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UAD SPARK?

 Universal Audio have announced: 'SPARK'. So what is SPARK? Well, it's a platform that allows you to run their plugins natively without the Universal Audios hardware via subscription. At the time of writing this not all their plugins are available on the 'Spark' platform. (ONLY available on MAC for now. Windows is due later 2022)

Here is a list of the plugins (available now):

  • TELETRONIX LA2A COLLECTION
  • API 2500 BUS COMPRESSOR
  • UA 1176 COLLECTION
  • PURE PLATE REVERB
  • GALAXY TAPE ECHO
  • LEXICON 224 DIGITAL REVERB
  • API VISION CHANNEL STRIP PLUS
  • NEVE 1073 PREAMP & EQ
  • STUDER A800 TAPE MACHINE
  • OPAL SYNTHESIZER (Exclusive to SPARK)
  • MOOG MINIMOOG
  • WATERFALL B3
If you own any of the above plugins you should get them for free on UA SPARK via UA CONNECT. (You will need an ILOK account)

The subscription is around $20 (plus taxes outside the US). 

Im assuming that more plugins will be added soon. At the moment there don't seem to be many for around $20 a month. There is a 14 day free trial. If you have purchased VOLT you should get 1 month free trial. 

Hmmm! I'll be honest I like that idea of having the instruments native, i'm not really sure about it being a subscription service. Maybe if there was a choice between subscription & buying the plugins outright natively, that would be better. I do own & use some UAD plugins for mixing.

Until next time

Law


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