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Etienne1973 · Post by **Etienne1973** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm

Funky40 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:31 pm If it was just solely about tube warmth,....regardless if a UAD plugin would deliver further functionality like EQ, Comp, etc, just for the tube-sound aspect alone, ...warmth in the lowmids/lows, plus that typical alteration of transients in specific ways,

which single plugin, or which plugin chain would be "The one" ?

talking vs. hand played Instruments like Rhodes, E-Bass, VST-Synths, or the sound-outcome from creative FX. I create there often Bass weighty sounds.

UAD Manley Tube Preamp? But for low/lowmid warmth I'd say Pultec EQ.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:55 pm

Oh my bad.. the one I actually use is the Ampex not the Studer..

Permanently strapped across my Master Buss.
rsp

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:48 pm

zvenx wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:40 pm Whilst I don't agree it is at all the worse (its the one I use the most actually)... I suspect his answer will be the IK Stuff Tape Machines (not the Teac ones), which I do agree is the best (I tried it after he recommended it to me), but it use to kill my old computer. Haven't tried them on my apple silicon native yet though.

rsp

Correct you are.

I'd even take Satin over the A800 myself because it doesn't do the harsh top-end thing I hear in the A800 and Satin has nice sounding noise [that statement sounds a little crazy - good sounding noise!]. The ATR-102 is better than the UAD A800 machine IMO but still a little aggressive. For me, IK Tapes is currently best on the market. I also occasionally use Taupe from Acustica though that's usually just for tone. I have some others that are decent. One day I'll get my TEAC A-3440 running.

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:51 pm

zvenx wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:55 pm Oh my bad.. the one I actually use is the Ampex not the Studer..

Permanently strapped across my Master Buss.
rsp

Yes, that one I think has a really nice tone and again - good sounding noise. The saturation looks like a waveshaper too, which is one beef with the A800 in terms of accuracy, but the ATR-102 sounds much better than the A800 (if using ears - not your eyes or Plugin Doctor). If it were native, I'd have picked that up.

Funky40 · Post by **Funky40** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 pm

Etienne1973 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm UAD Manley Tube Preamp? But for low/lowmid warmth I'd say Pultec EQ.

ok, the Pultec is/was kind of on the list ( the only one remaining)
but i´m hesitant, since i am really used to work with those digital EQs.
But when you now say it delivers "there" too. Thats a point.

ofcourse are Manley, Tube-Tech etc. big clangorous names. All of it very tempting, haha.
I just have a hard time to see which ones are the ones for me, and where exactly they´d fit.
Where do you see the Manley ? (i think thats beside the pulteq waht i have the stringest focus towards, from surfing at UADs page)

ok, Pultec bought ( with the 2nd attempt of UADTUESDAY)
now hoping to get my discount codes, to snag the Manley @UAD for a nice "loyality" price

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:49 pm

Funky40 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 pm
Etienne1973 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm UAD Manley Tube Preamp? But for low/lowmid warmth I'd say Pultec EQ.
ok, the Pultec is/was kind of on the list ( the only one remaining)
but i´m hesitant, since i am really used to work with those digital EQs.
But when you now say it delivers "there" too. Thats a point.

ofcourse are Manley, Tube-Tech etc. big clangorous names. All of it very tempting, haha.
I just have a hard time to see which ones are the ones for me, and where exactly they´d fit.
Where do you see the Manley ? (i think thats beside the pulteq waht i have the stringest focus towards, from surfing at UADs page)

ok, Pultec bought ( with the 2nd attempt of UADTUESDAY)
now hoping to get my discount codes, to snag the Manley @UAD for a nice "loyality" price

Don't forget to check your offers in your UA account. Bundles will have dynamic discounts.

The biggest difference with these emulations is the modeled saturation and modeled imperfections that created desirable techniques (Pultec trick). They can be considered musical EQs as opposed to a surgical approach and work great for additive EQ and tonal shaping.

Not limited to of course.

Etienne1973 · Post by **Etienne1973** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:58 pm

Funky40 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 pmWhere do you see the Manley ? (i think thats beside the pulteq waht i have the stringest focus towards, from surfing at UADs page)

https://www.uaudio.com/uad-plugins/chan ... reamp.html

But I wouldn't get in a rush. IMO good chance these discount offers come around again.

Funky40 · Post by **Funky40** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:03 pm

Etienne1973 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:58 pm But I wouldn't get in a rush. IMO good chance these discount offers come around again.

thanks, i meant with ......"where did you see"....the musical context

for what type of signals, in what musical context would you "see" the Manley be a "King" ( to phrase it so)

yeah, i´d guess too, that the discounts would come back.
My thought: they give now away the "($) lighter" stuff.
Maybe they´ll add later around black friday also the "heavier ($)" stuff.
So, for $39, tere is so and so much i can take just by chance. While these will generate Discount codes. Usefull for the "$ heavy" stuff. (just a thought)

Funky40 · Post by **Funky40** » Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:09 pm

elxsound wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:49 pm Don't forget to check your offers in your UA account. Bundles will have dynamic discounts.

yup, i´ve seen the bundle offers. These are not interesting for me. At least i thought, haha

Fornicras · Post by **Fornicras** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:05 am

Funky40 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 3:37 pm
martinjuenke wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 3:15 pm
Funky40 wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 3:13 pm bought the fairchild at P-boutique now, since no code showed up at UAD so far.
AFAIK you‘ll not receive a thank you voucher when you buy at resellers.
yes, i know !
how about to take the correct part to quote me ?

its this: (check my post above )
where exactly in my uad account do i have to look to see if a code has emerged ?
(bought 175b/176 @UAD yesterday / i don´t get it ! )
anybody can answer my request please ?

When add something to your cart and go into the cart, I see it.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:59 am

Oh stink. My new Thank You code showed up in-cart but the UADTUESDAY did not. Guess that's possibly the end of the sale for me. Got a couple of goodies though.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:40 am

MogwaiBoy wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:59 am Oh stink. My new Thank You code showed up in-cart but the UADTUESDAY did not. Guess that's possibly the end of the sale for me. Got a couple of goodies though.

It may be reset once more...

LoveEnigma18 · Post by **LoveEnigma18** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:41 am

martinjuenke wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:40 am
MogwaiBoy wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:59 am Oh stink. My new Thank You code showed up in-cart but the UADTUESDAY did not. Guess that's possibly the end of the sale for me. Got a couple of goodies though.
It may be reset once more...

Yes, they really should. Else for $39, which is still an awesome deal, people would just buy from resellers after buying twice from UA directly. Maybe that's what they want?!

Dirtgrain · Post by **Dirtgrain** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:24 pm

I spent $130 on two of their synths, in March, some time later one of them was offered for free (insult to injury), and they don't even throw me a coupon. To hell with them.

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:15 pm

Dirtgrain wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:24 pm I spent $130 on two of their synths, in March, some time later one of them was offered for free (insult to injury), and they don't even throw me a coupon. To hell with them.

I’d email them to request one.

From reading that UA forum (someone said it’s an unofficial forum), their support seems supportive.

I only reached out to voice my opinion about supporting machine hosted iLok license instead of cloud/physical only… for safe laptop usage.

Support was quick to respond, so might be worth a shot.

UAD still worth it?