A package that lets you select from UA's world-class plug-in library.
The UAD-2 SOLO Flexi combines Universal Audio's revolutionary DSP acceleration hardware with a customizable selection of UA's premier plug-ins. If you need the best sounding sample collection of plug-ins for your DAW but want the flexibility to "pick and mix" and build your plug-in collection gradually, the UAD-2 SOLO Flexi is for you.
Use the included UAD $500 plug-in voucher at the UA online store 24/7 to select from UA's entire library of world-class plug-ins and customize your own UAD-2 plug bundle while saving $150 vs. buying a card and plug-ins separately. Preview the current lineup of plug-ins via fully functional 14-day demos. Audition each one to hear how it works for your music and buy the plug-ins you really want.
The UAD-2 SOLO Flexi comes equipped with UA's 7 "Mix Essentials" (a $300+ value) featuring studio staples like the UA 1176SE Compressor/Limiter, Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer, RealVerb Pro Room Modeler, and CS-1 Channel Strip that are an invaluable introduction to the UA Sample Collection of plug-ins.
At the heart of the UAD-2 SOLO Flexi is the cutting-edge SHARC floating-point processor which allows for larger and more sophisticated processing algorithms, and a level of power and complexity not found with host-based plug-ins. By reducing the burden on your computer's CPU, your host application can now deliver more tracks, automation, virtual instruments and native effects.
The UA Powered Plug-In Collection included on the SOLO Flexi brings the most sonically revered studio processors from the past 50 years of audio to your computer, including vintage equalizers & compressors, superior precision mastering tools, lush reverbs, and officially licensed classic hardware emulations from Neve, Roland, SPL and more.
The Plug-Ins: 1176SE: The 1176SE is derived from the 1176LN. Its algorithm has been revised in order to provide sonic characteristics similar to the 1176LN but with significantly less DSP usage. It is provided to allow "1176LN-like sound" when DSP resources are limited.
Pultec EQP-1A: The Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer plug-in is a faithful electronic reproduction of the classic hardware equalizer. The Pultec EQ has long been a choice of recording and mastering engineers for its ability to bring out individual frequency ranges without significantly altering other frequencies. In addition, the Pultec is one of those magical pieces of gear that makes audio sound better - just by passing through it. The sophisticated modeling technology used in the Pultec EQP-1A plug-in captures both of these key characteristics.
Application Note:
The prohibitively expensive combination of the hardware Teletronix 1176LN compressor and Pultec EQP-1A EQ has been and still is a favorite for drum submix bus compression (also known as parallel compression and the "New York drum sound"). The UAD-2 powered plug-ins give you next best thing for a fraction - and now some professional mixers prefer the UAD plug-ins due to their consistent behavior from session to session.
RealVerb Pro Room Modeler: RealVerb Pro plug-in lets you design the room just as you hear it. Get beyond the barriers of simply big and small, dark or bright. RealVerb Pro gives you our trademark, distortion-free, smoothing diffusion control and ultra-long reverb tail. Driven by the processing power of the UAD, RealVerb Pro can run eight instances simultaneously, with ease.
The CS-1 Channel Strip provides all the tools you need for recording and mixing in one simple plug-in (using only one insert!) With a unique smoothing algorithm for all controls and DSP conserving bypass switches built-in, The CS-1 packs a whopping punch into a small package.
CS-1 Channel Strip: The CS-1 Channel Strip consists of three plug-in modules which can be used as separate plug-ins or within the CS-1.
