Universal Audio UAD API Vision Channel Strip Plug-in Collection Reviews

For decades, the API Vision console has shaped music with its crucial recording and mixing capabilities and, of course, the iconic punchy API sound. Universal Audio’s inscrutable analog emulation techniques now allow you to record and mix through a completely modeled — and routable — API Vision console channel strip. In the default signal flow configuration, you can begin crafting your sound with the 212L Mic Preamp that comes complete with Unison technology, making every characteristic of the Vision’s custom transformers and renowned API 2520 operational amps come alive right in your Apollo interface. Next, utilize the passive 215L High and Low Sweep Filters to broadly shape your sound before passing it along to the 235L Gate/Expander for further refinement. From there, the UAD 225L Compressor/Limiter sculpts your track into something exceptional before sending it through to one of two selectable EQ modules: a 550L 4-band parametric EQ or a 560L 10-band graphic EQ. Finally, the Global module with output meter and fader lets you monitor your signal throughout its entire journey. Sweetwater studio engineers are excited about this opportunity to track and mix through API’s flagship Vision analog console, and save a ton of space in the process!