User manual

UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 18 - Introduction
Features
• No-compromise professional audio quality
• UltraDither™ hardware algorithm provides maximum signal quality
• Artifact-free smoothing on all parameters (no zipper noise)
• All parameters can be automated
• Distortion free, high-resolution signal path due to floating point processor
• Single, unpartitioned super-computing DSP chip provides optimal perfor-
mance and flexibility
• Up to 32-bit, 192kHz resolutions are supported, limited only by the host ap-
plication
UAD PCI DSP
Card
• UltraDither™ supported in hardware for all plug-ins
• Floating point processor for maximum dynamic range
• Bus mastering DMA (direct memory access) for minimal host load and max-
imum sustained host-card transfer rate
• Fully compliant with PCI 2.1 (and higher) specification
• 7" form factor (PCI short card)
• Up to four cards supported with automatic load balancing
• PCI/PCI-X (UAD-1) and PCI Express/PCIe (UAD-1e) versions available
Vintage
Compressors
Fairchild 670
• The ultimate vintage compressor/limiter
• Highly usable, incredibly musical sonic characteristics
• Precision emulation of actual circuitry and performance
• Complete absence of audible thumps often associated with other limiters
• Extremely fast attack times
• Program dependent release times available
• Lateral/Vertical (sum and difference) processing for vinyl mastering
• Sidelink Chain modification provides additional modes
• Mono or Stereo operation