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Monday, May 13, 2013
PSW Staff 05/13/13 01:11 PM,Universal Audio (UA) is pleased to announce the release of UAD Software v7.0, featuring two new Direct Developer plug-ins — SPL TwinTube and Sonnox Oxford Inflator. Developed by SPL for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins Platform, the SPL TwinTube Processor Plug-In is an authentic software version of the world-class tube effects processor, adding analog tube warmth, saturation, and harmonic distortion without impacting dynamic range. With two fully independent stages — which can be run together or separately — the SPL TwinTube… View this story
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
PSW Staff 04/11/13 08:29 AM,Universal Audio has announced the Apollo 16 audio interface, providing 16 x16 analog I/O in a FireWire/Thunderbolt-ready interface package that also includes onboard UAD-2 QUAD processing. It also offers professional DB-25 connectivity and multi-unit cascading for up to 32 x 32 analog I/O. “Building on the success of the original Apollo interface, the Apollo 16 is our flagship audio converter,” says Bill Putnam Jr., Universal Audio founder and CEO. “Its sound quality and scalability make it ideal for pairing with… View this story
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Monday, February 11, 2013
PSW Staff 02/11/13 01:29 PM,Universal Audio (US) has announced the impending release of the Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler collection for the UAD powered plug-ins platform and Apollo high-resolution audio interface. Picking up where UA’s legacy LA-2A plug-in left off, the new LA-2A plug-in collection provides emulations of three distinct Teletronix hardware units, right down to their transformers, amplifiers, and aged luminescent panels. The original LA-2A hardware — still hand-built at UA headquarters in Scotts Valley, CA — brings smooth, warm compression to everything, especially… View this story
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
PSW Staff 01/31/13 04:36 PM,Universal Audio (UA) has announced the impending release of the API 500 Series EQ plug-in collection for the UAD powered plug-ins platform and Apollo high-resolution audio interface. This API-endorsed, UA-developed collection includes emulations of the API 550A 3-band and API 560 graphic equalizers — two of the most popular audio equalizers ever made. Designed by API’s Saul Walker in the late 60s, the 550A and 560 modular EQs featured Walker’s signature 2520 op-amp and proportional Q circuitry. For the API… View this story
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Monday, November 05, 2012
PSW Staff 11/05/12 11:31 AM,Universal Audio has announced the impending release of the Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Plug-In for the UAD powered [lug-Ins platform and Apollo Audio Interface. Created by Universal Audio in collaboration with noted mastering engineer Bob Katz, the K-Stereo Ambience Recovery plug-in extracts ambient cues from source recordings — allowing users to precisely enhance the stereo depth and imaging of mixes without unnatural artifacts. “The K-Stereo plug-in gives mastering engineers an easy, organic-sounding solution for excessively small mixes or mixes that… View this story
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
PSW Staff 10/31/12 01:45 PM,Universal Audio (UA) has announced the impending release of the Shadow Hills mastering compressor plug-in for the UAD powered plug-ins platform and Apollo audio interface. Created by UAD Direct Development partner Brainworx and Shadow Hills Industries founder Peter Reardon, this true-to-life plug-in emulation is intended to expertly temper dynamics and tames transients. “The Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor hardware is capable of delivering so much character and color, from subtle to very dramatic. It was important to me that any plug-in… View this story
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
PSW Staff 10/03/12 07:44 AM,Universal Audio (UA) has announced a complete re-imagination of the UAD powered plug-ins platform highlighted by the new flagship UAD-2 OCTO DSP Accelerator card featuring eight SHARC processors. The UAD-2 Series also offers new Custom and Ultimate software bundles and more affordable pricing for all UAD-2 SOLO, DUO, and QUAD DSP Accelerator models. The new UAD-2 OCTO DSP Accelerator ($1,499 US) features eight SHARC processors on a single PCIe card and easily installs into a PCIe-equipped Mac or PC workstation… View this story
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Monday, September 24, 2012
PSW Staff 09/24/12 04:25 PM,Universal Audio (UA) is pleased to announce the release the Thunderbolt Option Card for the award-winning Apollo High Resolution Audio Interface. Compatible with Intel’s new Thunderbolt technology on the latest generation of iMacs, MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and Mac minis, the Thunderbolt Option Card provides greater UAD plug-in instances, improved performance at higher sample rates, and reduced UAD plug-in latency versus Apollo’s standard FireWire connection. “We’re really excited to be the first company to provide true integrated Thunderbolt connectivity in… View this story
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Friday, August 03, 2012
PSW Staff 08/03/12 10:36 AM,Universal Audio (UA) has announced the release of the Sonnox Oxford EQ plug-in for the UAD-2 powered plug-Ins platform. Sonnox is noted for its range of innovative mixing and mastering plug-ins. The popular Sonnox Oxford EQ Plug-In, newly optimized for UAD-2 DSP Accelerators and the Apollo audio interface, incorporates the exact equalization algorithms from the Sony OXF-R3 mixing console — regarded as one of the best-sounding mixing desks of all time. With four selectable EQ curves covering a wide array… View this story
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Thursday, April 05, 2012
PSW Staff 04/05/12 05:19 PM,Universal Audio (UA) has announced the release of the 1176 Classic Limiter Collection for the UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins platform and new Apollo High-Resolution Audio Interface. The new 1176 collection provides unrivaled emulations of three distinct 1176 hardware units, and is indispensable for any serious engineer or producer. The new 1176 Classic Limiter Plug-In Collection models the Bill Putnam Sr.-designed FET limiter’s entire electronic path from stem to stern — including its transformers, FET and bipolar transistor amplifiers, and input/output distortion… View this story
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