Experience rich, analog sound with UAD plugins via USB 3.0.

The UAD-2 Satellite USB DSP Accelerator is a fast and powerful way to boost PC-based systems with USB 3.0, enabling larger mixes using acclaimed UAD plugins. This robust desktop device gives you full access to UA's award-winning plugin library, including exclusive plugins from Studer, Lexicon, Neve, and more. Compared to the FireWire version, the UAD-2 Satellite USB offers increased performance and reduced latency. It's the professional solution for managing UAD plugins and the ideal extension for Apollo audio interfaces.

UAD: The Industry’s Most Revered Plugin Collection

From home recording enthusiasts to Grammy-winning engineers, UAD plugins are essential tools for audio professionals. The reason is simple: no other plugins capture the sound and behavior of classic analog gear so faithfully, whether it's boutique compressors and EQs or vintage reverbs and tape delays. The UAD library offers over 90 plugins, co-created with the biggest names in the audio industry. These plugins can be purchased with UAD-2 hardware, as part of bundles from retailers, or à la carte from the UA online store.

Expandable Processing Power from QUAD to OCTO

The UAD-2 Satellite USB is available as a QUAD or OCTO model, with four or eight SHARC processors respectively. It can also be integrated in parallel with UAD-2 PCIe DSP Accelerator cards and Apollo interfaces with USB connections like the Apollo Twin, DUO, QUAD, and 16, providing fully scalable mixing power.

Available in Core, Custom, and Ultimate Software Packages

The Core package includes the Analog Classics Plus bundle, while the Custom package includes the Analog Classics Plus bundle and three additional UAD plugins of your choice upon registration. The OCTO Ultimate is the flagship bundle and includes all 79 UA-developed plugins compatible with the included UAD software version 7.8.

The Craft of UAD Plugins: Science Behind the Scenes

In developing UAD plugins, UA engineers engage in meticulous physical modeling of classic audio gear, "rebuilding" vintage analog equipment in the digital world, component by component. This is how UAD plugins capture the exact, sometimes quirky behavior of analog gear, bringing its rich, three-dimensional sound and harmonic "magic" into the box.

Key Features

• Run UAD plugins via USB 3.0 on PC systems.
• 4 (QUAD) or 8 (OCTO) SHARC processors, providing massive DSP power for large professional mixes.
• Access over 90 plugins: Ampex, Lexicon, Roland, Studer, Neve, Manley, SSL, EMT, Empirical Labs, MXR, and more.
• Includes the Analog Classics Plus bundle, featuring legacy versions of the LA-2A Classic Limiting Amplifiers, 1176 Classic Limiting Amplifiers, Pultec EQP-1, Pultec, and Fairchild 670, as well as the 610-B Tube Preamp and more.
• Compatible with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Logic Pro, and more.
• Take UAD plugins "on the road" to mix on laptops with USB 3.0.
• Available in Custom and Ultimate software packages, offering a wide selection of additional plugins.

Technical Specifications

• External, fanless device with USB 3.0 connection and external power supply.
• Dimensions: 17.8 cm (W) x 17.1 cm (D) x 4.5 cm (H)
• Weight: 1 kg
• Processors: 4 or 8 floating-point Analog Devices SHARC processors
• Plugin format compatibility: VST, Audio Units, RTAS, and AAX 64
• Sample rate support: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz