UAD-1

[xerxes_]

hi fellas!!

anyone own the UAD-1? i'm curious how well it works/sounds? from what i've read it seems really good, but i want some more opinions.

cheers,
.x

[Drammy]

I bought one on a whim and now want 2 more.

They have really brought my mixes to llife and with the new EMT 140 plate emulation they have become the must have for every DAW owner - As far as I'm concerned!

All I can say is get down your local music shop and get one tried out.

Also log onto the UAD forum hosted by www.chrismilne something something .com as there are rumours of a gorup buy option at the moment - be warned though this is likely to benefit people who have already bought the Studio Pak as I guess the group buy will probably be for a Project Pak (ie less plugs bundled).

Try it wherever possible!


Drammy

[F5D]

Just got my first uad1 yesterday. The comps are very good. Sounds very analog to my ears. The plate140 is also very nice sounding. With powercore's reverbs you have almost any kind of high quality reverb.

I have already ordered a second uad1 project pak because I need 2 of these to work in my computer. Otherwise my powercore doesn't work. Also you will get a $50 off coupon with every uad1 project pak and a free LA2A plugin before march 31th. I will purchase these plugins for the start: 1176LN, Fairchild and maybe the plate140.

UAD1 has very high quality plugins. If you like analog kind of coloring sound, you will love it.

For example, I was playing with a simple sculpture default patch and it sounded a little digital to my ears. Then I loaded a 1176LN and the sound became alot warmer and alive. It sounded just like putting the synth through a tube machine or something.

[cm0s]

Originally Posted by F5D

I have already ordered a second uad1 project pak because I need 2 of these to work in my computer. Otherwise my powercore doesn't work.

Why doesn't it work with only one UAD-1 ?

[F5D]

There's a problem with PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8GHz june2004 model and powercore. 1x uad + 1x powercore don't work together, however 2x uad1 + 1x powercore work together in this computer. If you use either powercore or uad1's there's no problem.

[cm0s]

If I would buy a G5 now, do you think it will be the same? Or have they fixed this issue?

[F5D]

Originally Posted by cm0s

If I would buy a G5 now, do you think it will be the same? Or have they fixed this issue?

It's only a problem between powercore and G5's motherboard. The DP1.8 which they sell right now is the same june 2004 version so the problem exists. In fact the powercore pci card is quite old design already and that's propably the reason why it doesn't work with every combination of cards. There are many other pc mobo's too which the powercore may not work with.

However, the june 2004 version G5 is the best G5 to run the UAD1, because it has the standard pci slots. You can use up to about 95% of the UAD1 card's dsp for plugins in this computer. But with DP2.0 and DP2.5 (which have pci-x buses) have problems with uad1 because they use an AMD pci-x controller which has a conflict with AUD1. You can use only up to 60-75% of UAD1's dsp with these computers. So the UAD1 doesn't like pci-x. Also if you add more uad1 cards, they perform even worse, but this happens only with pci-x.

If you want to use uad1, go for the dp1.8 with pci slots. It performs well.

[cm0s]

Ah, thanks alot!
I was thinking of getting a new PC but changed my mind.

I'm getting a DP 1,8 instead with Logic 7.

I will also use Poco firewire and UAD-1.

So I guess I have to buy two UAD-1 then.

[F5D]

If you use a poco firewire, you can use as many uad1 cards as you want. It only matters what cards you have in your pci slots. You will be fine with just 1 uad but 2 is always better!

Good choice! Logic 7 runs very nicely on that machine and the new 7.0.1 is not that buggy anymore (mine hasn't crashed even once after the update).

[cm0s]

That's awsome Then I'll get 1 Poco FW and one UAD-1

Okay, so this is what I'm getting:
Mac G5 dp 1,8 1 GB ram
2 x 19" TFT
Virus TI
Poco Firewire
Uad-1 Ultra pak (or maybe studio pak)

And one soundcard. I'm thinking of getting the Motu 828 MkII