Two years of exhaustive R&D went into UA’s Fender ’55 Tweed Deluxe plug-in, which captures the sweet sound of this classic in a plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces. Cranked, it delivered searing tube-saturated distortion. This legendary tone machine served up crisp, chimey cleans at lower volumes and sweet, blooming grind as it went into overdrive. Leo Fender got it right, right from the start: his 1955 Tweed Deluxe is one of the most sought-after guitar amps ever made. In addition to meticulous plug-ins modeled on the LA-2A and 1176 vintage classics, Universal Audio’s Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor plug-in faithfully captures the digitally controlled analog circuitry of this modern classic compressor and its uncanny ability to energize synths and vocals and add heft to kicks, snares, and bass lines. To achieve this, UA employs world-class DSP engineering talent and digital modeling experts to develop their award-winning UAD-powered plug-ins platform. Their objective: to faithfully reproduce classic analog recording gear in the tradition of their dad, and to design state-of-the-art digital recording tools with rich vintage analog sonics.
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The company was revitalized in the late 1990s by Bill’s sons, James Putnam and Bill Putnam Jr., with a prescient focus on the hybrid workflows that professional studios use today. was responsible for timeless hardware designs such as the 610 tube recording console and the LA-2A and 1176 compressors - both of which have remained in continual use for over a half century.
With a rich legacy going back to the 1950s, Universal Audio’s founder Bill Putnam Sr. The company’s UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces supply the DSP power you need to handle effects-heavy, high-track-count sessions without overtaxing your CPU. Universal Audio’s UAD hardware/software ecosystem is a popular workflow used by many top engineers and studios.
In this article, we take a look at nine notable plug-ins based on famous hardware. Revered for its sonic quality, classic hardware remains the gold standard in fact, many of the best plug-ins are meticulously modeled on vintage hardware units. Whether you work entirely “in the box” or employ a hybrid workflow, you rely on plug-ins for a percentage of your signal processing.
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