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I am in the market for some higher end plugins/hardware for mixing and mastering. Have to buy into WUP and pay up anually to keep using it! I admitt this is'nt such a great way but it's the only one.ΔΆ.
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There is one way to demo uad and that's to order it from a store with a 45 day return policy if your not satisfied. I assume this is all wrokable but I can't demo it to be able to tell for myself. The thing that makes me unsure about UAD is latency and operation w/ Sonar. My greatest fear is that I'll buy Waves SSL and be unable to use or even sell the product at some later date after installing a new OS since I *refuse* to pay a yearly WUP fee. I'm actually not too concerned with dongles since I only operate on one DAW. I keep all my dongles on USB extender cables so I can grab them and go.I carry them from home and to the studio I work at.you can't do that with a UAD card !!
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Oh, and I hate the WUP and the dongle.that said the UAD is one big dongle, and I have a dongle for Nuendo and Pro Tools and.well you get the picture. At the present time I think the Waves SSL is the best bang for your buck plugin deal on the market. They sound good but are not the value (bang for buck wise) the SSL and UAD are. I have them (URS).BUT.only because clients bring me sessions with them.
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To complicate this further, have you heard the URS stuff (class ic console eqs and compressors)?