UAD Signature Edition Version 2
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UAD Signature Edition 2
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F. Schoffelen
A room with a sound
As an old time user of Ocean Way to pep up recordings in a small dry mix room I was curious about this one.
//Room & Mics
Quite a bit more tools but also fewer microphone-settings. On my stuff it imparts a good room-sound which can turn a bit boomy when certain low frequencies are overly present in the original : Pre-Eq to the rescue or the internal EQ module ( although that is very limited in variability). I will rarely use the mono microphones and I wonder a bit that there are more MONO mics than STEREO field mics. Especially on the close mics. I love the sound of the Ribbons but mono? Why restrict that so much when you're at it ?
//Dynamics // EQ
I like the variety of dynamics processors where the dolby one is my favourite at this time, second would be the AIR setting. I wish the dynamics module would not default to "crush" though, as that is rarely needed in my line of music ( acoustic & acoustic VI's) . The EQ is a bit minimalistic but of course that is easily resolved by any EQ in a DAW or in Console.
//Stereo field //
When I use it on quite wide stereo acoustic recordings ( stereo Neumanns panned ) I can hear the stereo field of the recording become A LOT SMALLER or tighter. Even with the WIDE setting on the added Reverb-Room module and selecting the C414 stereo close mics and the stereo room mics. You get the room and the mic-placement : you can't change the placement in "wide-ness" as you could ( a bit) in Ocean Way. This has been brought up in other reviews and I guess it is something that can present a problem. I am going to try to do parallel with this and give the complimentary channel just the original side-signal. If phase coherence permits...
// Native-ness
I wish it was usable in console as well. I use Ocean Way there and it does work nicely also for printing. Please UAD : make it APOLLO as well. On my 16 core Mac I don't notice any big impact using 5 of these but I can understand that a lot of people would.
// Sales
As I bought it in a special 2 for 99$ pack so omnipresent during the BF to NY sales frenzy it was a no-brainer for me. Please offer 2 for 1 deals retrospectively to people who bought if of the bat only days or even weeks before sales. It is good customer-binding.
To sum it up : Great plugin and welcome addition to the kind of Plugins that Universal Audio does so well : Room and Equipment virtualisation.
J. Romero
Great presence and depth.
I love the flexible sound shaping you can get with it.
It's great for both master and individual channels.
D. Fenelon
Mastering
Yeah I tried it. It does make a warm difference. I’m not a pro but I did like the effect. It is a small change, but when mastering, everything little subtle change can result in a satisfying outcome.
D. Fenelon
Mastering
Yeah I tried it. It does make a warm difference. I’m not a pro but I did like the effect. It is a small change, but when mastering, everything little subtle change can result in a satisfying outcome.
M. Koprak
Great room! Versatilities as you wish
Great room! Versatilities as you wish
M. Koprak
Great reverb for vibe and indie
Great reverb for vibe and indie Music
E. Nerva
Love it
Sounds great. The user interface is responsive. Some of the buttons (boost/cut switch) are quite small and fiddly, but otherwise a nice plugin.
h. handtke
no EQ
This is not an EQ,
this makes the sound. The old method of don't create the sound, only reduce the noice
is working perfectly that plugin. IT is able to boost your weak frequencies and add more color, than a band machine. Very good
E. Nerva
Great sound, but very cpu hungry
You would want to use multiple instances in a mix to get the most out of this realistic-sounding reverb. That way, you could make use of the source-dependent algorithms. However, the CPU usage is through the roof, even by UAD standards. Other people I've spoken to have the same issue. Unfortunately, after 15 minutes of testing I replaced it with my usual go-to's. Hopefully, they will bring some optimizations with future updates.
E. Hoffmann
Excellent Tape
This is a wonderful tape recorder. Very nice textures and quality.
D. Silva
That Vintage Slap and That Spacey Sound
It's a very great recreation of this classic, with that classic tape delay sound and all the possibilities.
Great Work!
H. Haldane
Love it
It’s really taking my mixes to the next level
Z. Toman
Native only
As always, the plugin sounds good, but the native-only option is disappointing. It seems that UA is slowly abandoning the hardware, and professional users in general, for the cash cow that is the casual home user. I don't mean that as a disparaging to casual users. Rather, both groups have different needs. I need to have the ability to run plugins on the way in, on the Apollo, as part of my workflow.
And with the constant sales and price drops, what is a UA plugin truly worth in late 2023/early 2024? I never minded the price, as long as I got the absolutely best plugins money could buy. But is that what we're getting? Is Sound City up to the standard of the classic Ocean Way? I'm not sure.
F. Hasan
WOW cool rotary!
really like this! sounds good!
J. Olszewski
jacugo1@gmail.com
Perfect for my bass playing
J. Ruziev
Must have tape!
The best tape for mastering!
J. Castro
UA what's going on? No Native?
I spent a lot of money to have DSP power now, this is Native only? come on guys what's happening? also your Customer Service/Technical Support is terrible nowdays. If you continue like this, you're going to lose a lot of your fan/customer base and become just like an regular low quality plugin company
A. Skage
Turns your little village into sound city
Flexibility for days, sweet sounding ambiences and reverb . Highly tweekable room solution for pop rock productions . Love it.
D. Lawrence
People need to stop
For years everyone complained about UAD not being Native. Now they finally did it and people are one starring a pristine plugin. What is wrong with people? THIS PLUGIN IS PERFECT. Do your self a favor and disregard the stars. The low overall rating is due to people angry that they missed a sale or that the plugin does not run on UA DSP.
L. Dawkins
Just what i wanted
New to UAD, I wasn't sure what to expect. Sure, i had heard of how good the A800 sounds. After inserting into my first track, I was hooked. The sound I was chasing, was now mine! Shaping my tracks perfectly. I look forward to continuing with this and other UAD software.