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Universal Audio - UAD-2 DUO

Description

***PLease note that used UAD cards include whichever basic bundle was included when new but do not include any extra plugins the previous owner may have purchased. Vouchers or bonus plugins that may have been offered when new are also excluded from used purchases.***

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
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.