Universal Audio UAD-2 Octo Core
PCIe DSP Card with 8 x SHARC 21469 Floating-point Coprocessors Chips and the Analog Classics UAD-powered Plug-in Bundle - AAX, VST, AU, RTAS (Mac/PC)

Universal Audio UAD-2 octo Core DSP Plug-in Acceleration System at a Glance:
Experience the power of SHARC chip technology
Flexible operation modes for tracking and mixing
Analog Classics starts you off with five killer UAD plug-ins
Experience the power of SHARC chip technology
Universal Audio's UAD-2 cards take advantage of state-of-the-art DSP technology, adding serious horsepower to your music-production system. Both of the SHARC chips onboard boast 32-bit floating-point architecture, for the ultimate in precision and performance. When put to the test, the power potential of even a single UAD-2 system is more than impressive. Better still, you can mix and match up to four UAD-2 PCIe cards or Satellites, allowing you to meet the processing needs of even the most demanding sessions.

Flexible operation modes for tracking and mixing
Using UAD-2  LiveTrack mode, you can reduce latency on active UAD-2 plug-ins to the lowest amount possible. That's just what you need for monitoring processed audio during the live tracking stages. On the mixing side, Universal Audio gave the UAD-2 DUO a handy LoadLock feature. This useful tool lets you automatically reserve the maximum DSP load that each of your active UAD-2 plug-ins could ever demand, so you'll be certain you have enough DSP to engage features, such as writing automation, later.

Analog Classics starts you off with five killer UAD plug-ins
Universal Audio's Analog Classics collection starts off with a couple of classic UA dynamics processors: the iconic LA-2A audio leveler and 1176LN/SE limiting amplifiers. It's almost unfair how realistic these plug-ins sound, let alone the fact that your UAD-2 card has more than enough power to run several instances of both at once. Then there's a dead-on re-creation of Pultec's legendary EQP-1A program EQ, the Pultec Pro EQ, plus the outstanding RealVerb Pro room modeler. And if that's not enough, you can always pick up more plug-ins a la carte at the UAD store.

Universal Audio UAD-2 DUO Core DSP Plug-in Acceleration System Features:
Powerful DSP-accelerator PCIe card for UAD Powered Plug-ins loaded with 2 x Analog Devices SHARC 21469 floating-point coprocessors for DSP plug-in acceleration
Includes Analog Classics plug-in bundle, featuring LA-2A, 1176LN/SE, Pultec EQP-1A, Pultec Pro, and RealVerb Pro plug-ins
Additional UAD plug-ins available at the UAD online store
UAD plug-ins made in partnership with top gear makers including Manley, Empirical Labs, Neve, Roland, BOSS, EMT, Fairchild, Harrison, Helios, Little Labs, Pultec, SPL, Teletronix, and many others
Run complex mix processing in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Digital Performer, and more - without taxing host computer CPU
Free UAD software upgrades, plus access to more plug-ins at UA's online store
AAX, VST, AU, RTAS support
Linkable to existing UAD groups/systems - use up to 4 UAD-2s in one system
Not compatible with Mac Pros released late 2013 or later
1-year limited warranty
Universal Audio's UAD-2 DUO card puts amazing plug-ins - and processing power - to work in your DAW!

Tech Specs
Supported Computer Format Mac, PC
Supported Plug-In Formats AAX, VST, AU, RTAS
Processor 8 x SHARC 21469 Floating-point Coprocessors Chips
Connectivity Type PCIe
Hardware Requirements - Mac 3GB disk space, Available PCIe slot for each UAD-2 card, Available FireWire 800 port for UAD-2 Satellite, Apollo, or Apollo 16
Hardware Requirements - PC 3GB disk space, Available PCIe slot for each UAD-2 card, Available FireWire 800 port for UAD-2 Satellite, Apollo, or Apollo 16
OS Requirements - Mac OS X 10.8.5 or 10.9.x
OS Requirements - PC Windows 7 64-Bit Edition w/SP1
Width 4.2"
Depth 6.6"