Universal Audio Releases New UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 5 DSP Accelerators

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA • November 17, 2016— Universal Audio, a leading manufacturer of professional audio recording hardware and software, is pleased to announce the Ultimate 5 package for the UAD-2 OCTO PCIe Card, as well as UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt and UAD-2 Satellite USB DSP Accelerators.

Featuring 89 UA-developed UAD Powered Plug-Ins — including offerings from Studer, Ampex, Manley, API, Fender, Neve, and more — Ultimate 5 replaces Ultimate 4 as the most comprehensive software bundle offered by UA.

The Ultimate 5 software bundle includes all UA-developed plug-ins up to and including UAD Software v9.0 (direct developer plug-ins not included) and is available in three configurations:

UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt OCTO Ultimate 5

•Includes UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt OCTO DSP Accelerator desktop hardware plus the new Ultimate 5 software bundle

UAD-2 Satellite USB OCTO Ultimate 5  

•Includes UAD-2 Satellite USB OCTO DSP Accelerator desktop hardware plus the new Ultimate 5 software bundle

UAD-2 OCTO Ultimate 5

•Includes UAD-2 OCTO PCIe DSP Accelerator Card plus the Ultimate 5 software bundle

For the full list of included UAD plug-ins with Ultimate 5, click here.