Sparks Fly As UA Untethers
New plugins no longer reliant on UA hardware
31 March 2022
Universal Audio announces Spark, a new subscription service that allows their UAD plug-ins and instruments to be used without UA hardware. UAD Spark features UA’s most popular plug-in emulations and allows them to run natively for the first time. The studio gear available includes Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ, UA 1176 Compressor Collection, Teletronix LA-2A Compressor Collection, Studer A800 Tape Recorder, and API Vision Channel Strip. The service also includes new UAD instruments such as the Moog Minimoog, Waterfall B3 Organ, and Ravel Grand Piano and the Spark exclusive Opal Morphing Synthesiser. This is an instrument that blurs the lines between analog and wavetable synthesis, with built-in UA effects and, record-ready presets.
UA Volt audio interface owners get a 30-day free trial of UAD Spark, and UAD plug-in owners can access the native version of their plug-ins for free. This evolving collection runs in all major DAWs that support AU, VST3, and AAX formats and available natively on Mac for US$19.99/month, with the Windows version coming this fall.
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