Instruction Manual

UAD System Manual - 31 - Chapter 3: UAD System Overview
The UAD Software
The UAD Powered Plug-Ins software consists of the UAD installer, the UAD
plug-ins, the UAD Meter & Control Panel application, the UAD device drivers,
and the user documentation.
Installer The UAD Powered Plug-Ins software installer contains all the
UAD software components (plug-ins, drivers, and documen-
tation) and copies them to disk during installation. There is
one UAD software installer for each OS platform (Windows
and Mac). The UAD software installer supports all variations
of UAD hardware devices.
Powered
Plug-Ins
Powered Plug-ins are the VST, RTAS, and Audio Units
plug-in files that are loaded within the host application. The
plug-ins are where the graphical user interface (GUI) is seen
(Figure 18 on page 72) and where the various control pa-
rameters can be manipulated to achieve the desired result.
The UAD software installer always installs the complete suite
of all available Powered Plug-Ins. However, all of the installed UAD plug-ins
may not be licensed. The included licenses depends on the retail package
bundle (see “Bundled Plug-Ins” on page 36).
Optional
Plug-Ins
Most UAD plug-ins require optional licenses to run without restrictions. Op-
tional plug-in licenses are obtained at my.uaudio.com, the Universal Audio
online store. Licenses can be purchased separately, or they can be purchased
with coupons that are bundled in most retail packages.
Demo Mode
UAD plug-ins that are unlicensed can be run in Demo Mode in a 14-day trial
period without any functional restrictions. See page 40 for details.
Bundled Licenses and Coupons
Your account at the my.uaudio.com online store is where bundled software
and coupons are redeemed and where additional licenses can be purchased.
See Chapter 4, “My.uaudio.com” for details.
Note: When you purchase an optional license, you don’t download that in-
dividual plug-in. Instead, you download a newer authorization, which en-
ables the plug-in file that is already installed.