UAD Diamond Edition

A Collection Of 28 UAD Plug-Ins And Instruments, Giving You A World Of UA Sound For One Low Price

Now compatible with any soundcard on Mac and PC

Open up a World of Timeless Analog Sound

Universal Audio’s flagship collection of native plug-ins for producers, engineers, and creatives of all types, the UAD Diamond Edition gives you the timeless analog sound of iconic studio gear and musical instruments.

UAD Compressors

All compressors are not the same. Each one has a unique personality and tone. UAD's compressors perfectly emulate classic studio units, giving your music professional punch.

UAD Channel Strips, EQ & Tape

Studio pros use analog mic preamps, EQs, and tape machines to warm up their tracks and give them character. These plug-ins give you the same punch and presence heard on your favorite albums.

UAD Reverbs, Delays & Modulation

Time-based effects can make or break your tracks. The reverb, delay, and modulation plug-ins are the standard by which all others are judged, giving you timeless dimension and space.

UAD Instruments

Great instruments inspire great music. UA's expertise in modeling, sampling, and synthesis give UAD's virtual instruments the realism to inspire your next masterpiece.

This is a UAD Native product - no Universal Audio hardware is required to run this software.

Features

• Get 28 UAD plug-ins for one low price, with titles from Teletronix,® API,® Moog,® Studer,® Lexicon,® and more
• Use any audio interface with the UAD Native version
• Add analog sound to your productions with classic channel strips, compressors, EQs, tape machines, and more
• Inspire your next masterpiece with album-ready sounds using UA’s best virtual instruments

1176 Classic Limiter Collection

The Definitive Collection Of The World’s Most Famous Compressors

The original Universal Audio 1176 was designed by UA founder M.T. “Bill” Putnam, and represented a major breakthrough in limiter technology. The first compressor featuring solid‑state circuitry and ultra-fast 20 microsecond FET gain reduction, the 1176 is an easy‑to‑use “desert island” compressor that has lent its character and punch to some of the greatest recordings in history.

Upon its release in 2001, UA’s first 1176 plug‑in single‑handedly launched our UAD platform. Extensive end‑to‑end circuit modeling in 2013 captured even more sonic nuance. Now with updated graphics and additional controls, the 1176 Classic Limiter Collection continues its legacy of analog modeling excellence.

Features

• Track and mix with painstaking emulations of the legendary 1176, the most popular compressor ever made
• Choose from three famous versions: Rev A, Rev E, and AE — each with their own sonic attributes
• Harness the 1176’s entire electronic path including transformers and FET and transistor amplifiers for colorful distortion
• Access “All-Button” or “No Ratio” modes for colorful overdriven textures
• Expanded controls for Headroom, Mix, and custom Sidechain Filter for reduced LF pumping
• Mix with presets from legendary 1176 users such as Andy Johns, Andrew Scheps, Ed Cherney, and Joe Chiccarelli

Learn more about 1176 Classic Limiter Collection.

Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection

The Ultimate Collection Of The Most Revered Optical Compressor Ever

With its gentle, program dependent optical compression, and meticulously designed tube amplifier, the LA-2A is the go-to compressor for professional mixers around the world. In 2001, Universal Audio set the standard in analog emulation with the original UAD LA‑2A plug‑in.

Today, UA’s engineers have redesigned the LA-2A plug-in with more obsessive detail. The LA-2A Classic Leveler Plug-In Collection features immaculate models of three highly sought-after LA-2A units, giving you the most authentic emulations ever of this iconic compressor.

Features

• Track and mix with three historic versions of revered Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifiers, each with its own distinctive sonic attributes
• Record through a Teletronix LA-2A/LA-2 in real time with Apollo interfaces
• Dial-in ideal optical compression textures for vocals, bass, drums, and more
• Harness presets from LA-2A users Ross Hogarth, Darrell Thorp, and Vance Powell

Learn more about Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection.

API 2500 Bus Compressor

An Obsessively Accurate Emulation Of API’s Flagship Compressor

The API 2500 Bus Compressor is a permanent fixture on the stereo bus of many of the world's top engineers and producers. Considered the best of the Paul Wolff-era API circuit designs, this famed compressor adds energy, movement, and tone to stereo mixes and subgroups unlike any other compressor.

The API 2500 Bus Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is a spot-on emulation of this classic compressor, capturing its all-discrete signal path with Thrust® circuitry — and features a fanatically detailed modeling of API's custom transformers and 2510 and 2520 op amps.

Features

• Glue together your stereo mixes and subgroups with the world’s finest circuit emulation of the iconic API 2500 compressor
• Select between "Old” and "New” compression, with feedback or feed-forward sounds
• Sharpen your workflow with plug‑in‑only Mix and Headroom controls
• Punch up low frequencies with API's patented Thrust technology
• Contour your mix's stereo interaction with percent-based L/R Link controls
• Mix with artist presets from Jeff Balding (Faith Hill), Vance Powell (Jack White), Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and more

Learn more about API 2500 Bus Compressor.

API Vision Channel Strip

The Iconic Color Of API’s Flagship Analog Console, With Expanded EQ

From Stevie Wonder's Innervisions to Radiohead's In Rainbows, API desks have shaped hit albums with unmistakable punch, presence, and color for over 50 years. In 2013, Universal Audio released the API Vision Channel Strip plug‑in, artfully capturing API's flagship analog console.

Today, the updated API Vision Channel Strip Collection gives you more authentic API tone, now with switchable EQ modules and expertly modeled output section, plus all the critical recording and mixing functions of API's iconic compression, gating, and filter modules.

Features

• Track and mix through a stunning emulation of API’s flagship analog console channel
• Sculpt sources with new 560L series 10-band graphic EQ module and beloved 550L parametric EQs
• Punch up signals through the API 212L preamp with famed 2520 API op-amp and custom API transformers
• Reshape ambience and create dynamic effects with the 235L Gate/Expander
• Tame transients and craft bold new textures with API’s legendary 225L compression circuit
• Mix with artist presets from Joe Chiccarelli, Neil Dorfsman, David Isaac, and more

Learn more about API Vision Channel Strip.

Brigade Chorus Pedal

Add '70s Analog Movement And Vibrato To Anything

The Brigade Chorus plug‑in emulates every inch of the legendary BOSS CE‑1 Chorus Ensemble* pedal introduced in 1976, giving you rich analog chorus and chewy vibrato that flatters your guitars, vocals, and synths with luxuriant, dreamy textures.

Features

• Give instruments 3D movement with legendary analog chorus
• Add thickness and shimmer to vocals, drums, pianos, and more
• Create subtle detuned textures or all out warble with unmatched vibrato circuit
• Get legendary, milkshake-thick chorus on electric guitar and bass tracks

Learn more about Brigade Chorus Pedal.

Century Tube Channel Strip

Capture "First Take" Magic With Easy-To-Use Preamp, EQ, And Compression

With a vintage-inspired tube mic preamp, transparent dynamics control, and intuitively voiced EQ, the Century Tube Preamp plug‑in lets you stay in the creative zone while you record and mix, helping you capture inspiration with stunning results.

Features 

• Enhance and simplify your recording workflow with a first-pass tool designed for tracking vocals, guitars, synths and more
• Stay in the creative zone and confidently record performances with a broad stroke, "do‑no‑harm," tube channel strip
• Easily flatter your tracks with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor
• Control Apollo interface mic preamp gain staging and impedance directly from the Century Tube Channel Strip plug-in via Unison™ technology

Learn more about Century Tube Channel Strip.

Galaxy Tape Echo

Endless, Lush, Dub-Style Delays And Psychedelic Spring Reverb

In 1973, Roland created the RE-201 Space Echo* — a tape delay/spring reverb system that created warm, warped, unabashedly analog echo effects. From subtle tape textures to mindbending chaos, this iconic contraption can be heard on classic Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to seminal dub sides from King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.

The Galaxy Tape Echo plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is an exhaustive emulation of the iconic, legendary ’70s unit, and expertly captures the physical behavior of the inspiring hardware, down to its distortion, musical wow and flutter, sci-fi pitch shifting, and real time tweakability.

Features

• Add subtle tape delay or colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths
• Harness distortion, wow and flutter, and pitch shifting, for organic time-based effects
• Use wild-self-oscillation for creative sci-fi textures and moods
• Employ the ambient shimmer of spring reverb on any source

Learn more about Galaxy Tape Echo.

Hitsville EQ Collection

Give Your Tracks The Sweet Sound Of Motown

The Hitsville EQ Collection gives you the soulful tone of the custom‑built graphic equalizers that shaped the legendary Motown Sound.

Available only from Universal Audio, the Hitsville EQ Collection gives your tracks the rich sound of secret-sauce EQs used by everyone from The Supremes to Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.

Features

• Get instant "Motown Sound" with the only EQ emulations officially licensed by the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. studio
• Shape sounds quickly with a seven-band graphic EQ
• Dial in rich-sounding vocal, drum, bass, and guitar tones with the same Equalizers used on Motown classics
• Produce fuller stereo mixes using Hitsville's rare mastering EQ, custom "Motown Filters," and mid/side control

Learn more about Hitsville EQ Collection.

Hitsville Reverb Chambers

Unlock The Magic Above Hitsville U.S.A

Hitsville Reverb Chambers gives you the glorious sound of the attic reverb chambers that shaped the Motown Sound.

Available only from Universal Audio, Hitsville Reverb Chambers gives your recordings the soulful ambience of these hallowed spaces, as used by the producers of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Supremes.

Features

• Get instant “Motown Sound” from the attic reverb chambers above the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. studio
• Dial in rich-sounding ambience using two different custom-built chambers
• Add iconic reverb to vocals, drums, and more quickly with simple controls
• Reposition mics in realtime using UA's Dynamic Room Modeling

Learn more about Hitsville Reverb Chambers.

Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb

An Era-Defining Digital Reverb

From the moment it was unleashed in 1978, the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb — with its tactile, slider-based controller and famously lush reverb tail — single-handedly defined the sound of an entire era.

From Talking Heads' Remain In Light to U2's The Unforgettable Fire, the Lexicon 224 remains one of the most popular digital reverb units of all time. Now you can track and mix with this singular piece of audio history with the Lexicon 224 Reverb plug-in.

Features

• Track and mix with the legendary Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb, using the same algorithms as the original hardware
• Employ eight classic reverb programs and one chorus program on drums, vocals, guitars, and more
• Use the Plate and Concert programs for vintage '80s sounds
• Mix with presets from famous Lexicon 224 users Chuck Zwicky (Prince), Kevin Killen (Peter Gabriel), and others

Learn more about Lexicon 224 Digital Reverb.

Oxide Tape Recorder

UA’s Groundbreaking Tape Emulation In An Easy‑To‑Use Plug‑In

Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the musical, mixable sound of tape, letting you quickly add clarity, punch, and warmth to vocals, guitars, drums, and more, so every track sounds like a record.

Features

• Inject the warm color and punchy low-end response of analog tape to your tracks
• Apply tape saturation and circuit overdrive via simple Input/Output controls
• Choose among 7.5 and 15 IPS Tape Speeds and two emphasis curves for colorful tape textures
• Experience in-the-box recording “through” tape in real time using Apollo interfaces

Learn more about Oxide Tape Recorder.

Pultec EQ Collection

Get Silky‑Smooth Sounds With A Collection Of  “Must‑Have” EQs

Breathe analog life into your vocals, drums, guitars, and synths with legendary vintage tube EQs used to sculpt over 70 years of popular music. Simply run a full mix or single instrument through these EQs and hear the stunning Pultec analog magic for yourself.

These astonishingly accurate EQs are nearly indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, giving you the same rich tones used by the producers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, and more.

Features

• Get instant "Analog Magic" with the world's best emulations of vintage Pultec EQs
• Sculpt fat and punchy bass, synths, and drums with the EQP‑1A
• Experience rich midrange textures on your guitars, vocals, and keys with the MEQ‑5
• Create retro filter effects or reduce unwanted frequencies with surgical precision using the HLF‑3C

Learn more about Pultec EQ Collection.

Pure Plate Reverb

UA’s Renowned Plate Reverb Modeling In An Easy‑To‑Use Plug-In

The Pure Plate Reverb plug-in provides UA's revolutionary plate reverb emulation in a simple, affordable package — with all of the essential features. By harnessing the musical, deep, organic sound of this classic effect, Pure Plate Reverb gives you warmth and texture to your sources that only plate reverb can provide.

Features

• Easily add natural depth and shimmer to vocals and instruments
• Sculpt with classic plate reverb controls like mechanical damping and input filters
• Quickly tweak the perfect reverb tone with Bass and Treble controls
• Mix with artist presets from Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Richard Chycki (Rush, Dream Theater) Chuck Zwicky (Prince, The Time) and more

Learn more about Pure Plate Reverb.

Studer A800 Tape Recorder

The Rich Analog Sound Of The World’s Most Popular Multichannel Tape Machine

For more than 30 years, artists and engineers alike have been drawn to the warm analog sound, solid low-end, and overall presence of the Studer® A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder. The sheer number of albums recorded on this legendary 2” analog tape machine — including classics from Metallica, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, A Tribe Called Quest, and Jeff Buckley — serve as shining examples of the musicality of analog tape.

Fully authenticated by Studer, and modeled by UA’s world‑renowned team of DSP engineers and magnetic recording expert Jay McKnight, the Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder plug-in is the first product of its kind. By faithfully modeling the entire circuit path of the famous A800 machine from Allen Sides' collection at Ocean Way Studios, this is the most accurate representation of multitrack analog tape recording available.

Features

• Track and mix with the complete Studer A800 electronic signal paths, including Input, Sync and Repro paths
• Add warmth, presence, cohesion, and low-end punch that only genuine tape can provide
• Create complex analog textures with the distinct sounds of multiple tape formulas
• Use the Studer A800 LUNA Extension to easily add warmth to your entire mix on a per channel basis

Learn more about Studer A800 Tape Recorder.

Studio D Chorus

Get Rich Texture And Shimmer With Legendary Studio Hardware

An exacting emulation of the Roland Dimension D* introduced in 1979, the Studio D Chorus plug‑in gives you the "secret sauce" analog widening effects used by the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian Eno, M83, and many more.

Now you can give your guitars, drums, synths, and vocals the same stunning analog modulation textures of the iconic vintage rack gear — with the push of a button.

Features

• Create rich spatial effects on guitars, drums, and synths
• Add openness to background vocals and strings
• Experience glorious space and depth with “all buttons” mode
• Enhance tracks and add interest without obviously affecting signals

Learn more about Studio D Chorus.

Waterfall Rotary Speaker

Add The Immersive Effects Of A Vintage Rotating Speaker Cabinet In Your Mix

Waterfall Rotary Speaker gives you the jaw-dropping sounds of the classic Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet, enveloping your guitars, vocals, keyboards, and more in chewy, three-dimensional modulation effects — far beyond chorus and flange — for classic textures heard on decades of legendary albums.

Features

• Use any audio interface with the UAD Native version
• Experience the rich, three-dimensional texture of a vintage Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet
• Get "album-ready" sounds with perfectly-placed vintage microphone setups
• Add rich tube overtones and harmonics with expertly modeled tube power amp saturation
• Quickly get unique sounds with expertly crafted presets for vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, and more

Learn more about Waterfall Rotary Speaker.

Moog Minimoog

The Holy Grail Of Analog Synths, Perfectly Emulated In Software

Unquestionably the most iconic synthesizer ever made, the Moog Minimoog Model D changed the face of modern music. From Kraftwerk to Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes to Dr. Dre, the Minimoog's fat, musically expressive analog synth sounds are the standard by which all other synths are judged.

Developed in partnership with Moog Music, exclusively for Universal Audio, the Moog Minimoog thoroughly captures every nuance, anomaly, and quirk of the original hardware using Universal Audio's industry‑leading expertise in circuit modeling, synthesis, and signal processing.

Features

• Record classic Minimoog textures in real time with near-zero latency
• Get ultra-realistic and responsive Minimoog sounds with exacting module‑to‑module interactions
• Create otherworldly sounds with Moog’s signature self-oscillation and extreme resonance
• Take advantage of custom mods including switchable note priority, legato, extra LFO, and more

Learn more about Moog Minimoog.

Opal Morphing Synth

The Infinite, Larger-Than-Life Synth That Always Sounds Like A Record

Opal is the epic-sounding flagship synth that's perfect for producers, sound designers, and musicians. This analog-meets-wavetable synth gives you huge-sounding morphing filters and powerful UA effects — yet always keeps you close to album-ready sounds, no matter how deep you explore.

Features

• Get giant, inspiring sounds from the world's best-sounding analog‑meets‑wavetable super synth
• Use morphing filters, oscillators, LFOs, and noise to unlock new creative paths
• Add studio-quality UA effects like vintage spring reverb, tape delay, modulation, and authentic 1176 compression
• Go deep into synthesis without getting lost, thanks to impeccably crafted presets

Learn more about Opal Morphing Synth.

PolyMAX Synth

Retro Sounds To Shock Your Mind‑Brain

PolyMAX is our vintage-inspired synth that gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis. PolyMAX's warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets easily fit into any genre — with album‑ready sounds instantly.

Features

• Get rich, sit-in-the-mix analog sounds from an inspiring polyphonic wonder synth
• Use fat-sounding analog modeled oscillators and filters to demolish creative barriers
• Add studio-quality UA effects like vintage spring reverb, tape delay, and modulation textures
• Dive into lush poly synth sounds with album‑ready presets and simple, intuitive controls

Learn more about PolyMAX Synth.

Ravel Grand Piano

The Most Expressive And Realistic Software Piano Ever Made

Ravel is a breathtaking emulation of a Steinway Model B grand piano.* Building upon UA's industry‑leading physical modeling techniques, Ravel goes far beyond other piano plug-ins and sample libraries with its unprecedented realism, giving you album-ready sonics and inspiring playability — perfect for modern music productions from pop to rock, R&B to hip‑hop.

Features

• Play and record the most organic, responsive, and expressive software piano ever made
• Harness UltraResonance™ technology for unparalleled realism, dynamic sensitivity, and timbral characters
• Easily mix between close and room mics, expertly placed by Allen Sides at United Recording
• Animate your tracks with unique reversed-piano sounds that can add thrilling textures and haunting atmospheres

Learn more about Ravel Grand Piano.

Waterfall B3 Organ

Decades Of Soul, At Your Fingertips

Waterfall B3 Organ is the world's most thorough emulation of the classic Hammond B3 organ and its companion Leslie 147 rotary speaker cabinet,* giving your music the same rich tone and three‑dimensional sound heard on decades of legendary albums.

Features

• Get the sound of a legendary 1958 tonewheel organ as heard on countless R&B, soul, rock, hip‑hop, and gospel hits
• Experience the rich, three-dimensional whirl of a vintage 1974 rotary speaker cabinet
• Tap into dreamy spring reverb and perfectly-placed vintage microphone setups
• Stay inspired with over 70 expertly crafted presets giving you legendary organ sounds, instantly

Learn more about Waterfall B3 Organ.

Versions Included with your Purchase

• UAD Native: Runs on your Mac or PC without any UA hardware

System Requirements

• macOS 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura
• Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit only Editions)
• Intel, AMD, or Apple silicon processor
• Internet connection to download software and authorize UADx plug-ins
• Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
• A physical iLok dongle is NOT required to activate this product

DAW Compatibility

• Pro Tools 2022 (AAX)
• Logic Pro (Audio Units)
• Ableton Live 11 (VST 3, Audio Units)
• Cubase 12 (VST 3)
• Studio One 5 (VST 3)
• LUNA Recording System