UAD A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer

Get Your Hands on Authentic A-Type Sound

Unlock the enhancement tricks used for decades by pro engineers and producers. The first and only end-to-end emulation of the vintage multiband “compansion” processor found in some of the world’s biggest studios, our A-Type UAD plug-in unlocks the presence and top end sizzle that’s perfect for pushing vocals straight to the front of your mix.

Explore Five Iconic Modes

Use the fabled Air, Excite, and Expand effects heard on recordings by Queen, AC/DC, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, and others. Or add gritty dynamic textures to drums and instruments with our one-of-a-kind Crush and Gated compression effects.

Go Beyond with Custom Circuit Mods

For years, engineers have employed the A-Type hardware for more than just noise reduction. Bent to their will to make vocals sparkle and drums explode, the A-Type sound is celebrated by those who grew up using the real thing. Our take on this classic processor features exclusive circuit mods like multiband gains and crossovers, Ratio, Knee and Attack controls, and sidechain filtering, so you can take the sound of the original somewhere completely new.

Bring Classic Recordings Back to Life with Precision Decoding

Our A-type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer plug-in began as a precision decoding tool for transferring hundreds of encoded master tapes. We modeled every nuance of the original circuits, from multiband compansion curves to rare cartridge mods, resulting in an obsessively accurate emulation that can deliver the same flawless results whether you're transferring tape masters, or just tightening up a noisy take.

Please, note that an iLok account is required, but no physical dongle is necessary, you will register the serial in your UAD account and they will deposit the license in your Ilok.

Features

• Add the iconic Air, Excite, and Expand effects used on vocal recordings by Queen, Stevie Wonder, The Cars, Fleetwood Mac, and more*
• Get the only end-to-end A-Type emulation, built for flawless latency-free recording and mixing with Apollo interfaces
• Engage Crush and Gated modes to get gritty analog textures or classic ’80s gated effects on drums and instruments
• Go far beyond the original hardware with the circuit mods panel, giving you custom expansion to transient shaping, subharmonic effects, and more

Compatibility

 MAC OSX    WINDOWS

 Windows Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • VST plugins
  • VST3 plugins

• Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
• Intel or AMD
  

 Mac Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • Audio-Unit plugins
  • VST plugins
  • VST3 plugins

• Mac OS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14
• Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor