Universal Audio UAD-2 (OCTO Ultimate)Item ID: UAD2OctoUltPCIe DSP Card with 8 x SHARC 21469 Floating-point Coprocessors Chips and 55 UAD-powered Plug-ins - VST, AU, RTAS (Mac/PC) 
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24 Months Interest Free Financing!On purchase of Universal Audio products made with your Sweetwater Card from now through September 30, 2013. From Our Research Team:Put UAD-powered Plug-ins to Work in Your DAW!Supercharge your music-production system with a Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system. Loaded with eight Analog Devices SHARC chips, this UAD-2 OCTO PCIe card gives you a ridiculous amount of DSP plug-in power. peaking of plug-ins, they don't call it the Ultimate bundle for nothing. With the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system, you get a masterful collection of more than 55 of the best sounding plug-ins money can buy. Make no compromises - get your Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system from Sweetwater!Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate DSP Plug-in Acceleration System at a Glance:
Experience the power of SHARC chip technology Universal Audio's UAD-2 cards take advantage of state-of-the-art DSP technology, adding serious horsepower to your music-production system. These SHARC chips boast 32-bit floating-point architecture, for the ultimate in precision and performance. When put to the test, the power potential of even a single UAD-2 card is more than impressive. Better still, you can mix and match up to four UAD-2 cards, allowing you to meet the processing needs of even the most demanding sessions. Flexible operation modes for tracking and mixing Using UAD-2 OCTO's LiveTrack mode, you can reduce latency on active UAD-2 plug-ins to the lowest amount possible. That's just what you need for monitoring processed audio during the live tracking stages. On the mixing side, Universal Audio gave the UAD-2 OCTO a handy LoadLock feature. This useful tool lets you automatically reserve the maximum DSP load that each of your active UAD-2 plug-ins could ever demand, so you'll be certain you have enough DSP to engage features, such as writing automation, later. Take home the complete UAD-powered plug-in library With the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system, you'll never make due with a less-than-ideal plug-in choice again. Why? Because Universal Audio's hooking you up with a huge selection of UAD-powered plug-ins from their extensive UAD-powered plug-in library - more than 55 amazing virtual processors and effects. From classics such as UA's LA-2A and 1176LN to masterpieces by Manley, Studer, Empirical Labs, Neve, Fairchild, and many others - the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system gives you the sound of some of the hottest gear ever made. Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate DSP Plug-in Acceleration System Features:
Universal Audio's UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system packs a pro-studio's worth of plug-in power into a single PCIe card! UAD-2 (OCTO Ultimate) Image GalleryCan We Help?Sweetwater's friendly and knowledgeable Sales Engineers are regarded as the most experienced and educated professionals in the music industry, with extensive music backgrounds and intense training on the latest products and technologies. As your personal contact here at Sweetwater, they are available to provide personalized advice any time you need it.Call toll-free (800) 222-4700 or E-mail us Reviewsbased on 1 reviewThe Real Deal
by David Rust from Bloomington, Indiana
The Ultimate seems expensive, but it is actually a terrific value. Most of us will purchase plug-ins over time that easily add up to this figure...and we'll throw many of them into the plug-in closet... read more [+] as we search sometimes in vain for better performers.January 15, 2013 Music Background: Video producer, music producer, studio engineer I can testify that this is the Real Deal. The SHARC processors can handle a terrific load on an otherwise all-software installation (like Pro Tools 10 LE). No more excessive latencies or halted mixes due to CPU overload! And the sound! Each of these 50 plug-ins have a distinctive personality. They are the most musical I have used. They add punch, apparent fidelity, fatness, thinness, saturation, warmth, tightness, looseness, ambience...whatever you want. The ones that copy real hardware are very very close...and UA's newly synthesized plug-ins are quite musical & easy to use. Matched with good mic preamps and ADC, the OCTO family pretty much produces a big studio sound in a project environment. Excellent fidelity is evidenced by the unexpected moments where the music startles with what appears like a spontaneous energy, even after the 100th pass. The OCTO Ultimate collection produces an analog-like sound that reaches this level of performance while also fostering low ear-fatigue...my own measure of "hi-fi" performance. So far, I haven't experienced much of a downside. The plugins excel during the creative mixing process. But, in my view, there isn't one to match Slate's FG-X for final levels mastering. I also use Slate's preamp emulator, Virtual Console Collection, for most track inputs, as there is no other product quite like VCC. That being said, of all the non-UA plug-ins I have, Slate and Altiverb are the only ones I use right now. I work with bands and singer-song writers. They are walking a way very happy. And my video soundtracks set my business apart from other regional outfits. I've set a new level of performance with this product. I've been working audio for 40 years and these plug-ins are the closest thing to the sound and flexibility of a major studio I've experienced, so far. close [-]
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