UAD Quad Omni ... back up to $5000

from $3500 a week ago (v 5.7) ... because new version 6.0 ... with new dongle-loid pluggins ... makes it more expensive, iirc.
 
Just when I almost had enough money to buy it ... drats!
 
Hopefully, one day, we'll have native pluggins with similar "warmth", "glue", etc. ... for a fraction of the cost.
 
(I also wonder if their "fairchild" comp is able to comp/color vocals as sweet and/or quickly ... as a good pre-comp (like my Avalon Pre (right at the source).
 
Well I'll probably wait for v6.0 to drop $$$ significantly before plunging in.

Philip

from $3500 a week ago (v 5.7) ... because new version 6.0 ... with new dongle-loid pluggins ... makes it more expensive, iirc.
 
Just when I almost had enough money to buy it ... drats!

Well I'll probably wait for v6.0 to drop $$$ significantly before plunging in.

As far as I know you don't need to purchase the full set of plugins with the UAD card.  There are several options available, the cheapest being the one that only includes the "free" plugins.  Also there are always used cards available via eBay.

Thanks for chiming brothers,

The Stud. A-800 only comes *free* with the $5k omni, iirc.  Buying the Neves pack, the ebay (w/*freebees*), etc. never includes that tape-harmonizer (a couple hundred $$$).

Its just my lust and greed wanting "too much". ... And, iirc, when you buy 1 plugin you get free trials on the other 25ish for 14 days.

"Nobody in their right mind is going to use all 25ish UAD plug-ins, but will hone 10 plugins max for continual use".  I mean, who uses 5 UAD equalizers hahaha? 

OTOH, 10 plugins cost about $2K

But for utmost experimentation, having all the UAD pluggins *seem* tempting, perhaps even for the hobbiest at some point.

Philip

The Stud. A-800 only comes *free* with the $5k omni, iirc.  Buying the Neves pack, the ebay (w/*freebees*), etc. never includes that tape-harmonizer (a couple hundred $$$).

The Studer plugin is available for $349.
http://www.uaudio.com/sto...800-tape-recorder.html

The cheapest card (UAD-2 Solo) costs around $400.

Thanks Kev and Yoro,

Your thoughts are most excellent.

Kev, it would have to be a quad at about 3x that, a solo is probably little different than a dongle, and couldn't handle verbs.

Yoro, I share your hopes and am post-poning until the right deal comes along.

Yoro, if you don't mind naming a few UAD plugs that are relatively obsolete to your excellent mixes now ... so I don't rush headlong into wasting $$$ into personal greed and expectation bias.

Thanks Kev, than I'll re-consider the duo based on your validations.

I was thinking of multi-tracking the A-800 and such ... I'd be bouncing audio fx's a lot (like Melodyne) for portability on the lap-top DAW.

I've read guys who have 2 quads to extend their plugs to *infinity and beyond* haha!

Kev999

Philip

Kev, it would have to be a quad at about 3x that, a solo is probably little different than a dongle, and couldn't handle verbs.

I only have a UAD-1e, which is a lot less powerful than a UAD-2 Solo, and mine can handle several instances of RealVerb, DreamVerb or EMT 140 Plate without any problems.

Here is some detailed guidance on the capacities of the different cards;
http://www.uaudio.com/sup...ty/instance-chart.html

Hi Philip,

$5000 is indeed a lot of brass, but that is the top end card with the full shooting match of plug-ins.

I was lucky and got put on the path with the much less scarily priced solo card and over time I've accumulated the plug-ins for it I really, really wanted.

If you can resist the temptation UAD offer good deals along the way and offer some really good discounts that make your purchases much less painful.  Also as soon as you install the software ALL of the plug-ins are available in demo form so you can really put the plug-ins you are interested in through their paces.  These demo periods are reset by UAD from time to time too.

Spending $5000 in one go is expensive and you'll come into the picture with everything available, but real cost of ownership is far more agreeable once you've got yourself on the path and stick with the purchases that are the REAL 'must haves' for your particular requirements.

My solo card gets plenty of use, and I love it.

Philip

I'm starting to find better deals on a new card on Ebay (and on used ones (to somehow transfer licenses).  IIRC, UAD tech does not support used cards, and transferring licenses must be done in advance.

UA provides a licence transfer facility on their website.  Obviously the buyer and the seller need to each have a user account.  You can create a user account in advance of your purchase but the transfer is usually carried out after the buyer receives the card.

But it is only possible to transfer ownership of a card either with all of its registered plugins included or with none of them included.  Being selective with plugins is not allowed.  Selling plugins individually is not permitted either.

Lack of support only refers to the hardware.  Software updates are available to all registered users.

AT


 until UA releases the "Beatles Board" plug which takes an 8 core model. ;-)

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My most recent UAD-2 go to plugs (I own everything up to the Studer)

1. Helios - great EQ for Bass
2. EMT 140 - plate 140 is a great reverb for everything
3. Studer A800 - great sounding tape emulator for drums
4. Harrison EQ - great on guitars 
5. Transient 

As myolpal knows, I just can't seem to get behind the Manly MassivePassive.

I've never used the Little Labs IBP thingy or Cambridge either.

I have used the PulTec but only once.

Ah yes....even tho the Massive is the Bestest thing evah!!

The Massive lives on my master buss as do the Precision Compressor and Limiter.

The Pultec Pro is great...I just don't find myself reaching for it anymore.

Also...yes, I'm serious...The Fatso.  It's sometimes amazing but I rarely use it.  (Although I'm determined to learn it better and see if it will prove more useful for me).  Again, these are not bad plugs.  They are mostly very, very good.  I just find myself reaching for others.  And when you're talking about spending over $200 bucks for something you rarely use...well, I'm not in that income bracket;-)

Well, I quite like what the Vitalizer does and I also like the the Lexi 224 and the new Master Tape emulator.   But I'll have to wait for a "drastic" sale...which I'm sure won't be long in coming.  It's kinda funny...the other day I was showing my old business partner (who makes good money now in a big corporation) who is a phenomenal guitartist (and who has a "rudimentary" DAW setup that's about 6 or 7 years old) what's new in the "state-of-the-art" studio environment, and he was totally blown away by the power and scope of the software tools available now.  I think he's about to spend some money on a new setup.  So I'm doing my part to keep the economy moving;-)