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
R. Hoffman
February 16, 2024
Phenomenal
As incredible as you'd expect. In any given situation, with any given instrument - this is one of if not the first EQs I reach for, every time.
Read MoreP. Wyer
February 15, 2024
Smooth and reliable tones
Excellent compressor, nice to have the set to mix and match for Vox and guitars,
Read MoreJ. Cheek
February 15, 2024
Cannot imagine mixing without this plugin
The classic Pultec sound. This plugin just makes everything that passes through it so much more musical. It’s incredible the way it can give a source so much more vibe, depth and sense of...
Read MoreB. Seidendorf
February 14, 2024
Top
What can I say? Just add this sprinkle of magic in your side chain
Read MoreS. Matsumoto
February 9, 2024
Sound sweet!
Love this thick sound. Presets quality is really great and pretty useful.
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Customer Reviews
UAD Essentials Edition
R. Hoffman
Phenomenal
As incredible as you'd expect. In any given situation, with any given instrument - this is one of if not the first EQs I reach for, every time.
P. Wyer
Smooth and reliable tones
Excellent compressor, nice to have the set to mix and match for Vox and guitars,
J. Cheek
Cannot imagine mixing without this plugin
The classic Pultec sound. This plugin just makes everything that passes through it so much more musical. It’s incredible the way it can give a source so much more vibe, depth and sense of a creating a 3D image from something 2D. Indispensable.
Thank you!
Joseph
www.islandrecordingstudios.comB. Seidendorf
Top
What can I say? Just add this sprinkle of magic in your side chain
a. Niarfeix
Superbe mais inutilisable sur scène !
De superbe sonorité et une interface facile à explorer. Malheureusement, du fait de la licence ilok cloud PolyMax ne fonctionne pas sur mon mac quand je suis sur scène loin d'une connexion internet. Le transfert de licence ( du cloud Ilok vers l'ordi ) est peut-être possible mais particulièrement mal documenté. Par conséquent je ne l'utilise plus et j'ai donné ma préférence au GX-80 de Cherry audio dont les modalités de licences sont nettement moins alambiquées. C'est dommage de devoir renoncer à de belles réalisations du fait d'une stratégie de licence tiers qui manque de souplesse.
G. Sosa
Good Stuff!
Love the bundle I got! The Distressor is amazing!
S. Matsumoto
Sound sweet!
Love this thick sound. Presets quality is really great and pretty useful.
Z. Kocsis
Best quality.
This bundle feels luxurious.
Pristine sound quality.
I use it on every track from now on. I can not wait to upgrade and get some more!Z. Kocsis
Best quality.
This bundle feels luxurious.
Pristine sound quality.
I use it on every track from now on. I can not wait to upgrade and get some more!M. Morrise
Great workhorse for vocal leveling
I purchased the LA-2A Leveler Collection in October 2023 through Plugin Boutique. License registration to my UA account was quick and easy. It's been lovely to have access to sweet, sweet optoelectrical compression. The LA-2A is considered a studio staple with good reason, and UA have delivered a fine set of emulations.
B. Briggs Firmin
Loving it.
I got a bundle and I really like the sound quality. Made my guitar sing like never before.
Thank you.D. MK Autêntico
mt fooooooood4!
UAD só entrega produto de qualidade, confiança 100%
B. Wright
UAD Essentials Edition
Awesome value for awesome plugins
M. T
Only HQ Plugins
I really like Galaxy and Pultec Eq. These are definitely only high quality plugins. I only wish that I could use them while offline...
B. Polajnar
Uad Pultec is king of EQs
Pultec was allways my favorite eq and still in 2024! Thank you UAD and my Respect for what you create for us musicians.
R. Visbal
Great Bundle!!!
Excellent plugins fir a very reasonable price!!!
E. Alexis
Secret Weapon
Did not know what to expect when I got this plugin because I haven't seen many people use it much in tutorials but when I placed it on my master chain, I felt the warmth and added volume I was looking for without pushing my levels too high.
d. emmanuel
Bulshit
Amator
d. emmanuel
Scandal
it's a real scandal. you have a dishonest policy. you benefit from the fact that you are the best. to work with the new protocols I am quite sure. goodbye to the uad stelites which are no longer of any use to me. I am very unhappy and very stupid since I bought more plugs 1 week ago. you have won, you bunch of vokers
C. Eldridge
Absolutely awesome!
The deal I got on this pack first off was unreal. The plugins that come in this pack are plugins my buddy use and they sound fantastic. Highly recommend this pack for anyone looking for a plethora of options.
