You could also check out Toneboosters EQ4 for more features/modes, and Waves F6 for another simple EQ that does static/dynamic, although F6 is a little higher on CPU than these other I'm recommending. It's the anywhere/everywhere/always EQ for me.
For the digital algorithmic/everything else reverbs I'd simply grab Exponential Audio R4 and Nimbus, and Eventide SP2016, these all go on sales.Ĭambridge EQ: I would recommend the Massenburg MDWEQ6 Native, it's mastering-grade, super low CPU, oversampled, great at notching/cutting, just a marvel of coding.
The Waves Abbey Road plate/chamber are also cool, but heavy on CPU, and not quite the same as the UAD. IK Sunset Sound: This will replace UAD Plate, Chamber, Spring, and Ocean Way in one plugin. Plate Reverb: Soundtoys Little Plate, this is really close to the UAD.close enough. Or the free Analog Obession plugins, as a no-cost option. LA2A: ACME Opticom, Empirical Labs Arousor opto mode, Plugin Alliance / IK Opto also will work. But hey, this is recording studio culture, most of what we do seems insane to other people.Īnyway, I'll recommend a few native alternatives that I would happily use instead of the UAD you mentioned, and often do.ġ176: Arturia FET 76 (tweak city if you want it), IK Multimedia Black 76 (cheeeeap, simple), there are just so many of these out there to pick from, I happen to use those two lately more often than not. The price of the system is also "interesting," to me. It's slightly interesting to me that people consider it to be modern or high tech or anything like that, since it's so limited and old-school. The UAD DSP satellite system is a bit of an anachronism in 2021. It would be financially unwise, IMO, to use a newly purchased UAD Satellite / UAD Plugin Prices for 1176 / LA2A / Plate / Digital EQ. What are the best opto comps to replace the la2a? Is there anything that does the 1176AE thing (2:1 ratio, slower attack)? I’d need plugs that are light on cpu usage.Īlready own the Purple 1176 and MJUC so I’m looking at the “others”. So do I stay UAD for a few reverbs and la2a/1176’s? Or ditch the platform and buy some alternatives? I do really love reverbs and offloading the dsp on a bunch of verbs would be nice. I could care less about most EQ’s, don’t use unison stuff, don’t need 100 different compressors.
SONNOX OXFORD EQ VS CAMBRIDGE UPGRADE
If I stayed UAD I’d want to upgrade to the mkii versions of the la2a and 1176 bundles. I own quite a few of their plugs but the only ones I really use are: It’s getting harder and harder for me to justify staying in the UAD universe. The question now stands, do I buy a TB UAD Satellite or not? I currently have UAD 2 pcie card that will be useless on a new machine.
SONNOX OXFORD EQ VS CAMBRIDGE UPDATE
I can’t update my old cheese grater anymore so I’m thinking about the M1x Mac mini when it’s released. I’m slowly preparing to buy a new computer.