

Integrate with high-end commercial systems, via 7.1 surround sound monitoring with speaker calibration and fold-down Mix with powerful HEXA Core processing, featuring 6 UAD DSP chips for running more UAD Powered Plug-Ins in real time Record with UA’s flagship A/D and D/A conversion - providing the widest dynamic range and lowest noise available, at any price. Plus, with all-new HEXA Core processing, you’ll get 50% more DSP for running acclaimed UAD Powered Plug-Ins in real time. Like I mentioned, they all sound different.The flagship Apollo x16 allows music producers, project, and post-production studios to track, overdub, and mix with new world-beating A/D and D/A conversion, HEXA Core UAD plug-in processing, Dual-Crystal clocking, and 7.1 surround sound monitoring - all in a sleek rackmount Thunderbolt 3 audio interface for Mac or PC.īuilt upon UA’s 60-year heritage of audio craftsmanship, this 18 x 20 interface boasts the widest dynamic range (133 dB) and lowest THD+N (-129 dB), of any integrated audio interface on the market. And I recommend everybody to try the Acoustica Audio and IK Multimedia Fairchild compressors, too. So, if you are shopping for a Fairchild plugin, and UAD sells one for 49 dollars - buy it! And it sounds good and works just fine, although it always seems to bring out the sibilance in vocals.

I've been using UAD Fairchild as a mix buss compressor, with bass and guitars and, of course, with male and female vocals. The Acoustica Audio is the most HIFI -sounding. IK multimedia sounds closest to UAD, both are fat and darkish, UAD maybe little better to my ears. The Waves is a piece of shit, bright and harsh, and haven't used it for years. I own Waves PuigChild, IK multimedia Fairchild and Acoustica Audio Fairchild. I am glad I didn't.Īfter few weeks with the UAD Fairchild compressor, I can safely say that it is quite a good plugin, worth the 49 dollars I bought it for. Few times, I was very close buying Apollo interface just to get to use the plugins. These plugins seemed to have a special aura of authenticity, and generally got great reviews. For years I craved for UAD plugins, mainly because all the pro guys were using UAD.
