Read somewhere that the actual core engine producing the raw sounds is the same as ver 1, just the addition of better effects and some different presets, new GUI and workflow improvements.
 
Sounds are good and was worth the $29 upgrade from here. The layout is a lot better for tweaking. There had to be some deeper than cosmetic optimizations though, because the new version seems about 30% less of a CPU hog than ver 1.
 
Ver 1 and 2 exist happily together and some very hi quality sounds are had from running both at the same time. Almost like getting a different new synth for the upgrade.
 
John

Yep, got that same email and downloaded my sound sets a while ago... the only thing I'm lacking now is time to play with it. :( 
 
I'm sure I'll squeeze in a little fun with it this weekend.

The new 2.0 bank installers automatically update V2 and the AAS Player (if installed).
For Ultra-Analog V1 you have to manually install the *.axf file which gets unpacked.
From what I recall with V1 you always had to manually installed the *.axf file anyway so no change there.

carl
...I'm hearing both pros & cons about this upgrade...

 
Well it turns out that you may be right spot on about this Carl.
 
I'm able to open, run & activate it just fine in stand alone mode, but in Sonar & Cubase, it won't work at all.
 
In Sonar X2a which is very stable, it won't even load.
 
When dragged & dropped from the Browser, Sonar freezes up at '50% loading tracks', and the UA VA-2 GUI doesn't even open.
 
In Cubase it loads up ok, but then any clicking in the GUI and the whole DAW program just flickers, and the UA VA-2 GUI hides.
 
When bringing it back into view, no bank or program changes happen at all. Clicking anywhere changes nothing.
 
I've not had this happen in Sonar or Cubase before, so I'm labeling this one as an AAS problem - especially being a new release.
 
Any one have this?

I saw someone else posting in the X-Series forum about having similar issues, but it's working fine for me.  Are you running x64 or 32bit? And is it Windows 7 or 8.  I'm on Windows 7 x64 using 64bit SONAR X3.

Have you tried moving the 32-bit DLL so that SONAR doesn't see it?  I know with the UAD plug-ins I always have to more 32-bit folder from the default install location so that SONAR won't see them or it will try to bridge the 32-bit on some plugins instead of using the 64bit.  Once you remove the 32-bit there is no problem and it uses the 64bit.

Genghis
Have you tried moving the 32-bit DLL so that SONAR doesn't see it?  I know with the UAD plug-ins I always have to more 32-bit folder from the default install location so that SONAR won't see them or it will try to bridge the 32-bit on some plugins instead of using the 64bit.  Once you remove the 32-bit there is no problem and it uses the 64bit.

Yes indeed - that worked!


Thanks!
 
Jim

Me too - thanks again!

carl
Ultra Analog VA-2 v2.0.1 Update
Additions
* Check section 3.8 of the Ultra Analog VA-2 manual for the export/import procedure.
 

 
Is there a way to import VA-1 3rd party libs or custom patches?
>>Yes - works very nice.
Here's info from the manual: 

Ultra Analog VA-2 includes a converter that allows one to import programs from Ultra Analog VA-1. The conversion operation first involves the creation of an Ultra Analog VA-1 .axf export file using the Export command from the File menu. This file must then be copied with the other Ultra Analog VA-2 banks in the following folder:

On Mac OS:
/Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Applied Acoustics Systems/Ultra Analog VA-2/Banks

On Windows:
%AppData%\Applied Acoustics Systems\Ultra Analog VA-2\Banks
The simplest way to access the bank folder is to use the Show Files button in the Ultra Analog VA-2 bank manager which will open a Finder or Explorer window on Mac OS X or Windows respectively at the right location.
 
The Ultra Analog VA-1 export file will then automatically be converted to an Ultra Analog VA-
2 bank having the same name as that of the .axf export file. This new bank will appear along with the other banks in the banks manager and include converted versions of all the programs contained in the .axf export file. Note that the programs will appear in the new bank as a flat list which means that any sub-folder organization within the export file will be lost in the conversion process.

While the great majority of programs should be recuperated without noticeable differences, the conversion program is not infallible which means that some programs might need some re-adjustments after the conversion. This is due to the fact that the mapping of the parameters from Ultra Analog VA-1 to Ultra Analog VA-2 is not direct as a result of changes in the architecture, modules and the effect section between the two versions.

Ultra Analog VA-2 v2.0.2 Update
Additions
* Added 32-bit AAX Native plug-in for Pro Tools 10.

Fixes
* Fixed scrolling with some non-Apple mice on Mac OS X;
* Fixed the display of automation values on some parameters.

Jeff Evans
Not that this has anything to do with the AAS Ultra Analog VA-2 and all that but back to the Oberheim or Sonic projects OPX Pro Mk II.
 
I started by buying the OPX which is the bottom of the products ladder but amazing anyway. I have just upgraded to the OPX Pro II. It is quite an amzing thing and the Pro II version is like an Oberheim on steroids. The Pro version comes with 1500 patches and you can get in an download a whole of free patches too probably totalling another 500 or more.
 
But the sound is just so Oberheim and real sounding and very very very authentic.
http://www.sonicprojects...pxpro2/description.html
 
 
 
 

 
Got it ..exellent ..i don't like the browser and the fact that the arpg got ot be put manuallly to sync every patches ..would love a lock thing or some