Universal Audio Launches Ocean Way Studios Dynamic Room Modeling Plugin
There were rumors that this plugin existed – now it’s a fact.
Universal Audio (UA) has announced today the release of their newest plugin, which represents a highly advanced new approach to acoustic space emulation: the Ocean Way Studios dynamic room modeling plugin.
Ocean Way Studios
— now inside your UAD.
The Ocean Way Studios plugin arrives following three years of close collaboration between and Allen Sides, who owned Ocean Way Studios from 1985 until earlier this year — and learned every inch of the studio and its mic collection along the way.
The result is what UA describes as an “audio processing first” in its workings: It combines elements of room, microphone, and source modeling so tracks sound as if they were recorded in the legendary studios of Ocean Way Recording.
The new Ocean Way Studios Plug-In, $349, is the flagship launch of the newly released UAD Software 7.0. The latest upgrade to the UAD platform, v7.0 also includes the SPL Twintube and Sonnox Inflator Plugins.
No more waiting. Here’s the full info, direct from UA:
Built upon UA’s proprietary new Dynamic Room Modeling, Ocean Way Studios provides the unique ambience and dispersion properties of various sources in the rooms at Ocean Way, as recorded through a selection of rare vintage microphones that can be dynamically positioned in real time via a simple click-and-drag interface. Ideal mic selections and placements are provided in both Ocean Way Recording’s “Studio A” and “Studio B “ — the exact rooms and setups used to record some of the biggest acts of all time.
“Ocean Way Studios is one of the most ambitious projects in UA history,” explains Bill Putnam, Jr., UA founder and CEO. “We’re going far beyond previous convolution technologies to provide the complex interactions between room, source, and microphones — the things that make the acoustics at studios like Ocean Way Recording so special.”
The beautifully balanced, performance-inspiring rooms of Ocean Way Recording have shaped the sound of countless classic records, from Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles to Michael Jackson and Radiohead. The man at the helm of Ocean Way Recording for more than two decades, Allen Sides, provided guidance, sonic tuning — and access to his $250,000 collection of vintage microphones — throughout the Ocean Way Studios design process.
“The Ocean Way Studios plug-in comes as close to pulling up a set of my favorite mics at Ocean Way as I could imagine,” said Allen Sides. “The speed at which I can use this in a mixing configuration is ridiculous, and the results are stunning.”
Ocean Way Studios Plug-In Features Include:
• Breakthrough acoustic emulations of Ocean Way Recording’s legendary Studio A and Studio
• Dynamic Room Modeling combines room, microphone, and source models for unprecedented realism
• Incorporates sonic profiles of vintage microphones from Allen Side’s world-renowned collection
• Includes mic bleed and mic proximity effects for stunning accuracy
• Choose from eight instrument / vocal source types with unique dispersion patterns
• Position and blend between three vintage mic pairs (Near / Mid / Far) in real time
• Use in “Reverb” mode, mixing wet and dry signal; or “Re-Mic” mode, replacing your original room and mic sounds altogether
• Preset mic selections, placements and creative direction by Ocean Way’s Allen Sides