Universal Audio UAD POWERED PLUG-INS ver.6.1 - Manual (Page 114)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 114 - Chapter 10: UAD ExpressCard Products
CHAPTER 10
UAD ExpressCard Products
Overview
ExpressCard™ is a computer expansion slot typically used in notebook com-
puters. Utilizing a 2.5Gbps differential serial link, ExpressCard conveniently
leaves slower USB and Firewire connections free for dongles, Audio I/O, and
hard drives, while operating at full PCI Express bandwidth.
Universal Audio has three ExpressCard products: UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop™,
UAD-Xpander™, and UAD–Xtenda™. Once installed and configured, these
products are functionally identical to their UAD card counterparts (see
“The
UAD Hardware” on page 38 for a UAD hardware overview).
UAD-2
SOLO/Laptop
UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop is a compact ExpressCard version of the UAD-2 Solo
card. The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop brings all the power of the UAD-2 to portable
digital audio workstation users. The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop enables large, pro-
fessional mixes on notebook DAWs without the need for external cabling or
a power supply. See
“UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Details” on page 116 .
UAD–Xpander The UAD–Xpander is the world's first ExpressCard audio DSP expansion sys-
tem for Mac OS X and Windows Vista notebook computers. The
UAD–Xpander has identical DSP power as the UAD-1 series of desktop prod-
ucts, and is fully compatible with all UAD-1 Powered Plug-Ins. See
“UAD–Xpander Details” on page 121 .
UAD–Xtenda UAD–Xtenda is a PCIe-to-ExpressCard adapter card offered by Universal Au-
dio. It enables UAD ExpressCard products to be used in a desktop computer
that has PCIe expansion slots. The UAD–Xtenda provides a convenient way to
switch the same UAD ExpressCard between desktop and notebook comput-
ers. See
“UAD–Xtenda” on page 120 .
Note: UAD-Xpander and UAD-Xtenda are discontinued products.
Documentation UAD ExpressCard products are hardware systems designed for use with UAD
Powered Plug-ins, which is the companion software package that includes the
drivers, plug-ins, and software documentation.