Verve Analog Machines
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Ten retro-futuristic tone machines, packed with analog magic.
Give your recordings the colorful saturation and effects heard on countless hip‑hop, lo‑fi, electronic, rock, and experimental tracks. Designed for the modern musician, beatmaker, and producer — Verve Analog Machines puts playful analog sounds right in your DAW.
Included Version
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA 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 sound to your recordings with 10 easy-to-use machines
- Shape tones quickly with simple controls like drive, tone, and tape warble
- Give kicks, snares, and synths gritty tape textures or add tube warmth to vocals, guitar, bass, or your entire mix
- Make mixes sound instantly more expressive and alive with retro-futuristic analog sounds crafted by UA
Meet the Machines
Dive deep into all of Verve’s machines and uncover the sounds and settings that unlock magical analog tone for your mixes.
Unleash Your Creativity with 10 Magical Machines
Verve Analog Machines puts vintage sound at the ready. Giving you 10 colorful UA‑designed effects with settings that are super easy to dial in, it’s like a sandbox full of analog toys right in your DAW.
Add Some Energy to Your Modern Mixes
Need to energize drums, guitars, vocals, synths, or your whole mix? From gluey tape warmth and hi‑fi tube saturation to all‑out distorted mayhem, Verve Analog Machines makes your in‑the‑box productions sound instantly more expressive and alive.
Get Vintage Tone That’s All Your Own
Whether you seek the strange sound of thrift store tape machines, that tiny speaker effect from a vintage guitar amp, or the big-studio luster of a premium tube channel strip – Verve Analog Machines instantly levels up any mix with vibey analog color.
- •Machines Included: 4
- •Ways to Buy: Free Download
- •Controls: Drive
- •UAD Analog Modeling: Yes
- •Get it Free! Offer Ends 4/30
- •Machines Included: 10
- •Ways to Buy: Buy to Own or Subscription
- •Controls: Drive, Tone, Warble
- •UAD Analog Modeling: Yes
- •$199 $99: Offer Ends 4/30
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Sweeten
Add warmth to anything with classic reel-to-reel sound that can be gently overdriven.
Great for: Getting studio-grade tape sound on vocals, instruments, or your entire mix.
Edge
Get the effect of driving up the gain on an analog console to energize your recordings with crunchy saturation.
Great for: Bringing dull recordings to life.
Glow
Make tracks blush with rich harmonics, like the sound you get when plugging into a high-end tube preamp or channel strip.
Great for: Warming up bright or thin-sounding tracks.
Warm
An older and bolder tape machine. It’s similar to Sweeten, but with a deeper warmth and warble.
Great for: Getting tape sound with added movement.
Thicken
Hop in your time machine and explore gritty lo-fi textures from half a century ago.
Great for: Giving any track some added vibe and dimension.
Vintagize
Need a tone that’s all your own? Score thriftstore tape machine sound that’s older than your grandparents.
Great for: Making modern recordings sound old.
Distort
Get tube sound that’s been pushed to the edge, similar to driving an analog preamp a bit too hard.
Great for: Getting tracks to sound bold and exciting.
Overdrive
Tape tone like Thicken and Vintagize, but it grinds and roars even more.
Great for: Adding fuzzy tape tone to synths, guitars, drums, and more.
Fire
It’s that searing analog sound, like pouring liquid hot magma onto your track.
Great for: Adding texture to vocals and instruments.
Sputter
Need your recordings to sound broken, but in a cool way? Sputter gives you over-the-edge distorted mayhem.
Great for: Pushing tracks past their limits.
“From subtle warmth to distortion bliss – Verve Analog Machines can do it all.”
– Jennifer Decilveo (Miley Cyrus, Hozier, Fletcher)Customer Reviews
T. Osborne
April 26, 2024
Underrated plugin (Essentials version)
Based on the reviews I've seen on here, it appears Verve is getting alot of bad press and I think it's painting an inaccurate picture of how useful this plugin is. I've seen that most...
Read MoreN. Brooks
April 25, 2024
Fast and Sounds Great
Bought the full version. It's super fast to dial in great sounding saturation and color. The plugin does what it says and sounds great.
Read MoreE. LOPES DE OLIVEIRA
April 21, 2024
Verve Analog Machines
Great tool. Adds more detail and punch to the sound.
Read MoreS. Inwards
April 19, 2024
Sweet sonic enhanceent with the tweak of two knobs
Verve Analog Machines delivers analog sauce to your tracks with just two knobs, making it simple to use. Well worth the investment … the delivered presets offer great starting points.
Read MoreS. Inwards
April 19, 2024
Sweet sonic enhanceent with the tweak of two knobs
Verve Analog Machines delivers analog sauce to your tracks with just two knobs, making it simple to use. Well worth the investment … the delivered presets offer great starting points.
Read MoreF. Verjux
April 19, 2024
Useful in a creative process
If you don’t want to stop your creative flow and need some analog sound, distorted or not. Two knobs and you’re done !
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Customer Reviews
Verve Analog Machines
T. Osborne
Underrated plugin (Essentials version)
Based on the reviews I've seen on here, it appears Verve is getting alot of bad press and I think it's painting an inaccurate picture of how useful this plugin is.
I've seen that most complaints are to do with lack of a wet/dry mix knob and also a lack of control in general. Both these factors are true and are fair comments. However, lack of a mix knob can be compensated for by placing this plugin on a send/return track in your DAW - or you could even duplicate the instrument track you wish to use it on, place Verve on the duplicate and then blend the two using the faders on your mixer. So this isn't the end of the world.
As far as a lack of tweak-ability goes, I completely agree... but we need to understand what UA were going for when they created this plugin. Clearly, the plugin is designed to be simple and streamlined in terms of usage and interface; each machine in Verve is essentially the same as having a list of presets to flick through until you get the flavor you want. They've gone for speed and convenience over complexity and the ability to customise the sound. So I guess you just have to ask yourself, is that what you want?
Most importantly, don't let the above factors get in the way of the QUALITY of the plugin - i.e. the quality of the sound it creates, or rather how well it affects the sound source you are using it on. Tonally, this machine sounds absolutely fantastic, it is absolute quality and whoever made it at UA did an awesome job... As 'Manipulators of sound' surely that is the most important aspect to us, right?
The quality is as such that, although the interface is simple and streamlined, there is obviously alot going on under the hood of this thing that we can't see.
Bottom line: Verve sounds great and is extremely useful. Additionally, the kind folks at UA are giving the Essentials version of this baby away for free until April 30th - companies rarely do that - and so what have you got to lose? Ignore all the naysayers and try it for yourself, I can pretty much guarantee you will find it useful for something!
Thanks UA for an awesome, free product of top quality. You have my full support!N. Brooks
Fast and Sounds Great
Bought the full version. It's super fast to dial in great sounding saturation and color. The plugin does what it says and sounds great.
D. Farnham
Good - Fun Distortion/Audio degradation Tool, needs update
This plugin is a lot of fun, and I’ve gotten some cool sounds from it, but I agree with a few other people here that this plugin needs a mix knob. While there other ways/workarounds this should be default in my opinion.
A. Petty
I have the essentials version, not much value added
While I am only using the essentials version, I can say there is not much value added here if you already own all of the real UA plugins. This is a light weight toy for people just getting started I think.
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it's nice but..
I wish in future updates there will be more options to mix some of the effects instead of using just one each time.
it's a great start but missing many basic features the would make it from "great" to "amazing must have plugin!".j. dee
Why?
Hype, what's fashionable. Funny how so many 'one knob' plugins appear at the same time. Someone on this review said it adds Great warmth. Obviously needs to visit an audiologist. 3d interfaces are so easy to design now so the illusion of what's really happening is only that. If it looks good it must sound good. But close ur eyes, train yourself to listen and understand. It soon becomes clear these are nothing more than a $20 Behringer distortion pedal.. Put that on your mix.
E. LOPES DE OLIVEIRA
Verve Analog Machines
Great tool. Adds more detail and punch to the sound.
J. Butler
Eh
Not bad but even though i am using the essentials version i really don't see the use for paying more for a plugin with no dry/wet knobs & very limited even when compared to the essentials version.
K. Fukuda
I purchased it, but I don't know how to install it.
I installed it using UAD CONNECT, but it says the demo will end in one day.
Also, I have no idea where it is installed.K. Fukuda
I purchased it, but I don't know how to install it.
I installed it using UAD CONNECT, but it says the demo will end in one day.
Also, I have no idea where it is installed.K. Holley
Not useful for me
Not able to you in ny ecosystem honestly non-value added.
S. Inwards
Sweet sonic enhanceent with the tweak of two knobs
Verve Analog Machines delivers analog sauce to your tracks with just two knobs, making it simple to use. Well worth the investment … the delivered presets offer great starting points.
S. Inwards
Sweet sonic enhanceent with the tweak of two knobs
Verve Analog Machines delivers analog sauce to your tracks with just two knobs, making it simple to use. Well worth the investment … the delivered presets offer great starting points.
F. Verjux
Useful in a creative process
If you don’t want to stop your creative flow and need some analog sound, distorted or not. Two knobs and you’re done !
M. Antão
love it!
super easy to use it and the results is wonderfull
J. Ducornet
I love this thing!
After so many times looking for that perfect grit solution... DONE!!!
K. Swaby
Great warmth with great potential
This is such a great addition for warming up any source.
I think with additions of an input to drive into the units and capability to switch between the models and not have to adjust levels would send Verve over the top. Just my two cents…..
Really great work UA.K. Tan
Need a Mix knob or Dry/Wet
Love the mojo but It needs a Mix knob or Dry/Wet.
A. Mavashev
Simple and loud
Exactly the plugin and sound i was looking for two knowbs and different machines for authentic analog sound
K. Suen
Verve license issue
I bought it last week, the license redemption failed, I opened a ticket, posted on the uad forum, but no one cared.
