Universal Audio UAD Plug-Ins ver.7.4.2 - Manual (Page 495)

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 495 - Chapter 51: UA 610-B Tube Preamp
UA 610-B Overview
The complete signal path is modeled in the UA 610-B plug-in, including tube
amplifiers and transformer components, along with all the phase shift, slew
rate, and distortion characteristics that are inherent in the hardware.
Modern 610-B The 610-B is the modern Universal Audio preamp design used in our popular
hardware products such as the 2-610, LA-610mkII, and 6176.
The UA 610-B plug-in faithfully models this newer design, including all the ex-
panded features optimized for modern use.
In Use A primary use for the 610-B is for individual vocal or instrument tracks where
colorful tube character and broad EQ strokes are desired. The 610-B is
widely used as a vocal channel and bass channel, but it sounds great on any
source signals.
Tonal Range From clean to clipped, with a broad sweet spot between, extreme tonal flex-
ibility is possible with the UA 610-B. The input and output circuits each have
their own tube-driven gain stage, and because each stage imparts its own
color, many variations can be obtained by tuning the I/O gain structures.
The 610-B equalizers can also add lots of flavor. Because the EQ has a feed-
back-style design, it effects the distortion characteristics of the output stage.
Presets The UA 610-B includes presets in the internal factory bank which are ac-
cessed via the host application’s preset menu. The presets are also copied to
disk by the UAD installer so they can be used within Apollo’s Console appli-
cation. The presets can be loaded using the Settings menu in the UAD Toolbar
(see “Using UAD Powered Plug-Ins” in Chapter 7 of the UAD System Manual).
UA 610-B
Latency
The UA 610-B uses an internal upsampling technique to achieve sonic design
goals. Upsampling results in a slightly larger latency (55 samples; 85 samples
at 176.4/192 kHz) than non-upsampled UAD plug-ins. These additional sam-
ples are automatically compensated by modern host DAWs. See “Delay
Compensation” in the UAD System Manual for more information.
Unison™
Integration
The UA 610-B plug-in features Unison mic preamp technology integration
with the mic preamp hardware in Universal Audio’s Apollo audio interfaces.