UAD Explore FREE is a free plugin bundle from Universal Audio, packaging eight of the company’s best-known analog-modeled tools together with its Luna recording software. It’s UA’s way of opening up its usually premium-only catalog, giving anyone a real set of studio-grade compressors, a preamp/EQ, a reverb, guitar amp, and synth to build with at no cost.
Features
- Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor — smooth, musical optical compression.
- UA 1176 Classic FET Compressor — fast, punchy, aggressive compression.
- UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ — classic tube warmth with built-in EQ.
- Century Tube Channel Strip — preamp, compression, and EQ in one module.
- Pure Plate Reverb — a rich, dense plate reverb.
- Vibe Analog Machines Essentials — a set of analog-style character processors.
- UAD Showtime ’64 Tube Amp — a detailed vintage guitar amp emulation.
- PolyMAX Synth — a virtual synth inspired by classic Japanese polyphonic analog instruments.
All eight plugins work in Luna and in any VST3/AU/AAX-compatible DAW.
Compatibility
Free from Universal Audio. Available in VST3 / AU / AAX, for Windows & macOS.
Good to know
This isn’t a simple installer download: you’ll need to create a free Universal Audio account, install the UA Connect app, and set up a free iLok account to activate the plugins and Luna.
Source : uaudio.com
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