UAD Studio Edition
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Transform your DAW into a Vintage Analog Paradise
Build your dream studio with 33 UAD plug-ins and instruments — 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 — $5,825 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
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
R. Hoffman
February 16, 2024
Phenomenal
As incredible as you'd expect. In any given situation, with any given instrument - this is one of if not the first EQs I reach for, every time.
Read MoreP. Wyer
February 15, 2024
Smooth and reliable tones
Excellent compressor, nice to have the set to mix and match for Vox and guitars,
Read MoreJ. Cheek
February 15, 2024
Cannot imagine mixing without this plugin
The classic Pultec sound. This plugin just makes everything that passes through it so much more musical. It’s incredible the way it can give a source so much more vibe, depth and sense of...
Read MoreB. Seidendorf
February 14, 2024
Top
What can I say? Just add this sprinkle of magic in your side chain
Read MoreJ. Miller
February 13, 2024
Smooth
Used on bass & vocal track so far. Damn is this worth it. Presets are spot on with only minor changes to dial it in perfectly. Smooth. My new 2nd favorite plugin...
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Customer Reviews
UAD Studio Edition
R. Hoffman
Phenomenal
As incredible as you'd expect. In any given situation, with any given instrument - this is one of if not the first EQs I reach for, every time.
P. Wyer
Smooth and reliable tones
Excellent compressor, nice to have the set to mix and match for Vox and guitars,
J. Cheek
Cannot imagine mixing without this plugin
The classic Pultec sound. This plugin just makes everything that passes through it so much more musical. It’s incredible the way it can give a source so much more vibe, depth and sense of a creating a 3D image from something 2D. Indispensable.
Thank you!
Joseph
www.islandrecordingstudios.comM. WRIGHT
Studer A800 ‘MULTITRACK’
As a harmonic colouration device this is nice. The controls do things. It isn’t noisy. It can do subtle and extreme shifts. BUT, it’s supposed to be a 24 channel tape recorder. It’ll work in mono or stereo, but that’s it. Where are the other 22 channels? Without the nonlinearities of a fully modelled machine spread across 24 sources, and the depth which that creates, it’s just a two channel preamp with tape-style eq. UAD missed an opportunity to make something truly awesome here.
B. Seidendorf
Top
What can I say? Just add this sprinkle of magic in your side chain
J. Miller
Smooth
Used on bass & vocal track so far. Damn is this worth it.
Presets are spot on with only minor changes to dial it in perfectly. Smooth. My new 2nd favorite pluginA. Zelghi
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a. Niarfeix
Superbe mais inutilisable sur scène !
De superbe sonorité et une interface facile à explorer. Malheureusement, du fait de la licence ilok cloud PolyMax ne fonctionne pas sur mon mac quand je suis sur scène loin d'une connexion internet. Le transfert de licence ( du cloud Ilok vers l'ordi ) est peut-être possible mais particulièrement mal documenté. Par conséquent je ne l'utilise plus et j'ai donné ma préférence au GX-80 de Cherry audio dont les modalités de licences sont nettement moins alambiquées. C'est dommage de devoir renoncer à de belles réalisations du fait d'une stratégie de licence tiers qui manque de souplesse.
S. Studio
Best sound
Best Premic
K. Pantzis
Amazing!!!!!!
sounds like the real hardware!!!!
M. Carmona
Great sound!
The king of the compressors!
Z. Cohen
Great sound but TERRIBLE control options
I would easily rate this 5 stars for sound quality but the fact that I can't assign control to a keyboard, makes it essentially useless. Adjusting controls during a performance is a critical aspect of playing an analog synth. UA expects us to do this with a mouse?!? Such a HUGE oversight. I'm so incredibly disspointed with this and the B3 for this reason. Does anyone at UA actually use these instruments?
Z. Cohen
Great sound but TERRIBLE control options
I would easily rate this 5 stars for sound quality but the fact that I can't assign control to a keyboard, makes it essentially useless. Adjusting drawbars, speed, percussion during a performance is a critical aspect of playing a hammond organ. UA expects us to do this with a mouse?!? Such a HUGE oversight. I'm so incredibly disappointed with this and the Mini Moog for this reason. Does anyone at UA actually use these instruments?
S. Matsumoto
Not Bad
The sound is great. I want more presets.
S. Matsumoto
Sound sweet!
Love this thick sound. Presets quality is really great and pretty useful.
M. Morrise
Great workhorse for vocal leveling
I purchased the LA-2A Leveler Collection in October 2023 through Plugin Boutique. License registration to my UA account was quick and easy. It's been lovely to have access to sweet, sweet optoelectrical compression. The LA-2A is considered a studio staple with good reason, and UA have delivered a fine set of emulations.
D. MK Autêntico
muito bom!
UAD confiança 100% em qualidade
D. MK Autêntico
mt fooooooood4!
UAD só entrega produto de qualidade, confiança 100%
