UNIVERSAL AUDIO UAD-2 Octo Ultimate DSP Card

Product Information: Put UAD-powered Plug-ins to Work in Your DAW! Supercharge your music-production system with a Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 system. Loaded with eight Analog Devices SHARC chips, this UAD-2 OCTO PCIe card gives you a ridiculous amount of DSP plug-in power. Speaking of plug-ins, they don't call it the Ultimate 2 bundle for nothing. With the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate system, you get a masterful collection of 73 of the best sounding plug-ins money can buy. Make no compromises - get your Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 system from Sweetwater! Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 DSP Plug-in Acceleration System at a Glance: Experience the power of SHARC chip technology Flexible operation modes for tracking and mixing Custom bundle lets you load up on UAD-powered plug-ins Experience the power of SHARC chip technology Universal Audio's UAD-2 cards take advantage of state-of-the-art DSP technology, adding serious horsepower to your music-production system. These SHARC chips boast 32-bit floating-point architecture, for the ultimate in precision and performance. When put to the test, the power potential of even a single UAD-2 card is more than impressive. Better still, you can mix and match up to four UAD-2 cards, allowing you to meet the processing needs of even the most demanding sessions. Flexible operation modes for tracking and mixing Using UAD-2 OCTO's LiveTrack mode, you can reduce latency on active UAD-2 plug-ins to the lowest amount possible. That's just what you need for monitoring processed audio during the live tracking stages. On the mixing side, Universal Audio gave the UAD-2 OCTO a handy LoadLock feature. This useful tool lets you automatically reserve the maximum DSP load that each of your active UAD-2 plug-ins could ever demand, so you'll be certain you have enough DSP to engage features, such as writing automation, later. Take home the complete UAD-powered plug-in library With the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 system, you'll never make due with a less-than-ideal plug-in choice again. Why? Because Universal Audio's hooking you up with a huge selection of UAD-powered plug-ins from their extensive UAD-powered plug-in library - more than 70 amazing virtual processors and effects. From classics such as UA's LA-2A and 1176LN to masterpieces by Manley, Studer, Empirical Labs, Neve, Fairchild, and many others - the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 system gives you the sound of some of the hottest gear ever made. Specifications: Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 DSP Plug-in Acceleration System Features: Flagship DSP-accelerator PCIe card for UAD Powered Plug-ins loaded with 8 x Analog Devices SHARC 21469 floating-point coprocessors for DSP plug-in acceleration Comes with a voucher good for 73 UAD-powered plug-ins - an amazing collection of virtual processors and effects UAD plug-ins made in partnership with top gear makers including Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix, and many others Includes Analog Classics plug-in bundle, featuring LA-2A, 1176LN/SE, Pultec EQP-1A, and RealVerb Pro plug-ins Run complex mix processing without taxing your host computer's CPU Plug-ins available in VST, AU, and RTAS formats for use with Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, and most other Mac or PC DAWs Linkable to existing UAD groups/systems (up to 4 UAD-2s per system) Coverage includes free UAD software upgrades and a 1-year limited warranty