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  • Overview
  • Features
  • Customer Reviews
  • 4.8/5
    (824)
$349.00
4.8/5
(824)

Welcome to Ocean Way Studios — the world’s first dynamic room modeling plug‑in.

Developed by Universal Audio and Allen Sides, the Ocean Way Studios plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces rewrites the book on what’s possible with acoustic space emulation.

By combining elements of room, microphone, and source modeling, Ocean Way Studios moves far beyond standard impulse response players and reverbs — giving you an authentic replication of one of the world’s most famous recording studios.

Record live or mix through Ocean Way Recording’s legendary Studio A and Studio B

Use “best of the best” vintage microphones from Allen Sides’ world-renowned collection

Choose among Allen Sides’ favorite room positions with 8 source types, for stunningly accurate sound dispersion behaviors

Position, blend, and process three mic pairs (Near / Mid / Far) in real time

Retain mic bleed, proximity, and other naturally occurring behaviors for realism far beyond other reverb/ambience plug-ins

Re-mic loops and soft synths to bring them to life

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The Legendary Rooms of Ocean Way

The Legendary Rooms of Ocean Way

From the opening of Bill Putnam’s United Recording in 1957, to the annexing of neighboring Western Studio in 1961, to their reinvention as Ocean Way Recording under Allen Sides — the famed “Studio A” and “Studio B” at Ocean Way Studios have shaped the sound of countless classic records. From Ray Charles and the Beach Boys, to the Rolling Stones, and Radiohead, music creators have sought out the sound of these beautifully balanced rooms for more than five decades.

Dynamic Room Modeling

Dynamic Room Modeling

Ocean Way Studios reinvents ambience processing with UA’s proprietary Dynamic Room Modeling technology, an exclusive combination of signal processing and advanced measurement techniques. Whereas standard convolution reverbs only provide a sonic snapshot, Dynamic Room Modeling offers the full spectrum of a studio’s ambience possibilities. Specifically, Dynamic Room Modeling provides the unique dispersion properties of various sources, as recorded through various vintage microphones that can be positioned in each room — in real time — via a simple click-and-drag interface. This technology gives the Ocean Way Studios plug-in a shocking level of sonic realism.

An Unrivaled Microphone Collection Under Your Control

An Unrivaled Microphone Collection Under Your Control

With virtual access to $250,000 of hand-picked, vintage microphones, Ocean Way’s microphone setups and Distance controls are the centerpiece of the plug-in. The setups capture the ideal microphone selections and placements for each room and source type.

Up to three vintage microphones pairs (Near, Mid, Far) are available in each setup, allowing for creative sonic blending. Click-and-drag the microphones to position them in the room, then EQ and filter their sound as desired — complete with mic bleed and proximity effects.

Transform Tones With Reverb and Re-Mic Modes

Transform Tones With Reverb and Re-Mic Modes

Ocean Way Studios offers two modes of operation: Reverb mode, using send/return paths to mix wet and dry signals; or Re-Mic mode, to fully immerse the original source audio within Ocean Way’s rooms. Re-Mic mode is by nature “fully wet,” and can be used to entirely replace your original room and microphone sounds with the fabled sound of Ocean Way.

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      Ocean Way Studios plug-in

      Key Features

      Breakthrough acoustic emulations of Ocean Way Recording’s legendary Studio A and Studio B
      Dynamic Room Modeling combines room, microphone, and source models for unprecedented realism
      Incorporates sonic profiles of vintage microphones from Allen Side’s world-renowned collection
      Includes mic bleed and mic proximity effects for stunning accuracy
      Choose from eight instrument / vocal source types with unique dispersion patterns
      Position and blend between three vintage mic pairs (Near / Mid / Far) in real time
      Use in “Reverb” mode, mixing wet and dry signal; or “Re-Mic” mode, replacing your original room and mic sounds altogether
      Preset mic selections, placements and creative direction by Ocean Way’s Allen Sides
      Requires UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface, available from authorized dealers worldwide

      Customer Reviews

      Ocean Way Studios

      Overall Rating

      4.8/5
      (824)

      R. Bernatchez

      December 11, 2020

      Room parfaite

      Ce pluggin donne de la vie !!! Parfait pour piano , drum et guitare acoustique... même je peux dire Génial!

      S. Shaw

      December 10, 2020

      The guitar cabs are icing on the cake!

      There are Cab M, V and O, standing for Marshalls, Vox and Orange. Try a UA amp sim in amp only mode (turning cab off), and put this on stereo bus. Immediate depth! A great tool. Can't believe it was coded in 2013 and still sounds amazing!

      M. Uuttu

      December 8, 2020

      Very good

      Makes virtual instruments and my home recordings sound more real and believable.

      G. Lento

      December 2, 2020

      Unique and Useful

      Similar but somehow different from a reverb. I use one instance of this on a send/return and bus all tracks at different levels into it to create a really authentic-sounding space for the instruments to sit in. It's a kind of "glue" but not like compression. It really sounds like everyone's in the same (great-sounding) room.

      S. seub

      December 1, 2020

      very nice

      very nice uad

      O. Lamas

      November 30, 2020

      Changed the way I record drums.

      This plugin has changed the way I record and mix drums. It is extraordinary how well these rooms sound. My drums have a new life. Truly exceptional. I have loads of reverbs. NONE like this one.

      M. Esteban

      November 30, 2020

      Acoustique très réaliste


      Je trouve cet outils très pratique pour donner de la largeur et de la profondeur au son. Il permet de simuler l'acoustique d'une pièce de manière très réaliste. Mon piano électrique et/ou ma guitare folk se retrouve comme par "magie" en prise son acoustique dans une modélisation de studio d'enregistrement. Cela donne à l'image stéréo de l'instrument un son naturel et lui confère également du corps et de l'air.

      P. Manriquez

      November 15, 2020

      Real Magic

      amazing virtual space recording

      E. Burger

      November 14, 2020

      Absolute a stunner and winner

      Have no recording space for drums and other acoustic instruments.
      I use this as my virtual recording space as I commit my recordings with this plugin.

      My raw mix sounds super realistic in my DAW environment as all the recorded instruments (including vst instruments) have the depth and character.

      Mixing is now much easer and quicker for me.

      E. Burger

      November 14, 2020

      Absolute a stunner and winner

      Have no recording space for drums and other acoustic instruments.
      I use this as my virtual recording space as I commit my recordings with this plugin.

      My raw mix sounds super realistic in my DAW environment as all the recorded instruments (including vst instruments) have the depth and character.

      Mixing is now much easer and quicker for me.

      S. Law

      November 13, 2020

      Wünderbar!!

      Really loving ocean way, these subtle room ambiences are just gorgeous... feel like I’ll be using it on most things. For an old dude who started with tape, big mixing desks, all hardware maybe an Atari here and there... these emulations are like defying the laws of physics... talking of which have you heard of the EmDrive?!?!!?? #anythingispossible

      M. Kerlin

      November 7, 2020

      Great for strings and acoustic

      Love the vibe with stringed instruments.

      P. Cortes

      October 27, 2020

      Sorry I made a mistake I reviewed Capital chambers instead of Ocean ways....

      Sorry I made a mistake I reviewed Capital chambers instead of Ocean ways....I returned ocean Way for Capital chambers ,,Capital chambers is my favorite reverb..For me it sounds a lot better than Ocean way....

      S. Trivelpiece

      October 24, 2020

      Magic

      Just getting my feet wet with DAW based recording. (LUNA) This plug-in takes me out of my tiny 8 x 10 project studio and drops me into some really inspiring and realistic sounding rooms. Great for Acoustic Guitar and Vocals. Look forward to really digging in.

      R. Fox

      October 21, 2020

      Virtual reality for your ears.

      This shouldn't be possible with ones and zeros it must be
      getting close to breaking the laws of physics. I'm at home
      in a small carpeted room yet I'm also recording in one of the worlds great studios.
      The Ocean Ways reverb sounds incredible in both re-mic and send and return modes and is also is easy to use . If you need room emulation this is the one. I highly recommend this Reverb plugin.

      J. LeBlanc

      October 15, 2020

      Worth it.

      This has changed the way I mix. I'm able to take dry recordings and put them in a realistic room that adds space and width to any performance. I've used it a lot on solo vocals, choirs, horns, strings, drums, and guitar - with outstanding results every time.

      R. Polson-Lahache

      October 8, 2020

      Sense of Space

      I use this plug a lot when recording drums in a small room, it works fantastic. It makes my small studio sound bigger but in a natural way.

      I also use it on single sources so they sound bigger, not like a room reverb but just to create a larger instrument, kinda like what bleed does to a sound.

      A. Whitehouse

      October 4, 2020

      Excellent

      Transformed an acoustic guitar recording on first use. Really looking forward to making use of this plugin...

      A. Brown

      September 29, 2020

      Ocean Way Studios

      This Plugin is probably 1 of my Top Plugins ! Enjoying every Moments , The things I can do with it is Mind Blowing . Plz Get this one and you will be Amazed.

      l. Liau-Hing

      September 28, 2020

      A recording studio in the palm of your hand

      I had hoped that someone would take the risk in doing something like this ... it really is a study in the palm of your literal hand.