Universal Audio

The UAD-2 DUO is the ultimate sonic upgrade for your DAW bringing UAs revolutionary combination of DSP hardware and highly-prized software plug-ins within the reach of project and pro studios alike. For users new to UAD, the UAD-2 DUO offers project studios, DJs and DAW users the lowest-priced entry point to the UAD-2 DUO family and includes UAs 7 Mix Essentials II featuring studio staples like the UA 1176SE Compressor/Limiter, Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer, RealVerb Pro Room Modeler, and CS-1 Channel Strip that are an invaluable introduction to the UA Collection of plug-ins.

5X the DSP power of UAD-1
Includes UA Mix Essentials II and UAD$50 Voucher
VST and AU support, cross-platform Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard, Windows XP/Vista
LiveTrack Low-latency live monitoring/tracking mode
Use up to 4 UAD-2 and 4 UAD-1 cards in one system
High-bandwidth PCI Express x1 DSP accelerator card

The UAD-2 DUO is the ultimate sonic upgrade for your DAW bringing UAs revolutionary combination of DSP hardware and highly-prized software plug-ins within the reach of project and pro studios alike.

For users new to UAD, the UAD-2 DUO offers project studios, DJs and DAW users the lowest-priced entry point to the UAD-2 DUO family and includes UAs 7 Mix Essentials II featuring studio staples like the UA 1176SE Compressor/Limiter, Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer, RealVerb Pro Room Modeler, and CS-1 Channel Strip that are an invaluable introduction to the UA Collection of plug-ins.

UAD-2 DUO is also the perfect solution for existing UAD-1 owners crossgrading to UAD-2 on a Laptop DAW, or UAD users who want UAD to go. For existing users rest assured your UAD-1 plug-in investment is safe and can be easily transferred to UAD-2, completely free of charge!

Use the included UAD$50 plug-in voucher at the UA online store 24/7 to select from UAs entire library of world-class plug-ins. Preview the current lineup of plug-ins via fully functional 14-day demos. Audition each one to hear how it works for your music and buy the plug-ins you really want.

At the heart of the UAD-2 DUO are 2 cutting-edge SHARC 21369 floating-point processors which allows for larger and more sophisticated processing algorithms, and a level of power and complexity not found with host-based plug-ins. By reducing the burden on your computers CPU, your host application can now deliver more tracks, automation, virtual instruments and native effects.

All UAD-2s feature the completely re-designed v5 software with a myriad of new performance and convenience enhancing features like LODE (Live Optimizing DSP Engine) which intelligently balances resources for maximum plug-in count, LiveTrack ( low-latency mode) making it possible to monitor instruments through Powered Plug-Ins, and improved RTAS/Protool LE support including auto-delay compensation via MellowMuses ATA (a $49 value, free for all UAD-2 users). The all-new unified Meter & Control Panel for UAD-1 and UAD-2 improves and streamlines Status Monitoring, Plug Purchasing, Help & Support and Software Updates. Also new for UAD-2 is the UA website which has been completely redesigned with integrated A/V Demos, tutorials, in-depth webzine articles, FAQs and enhanced support so you can really get the most out of your UAD-2.

The UA Powered Plug-In Collection brings the most sonically revered studio processors from the past 50 years of audio to your computer, including vintage equalizers & compressors superior precision mastering tools, lush reverbs, and officially licensed and authenticated hardware emulations from Neve, Roland, Moog, SPL, Harrison, Little Labs and more.