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Im curious as to how many of you guys here are using UAD plugs.
Althought I dont have all of them I absolutely love the ones I have and I plan on getting more as I can afford it.
What are you using yours for?
Here is how Im currently using mine.
I have never tried any of the hardware they emulate so I cant say anything about how acurate the modeling is. I just concentrate on what the plugs actually do.
LA-2A: Love this one for its simplicity and character. Using it on almost all vocal tracks. Usually on a vocal track I use it in conjunction with a LA-3A in limit mode. Sometimes used on acoustic guitar too.
LA-3A: Great on clean guitars and as described above. As one the LA-2A, loving the simplicity of it and its cleaner nature.
1176LN: My swiss army compressor. Works on just about anything but really excells on drums or anything percussive. My go-to compressor for bassguitar.
Magic when slammed!
Fairchild 670: Dont know about this one. I just dont seem to get the hang of it. Used it on the masterbus of an orchestral piece once and it worked great! I hear its good for acoustic guitar, but I havent had any luck.
Plate 140: Wow wow wow on some vocalists. Also cool on snare and toms. Love it for its capability of really epic reverb.
Pultec Pro: Great on acoustic guitar and vocals. Very natural sounding to me when boosting. Being able to boost and cut at the same time is funny too
Helios 69 EQ: Great for things that need low-end and the hi-shelf is sometimes what the doctor ordered on things that need a little "sparkle".
Kinda limited though and I sometimes wonder if I should have gotten the Neve 1073 or something instead.
Nigel: Nice for lush solo guitar. Never used it much really.
RealVerb Pro: Okay I guess? With convolution reverb and the Plate 140 I seldom reach for it.
CS-1: Probably the one I use the least. I cant actually remember the last time I used it. Big mistake?
Anyway, thats my two cents.
Im thinking about what to buy next. Im looking at the Neve bundle with all four Neve plugs and the VCA VU compressor which has punch like no other I hear. My priority right now is eq's though.
Althought I dont have all of them I absolutely love the ones I have and I plan on getting more as I can afford it.
What are you using yours for?
Here is how Im currently using mine.
I have never tried any of the hardware they emulate so I cant say anything about how acurate the modeling is. I just concentrate on what the plugs actually do.
LA-2A: Love this one for its simplicity and character. Using it on almost all vocal tracks. Usually on a vocal track I use it in conjunction with a LA-3A in limit mode. Sometimes used on acoustic guitar too.
LA-3A: Great on clean guitars and as described above. As one the LA-2A, loving the simplicity of it and its cleaner nature.
1176LN: My swiss army compressor. Works on just about anything but really excells on drums or anything percussive. My go-to compressor for bassguitar.
Magic when slammed!
Fairchild 670: Dont know about this one. I just dont seem to get the hang of it. Used it on the masterbus of an orchestral piece once and it worked great! I hear its good for acoustic guitar, but I havent had any luck.
Plate 140: Wow wow wow on some vocalists. Also cool on snare and toms. Love it for its capability of really epic reverb.
Pultec Pro: Great on acoustic guitar and vocals. Very natural sounding to me when boosting. Being able to boost and cut at the same time is funny too

Helios 69 EQ: Great for things that need low-end and the hi-shelf is sometimes what the doctor ordered on things that need a little "sparkle".
Kinda limited though and I sometimes wonder if I should have gotten the Neve 1073 or something instead.
Nigel: Nice for lush solo guitar. Never used it much really.
RealVerb Pro: Okay I guess? With convolution reverb and the Plate 140 I seldom reach for it.
CS-1: Probably the one I use the least. I cant actually remember the last time I used it. Big mistake?
Anyway, thats my two cents.
Im thinking about what to buy next. Im looking at the Neve bundle with all four Neve plugs and the VCA VU compressor which has punch like no other I hear. My priority right now is eq's though.