UAD-2 SOLO/LAPTOP DSP ACCELERATOR PACKAGE
The Fast, Easy Way to Step Up to UAD Powered Plug-Ins on Your Laptop. Includes Analog Classics Software Bundle.
The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is the must-have sonic upgrade for recording and mixing with authentic analog sound quality on a laptop. This ExpressCard-based DSP accelerator package includes several of Universal Audio’s most popular “analog classic” plug-ins — the LA-2A and 1176 Compressor/Limiters, and the Pultec EQ — and provides a significant processing boost for those who mix music on Mac or PC laptops, thanks to its onboard SHARC processor. Better still, it gives users access to the UAD Powered Plug-Ins library, including some of the best-reviewed plug-ins of all time.
- Run world-class UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins — finally on your ExpressCard-equipped Mac or PC laptop
- 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.
- Access the complete UAD Powered Plug-Ins library, including: Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix and more (sold separately)
- Run complex mix processing in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Performer and more — without taxing host computer CPU
- Free UAD software upgrades, plus access to more plug-ins at UA’s Online Store
- High-bandwidth ExpressCard format card w/ (1) Analog Devices SHARC floating-point processor
- VST, AU, RTAS support; Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard and Windows XP/Vista compatible
- Linkable to existing UAD Groups/Systems — Use up to 4 UAD-2(s) in one system; can be combined with UAD-1 cards
- Includes $50 voucher for plug-in purchases via UA’s Online Store
- 1-year Limited Warranty
The Fast, Easy Way to Step Up to UAD Powered Plug-Ins on Your Laptop. Includes Analog Classics Software Bundle.
The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is the must-have sonic upgrade for recording and mixing with authentic analog sound quality on a laptop. This ExpressCard-based DSP accelerator package includes several of Universal Audio’s most popular “analog classic” plug-ins — the LA-2A and 1176 Compressor/Limiters, and the Pultec EQ — and provides a significant processing boost for those who mix music on Mac or PC laptops, thanks to its onboard SHARC processor. Better still, it gives users access to the UAD Powered Plug-Ins library, including some of the best-reviewed plug-ins of all time.
Specifically, the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop provides access to popular UAD plug-in titles from Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix and more (sold separately), from any ExpressCard-equipped Mac or PC. Whether you use Cubase, Nuendo, Logic, Digital Performer or Pro Tools, these UAD-2 plug-ins can inject the character and quality of classic hardware into your mixes, while freeing up your laptop’s internal processor for other mixing duties. Put simply, the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is like having a rack full of vintage analog gear in your pocket.
Mac- and Windows-compatible, with support for VST, Audio Units and RTAS, the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is easy to use. Just install the software, plug it in, and start mixing. Thanks to its Analog Devices SHARC processor, and simple ExpressCard format, no cables or external power supply are required. Just plug and play.
Developed by the industry’s finest engineering team, and backed by frequent new software and plug-in releases, the UAD-2 is the processing platform of choice for many of the world's top musicians, producers and engineers.
Key System Features:
- Run world-class UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins — finally on your ExpressCard-equipped Mac or PC laptop
- 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.
- Access the complete UAD Powered Plug-Ins library, including: Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix and more (sold separately)
- Run complex mix processing in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Performer and more — without taxing host computer CPU
- Free UAD software upgrades, plus access to more plug-ins at UA’s Online Store
- High-bandwidth ExpressCard format card w/ (1) Analog Devices SHARC floating-point processor
- VST, AU, RTAS support; Mac OS X Tiger / Leopard / Snow Leopard and Windows XP / Vista / 7 compatible
- Linkable to existing UAD Groups/Systems — Use up to 4 UAD-2(s) in one system; can be combined with UAD-1 cards
- Includes $50 voucher for plug-in purchases via UA’s Online Store
- 1-year Limited Warranty
Minimum System Requirements:
Windows:
- Microsoft Windows XP (Home, Professional, or x64 Edition), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista (x86 or x64), Windows 7 (32 or 64)
Macintosh:
- Mac OS X 10.4.x “Tiger” or 10.5.x “Leopard”
- Processor upgrade cards are not officially supported
General:
- 1 available ExpressCard 34 or 54 slot
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB is strongly recommended)
- 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor
- CD-ROM drive or internet connection for software installation
- 125 MB available hard drive space for UAD-2 or UAD-1 installation
- 250 MB available hard drive space for combined UAD-2 plus UAD-1 installation
- Internet connection required for registration and plug-in authorization
- Compatible VST or Audio Units plug-in host application software. See compatibility page for more details.
Andy Hong
(TapeOp)
(TapeOp)
"I'd have to say that the UAD plug-ins blow similar TDM plug-ins out of the water"
03/2008
Barry Rudolph
(Mix Magazine)
(Mix Magazine)
"The UAD-2 breaks all the UAD-1's limitations ... it's a dream come true for all DAW users.”
Future Publishing
(MusicRadar.com)
(MusicRadar.com)
"Offering several times the power of the UAD-1, this powered plug-in system is very impressive."
Carmen Rizzo
"I make a living with the UA plug-ins, because I use them every single day on every session."
Charlie Clouser
(NIN, "Saw" Soundtracks)
(NIN, "Saw" Soundtracks)
"The UAD-2 provides so much DSP that I can really lay the plug-ins on thick without giving it a second thought"
Cian Ciaran
(Super Furry Animals)
(Super Furry Animals)
"[With the UAD-2] It's like having the right tools to do the right job ... Because you know all the gear's quality."
12/2008
Craig Anderton
(EQ)
(EQ)
"It's the strikingly realistic, and musical, emulations of vintage (and not so vintage) gear [that hooks people on the UAD-2]."
10/2008
Craig Anderton
(EQ Magazine)
(EQ Magazine)
"The UAD concept [is] the 21st century equivalent of a rack of special-purpose processors ... maybe even an entire mixer."
Craig Anderton
(Keyboard)
(Keyboard)
"The UAD-2 is much more powerful than the original ... the UAD concept is no longer to just replace a few cool pieces of gear"
11/2008
Dave Bryson
(Counting Crows)
(Counting Crows)
“Loving my SOLO/Laptop and my UAD plugs. They really do sound great.”
07/2009
David Grissom
(Mellencamp, Buddy Guy)
(Mellencamp, Buddy Guy)
"The UAD-2 plug-ins have become the backbone of my mixes ... I've been able to eliminate my console altogether."
David Riggs
"There is a God and he uses the UAD plugins. The best set of plug-ins anywhere. Period."
12/2005
Eli Crews
(Electronic Musician)
(Electronic Musician)
"With the UAD-2, Universal Audio has made one of the most attractive plug-in families even harder to live without."
Elliot Mazer
(Neil Young)
(Neil Young)
"I can mix anyplace with my UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop. I get to use the same UAD plug-ins on my portable that I use on my big MacPro."
Elliot Mazer
(Neil Young, Janis Joplin)
(Neil Young, Janis Joplin)
"Since the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop card fits in a pocket, I was able to do more work on the plane"
07/2009
Frank Filipetti
(James Taylor, Rod Stewart)
(James Taylor, Rod Stewart)
“I wish more companies paid attention to what you guys are doing at UA ... it's right on the money."
Frank Filipetti
(Carly Simon)
(Carly Simon)
"I go to my UAD plug-ins just as naturally as I do any hardware ... UAD is now an essential part of my mixing arsenal"
Frank Filipetti
(Carly Simon, Korn)
(Carly Simon, Korn)
"I don't need anything else to mix with, other than the UAD plug-ins. Everything else I use is hardware."
Gavin Monaghan
(The Twang)
(The Twang)
"I'd never even think of tackling a session without UAD plug-ins."
Geoff Sanoff
(Pro Sound News)
(Pro Sound News)
"I keep saying to people that plug-ins are only going to get better, and UAD keeps proving me right."
Hank Shocklee
(Public Enemy)
(Public Enemy)
"I can surely say that working with the UAD family of plug-ins has greatly increased the sound of my projects"
Jason Blum
(Remix Magazine)
(Remix Magazine)
"The only thing better than UAD plug-ins is more of them."
Joe Chiccarelli
(Frank Zappa, U2)
(Frank Zappa, U2)
"The [UAD2] SOLO/Laptop has proven to be one of the best signal processing devices available."
John Baccigaluppi
(TapeOp Magazine)
(TapeOp Magazine)
"[With the UAD-2] ... everything worked perfectly with the sonic quality we’ve come to expect from the UAD series."
Jono Buchanan
(Future Music UK)
(Future Music UK)
"It's now possible to turn your DAW into a full Neve console, for a fraction of the cost of a real desk."
10/2008
Just Blaze
(Jay-Z, Kanye West)
(Jay-Z, Kanye West)
"[The SOLO/Laptop] is perfect ... it takes the processing load off of my computer ... I'm thoroughly happy with it"
Justin Niebank
(Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts)
(Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts)
“[W]hen you came out with the UAD-2, I jumped on that, even before the software came out. I adore it.”
08/2009
Matt Boudreau
(Keith Urban)
(Keith Urban)
"The bottom line is, it's got so much more power ... it allowed me to use whatever plug-in I wanted, whenever I wanted"
Matt Knobel
(Lenny Kravitz)
(Lenny Kravitz)
"With the UAD-2 , you put it on and it sounds like a Fairchild. It makes it so much easier to get what you're looking for."
Mike Senior
(Sound on Sound)
(Sound on Sound)
"The UAD-2 gives access to some of the best-sounding analogue emulation plug-ins available ... a mouth-watering prospect."
Mike Senior
(Sound on Sound)
(Sound on Sound)
"Universal Audio are a force to be reckoned with in terms of the quality of their audio processing"
11/2008
Nathaniel Kunkel
(Sting)
(Sting)
"I use my UAD cards every time I mix ... the quality of the plug-ins make mixing 'in the box' not only easier, but really fun."
Nathaniel Kunkel
(James Taylor, Lyle Lovett)
(James Taylor, Lyle Lovett)
"The thing that I feel no one's really talking about is that this [the UAD-2] is a paradigm shift."
Paul Vnuk Jr.
(Recording Magazine)
(Recording Magazine)
"The UAD-2 ... is a huge improvement over everything that made the UAD-1 the leader in its class."
Peter Frampton
"I just love this SOLO/Laptop widget, thingy to death. It was so worth the wait... Multiple Fairchilds on a buss? Now that's too cool.”
Rik Simpson
(Coldplay)
(Coldplay)
"The sound of the UAD software is the closest thing in analog modeling ... it actually sounds like the real gear."
Rob James
(Resolution Magazine)
(Resolution Magazine)
"[UAD Powered Plug-Ins] have more character than many native or TDM plug-ins, while being a great deal more affordable."
10/2008
Stuart Price
(The Killers)
(The Killers)
"You judge [the UAD-2] by how many people you recommend it to, and everyone I have worked with has now gone and got one."
Ulrich Wild
(Pantera)
(Pantera)
"The new UAD-2 cards are extremely powerful ... I completely abandoned analog gear for mixing and I rely heavily on this system"
Frederick Norén
(Sound on Sound)
(Sound on Sound)
"[For DSP-based systems]...the UAD2 platform is a good alternative, with great-sounding, humanely priced plug-ins."
Ryan West
(Kanye West, T.I., T-Pain)
(Kanye West, T.I., T-Pain)
"I'm not sure what mathematical voodoo they do over there [at UA], but I like it and I won't mix without it."
Jim Dalyrmple
(Macworld)
(Macworld)
"While there are a lot of plug-in choices [on the market], I have found none better than Universal Audio."
05/2009
Craig Anderton
(EQ Mag)
(EQ Mag)
"A game-changer ... the UAD-2 [SOLO/Laptop's] DSP lets you save your computer's precious CPU power for other functions"
10/2009
JR Hutson
(Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild)
(Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild)
"[Once] I got the UAD Powered Plug-Ins, I can get things so much closer to what they're supposed to sound like."
09/2009
Eli Janney
(Wilco, Wheat)
(Wilco, Wheat)
"I’m heavily into the [UAD-2] cards. They just sound really, really good ... the new cards give you a lot of horsepower."
Paul White
(Sound On Sound)
(Sound On Sound)
"UA has given their UAD-2 platform extra appeal with yet more accurate recreations of classic studio hardware ..."
10/2009
Jim Dalrymple
(The Loop)
(The Loop)
"I find that the UA plug-ins allow me to control that [dynamic] range of frequencies better than anything else."
Jim Dalrymple
(The Loop)
(The Loop)
"[I use] the Fairchild Compressor, Neve 1081, Neve 1073, LA-2A and the 1176 Compressor. They all give you something different."
Paul White
(Sound On Sound)
(Sound On Sound)
"[Cooper Time Cube, EMT 250, or FATSO] ... for the real vintage character, I don't think UA have any rivals at the moment."
10/2009
D. James Goodwin
(The Bravery)
(The Bravery)
"When I finally decided to try the UAD platform, I was immediately floored by the realism. These things sounded amazing."
10/2009
Ed MacFarlane
(Friendly Fires)
(Friendly Fires)
"[I use] the 6176 as my preamp & compressor, and I've been using the UAD plug-ins once the track's in the computer."
J.J. Blair
(Rod Stewart, George Benson)
(Rod Stewart, George Benson)
"I was never into mixing completely in the box until I started using UAD cards ... I'm loving it more and more."
10/2009
J.J. Blair
(Rod Stewart, George Benson)
(Rod Stewart, George Benson)
"Way to go, Universal Audio! Thanks for helping me achieve the sounds in the box that I really want to hear."
10/2009
Roy Davis Jr.
"A mix is not complete without UAD Powered Plug-Ins on it!!!"
08/2009
D. James Goodwin
(The Bravery)
(The Bravery)
"I decided to sell my hardware SPL TD4, and my vintage dbx 160 rack, because the UAD became my go-to choice. Bravo to UA"
10/2009
Gino Robair
(Electronic Musician)
(Electronic Musician)
"Whether mixing or mastering, the SOLO/Laptop is the best addition you can make to your system for less than 5 bills."
12/2009
Gino Robair
(Electronic Musician)
(Electronic Musician)
"UA has come to the rescue: The SOLO/Laptop gives you travel-friendly access to the marvelous range of UAD Plug-Ins."
12/2009
Nathaniel Kunkel
(Lyle Lovett, Nirvana)
(Lyle Lovett, Nirvana)
"With the UAD-2, UA has provided something that I have been missing from my plugs for a long time: inspiration."
12/2009
Vance Powell
(The Raconteurs, Jars of Clay)
(The Raconteurs, Jars of Clay)
"The UAD-2 is the first plug-in set that replaces gear I own, hardware-wise, and that's a big deal."
03/2009
Future Music
(Future Music UK)
(Future Music UK)
"Genuinely allows you to turn each channel of your DAW into a virtual Neve channel strip."
02/2010
John Paterno
(Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt)
(Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt)
"This [UAD-2] is a 'game changer' for me ... The sound, responsiveness, and detail [of the plug-ins] are great!"
01/2010
John Paterno
(Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt)
(Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt)
"The sound of these [UAD Powered Plug-Ins] will definitely change the way I approach mixing in the computer."
01/2010
Neil Mclellan
(TapeOp)
(TapeOp)
"I've recommended the UAD platform to all of my friends, and once they heard it, there was no looking back."
Carl Cox
DJ
DJ
"I do a lot of mixes on the road, & the availability of world-class [UAD] plug-ins that don't suck the life out of my system is invaluable."
04/2010
D. James Goodwin
(The Bravery)
(The Bravery)
"UAD plug-ins are my new benchmark for how processors should sound, look, and function.”
10/2009
Ivan Barias
(Musiq Soulchild)
(Musiq Soulchild)
"UAD is my new secret weapon in the studio. I get everything to sound the way I always wanted, way before the mixing."
04/2010
Ivan Barias
(Keyshia Cole, 2Pac)
(Keyshia Cole, 2Pac)
"Before UAD life in the studio was like television before HD. Everything sounds incredibly detailed now."
04/2010
Ivan Barias
(Raheem Devaughn)
(Raheem Devaughn)
"I absolutely love my SOLO/Laptop. I can finally take my favorite and very expensive studio gear on the road with me."
04/2010
Greg Parkin
(Capitol Studios & Mastering)
(Capitol Studios & Mastering)
“It is fitting that UA continues to provide a platform for our engineers to innovate."
Garrett "Jacknife" Lee
(R.E.M., The Cars)
(R.E.M., The Cars)
"I @#$%ing love my UAD-2 card! Doing my first proper mix [The Cars] with it. Wow! How did i do without it?"
08/2010
Craig Anderton
(Keyboard)
(Keyboard)
"Essentially, the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop lets you stuff a rack of great-sounding analog gear into your laptop. Need I say more?"
07/2010
Hank Shocklee
(Public Enemy)
(Public Enemy)
“I like to use the UAD plug-ins to their extremes and push them to get the crazy sound I use to set my productions apart."
Ryan Hewitt
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
"So now I have my UAD on everything, and I'm using the EMT 140 and the EMT 250 as effects. It's so much easier."
Garrett "Jacknife" Lee
(R.E.M., The Cars)
(R.E.M., The Cars)
"Wow! How did i do without it [UAD-2]? The 1073 EQ! 1176LN! Dimension D! The EMT reverbs! Fairchild 670!"
08/2010
