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A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer
A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer

A-Type Multiband Dynamic Enhancer

5.0 (3)

Your secret weapon for legendary mixes.

  • 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

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

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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.

Learn how we did it ›

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.

What They Say

The A-Type UAD plug-in has all the classic tricks to excite vocals, with some added crunchy compression modes.

Richard Chycki

Rush, Evanescence, Skillet, Mick Jagger, Aerosmith, Dream Theater

The A-Type is not quite an EQ, and not quite a compressor. It’s a unique combination of both, and very musical in the process.

John Paterno

Gov’t Mule, Robbie Williams, Andrew Synowiec

The A-Type gives me ’80s vocal sheen and explosive drum sounds with so much more to be discovered.

Billy Bush

Garbage, Dolly Parton, PaulMcCartney, Neon Trees

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    René T.
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    brilliant

    brilliant

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    good

    good sound and easy for operation

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    3 days ago
    5 Stars

    Wow! This really wakes up a track and makes it zing. Love it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorisation of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

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