Universal Audio UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi Firewire DSP Accelerator

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Universal Audio UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi Firewire DSP Accelerator, Main
Universal Audio UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi Firewire DSP Accelerator, Main
Shift your at-home setup into professional gear with this accelerator's two SHARC processors and an accompanying analog plug-in bundle package.

The Universal Audio UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi puts the world's finest analog emulation plug-ins within easy reach of Firewire 800 and 400-equipped computers, including select iMacs and MacBook Pros, plus it includes a $500 voucher to build your own personalized plug-in bundle. In developing UAD2 plug-ins, UA's DSP engineers worked with leading hardware manufacturers, using their exact schematics, golden units, and experienced ears, to give your mixes all the warmth and harmonics of classic analog recordings. Powered by two SHARC processors, the UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi allows you to create a custom plug-in bundle and run complex mixes, without taxing your host computer.

Features

- The world's finest plug-in emulations of classic analog gear
- External Firewire 800 and 400 DSP accelerator unit, compatible with select iMacs, MacBook Pros and more
- Includes Analog Classics plug-in bundle, featuring LA-2A Classic Audio Leveler, 1176LN/SE Classic Limiting Amplifiers, Pultec EQP-1A and RealVerb Pro plug-ins
- Includes $500 voucher for plug-in purchases via UA's Online Store, including: Studer, SSL, Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, and more (sold separately)
- Run complex, professional mixes in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer and more - without taxing host computer CPU
- High-bandwidth Firewire DSP Accelerator with (2) Analog Devices SHARC processors
- VST, AU, RTAS support; Mac OS… read more X Snow Leopard compatible
- Combine UAD-2 Satellite devices with UAD-1 and UAD-2 PCI/PCIx/PCIe cards in a single system
- 1-year Limited Warranty

Bundled with the LA-2A and 1176LN Compressor/Limiters, and the Pultec EQP-1A EQ plug-ins, the UAD2 Satellite provides rich, vintage sound quality right out of the box. Of course, these bundled plug-ins are just a start; the UAD2 Satellite DUO Flexi model features a $500 voucher to build your own custom bundle from the complete UAD Powered Plug-Ins library, including titles from Studer, SSL, Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, Boss, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Lexicon, Pultec, SPL and more (sold separately).

Compatible with select iMac and MacBook Pros, with support for VST, Audio Units and RTAS, the UAD2 Satellite Duo Flexi features wide compatibility. Whether you use Pro Tools, Cubase, Nuendo, Logic Pro, Digital Performer and more, UAD2 plug-ins can inject the character and quality of classic hardware into your mixes. Just install the software, connect the unit to an available Firewire 800 or 400 port, power up and start mixing.

Developed by the industry's premier engineering team, and backed by frequent new software and plug-in releases, the UAD2 is the processing platform of choice for many of the world's top musicians, producers and engineers. read less

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 831-440-1176
Web: https://help.uaudio.com/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted January 24, 2012 by James S in Topanga, CA

"Awesome, even at FW 400 speed!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I was scared to try this with my 2007 macbook pro, since I knew it would only operate at Firewire 400, not 800. Well, let me tell you that Firewire bandwidth is NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL. You will use up all the DSP plug-ins before even using half the bandwidth at FW400. I had all 4 fatsos, some neve 1073's, Dreamverb, the fairchild, and precision bus comp, limiter, and maximizer (about 16 instances total) before I ran out of DSP. There was still Firewire Bandwidth left over. Got it?!! Also, I WAS live monitoring and playing synths in real time, with the DSP loaded at MAXIMUM, with almost undetectable latency in Logic (great!). Logic does all the delay compensations internally, and still it sounds great!! WOW!! I read somewhere that the satellite is only for mixing and mastering, not live monitoring....well let me tell you, I am running at FW400, half the recommended bandwidth of FW800, and I am live monitoring everything I play, record, even at max DSP load!! UAD is the best there is, HANDS DOWN, with no issues whatsoever!!

Musical Background:

bedroom producer

Musical Style:

electronica/ psytrance
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