UAD Studio Edition
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Transform your DAW into a vintage analog paradise.
Build your dream studio with 34 world-class UAD effects and instruments — the same gear used by many of the biggest mixers and engineers in the world — no UA hardware required.
Whether it's a legendary channel strip from Avalon, an iconic Studer tape machine, classic compression from Fairchild and Empirical Labs, or lush reverb from Lexicon — $5,900+ in value if purchased separately — UAD Studio Edition gives you the gear and sounds used by hit-making professionals every day.
No Hardware Required
UAD Studio Edition plug-ins run natively on Mac or PC and work with any compatible DAW including Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, LUNA, and more.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Get a professional analog studio packed with legendary channel strips, compressors, EQs, tape machines, effects, and instruments — right in your DAW
- Get perfect vocals with hit-making solid-state and tube preamps
- Explore iconic compressors on drums, guitars, vocals, and synths
- Discover the rich sound of magnetic tape on all of your sources
- Add ambience and space on vocals and instruments with hit-making plate and digital reverb, tape echo, rotary speaker, and more
- Stay inspired with in‑the‑box grand piano, electric piano, and organ, indistinguishable from the real thing
Verve Analog Machines Essentials
Give your recordings the colorful analog saturation and effects heard on countless hip-hop, lo-fi, electronic, rock, and experimental tracks. Designed for the modern musician, beatmaker, and producer — Verve Analog Machines Essentials puts four playful vintage sounds right in your DAW.
Avalon VT-737 Tube Channel Strip
Get consistently polished results full of radio-ready gloss and detail with Avalon's flagship VT-737 channel strip —the best-selling standalone channel strip ever made — and the dominant player in chart-topping pop, hip-hop, and R&B productions.
dbx 160 Compressor/Limiter
Whether you’re using it on synths, bass guitar, or a drum bus, the dbx 160 plug-in gives you the original hardware’s grabby, low-end glue and old-school character — a must-have for any engineer’s compressor toolkit.
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor Compressor
Add the versatile, super-fast compressor that's the choice for modern producers looking to add creative colors to drums, vocals, and guitars.
Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection
Get the same silky, warm compression heard on hundreds of hit records from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to countless Motown classics with the most accurate emulations ever made of these rare tube limiters.*
Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb
Add the famously lush ambience that defined the sound of an entire era with a bit-for-bit emulation of the classic '80s studio hardware that remains one of the most popular digital reverb units of all time.
Manley Tube Preamp
Add instant life to vocals and bass, punch up acoustic guitars and drums, or push synths forward with the authentic sound of Manley tube hardware.
Studer A800 Tape Recorder
Add warmth, presence, cohesion, and low-end punch that only genuine tape can provide with the proven hit-making sound of a genuine Studer tape machine.
Teletronix LA-3A Classic Audio Leveler
Famous for pushing sounds right to the front of your speakers with a unique, aggressive character, get all the tone and dynamics control of this highly-coveted hardware — perfect for vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, and more.
UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
Based on a pair of UA's 1960s golden units, this Collection gives your vocals, drums, and synths all the ultra-musical harmonics and colorful saturation of the original ultra-rare hardware.
Electra 88 Vintage Keyboard Studio
Get the album-ready sound of a 1974 Rhodes Eighty Eight Suitcase Mark 1 electric piano,* along with a fully stocked "vintage" studio of pro production tools — for in‑the‑box tones nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.
Moog Minimoog
Add the fat, musically expressive sounds of the most iconic synthesizer ever made — from Kraftwerk to Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes to Dr. Dre — with our industry‑leading expertise in circuit modeling, synthesis, and signal processing.**
Opal Morphing Synthesizer
An epic-sounding flagship synth that's perfect for producers, sound designers, and musicians, Opal is our analog-meets-wavetable synth that gives you huge-sounding morphing filters and powerful UA effects, for album-ready sounds, no matter how deep you explore.
Ravel Grand Piano
Perfect for modern music productions from pop to rock, R&B to hip‑hop, get album-ready sonics and inspiring playability with our breathtaking emulation of a Steinway Model B grand piano* that goes far beyond other piano plug-ins and sample libraries with its unprecedented realism.
Waterfall B3 Organ
Explore the world's most thorough emulation of the classic Hammond B3 organ and its companion Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet,* giving your music the same rich tone and three‑dimensional sound heard on decades of legendary albums.
Waterfall Rotary Speaker
Immerse yourself in the jaw-dropping sounds of the classic Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet,* and envelope your guitars, vocals, keyboards, and more in chewy, three-dimensional modulation effects — far beyond chorus and flange — for classic textures heard on decades of legendary albums.
1176 Classic Limiter Collection
Give character and punch to vocals, guitars, bass, drums, and anything else with three distinct versions of this easy‑to‑use limiter, used on more records than any compressor ever made.
Studio D Chorus
An exacting emulation of a late-'70s Roland Dimension D,* add the same "secret sauce" analog widening effects used by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Eno, M83, and more, for stunning analog modulation textures — with the push of a button.**
Brigade Chorus
Flatter your guitars, vocals, and synths with the luxuriant analog modulation effects of a vintage BOSS CE‑1 Chorus Ensemble* and enjoy three-dimensional movement and shimmer.
PolyMAX Synth
Our vintage-inspired synth gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis with warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets that easily fit into any genre — for album‑ready sounds instantly.
Century Tube Channel Strip
Enhance your vocals, guitars, synths, and more with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor designed to give you everything you need to capture "first take" magic.
Pultec Passive EQ Collection
Featuring three astonishingly accurate Pultec EQs that are indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, get the same silky curves used by the engineers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, and Mariah Carey, on your vocals, drums, keys and more.*
Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection
Get smooth, radio-ready vocals, guitars, and bass with three highly sought-after versions of the most famous optical tube compressor ever made — and the go-to for professional mixers worldwide.
Galaxy Tape Echo
Add subtle tape delay and colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths with the definitive emulation of an iconic analog contraption used by everyone from Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.*
Pure Plate Reverb
Experience UA's revolutionary plate reverb emulation in a simple, easy-to-use package — with all of the essential features. Revel in the sonic and mechanical nuances of the steel plate, transducers, and dampers, and give your vocals, guitars, strings, and synths lush, satisfying ambience.
Oxide Tape Recorder
Based on our award-winning Ampex and Studer tape machine emulations, Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster and make everything "sound like a record."
FAQ
Is Universal Audio hardware required to use these plug-ins?
No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware required.
Can I try native UAD plug-ins before I buy?
Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins ›
If I purchase a UAD plug-in, do I get a license for native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions?
Yes, for every UAD plug-in that supports native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions, you get a license for both.
I own an Apollo or UAD-2 hardware, is this for me?
Yes, absolutely, our new bundles provide tremendous value on some of our most popular collections of plug-ins, and native versions are included for the best of both worlds. Native UAD plug-ins also allow you to record and mix on-the-go without attaching UAD hardware.
*All trademarks are property of their respective owners, and used only to represent the instruments modeled as part of UAD plug-ins.
**Use of artist names does not constitute official endorsement of UAD software.Customer Reviews
M. Savoia
December 28, 2024
One Of The Best Vocal Plugs EVER
This Is Mikie Da Poet, I am not sponsored by universal audio, I wanted to say that the 737 plug-in is 98% accurate to the hardware, for any producer...
Read MoreP. Mil
December 28, 2024
Plugin stupendo
Emula perfettamente lo strumento fisico, ha dato uno nuovo volto alle mie registrazioni vocali. Consigliatissimo
Read MoreR. Pecunia
December 27, 2024
Superb!
About as perfect as it gets. Very intuitive as easy to understand. Great extras with Leslie wind noise, preset clicks, etc. Wish I could figure how to get the Leslie to brake with a foot...
Read Morej. muller
December 26, 2024
puissant
je retrouve la qualité en traitement des sons que je vois ou plutot entend dans le travail des ingesons professionnels lors de...
Read MoreC. Heusser
December 26, 2024
Simple and perfect
Now that I've been using the CE-1 as hardware for over 40 years (and still do), I'm making it a little easier for myself in the DAW, especially because the Brigade Chorus sounds exactly...
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Customer Reviews
UAD Studio Edition
M. Savoia
One Of The Best Vocal Plugs EVER
This Is Mikie Da Poet, I am not sponsored by universal audio, I wanted to say that the 737 plug-in is 98% accurate to the hardware, for any producer or rapper singer, this is a must have, I believe this plug-in has a little bit of the magic from many of the great plug-ins, this is possibly one of the greatest plug-ins of all time
P. Mil
Plugin stupendo
Emula perfettamente lo strumento fisico, ha dato uno nuovo volto alle mie registrazioni vocali. Consigliatissimo
R. Pecunia
Superb!
About as perfect as it gets. Very intuitive as easy to understand. Great extras with Leslie wind noise, preset clicks, etc. Wish I could figure how to get the Leslie to brake with a foot switch (right now I can only go from fast to slow, can brake with mod wheel or program a button to sen a midi message) but other than that its is killer! Well worth the price!
R. Foster
Missing the most important thing
Is a load of Presets that most production need starting out for the first time a full range of setting out of the box..
j. muller
puissant
je retrouve la qualité en traitement des sons que je vois ou plutot entend dans le travail des ingesons professionnels lors de sessions ou de tutos ! On maitrise assez rapidement les bases de l'utilisation du Fairchild, on peut apprécier de suite sur notre mix son efficacité ! Toop !
C. Heusser
Simple and perfect
Now that I've been using the CE-1 as hardware for over 40 years (and still do), I'm making it a little easier for myself in the DAW, especially because the Brigade Chorus sounds exactly like the original.
P. Bata
COOL
It's great
D. Betances
As I expressed in my review of the Ampex ATR-102, should’ve bought it a long time ago!!!
Once again, as my title says, I “should’ve bought it a long time ago!!!”!!! Just like the Amoex ATR-102, it really sounds great and it provides enough settings/options to get many different tones out of it. Very natural if you want it that way and it also distorts nicely.
D. MANZI
Esto es excelente.
Ya me acostumbre a esto. todos suenan geniales. Siempre esta en mi plantilla. Gracias UA.
J. Hoppe
Massive!
This thing is a beast !
M. M
Great
a must have compressor as shown in the promotion video
M. M
Great
a must have compressor as shown in the promotion video
M. M
Great
a must have compressor as shown in the promotion video
B. Barr
Distresed
Engage Distortion for bass guitar. :)
R. Woolf
Poly Max to the max
This is a synth that cuts it in the live domain as well as in the studio. It is superb.
S. BIHL
Best emulation ever
Great vst, sounds really good, especially at this exceptionnal price.
A. AR
No existe una mejor emulación.
Es un plugin que suena increíble 10/10
J. Sanchez
Great Sound with Phasing Out
This reverb sound is my favorite for synths! However, it has serious phasing issues, making it difficult to work with, despite being best known as a digital reverb often used for electronic instruments.
P. Barreno
Suena de huevos.
Que les digo, hay infinidad de posibilidades en cuanto a textura y sonido.
S. Apted
The plugin that changed how I mix
To say I love this plugin would be an understatement. It’s the plugin that single handedly changed how I mix drums entirely. Focusing more using saturation instead of compression, this plugin can get you that massive led zeppelin drum sound. I always have it on my master fader as well, using it for mastering jobs, as well as simple saturation. It’s super simple to use, and very musical. I can honestly say it gets used on every session I do, generally multiple times!
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