Studio D Chorus
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Beautiful subtle modulation and movement for every track.
Introduced in 1979, the Roland Dimension D* chorus is famous for injecting spatialization, and sweet, subtle modulation. Used as a “secret sauce” by everyone from Brian Eno to Stevie Ray Vaughan, this legendary rack piece is an ideal example of functional simplicity.
The Studio D Chorus plug-in for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces is an exacting emulation of this sought-after rack unit, deftly capturing its musical bucket-brigade circuit, the key to its complex range of sounds and textures.Now You Can:
Add subtle spatial effects and movement to instruments and buses
Easily open up background vocals, strings, and more
Use the “all buttons” mode for an extra shade of space and depth
Enhance tracks and add pop and interest without obviously effecting signals
Take A Listen
Enter the Bucket Brigade
Whereas most analog bucket-brigade chorus circuits work with 512 or even fewer delay stages, the Studio D Chorus plug-in captures the original hardware’s whopping 1024 stages per channel. This design offers complex modulation that fattens the stereo image in very “non-chorus” fashion.
Four Buttons and the Truth
With four push-buttons as its only controls, the Studio D Chorus plug-in perfectly captures the iconic hardware’s understated elegance. Each button gives you four different levels of effect intensity. Engage all four buttons at once, and you get one more tantalizing modulation choice. Like with the hardware, the buttons can used be in any combination for a large sonic palette.
Strength in Subtlety
Like the iconic hardware, the Studio D Chorus plug-in does not create a dramatically new sound — it enhances it. You can make simple guitar/vocal arrangements wider, deeper, and more interesting, or quickly gel groups of strings and vocals — without compression, EQ, or reverb. For floating guitar textures and synth pads, the Studio D Chorus plug-in simply can’t be beat. Ultimately, the Studio D Chorus plug-in’s utterly unique character on nearly any source make it an essential tool for every engineer’s toolkit.
* The Studio D product is not affiliated with, sponsored, nor endorsed by Roland. The Roland name, as well as the Dimension D model name is used solely to identify the classic effects emulated by Universal Audio's product.
“The Studio D Chorus plug-in excels at adding analog-style chorus effects to my mixes, ranging from subtle widening to full-blown psychedelic, super-wide washy chorusing.”
– Richard Chycki (Rush, Aerosmith, Dream Theater)
“The UAD Studio D Chorus plug-in is a wonderful tool. It can add additional layers to the stereo image of synths or background vocals. It makes your music feel multidimensional.”
– Ivan Barias (Musiq Soulchild, Jill Scott, Estelle)
“My presets for the Studio D plug-in are so good, I actually use them myself.”
– Joe Chiccarelli (Jason Mraz, Beck, The Strokes, Morrissey)
“I used the original hardware on so many of the Culture Club tracks in the ’80s, it became part of their signature sound. ”
– Steve Levine (Culture Club, Beach Boys, Honeyz)
“The UAD Studio D Chorus made my outboard unit obsolete, but it still looks great in my rack.”
– Ken Lewis (Kanye West, Drake, Bruno Mars)Customer Reviews
M. Malinski
August 24, 2020
Must have
Very natural sounding I use every time I need natural sounding chorus
Read MoreT. Williams
August 16, 2020
Widen Just about any sound
Super cool plug in, most of my tracks touch it in some sort of way. Really Widens the sounds.
Read More.
July 14, 2020
My New Widener
This has replaced the Microshift as my new widener. It can be subtle or obvious. I put it on a bus and automate tracks in and out, put it after a reverb, synth pads, guitars, BGVs, Lead...
Read MoreF. St-Gelais
July 14, 2020
Nailed it
Absolutely flawless model of the original unit. Works wonders to widen and give mouvement to acoustic guitar and back vocal busses or to add that authentic “80’s touch” to...
Read MoreC. Marce
July 8, 2020
Love at first sight!
Once you in on this baby... you can never go back!!!
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Key Features
Exacting emulation of complex analog bucket-brigade circuit
Adds openness to background vocals, strings, and more
“All buttons” mode for extra shades of space and depth
Enhances tracks and add pop and interest without obviously effecting signals
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Customer Reviews
Studio D Chorus
M. Malinski
Must have
Very natural sounding
I use every time I need natural sounding chorusT. Williams
Widen Just about any sound
Super cool plug in, most of my tracks touch it in some sort of way. Really Widens the sounds.
UAD User
My New Widener
This has replaced the Microshift as my new widener. It can be subtle or obvious. I put it on a bus and automate tracks in and out, put it after a reverb, synth pads, guitars, BGVs, Lead vocal in the chorus. Many uses. Awesome.
F. St-Gelais
Nailed it
Absolutely flawless model of the original unit. Works wonders to widen and give mouvement to acoustic guitar and back vocal busses or to add that authentic “80’s touch” to software synths or guitars!
R. Denisov
Not bad
Simple and good chorus
C. Marce
Love at first sight!
Once you in on this baby... you can never go back!!!
N. Pinto
Close-to-perfect emulation of Roland Dimension D
A chorus that doesn't sound like a chorus. The pure Roland sound ;-) Highly recommended!
C. Vurnis
Simple, lush, beautiful !!
Super simple to use - just press a button until you find the flavor you need and dial it in with a bus send level. Beautifully lush sounds for guitar or vocals !! While of course sounding great in stereo; it folds to mono very well too, for those who are concerned about that. It has instantly become my "go - to" chorus !!
J. Johnson
Width and Dimension
It just gives my BGVs and Libs that pop in the mix that separates them from the leads and puts them into their own "space"! I cant work with it, its on EVERY mix!!!!
E. Gunnlaugsson
Soft widening without cyclical artifacting Love it!
this is the plugin if you are looking for more depth in the mix.
J. Park
Just Amazing
If you want a depth for a Vocal, Guitar, Chorus?
Check this out.
So simple, So powerful.C. Rauhöft
Great Plugin!
There are quite a few „widening“ plugins on the market. But this little gem is truly special. Doesn’t corrupt the sound but adds a lot of flavour. Pro tip: use the shift key to push several buttons and stuff starts flying around you!
P. Enz
Very light chorus
I use this one a little bit more seldom, but I still love it. Especially because of its few controls.
A. D'Onorio
The Chorus I was looking for!
I owned this one once and it sound just as warm! Ive been looking for a software chorus that sounds like that for a while!
M. Trim
Dimension D
Just as I remember it, used it on every mix since installing, great plugin.
G. Radelmacher
Roland Dimension D
habe ich in meinem Studio. Das UAD Plug Studio D klingt tatsächlich 1:1
Nur weniger Grundrauschen. Hervorragend!
Z. Wells
Excellent Chorus Sounds
Since I would not been able to afford the original unit when it came out, I feel fortunate to even have any access. This plugin sounds great.
O. Dramaretskiy
WWWAAAAHHH!!!!
My favorite Chorus!
M. Reeves
Beautiful Chorus
This has fast become my favourite chorus plug-in . I will never tire of it !
M. Sudhakar
Great Imaging
I use the Studio D in every Mix for imaging my Vocals. Love it!!
