UAD-1 3.0 update w/ Direct X support/ Jan 31st

billybk wrote on 1/15/2003, 9:32 PM

http://www.uaudio.com/mackienammfaq.html#Anchor-UAD-46384

Yes, looks like it's finally official. The word is out! UA has just posted a webpage 'WINTER NAMM 2003 Frequently Asked Questions' that answers any lingering questions concerning full DX support. It states specifically that SONAR, along with Samplitude & Cool Edit Pro have all been tested and will be fully supported. Also, the Cambridge EQ (UA's Oxford EQ) will be released as part of the update. Cambridge will be the first plug-in for the UAD-1 to be offered separately. Cambridge will be installed and running in demo mode as part of the free 3.0 download, but when the 14-day demo period expires, you will need to purchase the licensed version to continue using it. But, the long anticipated DreamVerb, will be included for FREE. DreamVerb will be included in the UAD Powered Plugins bundle beginning the end of March, at which time the retail price of the UAD-1 will go up from $799 to $879. The 3.1 software bundle, which will include DreamVerb will be a free upgrade for all UAD users. So, now's the time to buy UAD-1s!!.

Kudos to Universal Audio for offering the DreamVerb for free. This was a real surprise as we (UAD-1 users) had always been told it would be, like the Cambridge, a separately priced plugin. Since the 3.0 update also includes support for up to (4) UAD-1 cards in (1) PC, looks like I may have to get another card too!

Man, Direct X and DreamVerb for free! Pinch me, I must be dreaming :P

Billy Buck

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drbam wrote on 1/24/2003, 3:04 PM

<<I'm confused though - with the native version will you still have to insert a VST wrapper type thing before the DX plugin?
Ben >>

I could be mistaken but the way I understand it is that the UAD-1 DX version will be incorporating the fxpansion wrapper as part of the DX native functioning. The user won't have to do anything but insert the plugins, tweak settings, etc. ??

drbam

bgc wrote on 1/24/2003, 3:43 PM

I'm definitely interested to see what Pipeline has to say about Vegas compatibility. I'd love to get one if it's SOLID.
bgc

PipelineAudio wrote on 1/24/2003, 3:53 PM

I tell you this...playing your guitar THRU nigel in vegas 4 with input monitoring on is AWESOME. Billybk has one of these things running too. Theres a LOT of futzing and tweaking to make this work, and probably gigs of posts in other forums about making these things behave. Right now it is a TOTAL pain in the ass, but I sort of have it running sort of ok kinda in vegas 3 using the fxspansion wrapper, then trying different buffer sizes in there. Really, just hope they get it right come the 31'st. This thing is awesome when its working, but getting there is nuts...Silly me, trying to figure out how to get vegas 4 beta working at the same time using a beta fxspansion wrapper :) recipe for disaster

drbam wrote on 1/24/2003, 4:58 PM

How is the verb Pipeline? That's the thing I'm most interested in. I record a lot of ambient material with solo flutes and such. . . lots of space and openness with lush, very long and open verbs. However the noise in my PCM 80 is sometimes noticable (all of the PCM versions are fairly noisy in my opinion). The 80 sounds awesome of course and I haven't found a plugin that can even come close. I'm hoping something like the Dreamverb in the UAD-1 will be an acceptable substitute.

drbam

PipelineAudio wrote on 1/24/2003, 7:07 PM

well know about the dreamverb in a few days :) but the other one...man drives me nuts, but there are some user patches that are OK, but it has a whacko UI and just tries to concentrate too hard on simulating reality

imac wrote on 1/24/2003, 11:21 PM

drbam,
I still use my PCM80 all the time, but however only the digital i/o is used or as you say the noise is easily heard over the silent noise floor of digital mixing.
I have a bus set up in the vegas mix so it is an automatable send like an internal effect but has it's own digital out and returns into the Mixtreme mixer with the rest of the vegas mix so as to avoid latency issues.
An insert on the Mixtreme mix bus records back into vegas for the final print.

I would pay a lot to have the lexicon sound as a plug so I didn't have to use external hardware. The main benefit is offline non realtime rendering which can save many hours of time. That is where the UAD still isn't the final solution because it still is essentially external hardware and must be used in realtime.