Universal Audio amp sim plugins

[Boudoir Guitar]

It feels like 2017 again!!!

 

[Whizzinby]

There’s room reverb which is pretty high quality but it’s still a heavy handed room verb

And yeah not even a tuner. At one point I had a tuner, and tubescreamer plugin before the Lion plugin, and then I was loading an IR, EQ and Delay after…. It really exposed how limited it was. It’s inevitable they’ll do a modeller and I’m sure it’ll be amazing…. Until then the public will probably be sold every component one by one before we can buy it all again inside of a single unit

I’ve only used the Lion so far and I think it’s high quality stuff but there’s definitely some stuff lacking compared to the competition (especially with the asking price)

Yeah I think the demos I’ve seen so far sound excellent. I’ve become so accustomed to these plugs from Neural and STL baking in awesome effects into the offerings that it’s odd to see one that makes you BYOB for everything else in the chain.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

I’ve had about an hour with Lion and it feels like they’ve modelled some good mojo there. It’s doing the thing where there’s a bunch of nuances that feel more amp like and less sim like than 95% of the competition. It’s not the ultimate amp sound for me but if you said it was some new fancy modelling tech I’d believe it, just feels top tier.

Not sure if the recto and evh ones have as much love into it but if they do then they’ll be great

The 5150 is my go gain thing right now

 

[[Nathan]]

The 5150 is my go gain thing right now

I need more time with the Lion but it feels great, like there’s somehow more of an amp feel compared to other sims. The end result sound is still a plexi so not my ideal amp sound. If the 5150 and recto are as good modelling as the Lion then that’ll be perfect

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I need more time with the Lion but it feels great, like there’s somehow more of an amp feel compared to other sims. The end result sound is still a plexi so not my ideal amp sound. If the 5150 and recto are as good modelling as the Lion then that’ll be perfect

What interface are you using?

 

[ian_dissonance]

Boomer amps?!? Really? That makes 90% of the most popular guitars on the market today boomer guitars as well...
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That is correct.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

dangerous watching this. I like the fenders in other software packages, but this looks way nicer and more authentic to use. No dealing with the bloat of Amplitube, or Helix needing several steps to dial up a tone (with a generic GUI).

 

[Whizzinby]

dangerous watching this. I like the fenders in other software packages, but this looks way nicer and more authentic to use. No dealing with the bloat of Amplitube, or Helix needing several steps to dial up a tone (with a generic GUI).

I always remind myself YMMV when listening to anything Jack demos. Dudes a killer.

All these plugs sound ace.

 

[Jarick]

Jack is awesome for sure.

I downloaded the Lion and played with that a bit, it sounds pretty dang good. Plug and play, easy to use. No effects are a bit of a bummer but it is what it is.

I may have to do a Spark trial to mess around with their space echo, Lexicon verb, and other fun stuff.

 

[[Nathan]]

They often do 3 month spark subs for peanuts ($1). Also spark annual I’ve seen at times for $99. If they keep adding these amps and you use their other mixing plugins then the sub starts to look pretty decent at the right price

 

[Blix]

They often do 3 month spark subs for peanuts ($1). Also spark annual I’ve seen at times for $99. If they keep adding these amps and you use their other mixing plugins then the sub starts to look pretty decent at the right price

I've been subscribed to Spark for a while and I feel I get a lot for the money. I don't subscribe to any streaming services at all, so I can tolerate it... :)

 

[Whizzinby]

What is this Spark of which we speak?

 

[Blix]

What is this Spark of which we speak?

UAD Spark

UAD Spark gives you a collection of iconic analog hardware and instrument plug-ins for a low monthly subscription price.

spark.uaudio.com

 

[Whizzinby]

UAD Spark

UAD Spark gives you a collection of iconic analog hardware and instrument plug-ins for a low monthly subscription price.

spark.uaudio.com

Hold the phone. $99 a year and you get all UAD plugins?

What’s the catch?

 

[Blix]

Hold the phone. $99 a year and you get all UAD plugins?

What’s the catch?

The catch is the recurring payment, but that's it. Soooo many good plugins in there now!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Hold the phone. $99 a year and you get all UAD plugins?

What’s the catch?

It's all the ones that have been ported to the "you don't need UA hardware" format, which I don't think is yet all of them? Haven't checked the list in ages so maybe it is now.

 

[Blix]

It's all the ones that have been ported to the "you don't need UA hardware" format, which I don't think is yet all of them? Haven't checked the list in ages so maybe it is now.

Yeah plenty more that's not been ported yet, but I don't really miss anything now.

 

[Whizzinby]

Which UAD plug-ins are available natively and in UAD Spark?​

Updated 1 day ago

Below is a list of UAD plug-in titles that are available to run natively (i.e. without an Apollo or Satellite device) and are also included in Spark subscriptions.

Compressors​

• API® 2500 Bus Compressor
• Capitol Mastering Compressor
• dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
• Empirical Labs® EL8 Distressor Compressor
• Fairchild® Tube Limiter Collection
• Manley® Variable Mu Limiter Compressor
• Teletronix LA-2A Collection
• Teletronix® LA-2A Tube Compressor
• Teletronix LA-3A Audio Leveler
• UA 1176 Collection
• UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection

Guitar Amplifiers & Effects​

• Ruby '63 Top Boost Amp
• Lion '68 Super Lead Amp
• Dream '65 Reverb Amp

Reverbs, Delays, & Modulation​

• Brigade Chorus
• Capitol Chambers
• Galaxy Tape Echo
• Hitsville Reverb Chambers
• Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb
• Pure Plate Reverb
• Studio D Chorus
• Waterfall Rotary Speaker
• Sound City Studios

Preamps, EQ & Tape​

• Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
• API® Vision Channel Strip Plus
• Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
• Century Tube Channel Strip™
• Helios Type 69 Preamp and EQ Collection
• Hitsville EQ Collection
• LA-6176 Signature Channel Strip
• Manley® Massive Passive EQ
• Manley Tube Preamp
• Manley VOXBOX Channel Strip
• Neve® 1073® Preamp and EQ*
• Oxide Tape Recorder
• Pultec Passive EQ Collection
• Studer A800 Tape Machine
• Verve Analog Machines

*Neve® 1073® Preamp and EQ is included in the Spark subscription but is only available to purchase for registered Apollo/UAD-2 owners.

Vocal Processing & Utility​

• Topline Vocal Suite
• Topline Key Finder

UAD Instruments​

• Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio
• Moog Minimoog®
• Opal Morphing Synthesizer
• PolyMAX Synth
• Ravel Grand Piano
• Waterfall B3

UAD Microphone​

Note: The UAD Microphone plug-ins require a UA Standard Series microphone or a UA Spheremicrophone to operate with the following plug-ins, respectively:

• Hemisphere Microphone Modeling
• Sphere Mic Collection

For more information about UA microphones, visit this page.
Important note: Capitol Mastering Compressor, Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio, Moog Minimoog®, Opal Morphing Synthesizer, PolyMAX Synth, Ravel Grand Piano, Waterfall B3, Waterfall Rotary Speaker, Sound City Studios, and Verve Analog Machines are only available as native UAD plug-insand there are no UAD-2 DSP counterparts for them. All other plug-ins listed in this article are both available natively and as UAD-2 DSP plug-ins.

 

[Whizzinby]

Thanks for the heads up dudes, I didn’t even know this was a thing. I wonder how frequently they are adding the others.

 

[Jarick]

When I did more recording I loved SSL channel strips and bus comps. Made it quicker to get a good punchy mix. There’s a ton of value in that bundle. I’m more of a buy once cry once guy though so might see if there’s a Black Friday special on the bundle.