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CHAPTER 10
UAD-Xpander & UAD-Xtenda
Overview
The UAD–Xpander is the world's first ExpressCard audio DSP expansion sys-
tem for Mac OS X and Windows Vista notebook computers. Using an ul-
tra-fast ExpressCard 34 connection (2.5Gbps differential serial link), Express-
Card is the new expansion standard in the latest notebooks, such as the
MacBook Pro. The UAD–Xpander has identical DSP power as the best-selling
UAD-1 & UAD-1e PCI/PCIe series of desktop products, and is fully compati-
ble with all Powered Plug-Ins. Like its desktop siblings, the UAD–Xpander can
mix sessions from 44.1khz to 192k. The UAD–Xpander conveniently leaves
slower, USB & Firewire connections free for dongles, Audio I/O, and hard
drives, while it operates at full PCI Express bandwidth.
The UAD–Xpander comes in three bundles: Xpress, Xpert, and Xtreme. Like
UA’s existing UAD-1e Express & Expert PAK’s, the difference is only in the
bundled UAD vouchers. Each UAD–Xpander comes free with UA’s base set of
14 Mix Essential plug-ins, plus the UAD–Xpander Xpress includes a $500
voucher, and the UAD–Xpander Xpert a $1000 voucher which allows com-
plete flexibility in choosing from UA’s premium collection of mixing and mas-
tering plug-ins available 24/7 at my.uaudio.com. The UAD–Xpander Xtreme
includes every Powered Plug-In up to and including those available in UAD
software version 4.5.
Features • Noiseless, Fanless, Alumi-cool chassis design
• Ultra-fast (2.5Gbps) ExpressCard 34 interface
• 44.1-192k DSP Audio Accelerator for notebook computers
• Same potent DSP power as UAD-1 & UAD-1e
• Optional UAD-Xtenda Kit: 3m cable & PCIe desktop ExpressCard adapter
Xpander
Documentation
The UAD–Xpander is a hardware system designed for use with UAD Powered
Plug-ins, which is the companion software package that includes the drivers,
plug-ins, and software documentation.