UAD System Manual Software Version 9 Manual Version 210429 www.uaudio.com Tip: Click any section or Table of Contents page number to jump directly to that page. Introduction ......................................................................................... 6 The Authentic Sound of Analog ........................................................................... 6 Features ........................................................................................................... 7 UAD Documentation Overview ............................................................................. 8 Additional Resources & Technical Support ........................................................... 9 UAD Installation ................................................................................. 10 System Requirements ...................................................................................... 11 Installation on Windows Systems (FireWire and/or PCIe) ...................................... 13 Installation on Windows Systems (Thunderbolt and/or USB) ................................. 14 Installation on Mac Systems ............................................................................. 15 Installed Software Locations ............................................................................. 16 UAD-2 PCIe Card Installation ............................................................................ 17 Online Authorization ........................................................................................ 18 Offline Authorization ........................................................................................ 18 Verifying Installation ........................................................................................ 20 Software Removal ............................................................................................ 21 UAD System Overview ......................................................................... 22 The UAD Environment ...................................................................................... 22 The UAD Hardware .......................................................................................... 23 The UAD Software ........................................................................................... 26 The DAW Environment ..................................................................................... 28 UA Account & Store ............................................................................ 31 Account Overview ............................................................................................ 31 Store Overview ................................................................................................. 32 UAD Authorization Overview .............................................................................. 33 Demo Mode ..................................................................................................... 34 Buying UAD Plug-Ins ....................................................................................... 35 UAD System Manual 2 Table Of Contents UAD Meter & Control Panel ................................................................. 37 Launching the Application ................................................................................ 37 UAD Meter Window .......................................................................................... 38 Meter Menu .................................................................................................... 40 UAD Control Panels ......................................................................................... 42 System Information Panel ................................................................................. 43 Plug-Ins Panel ................................................................................................. 46 Configuration Panel .......................................................................................... 48 FireWire Panel ................................................................................................. 53 Help Panel ...................................................................................................... 58 Using UAD Plug-Ins ............................................................................ 59 Launching a UAD Plug-In ................................................................................. 59 The UAD Plug-In Interface ................................................................................ 60 UAD Toolbar .................................................................................................... 61 LiveTrack Mode ............................................................................................... 64 Adjusting Parameters ....................................................................................... 65 Shortcuts ........................................................................................................ 66 DSP Loading Information .................................................................................. 67 Automation ..................................................................................................... 68 External MIDI Control ....................................................................................... 68 Mono (m) UAD plug-ins .................................................................................... 68 Tempo Sync ....................................................................................... 69 Tempo Sync Plug-Ins ....................................................................................... 69 Sync Activation ............................................................................................... 70 Available Note Values ....................................................................................... 70 Entering Values ............................................................................................... 71 Precision Delay Modes with Tempo Sync ............................................................ 72 Galaxy Tape Echo & Roland RE-201 Sync .......................................................... 72 UAD System Manual 3 Table Of Contents Latency & Delay Compensation ............................................................ 73 UAD Plug-Ins with Additional Latency................................................................ 74 Live Processing (without Apollo) ........................................................................ 75 UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt ................................................................ 76 Hardware Setup ............................................................................................... 78 Hardware Connections ...................................................................................... 79 UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt Operation .............................................................. 81 UAD-2 Satellite USB .......................................................................... 84 Hardware Setup ............................................................................................... 86 Windows Setup ................................................................................................ 88 UAD-2 Satellite USB Operation ......................................................................... 91 UAD-2 Satellite FireWire ..................................................................... 92 UAD-2 Satellite FireWire Installation ................................................................. 94 UAD-2 Satellite FireWire Operation ................................................................... 97 FireWire Bandwidth.......................................................................................... 99 Important UAD-2 Satellite FireWire Notes ........................................................ 100 FireWire Bandwidth vs. UAD DSP .................................................................... 102 FireWire Bus Power ........................................................................................ 102 FireWire Basics .............................................................................................. 103 Bus Powering Example ................................................................................... 107 UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop ......................................................................... 109 UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Features ......................................................................... 110 Software Installation ...................................................................................... 110 ExpressCard/34 to ExpressCard/54 Adapter ...................................................... 111 Inserting the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Hardware .................................................... 111 Removing the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Hardware ................................................... 112 Important SOLO/Laptop Notes ........................................................................ 113 Multiple UAD Devices ....................................................................... 114 Multi-Device Overview .................................................................................... 114 Multi-Device Constraints ................................................................................. 115 Multi-Device DSP Loading .............................................................................. 118 Power Requirements .....................................................................................