For tonal shaping and character, you get the Neve 1073 Preamp and EQ, the Studer A800 Tape Machine, and the highly versatile API Vision Channel Strip, which boasts EQs, filters, compression, limiting, gate, expansion and a mic pre. On the compressor front, you get the LA-2A and 1176 collections, which each include three plug-ins covering different models, and the API 2500 Bus Compressor. UA has a prestigious reputation in the music tech industry and the detail in its modelling of iconic hardware units is among the best. We’ll have to wait and see if the expanded plug-in list comes with a higher price tag.Īlthough the package is relatively small, the plug-ins you get are all of exceptional quality. The brand adds that it’s an evolving collection that will gain exclusive new instruments and tools. UA’s reasoning is that UAD Spark comprises a carefully curated collection of tools that covers most bases so that you don’t get overwhelmed with too many options. The package currently includes 15 plug-ins and four instruments, which feels a little light considering the size of the full UAD catalogue – which currently stands at over 200 plug-ins. You’ll gain a license via iLok cloud and a physical iLok dongle that UA supplies, which, although not ideal, gives a lot more freedom than being attached to an interface or box.
UAD software version 10 comes with a new application, UA Connect, that helps you manage and install the plug-ins. READ MORE: Universal Audio Opal Morphing synthesizer review: Analogue meets wavetable in UA’s new flagship soft synth.With this in mind, it won’t be for everyone, but newcomers to music production and UAD will find plenty to get stuck into. There is a major caveat to UAD Spark, though – it’s a subscription package, and it’s not the full UAD catalogue. Influenced in part by the recent chip shortages around the world, UA has introduced UAD Spark, finally making its plug-ins native, so that they are available to all without the need for hardware. For over 20 years, Universal Audio’s premium UAD plug-ins have only been available to those that have the brand’s UAD hardware – be it a PCI card, Satellite box or Apollo audio interface.
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