NAMM SHOW• Anaheim, California-JANUARY 15, 2009 - Universal Audio, a manufacturer of high-quality vintage audio hardware and DSP Powered Plug-Ins™ for digital audio workstations, today announced the creation of the UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop™, a compact ExpressCard™ version of their successful UAD-2 SOLO DSP Accelerator card. The new SOLO/Laptop DSP card brings Universal Audio’s world-class analog emulations–authenticated by Neve®, Roland®, SPL®, Moog®, and more–to laptop DAW users. The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop enables large, professional mixes on laptop DAWs without the need for cabling or power supply. The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop supports VST, AU and RTAS plug in formats on both MAC and PC. The UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop will available at UA dealers worldwide in early Q2 at a MAP price of $499.

The SOLO/Laptop includes studio staples like UA’s 1176SE Compressor/Limiter, Pultec EQP-1A Equalizer, RealVerb Pro Room Modeler, and CS-1 Channel Strip, and offers access to the entire Powered Plug-In library.

About the UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card

The UAD-2 is the ultimate sonic upgrade for DAWs. At the heart of every UAD-2 DSP Card & Powered Plug-Ins package is the potent Analog Devices SHARC® floating-point processor(s). The UAD-2 SOLO/DUO/or Quad can track, mix and master at sample rates from 44.1 to 192kHz. The UA Powered Plug-Ins Collection delivers world-class emulations from the past 50 years of audio to digital audio workstations; including vintage equalizers and compressors, superior precision mastering tools, lush reverbs and officially licensed classic hardware emulations.

About Universal Audio

Founded in 1999 and based in Scotts Valley, California, Universal Audio is best known for its vintage analog reproductions and advanced Digital Signal Processing technology. The company is focused on merging the best of analog and digital technology. The company is devoted to this endeavor, following its motto, Analog Ears, Digital Minds. http://www.uaudio.com

UAD-2 SOLO/Laptop Photos:
http://www.uaudio.com/media/photos/_photos/UAD2_SL_laptop.tif.zip
http://www.uaudio.com/media/photos/_photos/UAD2_SL_horiz.tif.zip
http://www.uaudio.com/media/photos/_photos/UAD2_SL_3qtr.tif.zip

Other high-resolution product images, classic photo archive, advertisements, brochures, data sheets, box shots, logo’s and specifications are all available in the ”Media” section of the new UA website.
http://www.uaudio.com