Softube are quality-wise at least on par with UAD, but unlike them they add modern features not existant in whatever hardware they model.Hello. I want to buy UAD Signature. Seems that right now it's on 50%sale... Native version... or better to go with Softube fxs? What's your thoughts?
But what's way more important: UAD either need a Ilok-dongle or an active internet-connection (Ilok Cloud) - and if that wasn't enough, they in addition require another app (UAD Connect) that constantly needs to run on your machine in the background. (I.e. unlike any other software vendor I know of, they rely on two different apps to run permanently and phone home - otherwise they won't load properly/won't work) - so: I only had some free plugins from them (because they don't need the Cloud) but got rid of them and won't touch them with a bargepole in the future - i.e. I won't even use them for free.
So my advice is: stay away from UAD - it's really not worth the trouble.
I had the exact same experience and because I have started working natively on a laptop away from my Apollo hardware, I’ve started heavily replacing and phasing out a lot of their plugins. I’m just sick of this bs and I have too many choices. I like dmg trackcomp2 for vintage emulations, TDR and fab filter for eq, kelvin and Cassiopeia and Coldfire for saturation. Kazrog for the rest of it. Adptr sculpt is incredible. UAD made a lot more sense back in the day when we didn’t have powerful computers and tons of amazing tools. There’s a reason why they dumped their prices. If you don’t already own it, do something else.
Statistics: Posted by LaserLobes — Thu Sep 12, 2024 3:45 am
