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Precision Multiband

Precision Multiband

4.4 (177)

Mix and master with simple compression, expanding, and gating.

  • Reach inside your mixes and fine tune with five bands of compression, expansion, and gate
  • Breathe life into stale samples with the Expander section
  • Glue a drum or vocal bus together with flexible compression section
  • Easily de-ess vocals and tame unruly drum overheads with the Gate

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

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Mix and Master with Simple Compression, Expanding, and Gating

The Precision Multiband plug-in is a specialized mastering tool that gives you five spectral bands of dynamic range control. Compression, expand, or gate can be chosen separately for each of the five bands for unparalleled flexibility, and the plug-in’s simple controls make it the ideal tool for the novice, as well as the seasoned mastering engineer. Use the Precision Multiband plug-in for everything from complex dynamics control, simple de-essing, or putting the final touches on your entire mix.

What They Say

[With the Precision Multiband] ... you're able to dial in specific problems in a stereo mix and have a much more finite control.

Eddy Schreyer

Oasis Mastering

The consistently high audio performance, flexibility, and power of the UAD Precision Mastering Bundle make it possible for me to achieve spectacular results in any musical style.

Pete Doell

Miles Davis, Sheryl Crow, Marilyn Manson

Not only does the Precision Multiband sound great, but it does everything from surgical tweaks to brute force.

Brian Foraker

Loquat, ELP, Heart

Reviews

4.4
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
Based on 177 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 124 Total 4 star reviews: 32 Total 3 star reviews: 7 Total 2 star reviews: 4 Total 1 star reviews: 10
88%would recommend this product
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177 reviews
  • DC
    Don C.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Yesterday
    Easy to Use and Love

    I love this tool. I use it on the mix bus and It’s a breeze to find a great sound with it. Typical UAD quality

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  • LK
    Lubomír K.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 days ago
    Precision Multiband

    To time i have used many free multiband compressors,many od them are good,then with UAD hardware im going many levels higher and i must say wow,wow,wow….its fantastic,booombastic….

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  • BA
    Brian A.
    Verified Buyer
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    Constantly warns about input phase alignment

    I have a brand new Apollo twin xGen2 hooked up to a Mac M3. Put this plugin into a empty Apollo slot with nothing else in either channel and it will immediately complain about input phase alignment and the need to increase input delay. The thing is no amount of delay clears the message.

    It is offered for the twin as apollo but in reality it doesn't work. I feel like I've been scammed by this plugin

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  • DG
    David G.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    9 months ago
    Precision Multiband Delivers

    This piece of gear or something the pros use and it’s very good for home studios. It does a great job in the final mixing and mastering and this unit is well worth having.

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  • AL
    Anthony L.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    9 months ago
    Retains transients

    I was surprised at how transparently this responds, even with heavy processing. Most multibands will kill transients, but no sense of that with this. The best multiband compressor I've heard for mastering

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorization of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

Check our Knowledge Base for additional questions

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