worldwide.
Galaxy Tape Echo
Add subtle tape delay and colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths with the definitive emulation of an iconic analog contraption used by everyone from Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.*
Pure Plate Reverb
Experience UA's revolutionary plate reverb emulation in a simple, easy-to-use package — with all of the essential features. Revel in the sonic and mechanical nuances of the steel plate, transducers, and dampers, and give your vocals, guitars, strings, and synths lush, satisfying ambience.
Oxide Tape Recorder
Based on our award-winning Ampex and Studer tape machine emulations, Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster and make everything "sound like a record."
FAQ
Is Universal Audio hardware required to use these plug-ins?
No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware required.
Can I try native UAD plug-ins before I buy?
Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins ›
If I purchase a UAD plug-in, do I get a license for native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions?
Yes, for every UAD plug-in that supports native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions, you get a license for both.
I own an Apollo or UAD-2 hardware, is this for me?
Yes, absolutely, our new bundles provide tremendous value on some of our most popular collections of plug-ins, and native versions are included for the best of both worlds. Native UAD plug-ins also allow you to record and mix on-the-go without attaching UAD hardware.
*All trademarks are property of their respective owners, and used only to represent the instruments modeled as part of UAD plug-ins.Customer Reviews
C. Domenico
January 5, 2025
Waterfall Rotary Speaker
The plugin offers impressive sound quality, which very well mimics the warm, rotating sound of real Leslie speakers. The modulation effects and the characteristic Doppler...
Read MoreC. Domenico
January 5, 2025
Topline Vocal Suite
The Topline Vocal Suite is a contemporary plugin with a top-notch user interface that is very user-friendly. The arrangement of the controls is perfect. The audio quality is 100% consistent...
Read MoreJ. Zamostny
January 4, 2025
Incredibly easy to dial in
It could not have come at a better time! Topline made my life so much easier to tune and “top off” my vocals! Everything I need is in one plugin that works fast, intuitive, and resource...
Read MoreM. Malonni
January 3, 2025
It's like having a world-class analog console right at my fingertips
I'm blown away by the API Vision Channel Strip Collection! This plugin has completely transformed the sound of my productions. Every little tweak to the knobs makes a noticeable difference...
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Customer Reviews
UAD Signature Edition 2
C. Domenico
Waterfall Rotary Speaker
The plugin offers impressive sound quality, which very well mimics the warm, rotating sound of real Leslie speakers. The modulation effects and the characteristic Doppler effect are particularly noteworthy. The tone is authentic and musical.
The user interface of the plugin is intuitive and user-friendly. It allows you to easily adjust various parameters such as speed, depth, and mix. The visual representation of the rotation mechanism helps to develop a better understanding of the sound changes.C. Domenico
Topline Vocal Suite
The Topline Vocal Suite is a contemporary plugin with a top-notch user interface that is very user-friendly. The arrangement of the controls is perfect. The audio quality is 100% consistent with the usual UAD high-end standard.
S. Harrop
Great sounding and easy workflow, but a CPU hog
As a way to simplify the vocal chain, I really like the workflow and results. However, the plugin is almost unusable on my production laptop as it stutters while mixing/comping/editing music . I can bounce down to another track so I don't need to have it loaded all the time, but would love for the development team to put some additional effort into making this a higher performing product. Perhaps some buffering would help? I feel like the bedroom producer market that this is geared towards are going to have less CPU than I have as a software developer.
J. Zamostny
Incredibly easy to dial in
It could not have come at a better time! Topline made my life so much easier to tune and “top off” my vocals! Everything I need is in one plugin that works fast, intuitive, and resource efficient! Thank you! My job is easier!
L. Lalena
Big disappointment
I’m a UAD costumer for more than 7 years, and I got to say I’m really disappointed with the UAD hardware.
The plugins sound great, no latency.. bla bla bla
But!
Crushes a lot, many hardware problems
Connectivity problems with UA connect.. just not worth the money and the risk of my projects.
I need a solid and fast hardware when I’m creating, and UAD is making me deal with way too many things instead of just making music.
One more thing,
It works so bad that I actually prefer to create with my cheap behringer audio interface, no problems at all.
Most times the work flow is more important than the “quality”
P. Fortin
SSL 4000E
j'aime beaucoup ce SSL
P. Fortin
Studer A800
The Best
M. Malonni
It's like having a world-class analog console right at my fingertips
I'm blown away by the API Vision Channel Strip Collection! This plugin has completely transformed the sound of my productions. Every little tweak to the knobs makes a noticeable difference in the overall tone. I'm particularly impressed with the gate, compressor and the eq!! The sound is incredibly rich and warm, and it adds a professional polish to my mixes. If you're looking to elevate your audio, I highly recommend giving this plugin a try.
G. Kiarie
Sound
It’s like having 3 types of compressors in one.
PerfectoM. Bostrom
Happy fan
The plugin is a must if you don’t have outboard for a million bugs!
R. Castaneda
So Good
Really enjoying the quality of these plug ins . Plus so happy about the great deal i made on Spark !!
R. Sheridan
The beauty of a very specific tone and color
Very natural and crisp sounding reverb. I finally understood the potential of convolution reverbs when I tried this and Capitol Chambers.
Thanks for the insight!J. BOUVRY
Studer A800 good for music
Fantastic like every products UAD
s. etzel
Hitsville Eq Collection
I have way too many of the top eq's and this and the Pultec are really all I need.
The Hitsville Eq is simply easy and beautiful...W. Phillips
Wow
And wow.
M. Banini
Heavy cpu demanding plugin
In frist place, the vocal suite give little information what is actually doing to the audio recording. UA already delivers vast amaunt of plugins for audio mixing. If any client already posseses such plugins for mixign, why would a producer spend money for a vst that has reverb, delay, eq and all that functions? - I believe you should deliver a minimal version that only does auto-tune and pitch correction. ; Also related, the other features give little feedback of what they are actually doing, again, if a customer already has other strip chain that usually aplies to production, the little feedback puts in doubt what the plugin is actually doing to the audio, so I decided to tunr off most of the other features.
- The PLUGIN IS INTENSIVE CPU RESOURCE DEMANDING. As other UAudio plugins, the cpu demand is high. The most demand is every time the user clicks de User Interface that loads a different panel, that often producing a little hang of the overall system. At that moment seems like the programmer told the application to LOAD ALL resources in ONLY ONE FRAME, what often produces audio glitches, (imposible for the cpu to handle the heavy demand while keep up the buffer flow.) Is like UA designs plugins as no other plugin were active at the moment. What If I have this VOcal Suite and Electra 88 or other plugin? It is obvious the frame resource overload problem, and is a very amateur programmer mistake.
If I had payed the full price, or even 99 usd, I had already asked for a refund. I only keep it because I obtained discounted in a bundle. The software might help do the job someone with little to no knowledge in mixing, otherwise, get a plugin that only does pitch correction. It is a nonsesne the cpu demand. The encumberance is very annoying.
[-I am sure my cpu is competent, I have a 6 core, 12 threads cpu, I have no problem with other software, and I doubt an audio card would help load resources in on sole frame and avoud audio glitching, or system hanging. ]V. Vasilev
Butter smooth sound, buggy performance
Pros:
Soundwize, it is very well representation of the real thing, with good option of built-in FX expected to be used alongside the MK1. Decent number of presets to help you starting an idea of a sound that you maybe looking for.
Cons:
After few minutes of being loaded into the DAW (Ableton 12.1 in my case), it starts to punish the CPU very hard, until everything becomes so laggy that the the whole project becomes unresponsive, if I don't unload it and load it back in after the first signs of lag...rinse and repeat.
I hope I'm just the unlucky one from the bunch.P. H
LOVE THESE
Instant gratification via eloquent plugins: makes music closer to painting and these hues are lovely to incorporate. There are very few elements of a production that these don't immediately improve and often the whole dang thing.
B. Roza
Strong plug-in
The sound city plug-in can be applied for lots of purposes. Besides that it can be a source of inspiration for setting up a mix.
U. Felchle
nice channel strip
it works great, a channel strip with the famous sound, of course it is not really sounding like the real thing, as I have some Api Hardware, but if you dig in deeper, it is coming close, what I don`t like about the plugins, is, that you have to be online to make them work...I think nobody likes that-
