Introducing UAD Sound City Studios Plug-In | Get a Tour Today

In this video, we mix a track from Soldier Story with only the UAD Sound City Studios plug-in. Hear how a track that was recorded dry instantly comes to life with the sound of Studio A and the legendary console, mics, and effects - and learn how to do the same with your tracks, no matter where they were recorded.
Runs natively on Mac & Windows. Available for individual purchase, or on subscription as part of UAD Spark.
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Learn more about UAD Spark: spark.uaudio.com
🎵 Song Credits 🎵
"Whiskey and a Bottle of Gin" by Soldier Story
Written, performed, and recorded by Colin Meyer
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Disclaimer: The famous Sound City Studios is located in Van Nuys, California where it was originally founded. Sound City Studios has no affiliation with Sound City Amplifiers of New Jersey. For information on Sound City Amplifiers visit their website at soundcityamp.com
0:00 - Hear it in action
0:38 - Overview
2:00 - Source Voicings
2:51 - Mic & Console Controls
5:10 - Guitar Re-Amping
7:04 - Reverb Mode
8:04 - Effects
15:00 - Final A/B
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[@rishabhbose29]

This is exaclty the reason why UA is such a respected name in the industry.

[@Axeyard]

Until now.

[@greenlionaudio]

Just for everyone viewing, the Black Friday UAD 2x plugin bundle goes for £99. This SINGLE plugin retails for £299. Picked this up and the Distressor, usually selling for £99. Yep this is £400 in fresh-out-the-kitchen top-shelf software for £75 in the end (coupled with my loyalty voucher.) When UAD set you up for bargains they REALLY set you up nicely! Cheers UAD!

[@brentharmonmusicproduction]

I'm glad this was made as a Native Plugin for everyone to buy and use.

[@Drfresh1402]

This plugin is stunning. It deserves a technical achievement award. And actually, I’ll just go ahead and give it the 2024 best convolution reverb of all time award. That’s right - you will never be able to find me a convolution reverb that sounds as real as this. Literally never. What an achievement this is.

[@UniversalAudio]

🥰

[@Drfresh1402]

The sound is so familiar. And I realize it’s the sound I am so often trying to get by mixing algos and room irs and just not getting it. This is an exciting time for reverb. Wow UAD. Wow. If you haven’t gotten the Black Friday signature edition deal from Plugin Boutique you better stop what you are doing and get it because that deal is outrageous. It includes 44 other UAD plugins including this masterpiece.

[@sin_phany_tv]

Can you send me the link?

[@Axeyard]

Bullshit. It's cheaper direct from UA. And those guys change dollars to pounds! WTF!

[@borisdancy9781]

I thanked the heavens when UA went native and introduced Spark! I reach for UA plugins every time I'm at my desk.

[@UniversalAudio]

👊🏻

[@badbijan]

This might be my favourite mixing plugin of all time

[@LodvarDude]

This is like the Ocean Way Plugin, only on steroids and different rooms. Very nice.

[@alvinmolina9881]

Great addition!!! 👏🏽 Thanks UA teamwork.

[@Sigorzav_Mixing]

this is gonna be absolute game changer, thank you always UAD!👍

[@JonManness]

So much life in one plugin! The ability to control lively room reflections like this is so helpful for the dry, close-mic'd sources that most of us record.

[@shawnyvibes]

The best room plugins for 2023 UAD you did it with this plugins i was fighting with my room and this sound city plugin fix my problem. Thanks love love love

[@bbrrwwnn]

Wow! Just when I thought I was done buying UA plugins. This is a real gem!

[@SKTVisMUSIC]

Found this while I was working last night. Love it, sounds great. This is like a super channel strip.

[@AnuragDixitMuzic]

Sounds really impressive! Definitely worth using!!

[@haatock]

INCREDIBLE !!! THAT ONE GONNA BE MY FAVORITE...

[@truthhurts3479]

I recorded my best stuff ,in both rooms,i had such a good time, this was like a year before the Big N RECORDED NEVER MIND. Paula was the manager ,she had great stories . It was a blast to just hang out

[@anthonylee3311]

Demoing it now - Sounds amazing. I have Ocean Way, so I wasn't sure I would need this, but this does have quite a different sonic signature, so I'm tempted. Let's hope Ocean Way gets a similar Native treatment

[@KarasamaBeats]

Got my UAD Signature Bundle this black Friday and Luna Pro Bundle and dayum im loving it so much !

[@jeremybarnes7873]

Absolutely killer, you guys.

[@MattMulholland]

Holy moly this is sick!

[@IntheDAW]

well this came with my bundle so might as well use it. It for sure looks like a cool idea so very excited.

[@reereelization]

Maaaaan, got this and guitar noise suppressor for 99 bucks today!! 🤩

[@BILLYPATRON]

9:40 whatever that "Encoder" thing is might be the most exciting plugin I've ever heard on a vocal. Sounds like it was instantly injected with life and excitement without sounding like a "plugin"

[@UniversalAudio]

Yup!!!

[@ThaciaMoniqueOliveira2]

Got UAD complete....This plugin is amazing!

[@intheblink]

Upgraded Ultimate just to grab this. Can’t wait to see what it can do for some mixes.

[@timsarlos6403]

Thank You UAD.

[@edbuller4435]

Such a wonderful studio. I Miss making records there

[@riddimbangerrecords5428]

Loving UAD.. massive updates. Im working for two weeks now in Luna with Uad spark plugins. Im getting a massive sound... Im using the Sound City on my rear buss. 💥💥💥 Lets more come UAD!

[@potato22258]

This plugin is outstanding. I just tried the demo, holy shit. Combined with the Ruby pedal my mind is blown. Can't wait to try it with the Lion

[@CarstenGoeke]

Cool stuff ✌🏻

[@chriswaltonmusic]

I just got this plugin with the Capitol Mastering Compressor in a bundle for £75 with the bundle discount and loyalty voucher!!! Happy New Year to Meeeeeeeeeeeeee! Thanks UA 👍🏻

[@UniversalAudio]

Enjoy!!!

[@blackcouchstudio6622]

This is a game changer when you combine it with creative parallel routing and analog summing.

[@DavidMyrickPlus]

Nice. Realistic, wide sound

[@j-snell-callanen26]

holy smokes. this is a deep plugin.

[@CarlosJannarelli]

Just amaaaaziiinnggg! 😮😱😍

[@J-DUB-F1]

Just got it......first impression, it sounds amazing!, and the versatility of design is excellent. A lot of thought went into this. There's an endless amount of possibilities. The sense of realness is startling!. Great job UA! 😉👍 There's one big downside however. I discovered something immediately after loading it into a full session that I'm finishing up. This thing is a HOG!....my system couldn't handle it, even with my buffer at 1024. CPU was maxed out !!. If you don't have a beefy system, you'll need to plan ahead when using it.

[@Particle67]

Nice plugin i’ll give a try

[@zacm6173]

i’ve come to love using studio IRs/the Sunset and FAME plugins because they just make things come to life without sounding like reverb. looks like this has taken that idea and run with it! Tom Petty would love the democratization of the creative process, now kids in Gainesville and all over the world don’t have to move across the country at 18 to try and express themselves

[@nikdrown]

Crazy it took this long to finally get something to do this with. I tried talking the dude that bought the studio when it changed 10 yrs ago or so and I just wanted to buy an IR file and he tried hemming me for thousands of dollars….I said no thanks. I could book the room for cheaper than that and just get it myself even with the cost to get there lol

[@RockNoTieneLaCulpa]

Recently Buyed :)

[@tekdotlun]

beautifulllllll

[@xplanet2112]

This seems pretty special having had a go of it myself. it brings a lot of life to things, it is very good but it will end up being overused in productions eventually so get this in those tracks now guys ha ha

[@rt-uh6mt]

This looks exactly like the Ocean Way Studios plugin but with a better and more updated interface. Which is in fact one of my favorite plugins ever. I would compare both of them if you're interested in this. My gripe is that I wish UAD would update the older plugins for us customers who have been around awhile. It's a bit of a turnoff when plugins I paid a lot of money for years ago are never updated while you continue to pump out new and better plugins.

[@soutronamir]

Amazing for making breaks.

[@BrunoMorisetti]

Got ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT THX

[@barbierash2137]

STELLAR UA!!!

[@JoseyStranded]

I think I need this plugin. Those backing vocals reek of Queens of the Stone Age by the way. :)

[@UniversalAudio]

QoTSA was definitely an inspiriation for this mix! They recorded a couple of their albums at Sound City and used the 'Air' mode trick a lot on their background vocals.

[@scottmumford8295]

I'm in. If it's good enough for Dirk Diggler, it's good enough for me.

[@Giovy-Perez]

deep!!!!!!!!!!

[@8L155]

Nice nice nice

[@JayTheLane]

I have this and genuinely had to do a double take as I thought I was in an actual room. Only downside is it’s resource intensive.

[@officialWWM]

I’ve been playing with this all day, trying to figure it out. There’s a lot going on!

[@chizzulwinduh1941]

Great plugin and overall package. Why can't you update Ocean Way to the same spec? Other companies update their plugins properly, why doesn't UAD?

[@ikigai47]

UA: (Homer Simpson backing into the bushes gif)

[@user-yt7zd6qx8f]

Can we see the extensive video of the engineers modelling this?

[@jebhardwick]

Beautiful work guys, but a bold choice to feature Darth Vader's breathing on the drum track.

[@cowabungaw9958]

Nice plugin but what happened to the Apollo version? Seems this has been the trend over the past few new plugins (Capitol EQ, Leslie)

[@PaulIsbell]

I’m hoping Universal Audio does a Blackbird Studio, Dark Horse Studio, Ocean Way Nashville, or any other legendary Nashville Recording Studio.

[@MichaelBurnz]

so for VOCALs, would i use this on Top of the compressors and reverb i already have on the chain ?

[@lui_man]

Holly cow

[@MusicChannel-rf5zz]

Great! So in the first example did you use it in the Master bus? Can I use it on a non-mic track like Midi drums or another software instrument track?

[@UniversalAudio]

The first example shows the final settings with Sound City Studios used on the drum bus, guitar bus, background vocal bus, and lead vocal track. It also sounds amazing on in-the-box tracks like programmed drums and synths!

[@kerryallen-ql4ng]

Does anyone know which speakers were in the guitar cabs that are in the 2x12 and 4x12?

[@SevenSinsChoppers]

It would be cool if they added the boundary effect or principle where the room mics are placed on the floor.

[@kristianlundmusic]

Do you think you could ever collaborate with allen & heath so we could have your amazing plugins built into a console or available for purchase to use in their consoles? Im tored of having to settle for Waves

[@alexandersorbas1881]

Love you guys Spark is the bomb! But is it normal that it sounds phasey when re-mic and in mono?

[@Fastvoice]

Did you adjust the "distance" knobs? Or tried the buttons with the watch symbol (they align the phase differences)?

[@alexandersorbas1881]

yeah did that...when in re-mic mode and turned to mono I loose the punch sadly@@Fastvoice

[@vroge3275]

Sorry for the silly question, but is this plugin used as an insert or on sends? Sounds fantastic.

[@mellejutte757]

can be both :)

[@arvindmega]

I want to get this so bad but I’m a beginner. Although this seems like it could really help people starting out. Figuring out what goes in a good chain for things like vocals and drums is tough. This really simplifies that. Don’t know if I can justify the expense just yet. Want it so bad though 😢

[@UniversalAudio]

it comes with a bunch of presets to help get you going!

[@KirkMonteux]

please use a de-esser on those vocals

[@luddiamant]

It sounds great! I have a question: Do I open the plug-in as an insert or as a send bus? I would like to use it on acoustic guitar. Thanks!

[@UniversalAudio]

You can do both/either. For remic mode, direct insert i best, and for reverb mode, sends.

[@luddiamant]

@@UniversalAudio Great! Thanks a lot 🙏

[@68caribou]

:: Hi! How does it sounds with sampled librairies? Do you have examples I could listen to? Thank you! ::

[@michaelcommisso8487]

In re-mic mode should the plugin be inserted on the track or on a send like a reverb still?

[@UniversalAudio]

Generally speaking, remic mode use an insert, reverb mode use a send. BUT.... they can both work in both ways, be sure to experiment.

[@LowCMusiq]

Is this part of UAD spark subscription? Doesn't show up as an option in UA Connect...

[@UniversalAudio]

Yes it was added to Spark today! It may take a little bit to show up, but make sure you're running the latest version of UA Connect in the meantime.

[@LowCMusiq]

@@UniversalAudio thanks!

[@jarexxsuvexx8212]

What i want to knows is, where is the apollo version? I am starting to get this feeling that at some point UAD will replace all their DSP based audio interfaces with Non DSP versions. If this is the case then prices for the non dsp versions should be significantly reduced.

[@ExisteDiosInc]

Question... Is this plug in meant to be put on BUSS track or individual tracks also?

[@UniversalAudio]

Both! Also works great on an aux return in reverb mode.

[@jedailprod]

Please make it not only Native. But appolo. I'm not able to use it. Due to UA connect issues.... 😡

[@UniversalAudio]

Thanks for reaching out, get in touch with Customer Support, they'll walk you through some detailed troubleshooting steps. u.audio/support

[@FUFUWO]

I can't offload this plug in to my DSP accelerator? I have to use my computers CPU to process? Well that's a downer. I would of bought it right now if it wasn't for that. I spent 1,600 on an Octo-Core to not use my CPU lol

[@MisterRorschach90]

So you guys have reissued classic preamps and compressors. You have produced usb and thunderbolt interfaces. You made the ox box and a bunch of cool pedals. Now you’ve even made classic recreations of iconic microphones as well as modeling microphones to match the software from the interfaces. What I’m confused about is how you haven’t decided to make either your own control surface to work with your interfaces and software, or even a full fledged console. Keep the whole vintage but modern aesthetic going and have the control surface connect over thunderbolt or possibly even wireless. As for the console it could literally just be a giant high end console version of your Apollo line. With all the features and more. Designed to look like your old fashioned consoles. It could also be a real reimagined modern version of your original consoles. All analogue. All automated. With motorized pots rather than the standard motorized faders. Since you guys used those giant knobs instead of faders.

[@UniversalAudio]

Sorry, we can't comment on any future developments or releases. We appreciate your interest though and encourage you to stay tuned.

[@jvas5648]

Does anyone know why my Capital Chambers and Sound City plugins do not open all the way in Pro Tools. I don't see the room controls on the right of screen. The bottom of screen where the mics are, are also cut off.

[@UniversalAudio]

Thanks for reaching out, get in touch with Customer Support, they'll walk you through some detailed troubleshooting steps. u.audio/support

[@WayneDawkinsThePartyMan]

My only regret in life is that I will not live long enough to see what UA will make possible in the digital domain. This actually makes me very, very sad. I was actually depressed when I heard this was delayed.

[@Cancel_Vulture]

What do you mean you won't live long enough to see mate? 🤨

[@user-yt7zd6qx8f]

If that's your only regret in life ur plainly super entitled.

[@shawnkeys4712]

​@@user-yt7zd6qx8fas opposed to super judgemental

[@WayneDawkinsThePartyMan]

the possibilities to come over the years@@Cancel_Vulture

[@WayneDawkinsThePartyMan]

far from it@@user-yt7zd6qx8f

[@mrrnrob]

Is This Included With Spark Subscription?

[@UniversalAudio]

yes it is!!

[@suites.74]

Why don't more Room Reverb IRs of studio spaces exist?

[@thaexception3406]

IKmultimedia have a few nice ones!

[@gius_taakstudio]

Bravo UA!

[@UniversalAudio]

😍

[@willthedrumguy5539]

Will this plugin work with Logic?

[@UniversalAudio]

yes!!

[@guyincascade]

Amazing what using AI to develop new plugins will do.

[@Stormchaser189]

Uhm has CPU usage improved??

[@dayzaudio]

What console are we talking about here? Dave's NEVE? The licensing of things makes these things kind of look like a gimic, and the voiceover really claims the console is part of the Sound City whole vibe, so what is it?

[@dayzaudio]

I guess going off of Wikipedia - the reborn Sound City via Tom Skeeter's daughter - has Helios 69 desks and I guess the GUI here looks like those, so this is a modern take on Studio City of the rooms plus desk modeling (or?) of the Helios?

[@dayzaudio]

Personally, I believe Dave should have returned the NEVE back to Sandy Skeeter and allow others to experience the full Sound City experience... More like he was just a steward of it for a moment.

[@robbiemichaels2347]

Pity I just can't afford that much :(

[@tylerwinter512]

Anybody else having a hard time with the plug-in loading? It just sits there with an empty room

[@oinkooink]

Will this be $9.99 next week?

[@IndyRockStar]

the guitars sound like your listening to them through a wall.

[@chriszitta]

really want to tell people that with a plug in you will create the sprirt of a good recording?

[@OrangutanJ4488]

Am I doing something wrong? I put this on my tracks and they just sound…worse. A lot worse. Everything sounds more muddy yet thinner at the same time. I really liked the idea of just slapping this on my tracks and tweaking a preset to make my recordings sound better but currently I just feel like I wasted my money.

[@UniversalAudio]

Put it on a Send. It defaults to ReMic mode which "re-voices" the track as if it went through those chains. It's not for everything as it adds a lot of color and mojo.

[@raztube90]

If you close your eyes and listen in reality nothing is happing 😂 or if it is it is not that noticeable maybe a touch louder 😮

[@jacobsmith1877]

To me it sounds like impulse responses, not a real room. I would like to see a head to head comparison of the real room versus the plugin.

[@tommymai3062]

they went on a release rampage for spark lol, I don’t want to hear anymore crying and complaints.

[@UniversalAudio]

We sure did add a lot!! Many plugins users were waiting for!!! And now this plugin is icing on the cake!!! Spark is a powerhouse!!!

[@NickHolum]

Hard to tell what the true value is when we don't know how the drums or vocals were recorded in the first place.

[@MobiusMinded]

That’s what the demo period is for.

[@nigelmartin3339]

This absolutley flogs by PC to the point of pretty much unsusable. Very annoying.

[@SkyAvila983]

You prob need to upgrade...

[@nigelmartin3339]

@@SkyAvila983 I have an I7 with 32 g ram and ssds. What do you think I need? This is the first plug in that has troubled my system

[@potato22258]

@@nigelmartin3339 I7 means nothing when you're not saying how old it is

[@nigelmartin3339]

@@potato22258 Nobody asked how old it is. It’s 4 years old

[@MarkyGoldstein]

The reverb sounds good, the distortions not so much

[@Axeyard]

Again, the never-ending hyping of plug-ins, when we've already got them by the dozen (suckers). Who the hell is writing all these hagiographic comments? UA staff, no doubt.

[@SkyAvila983]

I got this plugin and its amazing since it elevated a new song I mixed yesterday on drums, guitars and vocals, straight into the sub groups. The coloration using the mics is really good.