UAD still worth it?

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jens wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:37 pm What does that even mean?
I'm sorry Jens, I'm afraid I can't explain that.
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vitocorleone123 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:08 pm
LoveEnigma18 wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:31 pm
Milos wrote: Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:32 pm Bought the Helios 69 and got the 25$ coupon - used it to buy Brigade Chorus for 4$.
Latter on bought the 1176 collection and again got the 25$ coupon and with that I've bought Studio D for 4$. I've spend more then double the money this way then for example buying signature bundle (250$ when it was promo 50$ voucher ) , but other people used to pay full prices so can't complain
Welcome to the UA party...
I mingled and then left the party. The after party is much better.

No UAD plugin is worth more than $29, same as Plugin Alliance and Waves. They’ve devalued everything and anyone paying more is making a personal choice to overpay. In fact, $5 is probably more the target price.
Indeed, that's what the UA party is all about. I paid a decent amount for the first 3-4 plugins (over $50), but glad I was myself late to UA Native and was just in time for the crazy sales that started. I did end up spending a considerable amount for all the Native plugins, which is a little regrettable, but guess not too bad.

Importantly, as you mentioned, best to wait before buying any UA plugin hereon, just like we do for most others.

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Is there a cheaper way to get the Helios pre, or is $39 the lowest so far?

I have all their native ones except Helios, the new Manley and Verve (but not doing their Verve line).

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elxsound wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:59 am Is there a cheaper way to get the Helios pre, or is $39 the lowest so far?

I have all their native ones except Helios, the new Manley and Verve (but not doing their Verve line).
$39 is the lowest from what I know. The only way to lower it further is through a $25 gift coupon.

Manley Variable Mu is awesome by the way.

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Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
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jamcat wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:14 pm Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
Nice! Hope they put it up for $39 soon

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vitocorleone123 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:08 pm
No UAD plugin is worth more than $29, same as Plugin Alliance and Waves. They’ve devalued everything and anyone paying more is making a personal choice to overpay. In fact, $5 is probably more the target price.
That's not true. The UAD plug ins are excellent, even the older ones.

Yes they are also available on very good bundles and discounts, this just makes them exceptional value.

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jamcat wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:14 pm Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
It's a great plug in, especially for 'real' music with guitars, vocals etc, folky, jazzy stuff.

For electronic music I find myself using the Oxide tape more, even on masters. I don't slam it too hard, but I like the sound of it.

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jamcat wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:14 pm Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
Or now, as I've just been playing with it in Logic. :tu:

It has a reworked UI, and a slightly simplified feature set over the UAD2 version (not quite as configurable controls, no tape delay etc) but that's no bad thing generally.

Sounds glorious!

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_leras wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:18 pm
jamcat wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:14 pm Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
It's a great plug in, especially for 'real' music with guitars, vocals etc, folky, jazzy stuff.

For electronic music I find myself using the Oxide tape more, even on masters. I don't slam it too hard, but I like the sound of it.
Did you grab Verve when it was free?
I actually (begrudgingly) like it, particularly the "Sweeten" model. It could be a good alternative to Oxide for more aggressive tape drive.
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beely wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 8:48 pm
jamcat wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:14 pm Ampex ATR-102 is finally coming to UADx!

Tomorrow.
Or now, as I've just been playing with it in Logic. :tu:

It has a reworked UI, and a slightly simplified feature set over the UAD2 version (not quite as configurable controls, no tape delay etc) but that's no bad thing generally.

Sounds glorious!
Yeah, for those who already own the UAD-2 or LUNA Extension.
People who don't own it but want to buy still need to wait until tomorrow, I think.
And I'm not sure if it's live in Spark yet.

I just didn't want to over-complicate the breaking news. 8)
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You have to search for it on the website.

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I love UAD and I happen to think most of their plugins still not only hold up but can supersede some modern takes. The tapes IMO however they need to revisit and update.

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Most UAD plugins are fairly new. Even older plugins have actually been remade in recent years.
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Been wanting to try this for quite some time now, heard its the holy grail on the master so i had high expectation for this. After some testing i gotta say while it does sound good, its nothing really revolutionary like some folks at GS said. Still prefer Satin for how flexible it is and probably more realistic just because of the research in the manual.

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