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In this 5-Minute UAD Tip, learn how to add parallel compression to drums, even out a bass part, and bring presence to acoustic guitars with the dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter.

In this 5-Minute UAD Tip, you’ll learn how to quickly add stereo width to keyboards and slow, spacey flange to guitars using the UAD MXR Flanger/Doubler plug-in.

In this 5-Minute UAD Tip, you’ll learn how to easily use the Thermionic Culture Vulture plug-in to create midrange warmth on acoustic guitars as well as destroying live drums with parallel processing.

In this 5-Minute UAD Tip, you’ll learn how to add width to a mono keyboard track, add vibey slapback to guitars, and synchronized delay tails on a vocal with the UAD Cooper Time Cube MkII Delay plug-in.

Welcome to the first installment of “Producer Presets Unpacked,” where we’ll focus on a UAD plug-in preset and its designer – learning how they created it, why it works, and how pros use presets in their everyday workflow.

Whether you’re a newbie or a multi-platinum producer, UAD plug-ins ignite your tracks in powerful and unexpected ways.

Hardware like the Neve 1073 and API's 512 and 212L preamps, as well as classic SSL pres and Universal Audio's own 610 tube preamp have shaped the sound of modern music with their own unique character and flavor.

We chatted with Hamilton about his hybrid analog/digital recording studio, how he implements UAD plug-ins and Unison technology in his workflow, and the session he produced at at Studio G, his multi-room Brooklyn recording facility, tracking hip-hop artist Lyrics Born.