Capitol Chambers
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Get the sound of the world's finest echo chambers.
From Ray Charles to Frank Sinatra, Beck to Muse, the underground spaces below the iconic Capitol Tower in Los Angeles, have provided decades of gorgeous hi-fi ambience that is simply unmatched. After years of R&D and close collaboration with Capitol Studios, Universal Audio proudly presents the Capitol Chambers plug-in, a startling end-to-end recreation of the most popular echo chambers ever created.
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.
- Record and mix with the world's only authentic plug-in emulation of Capitol Studios' prized underground echo chambers
- Add dense, natural reverberation to vocals or drums far beyond plate, digital, or simple convolution reverb
- Create new sounds by repositioning Capitol Chambers' microphones using UA's Dynamic Room Modeling
- Audition current and historical chamber configurations, plus all new setups
- Harness the chamber's entire signal chain including amplifiers, speakers, custom preamps, and mics
- Quickly pull up presets from legendary Grammy-winning engineers of Ray Charles, Radiohead, Steely Dan, Madonna, and more
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Easily Capture Iconic Echo
UA sourced historic technical diagrams from the early '60s to precisely emulate microphone/speaker setups inside Capitol's chambers, including the vintage omnidirectional Altec 21D mics and custom speaker/horn configurations and current "modern" configurations using omnidirectional Shure SM80s — all in their original hit-making positions.
Create with Unprecedented Ambience Control
Capitol Chambers' Position slider gives you next-level control over spatial and time response, allowing you to reposition the chamber mics. From the maximum distance stock positions, to direct speaker-to-microphone effects and proximity characteristics, Capitol Chambers can subtly thicken vocals or drums, or soak strings with the most natural, complex sounding reverb ever recorded.
Explore UA's Dynamic Room Modeling
Harnessing the same technology as UA's award-winning Ocean Way Studios plug-in, Capitol Chambers uses UA’s proprietary Dynamic Room Modeling technology, an exclusive combination of physical modeling and advanced measurement techniques. Whereas standard convolution reverbs only provide a sonic snapshot, Dynamic Room Modeling gives Capitol Chambers nearly infinite ambient possibilities.
Go Deeper Still
Beyond a vintage recreation, Capitol Chambers offers creative features for modern DAW workflows like Pre-delay, Dry/Wet mix, and Decay controls. A sweepable 80 to 750 Hz filter lets you minimize muddy bass going into the chamber, while Bass, Treble, and proportional Q Mid band lets you perfectly season the chamber's lush ambience.
Harness All-Star Artist Presets
The Capitol Chamber's plug-in features carefully crafted presets from a stunning roster of Grammy-winning engineers and producers, including the late Al Schmitt (Ray Charles, Steely Dan), Mark Linett (The Beach Boys, Los Lobos), Frank Filipetti (Madonna, Paul McCartney), Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead), and many more.
Capitol and the Capitol logos are trademarks of Capitol Records, LLC, registered in the United States, European Union, and other jurisdictions, and are used under license.
"A Rose" by Jamie Lidell
Written and recorded exclusively to showcase the UAD Capitol Chambers Reverb plug‑in.
“I’ve been using the chambers at Capitol Studios for nearly 25 years, now I finally get to take them with me when I work outside of Capitol.”
– Steve Genewick (Ray Charles, Queen, Frank Sinatra Jr.)
“While tracking at Capitol Studios, I always capture the chambers. Now I can have same sound at my fingertips anytime. This is my new use‑on‑everything reverb. ”
– Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead, Charlotte Gainsbourg)
“Some of the best echo chambers in the world are now just a click away. The interface is simple and self explanatory — the sounds are extraordinary.”
– Mark Needham (The Killers, Neon Trees, P!nk)
“With the Capitol Chambers plug-in, UA has created a truly flexible, physical space. Let that sink in for a second…”
– John Paterno (Robbie Williams, Badly Drawn Boy, Bonnie Raitt)
“The UAD Capitol Chambers plug-in is amazing. It has so much depth, character, and authenticity. It sounds just like you're there.”
– Chris Dugan (Green Day, Iggy Pop, U2)
“The UAD Capitol Chambers plug-in is meticulously crafted, complete with various mics and mic placements. It’s a remarkable piece of the past — accurate and powerfully versatile.”
– Richard Chycki (Rush, Aerosmith, Dream Theater)Customer Reviews
R. Battle
July 23, 2024
BEST VOCAL REVERB I HAVE EVER TRIED
Understand that I already owned most of the reverbs out there...in native, I'm NO PRO! I wanted Sound City because the idea is...
Read MoreR. Fukui
July 22, 2024
Dreamy Reverb
It's like hearing Frank Sinatra, it's a dreamy feeling, I love it.
Read MoreF. WIOROWSKI
July 15, 2024
For vocals , really impressive
It my fave in a lot of situation for vocals, and i have almost all vst reverb .
Read MoreF. WIOROWSKI
July 15, 2024
For vocals , really impressive
It my fave in a lot of situation for vocals, and i have almost all vst reverb .
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Customer Reviews
Capitol Chambers
R. Battle
BEST VOCAL REVERB I HAVE EVER TRIED
Understand that I already owned most of the reverbs out there...in native, I'm NO PRO! I wanted Sound City because the idea is AMAZING, but my CPU...YADDA, YADDA...
I (SKEPTICALLY, MIND YOU) tried Capitol Chambers. I was expecting "decent, good, pretty novelty for those crooning type songs"...
There is SO MUCH CHARACTER in this reverb! I will probably never record with "the real equipment", but plugins like this make my home recordings sound WAY CLOSER.
"The plugins don't REALLY make that much of a difference..."
Yeah? Tell you what. Do a 15 day demo, thank me in your head, then buy it because you are going to "have to force yourself to use other reverbs from now on"...let's be honest...variety spices life? This spice goes on YOUR BEST DISHES...WHENEVER AMAZING QUALITY MATTERS MOST.R. Fukui
Dreamy Reverb
It's like hearing Frank Sinatra, it's a dreamy feeling, I love it.
F. WIOROWSKI
For vocals , really impressive
It my fave in a lot of situation for vocals, and i have almost all vst reverb .
F. WIOROWSKI
For vocals , really impressive
It my fave in a lot of situation for vocals, and i have almost all vst reverb .
J. Fathali
Surprisingly great!
Great sound, easy to use and tweak!
A. Bowen
Andrew Bowen
Great Reverb !! Smooth sounding and easy to use
W. McCleod
Captitol Chambers Classic Sound
Just got I've been very busy working on honeydew projects. but just think I have in my home Studio "Captitol Classic Chambers Sounds" Awesome
J. Aylward
One of my better purchases
I have bought a number of reverb plugins over the years but as soon as I heard Capitol Chambers, I knew it was for me.
The sound is very natural and seems to help, to my ears, each instrument fit into the mix better. Well worth the money this one.l. kjærsgaard
ua disconnect
I can't judge my new product because ua connect is not workingg! when i open ua connect it says: "an ilok issue occurred. uad plugins will be available after this temporary ilok issue is resolved. please wait a few minutes. then restart ua connect. (restart)" when I restart it says: "an ilok issue occurred. uad plugins will be awaibable after this temporary ilok issue is resolved. please wait a few minutes. the restart ua connect. (restart)" and so on and on and on. Can You Please Help?
C. Lattimore
It totally has the classic sound
It's the only reverb I know of that has that captures that sound..
t. tooley
Beautiful reverb
Its brought my song to life.
P. Fiore
Es todo lo que está bien
suena muy real hermosa reverberación mi casi primera opción para todo
t. ecuvillon
Magnifique
On my garritan cfx piano, i love it.
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Game changer
Loved it!
G. Kellman
Power demands more Power
I was unable to run this plugin and the Avalon plugin in the same session as it requires more dsp than I currently have. So now I need to boost my dsp capabilities before I can get to really enjoy them working together. :(
E. Petersen
sounds fantastic
I just love it. it sounds fantastic!
片. 浩和
自然で密度のある部屋鳴りです。
リバーブはたくさん持っていますが、これはとにかく濃密でかつ自然な部屋鳴りを再現してくれます。掛け過ぎは禁物ですがボーカルや管楽器ソロにも素晴らしいふくよかさを出してくれます。ただしそれなりにCPU負荷がかかるので注意が必要。最も適したトラックに挿すほうが効果的ですね。
C. Klenk
I have Capitol Chambersw and Motown - Both are supurb- and bring character to your mix
I have a confession to make - I'm an old analog gal in a digital world. I "came of age" in an analog studio many years ago - from the mics the Neve analog desk, throughout the signal chain, to the 24 track Studers to the two track for the mix down. My signal chain is still as analog as I can make it. I RELY on UA to keep me true to that analog spirit. To have access to the Capitol chambers (and the Motown chambers (I grew up in Detroit during the Motown years)) is something that would have been impossible back in the day. But UA gives me that capability. I use them both on just about every mix (and the I also rely on the UA EMT 140 plate. ) The Capitol Chambers are smooth and bright and never muddy. Simply stated, UA is critical to my analog as possible - mix signal chain.
N. Grant
The Best
Best reverb plugin I've ever used. So easy to dial in great sounds
K. Filus
Fantastic Reverb
I thought that nothing would surprise me in the reverb category, but Capitol Chamber sounds beautiful and glues vocals and instruments together.
