UAD Essentials Edition
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Welcome to the Sound of your Favorite Records
Get the rich analog tones heard on decades of classic albums with 11 "must‑have" UAD plug-ins and instruments — for one low price — no UA hardware required.
With three versions of the legendary Teletronix LA‑2A compressor, a collection of classic Pultec EQs, Oxide Tape Recorder, and much more — a $1,493 value if purchased separately — your productions will take a huge leap forward with professional analog sound.
No Hardware Required
UAD Essentials Edition plug-ins run natively on Mac or PC and work with any compatible DAW including Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, LUNA, and more.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Add analog warmth and texture to vocals, bass, synths, and more with iconic tube compressors and EQs
- Discover the fat sound of magnetic tape on your drums, vocals, and guitars
- Explore ambience and space on vocals and instruments with award‑winning plate reverb and tape echo
- Capture the perfect take with an easy-to-use tube channel strip featuring EQ, compression, and mic preamp
- Experience a vintage-inspired analog synth packed with "album‑ready" sounds
PolyMAX Synth
Our vintage-inspired synth gives producers, sound designers, and musicians fat analog tones from the golden age of polysynthesis. PolyMAX's warm, analog-modeled oscillators and filters, professional UA effects, and curated presets easily fit into any genre — with album‑ready sounds instantly.
Century Tube Channel Strip
Enhance your vocals, guitars, synths, and more with a vintage-style tube mic preamp, simple three-band EQ, and optical compressor designed to give you everything you need to capture "first take" magic.
Pultec Passive EQ Collection
Featuring three astonishingly accurate Pultec EQs that are indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, get the same silky curves used by the engineers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, and Mariah Carey, on your vocals, drums, keys and more.
Teletronix LA-2A Classic Leveler Collection
Get smooth, radio-ready vocals, guitars, and bass with three highly sought-after versions of the most famous optical tube compressor ever made — and the go-to for professional mixers worldwide.
Galaxy Tape Echo
Add subtle tape delay and colorful cacophony to drums, vocals, guitars, and synths with the definitive emulation of an iconic analog contraption used by everyone from Pink Floyd and David Bowie, to King Tubby, Scientist, and Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Pure Plate Reverb
Experience UA's revolutionary plate reverb emulation in a simple, easy-to-use package — with all of the essential features — and give your vocals, guitars, strings, and synths lush, satisfying ambience.
Oxide Tape Recorder
Based on our award-winning Ampex and Studer tape machine emulations, Oxide Tape Recorder gives you the warmth, presence, and vibe of professional analog tape, with only the essential controls, so you can get sounds faster and make everything "sound like a record."
FAQ
Is Universal Audio hardware required to use these plug-ins?
No. These plug-ins run natively on your computer. No UA hardware required.
Can I try native UAD plug-ins before I buy?
Yes, 14-day plug-in demos are available. Find eligible plug‑ins ›
If I purchase a UAD plug-in, do I get a license for native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions?
Yes, for every UAD plug-in that supports native and Apollo/UAD-2 versions, you get a license for both.
I own an Apollo or UAD-2 hardware, is this for me?
Yes, absolutely, our new bundles provide tremendous value on some of our most popular collections of plug-ins, and native versions are included for the best of both worlds. Native UAD plug-ins also allow you to record and mix on-the-go without attaching UAD hardware.
*All trademarks are property of their respective owners, and used only to represent the instruments modeled as part of UAD plug‑ins.Customer Reviews
A. Martinez
April 25, 2024
GRACIAS POR EL OBSEQUIO!
TENGO MUCHOS SONIDOS Y JUEGO CON ELLOS CON RESULTADOS MUY AGRADABLES, EXCELENTE COMPAÑERO DE CREATIVIDAD
Read MoreP. O' Connell
April 24, 2024
At last UAD plugins back in my arsenal
At last UAD plugins are back in my arsenal, since buying softubes Console 1 my workflow has completely changed and is much more like it was when I was I used 2inch tape and my lovely old...
Read MoreM. Hale
April 23, 2024
Essentials bundle
Worth every penny. Great sound quality. I replaced all my plugins with uad. That says something.
Read MoreP. Bonifazi
April 22, 2024
Suena con calidad apenas se insterta
Este Pre suena igual al hardware, es ideal para voces, guitarras acústicas. Pude comparar el físico que lo tiene un amigo y este...
Read MoreG. Prama
April 20, 2024
it's perfect
one of the best so far especially for vocal and guitar
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Customer Reviews
UAD Essentials Edition
A. Martinez
GRACIAS POR EL OBSEQUIO!
TENGO MUCHOS SONIDOS Y JUEGO CON ELLOS CON RESULTADOS MUY AGRADABLES, EXCELENTE COMPAÑERO DE CREATIVIDAD
P. O' Connell
At last UAD plugins back in my arsenal
At last UAD plugins are back in my arsenal, since buying softubes Console 1 my workflow has completely changed and is much more like it was when I was I used 2inch tape and my lovely old neve desk, never realised just how much I missed twiddling knobs and using my ears and not my eyes.
Now it is even better as I can use my unbeatable UAD classics inside my Console1 and continue working 100% in the box.
Life just got better.M. Hale
Essentials bundle
Worth every penny. Great sound quality. I replaced all my plugins with uad. That says something.
M. Jansen
Great Synth, but...
Not usable for live performance, because you need an active Wifi-connection. Ridiculous!
P. Bonifazi
Suena con calidad apenas se insterta
Este Pre suena igual al hardware, es ideal para voces, guitarras acústicas.
Pude comparar el físico que lo tiene un amigo y este plugin suena igual.
Felicitaciones Universal Audio .
No llega a las 5 estrellas porque se tendrían que haber esmerado mas en la imagen del plugin.G. Prama
big, fat, warm
lovely pultec style. great for every instruments
G. Prama
it's perfect
one of the best so far especially for vocal and guitar
J. Rowley
UAD Essentials Edition
Great set of plugins finally at a reasonable price for me. They work well the tape emulation, pultec eq (which I wanted for mastering) and the LA series. Not tried the rest yet. Each product by itself was for me too expensive to buy at once, so special offer made my day. There are other companies doing special bundles more often and that is why you tend to shop around. Good products and a lot of investment in time to produce it, but would still like the price on some items to be lower.
L. Williams
Only works well when you're DAW is online
I use Cubase 13 Pro, I recently installed a full version of PolyMAX Synth and I've had issues with my iLok account ever since. I don't like having my DAW constantly connected to the internet, it seems the only way to get PolyMAX to load and run ok is if I keep my DAW online. Not having the option to work offline really sucks.
M. Ferreira
Great Synth
Easy to Use and Great sound!
S. Cribbs
Not Licensed
Plug ins are populating but aren’t letting me utilize them saying “they aren’t licensed” when in fact they are
A. Holbert
Must Have!
As a Guitar Player, This is the best sounding emulation I have heart so far and it you get it sale You might feel like you need UAD some additional Money. LOL. All Jokes Aside It's Incredible!
Thank You UAD TEAM!r. mitchell
great plugins
this bundle is well worth it hands down
E. Carvalho
dadi
Great!!!
C. Eichhorst
Must have!
A great sounding bundle! As it is described: essential. Thus is gives me the sound I'm really into it for instance oxide tape. The price? UNBEATABLE! Keep it up UAD!
A. Xthodo
Effortless Excellence: A Review of Polymax and Pure Reverb
Polymax delivers exceptional clarity and quality, truly impressive. Pure Reverb simplifies achieving desired results effortlessly. Kudos to UAD for these outstanding products!
R. Dopwell
How can I review plugins that Universal Audio won't help me activate??????
I've been trying to get some support from Universal Audio to activate my plugin bundle which I purchased from Plugin Boutique since March 31, 2024. Today is April 14th and still not a word of help from Universal Audio. However, today I get an email asking me to write a review of my plugins. I own other UAD plugins which are great but these I have yet to try out because I can't activate them. If you see this review Universal Audio, please send some help my way like right Now!! Thank you!
R. Dietrich
Support is useless
Can’t get a response from support. All I need is for them to unlink my iLok account because they won’t give users an option to do it themselves.
P. Sandström
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T. Wylie
What no cable?
Finally got my apollo twin x after it arrived two days late only to find it to be unusable due to no thunderbolt cable supplied. Come on UAD, this is like selling someone a new car only to find on delivery that you need to get your own steering wheel. So the unit is basically unfit for purpose, until at the customers inconvenience a cable is found and purchased. If this is a profit thing then put the extra £30 on the price. The unit is not cheap so this is nothing short of ridiculous, and has really left me feeling frustrated with with a poor first impression. Hopefuly when Amazon delivers the cable (before 10pm this evening) I will be able to finally enjoy using the unit.
