Universal Audio UAD Plug-Ins ver.7.5 - Manual (Page 301)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 301 - Chapter 29: Ocean Way Studios
Whenever more than one microphone pair is simultaneously enabled, careful
attention should be paid to the
Distance (position) and Polarity Invert param-
eters to avoid potential phase issues. Just as with moving microphones around
and changing signal polarity when recording acoustically, changes to Dis-
tance and Polarity Invert can have a dramatic effect on the sound. Note that
sometimes phasing can sound just fine, and can be useful for creative pur-
poses.
Ocean Way Studios sounds amazing when set properly. If using more than
one microphone and the plug-in doesn’t seem to sound right, adjust the Dis-
tance and/or Polarity parameters on one (or more) of the microphones to
taste until phasing is minimized.
Don’t Include Original Dry Signal in Re-Mic Mode
Because Re-Mic mode includes the direct signal component, if the original dry
signal is mixed with the processed signal when Ocean Way Studios is in
Re-Mic mode, phasing is likely to occur in this configuration (for example, if
the plug-in is in Re-Mic mode when used in a traditional effects bus send/re-
turn configuration). For illustrations of proper DAW routing in Re-Mic mode,
see
Figure 94 on page 299 and Figure 95 on page 300 .
Important: For the intended design results and to minimize phasing when
Ocean Way Studios is in Re-Mic mode, exercise caution to ensure the origi-
nal dry signal is not mixed with Ocean Way Studio’s processed output.
Latency Ocean Way Studios is not an upsampled plug-in. However, due to its unique
design requirements, Ocean Way Studios is subject to increased latency ver-
sus other UAD plug-ins.
The increased latency may be objectionable when tracking through Ocean
Way Studios if the plug-in is in Re-Mic mode and/or on individual inserts in
Reverb mode. This impediment also applies with Apollo when using the Con-
sole application for Realtime UAD Processing. The latency is typically not an
issue when used in a typical effect send/return configuration in Reverb mode,
nor during mixdown when latency is not a concern.
Therefore, when tracking live performances and the performer is monitoring
through Ocean Way Studios, we generally recommend using it in Reverb
mode using a typical effect send/return configuration where latency with
time-based effects does not affect the monitored performance.
Note: Latency can be reduced further with “Distance Delay” on page 309 .