Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 DSP Accelerator Card

The top-of-the-line UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 DSP Accelerator features Universal Audio’s most powerful PCIe processing hardware, combined with an extensive collection of 73 UA-developed plug-ins. In creating UAD plug-ins, UA’s DSP engineers work with the original hardware manufacturers — using their exact schematics, golden units, and experienced ears — to develop fully authenticated plug-ins with all the warmth and harmonics of classic analog equipment.

The Universal Audio UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 features eight SHARC processors and easily installs into a PCIe-equipped desktop computer or compatible expansion chassis (PCIe or Thunderbolt*), giving your Mac or PC the ultimate boost in audio quality and mix processing power. With all 73 UA-developed** plug-in titles — including Ampex, Manley, Lexicon, EMT, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, Fairchild, Harrison, Little Labs, Studer, SSL, and many more — the Ultimate 2 offers extraordinary sonic possibilities.

Fully Mac and Windows 7-compatible, with support for VST, Audio Units, and RTAS, the UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 is easy to use. Just install the software and PCIe card, and start mixing with some of the world’s finest audio plug-ins.

Features

• Flagship eight-processor DSP Accelerator Card (PCIe format) compatible with Intel-based Macs and Windows 7 PCs
• Provides access to award-winning UAD Powered Plug-Ins library
• Includes 73 UA-developed plug-ins up to and including UAD Software v7.3**
• Ideal for professional power-users running demanding projects w/ high plug-in instances and/or high sample rates
• Compatible with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Live, and more
• Can be combined with other UAD-2 devices, including UAD-2 PCIe card(s), UAD-2 Satellite, and Apollo / Apollo 16 audio interfaces
• Connect to Thunderbolt-equipped Macs via a compatible chassis* (sold separately)
• VST/AU/RTAS and 64-bit compatible
• Also available as UAD-2 OCTO Core and UAD-2 OCTO Custom packages

*Thunderbolt connectivity is available for Mac only. Visit www.uaudio.com/support/uad for a complete list of qualified PCIe expansion and PCIe-to-Thunderbolt expansion chassis.

**The UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 2 package does not include any Direct Developer (3rd party) plug-ins, nor plug-ins released after UAD software v7.3.

Ultimate 2 Software Bundle Contents

Channel Strips

• API Vision Channel Strip
• CS-1 Channel Strip
• Neve® 88RS Channel Strip
• SSL E Series Channel Strip

Compressors/Limiters

• dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter
• EX-1 Equalizer/Compressor
• Fairchild® 670 Compressor
• Neve® 33609 Compressor
• Neve® 33609SE Compressor
• Precision Buss Compressor
• SSL G Series Bus Compressor
• Teletronix® LA-2 Classic Leveler
• Teletronix® LA-2A Gray Classic Leveler
• Teletronix® LA-2A Legacy Leveling Amplifier
• Teletronix® LA-2A Silver Classic Leveler
• Teletronix® LA-3A Classic Leveler
• UA 1176AE Classic Limiter
• UA 1176LN Legacy Limiting Amplifier
• UA 1176SE Legacy Limiting Amplifier
• UA 1176 Rev A Classic Limiter
• UA 1176LN Rev E Classic Limiter

Delay & Modulation

• BOSS® CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
• Cooper® Time Cube MkII Delay
• DM-1 Delay Modulator
• DM-1L Long Delay Modulator
• EP-34 Tape Echo
• MXR® Flanger/Doubler
• Roland® Dimension D
• Roland® RE-201 Space Echo

Equalizers

• API 550A Parametric EQ
• API 560 Graphic EQ
• Cambridge EQ
• Harrison® 32C Channel EQ
• Harrison® 32C SE Channel EQ
• Helios™ Type 69 EQ
• Neve® 1073 Classic Console EQ
• Neve® 1073SE Classic Console EQ
• Neve® 1081 Classic Console EQ
• Neve® 1081SE Classic Console EQ
• Neve® 31102 Classic Console EQ
• Neve® 31102SE Classic Console EQ
• Precision Equalizer
• Pultec EQP-1A Legacy EQ
• Pultec EQP-1A Passive EQ
• Pultec HLF-3C Passive EQ
• Pultec MEQ-5 Passive EQ
• Pultec Pro Legacy EQ
• Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ

Mastering

• Precision K-Stereo Ambience Recovery
• Precision Maximizer
• Precision Multiband
• Precision Limiter
• Manley® Massive Passive EQ
• Manley® Massive Passive Mastering EQ

Reverbs

• DreamVerb Room Modeler
• EMT® 140 Classic Plate Reverb
• EMT® 250 Electronic Reverb
• Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb
• Ocean Way Studios
• RealVerb Pro
• RS-1 Reflection Engine

Special Processing

• Ampex® ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder
• FATSO™ Jr. Tape Sim. & Compressor
• FATSO™ Sr. Tape Sim. & Compressor
• Little Labs® IBP Phase Alignment Tool
• Little Labs® Voice Of God Bass Resonance
• Moog® Multimode Filter
• Moog® Multimode Filter SE
• Precision De-Esser
• Precision Enhancer Hz
• Precision Enhancer kHz
• SPL® Transient Designer Plug-In
• Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder

UAD-2 PCIe Card Minimum System Requirements

• (Win) Windows 7 64-Bit Edition w/ SP1
• (Mac) OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, or 10.8 Mountain Lion
• 2 GB available disk space
• Available PCI Express (PCIe) slot for each UAD-2 card
• Available FireWire 800 port for UAD-2 Satellite, Apollo, or Apollo 16
• 1024 x 800 minimum display resolution
• Internet connection to download software and authorize UAD plug-ins
• Compatible VST, Audio Units, or RTAS plug-in host application software