So if the Studer A800 plugin has the same DSP usage as Oxide, why would I use Oxide? It a fair question and the easy answer is that Oxide costs less than half what the Studer does. Put some drums through it and you might be surprised. The x4 attack switch in the compressor section, not available in the hardware version makes a comparatively slow optical compressor very grabby indeed. The 32KHz setting for the high shelf in the EQ section gives the famous Air band of the Maag Eq a run for its money. Rated as a great DI for bass the Unison technology found in UAD hardware means and the tactile control offered by UA hardware means that the sweet spots won’t be too hard to find in this classy sounding and surprisingly flexible channel strip. Paired with a nice Neumann or possibly a Sony C800G it’s a vocal front end with some bling to it. Frequently associated with Hiphop and R&B production it’s a classic front end for such styles. It’s a very polished sounding tube preamp with an optical compressor and a very capable EQ section. I think the tendency is to "Buy first, replace later when you find something better" but oyez that's expensive.Avalon’s most popular product, this high end channel strip is rightly regarded by many as a classic but is possibly misunderstood by some. I guess my point is that plugins are so expensive that you want to get it right the first time.
The Waves plugins have great options here also Compression - UAD 1176 and LA2A are great (particularly the updated) but again Steven Slate has several good ones.Steven Slate has several first class ones as well - includes the Neve, GML EQ - UAD has some amazing ones, particularly for guitar - the Pultec and Manley being the first that come to mind along with the Neve 1081.Reverb - check out the Lexicon plugins for amazing.Next figure out who, to you, makes the sounds you like.
Special processing (tape/analog effect, phase-alignment, etc).Compression - ditto, instrument and mix-level.Reverb - always nice to have multiple options.So start identifying "The things I want" at a more basic level: The UAD CEO's ideal is that, now that you have a UAD device, you will lock into only UAD plugins and buy no one else's plugs, right? UAD makes great stuff but they don't make the best of everything. UAD is just one company that makes plugins. Think of your UAD plugin purchases in the larger scale of the in-the-box mixer. Here's my take - everyone has their own but this is mine.
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