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Like I said, sell them native and they might have a customer. I just can't see a justification for the UAD stuff. And my DAW effects every aspect of production, not just one set of plug-ins. That still comes out to $77 per Waves plug-in, vs.
Uad plugins can i use one license with two cards plus#
Let's say I bought Waves Mercury for $5000, plus $2000 for the DAW. To me that makes more sense than plowing all of that money into the UAD setup.
Uad plugins can i use one license with two cards full#
I can run a full project with channel strips on every track and bus compressors on every bus with no problem. The Waves bundle I ended up getting is the SSL 4000, at a discount, less than $500. I've got a DAW with a Core 2 Quad, 4GB of RAM and three 7200 RPM HDs that cost me less than $2000 to build, and it runs everything - the OS, Sonar, plug-ins, etc. I would rather put the money into a computer, which can be used for anything, instead of having to put it into a card that can only run plug-ins from one company. Perhaps I'm missing an important part of the perspective. The processing power + the company definitely makes up the cost differential.Ĭurious, though: what does "native" mean. On the other hand, I've heard very few negative things about UAD as a company. Then, of course, there's the "Waves factor," which is no small thing to me. Processing power is very finite, particularly if you're someone like me who does almost entirely virtual instruments. That's a pretty significant difference to me. $55 per Waves plug-in + your machine's processing $118 per UAD plug-in + their processing (the card) I'm not seeing the cost-per-plugin thing. I hear some of the UAD plug-ins are good, but I'll never know until they start offering them native. I'm not interested in defending or promoting Waves.I just came to the conclusion that however overpriced and burdensome Waves may be, UAD is worse. None of those are what most pros use or would choose. You see people promoting them over and over and over, like they own stock in the company or something. There are people here who are very dedicated to particular gear/software - in particular UAD, Toontrack, and Ozone. This forum is weird when it comes to gear. I also recognize that anyone saying something is superior is purely a subjective opinion. So, maybe "double" the price per plug is worth it.
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Certainly not worth the money unless you're in a pro studio with a huge budget.Īlso, I have read on this forum from users who are familair/use with both products (UAD & Waves) and they (hands down) say the plugs fro UAD are superior. Waves sells native and TDM, and the TDM versions cost almost twice as much. It's not like they couldn't make native versions if they wanted to. The card does the processing, so if you want the UAD plugs, you NEED the card (it is not an optional thing). Some of their stuff would interest me if I could get it native, but the way it is now, nope. I'm at least one potential customer they've ruled out by sticking to their must-buy-the-hardware business plan. And I think they're making a huge mistake by refusing to sell native versions of their plug-ins. Now that PCs can handle pretty much anything natively, I don't see the point.
Uad plugins can i use one license with two cards Pc#
I think the UAD cards basically came about as an attempt to provide a PC alternative to Pro Tools hardware at a time when processing power was limited. Also there is the fact that Waves is much more widely used by pros on big time projects. My conclusion was ultimately that the price of entry is too high, you are too restricted in what you can get, and too restricted in how you can use it. So you basically pay twice as much per plug-in for the privilege of using a PCI card you may not even need. With the equivalent Waves Mercury (native) package, you pay $5000 for 91 plug-ins. If you go all the way and buy the whole package, UAD-2 Quad Omni, you pay $4000 for 34 plug-ins. The cards come with a standard set of basic plug-ins, but from there you have to pay to buy additional ones, at prices similar to those you pay for stand-alone native plug-ins from other companies. The UAD-2 Solo costs $500, the Duo costs $900, and the Quad costs $1500.
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You have to buy a piece of hardware which takes up a PCI slot, even if your computer is already fast enough to handle anything you throw at it, and the card can only run a limited number of plug-ins.
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In the case of Waves, you have something called WUP, Waves Update Plan, which you get for one year free after purchase, but every year thereafter you have to pay a fee (up to a maximum of $200) if you want to continue to receive updates for the software.Īs irritating as that is, I saw UAD as being worse. Both of them have issues with the way they charge for their products. When I started thinking about upgrading my EQ/compression tools, I looked at both UAD and Waves.