I'm seriously thinking about purchasing The Universal Audio LA-610 MkII Classic Tube Recording Channel for my little studio. I record with a macbook, TC electronics Impact twin interface, and Powercore X8 for extra juice.
God willing I will be also purchasing The AKG Perception 820 Tube Studio Condenser Microphone.

Universal Audio announced their next plugin - a http://www.sonicsta… Lexicon 224 reverb.[/]="http://www.sonicsta… Lexicon 224 reverb.[/] The price is steep: $349.

Some days you get an ad that makes you feel good that you http://www.uaudio.c… settled for the plugin-

Hi guys.

I just found great news for all notebook users. Universal Audio announced a new external DSP solution based on Firewire 800. As a MacBook Pro User myself, it sounds very interessing to me.

All German speaking readers can get more information here:

I spent the morning playing with the demo of the http://www.uaudio.c…"]UAD-2 Studer A800 plugin [/]="http://www.uaudio.c…"]UAD-2 Studer A800 plugin [/].

Just got wind of this from UAD. Modeled from an actual Studer A800. They don't mention what tape they are using but it sounds easily as good as HEAT IMHO. No calibration. No need for biasing. Hmmm is it too good to be true?

I know there are a few of you out there who have UAD cards. The studio where my daughter interned has one and she raves about the Fairchild compressor plugin (among others). With ADC in PT9 this seems a more viable option for me. Questions I'd like to throw out to those of you who own them:

For those of you who found issue with Pro Tools 9 NOT having TDM support here's a bit of news.

Universal Audio Becomes RTAS Plug-In Developer For Avid Pro Tools

I just got GAS in the worst way. Maybe unduly.

I worked with Hans only briefly and a long time ago, but we share a common opinion about UAD plugs.
They really get very close to the real things... Even if they need a card to play on, somehow it is just more
sound in them then digital algorythms..
;-)