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Universal Audio’s UAD-2 Satellite Firewire Quad & Duo Cards have finally landed in the UK, and are available for next day delivery from Music Matter.

What is the UAD-2 Satellite?

UAD-2 Satellite is a Firewire 800/400 DSP accelerator that runs the growing library of UAD Powered Plug-Ins. UAD plug-ins are widely recognized as the highest quality tools for mixing and mastering on Mac or PC, with an emphasis on emulations of classic analog gear. The UAD-2 Satellite ships with the Analog Classics bundle, which gives you vintage compression, EQ and reverb tools, right out of the box. continue reading…

Universal Audio (UA), a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio recording hardware and software, announced an agreement wherein two German-based companies, SPL (Sound Performance Lab) and Brainworx, will become 3rd party audio plug-in developers for the award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform.

SPL and Brainworx, two of the audio industry’s most respected brands, are also working with Universal Audio to finalize a software development kit (SDK) that will allow other select developers of professional audio plug-ins to create software for the UAD Powered Plug-Ins platform, and to sell these plug-ins via UA’s online store  located at www.uaudio.com/store.html. continue reading…

Producer, engineer and songwriter Johnny McDaid took the plunge with a UAD-2 Quad Omni for FieldWork Music Studios Mac Pro system. Intrigued, Source dropped by the studio to discover whether his leap from native to UAD plug-ins has lived up to his expectations…?

Johnny McDaid is the first producer signing to Snow Patrol’s publishing company Polar Patrol. Originally hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland, he is a multi-instrumentalist and long-term friend of Snow Patrol having played live with the band throughout their career. McDaid went on to form his own group Vega4 in London, finding commercial success signed to Columbia Records. As the band ran its course this led to work producing artists; and so began FieldWork Music studio and recent work with artists such as Example, Gary Go, Eurovision-winner Lena and long-term collaborations Paul Van Dyk, as well as nurturing a steady stream of young musicians beginning their careers. continue reading…