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Originally posted by AdeptAddict Wow uad is gonna make me broke lol.

LOL dont demo unless you plan on buying

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Originally posted by evo8 youre gonna need a lot of discount to see that for $50, its a fairly new plugin

yeah...it'll be a while....I just don't feel the plug is worth much more than that to me personally. i've demo'd the shadow hills many times and I always end up preferring a mixture of other comps before it. My 2bus is pretty "spoken for" at this time anyway so I've really no need for the shadow hills at this time (I much prefer the sound of my serpent audio SSL clone and UA's Manley on the 2bus)

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Originally posted by DjStephenWiley yeah...it'll be a while....I just don't feel the plug is worth much more than that to me personally. i've demo'd the shadow hills many times and I always end up preferring a mixture of other comps before it. My 2bus is pretty "spoken for" at this time anyway so I've really no need for the shadow hills at this time (I much prefer the sound of my serpent audio SSL clone and UA's Manley on the 2bus)

same as - ive way plenty compressors now, the only thing that piques my interest are distortion type plugs which is why i picked up the Culture Vulture

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i wish i could afford UAD products but they're too expensive, so a little over a year ago i dove head-first into Acustica Nebula. i did a lot of reading, watching a couple video tutorial series and got a decent number of libraries for it. it's a CPU hog but it's really impressive IMO, the best software emulations i've ever used.

since i don't have UAD hardware i've never had the pleasure of using any UAD plugins. based on what i read, it's pretty comparable to Nebula which is saying a lot. but you have the added bonuses of the UAD hardware doing the processing so it's not CPU intensive to your computer like Nebula. then the most important benefit to UAD over Nebula IMO is that UAD looks like it has a much better user interface than Nebula. that's based on YouTube videos and screenshots since i've never used UAD before.

is there anyone here that's a UAD user that has used Nebula too? i mean somebody that really spent the time to learn Nebula and try multiple libraries... because Nebula requires dedication to reading each library's documentation so you know how to use it properly and also each library sounds different. i really like the AlexB and CDSoundMaster libraries for Nebula.

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UAD really isn't as expensive as you think if you know how to shop for it. They have a lot of sales which allow you to grab plug-ins at 30-40% of list price and sometimes even around 20%.....especially their bi-annual sale...

As far as buying the hardware, you can find great second hand deals on eBay. I'd never suggest buying any new UA's equipment unless they're running a crazy promotion (like they just were) offering thousands in free plugs. Even then, you can still find new, never registered hardware on eBay at a discount.

But yeah, UA is pricey....it's no more expensive than other plugs though if you know how to shop for it and are patient. I grabbed a UAD 2 Ultimate 1 package (MSRP $4999) for $1800 in January on eBay of this year (nobody else even bid on it....)....brand new, still sealed. I guess everyone was tapped out after Christmas?

You've just gotta keep a good eye out and know a good buy when you see it.