You're asking 'What's the point of getting a 3D card? My computer plays Solitaire just fine!' And because it's a DSP chip, not a general-purpose processor like your CPU, it doesn't have to share process time with banal things like checking the time, or rendering graphics to a screen. When it comes to things like convolution, filter curves or non-linear processing, the UAD chip can do in a series of simple multiplications what it would take a Waves or McDSP plugin many lines of code to do.

It's a completely separate processor dedicated to those plugins, and designed to do the kind of calculations involved in those plugins many times faster than your CPU. It's not even an accelerator, it's a DSP chip. The advantage is the hardware accelerator. This was posted 8 years ago so I truly hope you have gotten out of your little box and opened your eyes. Literally 70% of the industry standard sound out there is made using Waves plugins. At least half of the people I have worked with have used the NLS channel strip, The Renaissance plugins (mainly the de-esser, compressor, and Vox comp) are all mostly industry standard for ANY engineer using VST plugins. I have NOT EVER gotten a vocal sent to me that wasn't mixed using The CL-76 compression plugin (or the outboard gear). They are good for what they are and will always be a pretty decent and 100% worth it if you do have a Universal Audio interface but EVERY studio in the country uses Waves. After Windows configuration is complete, the system is ready for use.LMAO this guy!!! I have worked with some of the biggest names in the industry and literally just a week ago got a song with a pre-mixed vocal sent to me for another artist and guess what? Out of the 12 plugins the professional studio used to mix his vocals, 10 of them were Waves plugins. Note: If your web browser doesn't launch automatically, you can start the process manually by clicking the Authorize Plug-Ins button on the Plug-Ins panel in the UAD Meter & Control Panel.Īfter registration is complete, authorize your UAD hardware by clicking the Authorize Plug-Ins button on the Plug-Ins panel in the UAD Meter & Control Panel.įollow the steps in the articles below to configure Windows for use with your UAD Product. Follow the instructions on the web pages to register your UAD hardware and claim the bundled UAD plug-ins. You will be prompted to create an account or log in to an existing account (if not already logged in). Note: If the 'Firmware Update' prompt appears, click Load and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process.Īfter restarting, your web browser will launch and connect to the UA website.

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