Saturation & Harmonics Tips and Tricks using UAD Plug-ins - UA Office Hours

[@nicholasbohannan1673]

These videos are exactly what I’ve been dreaming and wishing for! So helpful.. My favorite way to experiment with these plugins to better hear their characteristics is by printing separate stems with the mix of each set to 100% and use the fader of each printed track the same way you would in a parallel setup.

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@AudioJanitor]

Thanks for the ATR 102 tip! I just sandwiched that in between SSL Bus comp and Standard Clip....wow! Those mids!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@kcsounds]

That DeEssing tip for Studer is GOLD. Cheers for this video, much appreciated!

[@UniversalAudio]

Sweet!! Glad you enjoyed! The Studer is useful in SOOO many ways! 👍🏻

[@alchemydrive]

Thanks guys, I ran a Studer before my Lexicon reverb send and it made a noticeable difference!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@willohsongmusic7599]

I actually really appreciated you all putting some of your plugins under the microscope yourselves with the spectrum analyzers. There's not a lot of saturation processors out there that are providing reliable quality, fidelity & authenticity. So please, please keep up the detailed work. I'd love to even see some more artist masterclasses with the guests we got FaceTime with in 2020. (Where's Fab?!)- Tales from the switch reboot anyone? But nonetheless, you all are providing generous foundations to everyone trying to make music these days ITB. Thank you!

[@s3soa]

Great show as always! Thanks for helping me level up. No regrets on buying my $$$$ Apollo when I consider free LUNA, the quality of hardware, the amazing plugins, and office hours teaching me how to use it all.

[@s3soa]

Also, I would like to add that you guys are dropping so much knowledge I have to watch many of these shows over multiple days to absorb all the info.

[@UniversalAudio]

@@s3soa Glad to hear it Seth!! We have such fun doing them, look for more in the future for sure!

[@buhlir]

best episode yet! please do more episodes on saturation, I could watch listen and learn and play with saturation stuff all day everyday!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@StratsRUs]

I only have old UAD plug-ins and I am more than happy with them.I'm still learning about some of them ! Great.

[@UniversalAudio]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@sirmrs6952]

Thank you guys for this video!! It’s been such a huge help for my mixes and productions. I personally feel that these videos are the most helpful on the internet HANDS DOWN.

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@Professor_Pat]

This was a great session. Thanks UAD!

[@UniversalAudio]

You're welcome!! Glad you enjoyed.👍🏻

[@vicneve1169]

This video is amazing. I was searching for more saturation plugins to buy. But now I use the UAD plugins that are available in Spark. Saved me money. And the saturation of UAD plugins is superior to most other plugins. Hoping for the Culture Vulture to become native though😁

[@m.i.stapes]

Nice one y'all. Well rounded overview!

[@UniversalAudio]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@chrisjennings5731]

Invaluable information here! Pure UAD geek squaD!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@LocaliLLocano]

This was a good session. Thanks for sharing the knowledge

[@UniversalAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PuglioInside]

Thanks for sharing PURE KNOWLEDGE. ❤

[@Zifahrimas]

amazing session, very useful breakdowns of the plugins and their tricks and uses.

[@UniversalAudio]

Thanks Samir! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@samson4272]

Thanks guys for such a great video. Really appreciated this one 🙏🏼

[@tortugulaproductions]

the atr 102... definitely number two on my list. topped only by the studer a-800. but those moog filters are absolutely amazing too

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@PurpleMusicProductions]

Thank you for this video. It was very helpful!

[@nectariosm]

I own the 1073, Culture Vulture and VSM-3. For me VSM-3 gets more use, it was 19,99 too which is great bang for the buck. The Culture Vulture and 1073 take like half a DSP core, one instance of either which is just crazy.

[@papa.alfredo]

Very good video, thanks a lot for your work and time for all of us

[@UniversalAudio]

It's our pleasure Alfredo!

[@PuRe_AdDicT]

One of the better videos guys gg

[@jasonherdmusic]

Great video as usual, I just think we could tune into the result more if the the levels were matched as everything sounds better louder. I mix into the Ampex 102 every track, its amazing.

[@StanAllDay]

Supper awesome video. Learned a bunch today. Thank you

[@UniversalAudio]

Glad to hear it!! 👍🏻

[@OverdriveMusic]

Great stuff!!!!

[@laboratorio7133]

This master has no chill

[@Skimatik_DnB]

i looooooove saturation 💚💚💚 who doesn’t right ? Hahah thanks guys 🙏 ✌️💚☯️

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@aviatedviewssound4798]

@@UniversalAudio me two

[@laboratorio7133]

That bass

[@EsencyMusic]

I LOVE UAD!!!!!

[@komenzmusic1342]

Amazing stuff!!!

[@DreamsongsProductions]

Maybe it's just me but when I hear saturation it always sounds unpleasant or even distorted as a condenser mic being overloaded. I haven't found one saturator yet where it improved the original sound I had to begin with. I think it works on electric guitars and a bit on drums especially the Culture Vulture on it but I don't like it on piano.

[@RWKirby-gk7mk]

Great video Thanks

[@Chris505]

Great episode guys. Learned a lot. My fav was the hard clipping trick. I'm glad I've got the 88RS plugin to incorporate this to give more life and energy to things when required! Already tested it on an AD2 beat and it's the perfect touch. What do you think is the differences between the 88RS and the SSL E for the hard clipping trick? I'm guessing it's just a "different flavour". How important do you think it is to have both options? I don't have that SSL yet so wondering if it's important/helpful to have both.

[@buhlir]

I went and watched the Culture vulture and I am CRYING laughing that was awesome!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@Mike_Benz_]

Need the ATR 102 as Native.

[@CreateArtRecords]

Would be cool to have a visuel Analizer built in in the Plugin.;)

[@flash2k]

how are you able to show just the plugins effect throguh the FF Pro - Q3? I'd love to try that so I can see what frequencies my plugins create. thanks

[@darkcharmrecords]

Use a tone generator plugin to create a test tone. add you saturation plugin and then the pro q 3 after. the pro q 3 display will show you what your saturation plugin is doing to your test tone

[@darkcharmrecords]

Set to the test tone to 1khz like in this video

[@Jonaros]

We've modelled? You mean that Brainworx modelled? 😅 @30:28

[@koonsickgreen6272]

Metalzone!!

[@devidasa9637]

Fantastic session...as usual. Everyone feel free to jump on me for the following, but...it's been a year now since Apple Silicon machines hit the market. And with the new M1 Pro chipped MBPs (!!) coming out...I'm moving back to Logic... due to the slow macOS support and lack of Apple Silicon support. I'll check back in a year.

[@UniversalAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it! FYI, everything is working well under Rosetta as we continue to do our due diligence on M1 support.

[@ryancohenmusic]

Solid Jack sparrow reference !

[@UniversalAudio]

😂

[@ryancohenmusic]

Amazing. Question for the pros! Is it best to use a vocal saturation plugin on a vocal stem or use it in the final mix? Or both :)

[@UniversalAudio]

Do it directly on the vocal track itself so that each one can be custom tailored for that track.

[@ryancohenmusic]

@@UniversalAudio perfect !

[@ryancohenmusic]

@@UniversalAudio last question! Will an acoustic guitar benefit from Saturation or is it mostly vocals / drums etc? I do the folk singer songwriter thing and feel like saturation will help warm the tracks up !?

[@UniversalAudio]

@@ryancohenmusic Depending on what you're going for, everything can benefit from it. Back in the day, EVERYTHING hit tape and therefore was subject some possible saturation.

[@ryancohenmusic]

@@UniversalAudio Just coming from a beginner to using tape - it seems less is more ? I find I only really benefit from it when for example on the oxide tape my input is -6 and output +6 - is that what I should be looking for just for gentle saturation on a vocal without distorting it? Again, you guys are so valuable to all of us. I appreciate you taking the time to help a beginner. I watched this whole video and it really helped.

[@georgereshetar9659]

About to buy Studer and noticed the warning uad gives you before purchasing. "Note: Your cart contains products exclusively for LUNA"??? I've been using the demo in pro tools fine and all demo vids are using it in pro tools and other daws that are not luna. So now I'm just really confused, are you able to only use the atr102 in luna or not?!?!?

[@UniversalAudio]

You can ignore that if you're not a LUNA user. When you buy the plugin, you also get the LUNA Extensions, that's what it's referring to. 👍🏻

[@georgereshetar9659]

@@UniversalAudio thank you!!

[@UniversalAudio]

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[@documentingordinarythoughts]

M1 full support/use ?

[@devidasa9637]

"full" as in native Apple Silicon support? Nope. If Luna was used by Windows users, I'd kinda understand...but it is a macOS only product. Wtf.

[@nolanneal]

Nah. Bill Gates is evil. Lol

[@dudeontour]

Hey Ben, in your example using distressor/ 1176, were those on inserts or were you sending to a bus?

[@UniversalAudio]

They were inserts for all today's examples.

[@dudeontour]

@@UniversalAudio 🤘🏽

[@chrisjennings5731]

Thanks for the Moog tip!! 😖

[@unclescott8792]

Please pardon my ignorance (if this was something they answered already) but why do we keep seeing Pro Tools instead of Luna? Seems like UA would get upset @ that Just curious Have a great day!! -Scott

[@UniversalAudio]

We love/use all DAWs. We ARE UA and we're not mad. 😁

[@bigrivermedia762]

I spy a GUI update to the 610-A!

[@jimbotski]

If Ben ever left UA I think I would die.

[@djnirmaan1032]

When will luna comes for windows 🙄🙄

[@UniversalAudio]

We’d love to do LUNA for Windows at some point in the future, but there’s nothing to announce at this time.

[@CharlesK441]

54:01 You smelt my stank face 😮

[@maisquiestdoncjpmorgan5034]

What do you lose bringing the prices of your plugins lower ? After buying on of your interfaces consumer is really blocked buying plug-ins or additional DSPs. It's so expensive for something that can be copy and paste ... I mean you're already playing monopoly here so wont you get the price which people can actually buy the gear for real ???

[@Aiden-cl]

Hey i have an idea for a LUNA Update: Windows ✌️

[@barcokonny288]

Whatever

[@morbidmanmusic]

And some free basics..

[@IamtheI]

Aliasing...

[@Jason_Barum]

Give me Luna for PC please

[@UniversalAudio]

We’d love to do LUNA for Windows at some point in the future, but there’s nothing to announce at this time.

[@Jason_Barum]

@@UniversalAudio Put the crew to work on it please. I'm not a MAC user and never will be. But thx for the reply

[@thegroove2000]

Still has to sound like a piano. Not fuzz.

[@cedarshakes7955]

Says who?

[@henrikpetersson3463]

@@cedarshakes7955 Otherwise you will get a visit from the mixing police!