Which UAD pack

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Not sure which pack to go for with the UAD. Any users out there that can tell me which one would suit my needs best?

I will be recording guitars/bass DI and then reamping through both my Triaxis/2:90 rig and Boss GT-Pro. I have an Eventide H3000D/SE for effects but I prefer to be able to tweak for non destructive editing (eg via software). The UAD Ultra Pack was recommended to me by some guys here but I was wondering if it might e overkill for what I actually need...
I will only be doing work to reamped guitars & bass and DFHS for drums. No vocals or live drums. Is Ultra Pack too much or would the Studio Pack do? What plug-ins would you say suit my needs the most? Music style is instrumental prog metal - I can't mic up cabs and or loud amps because I work from home and have a wife and kids.
Advice is appreciated.

One other question, does he DSP card allow real time tweaking of effects? Or do you have to set the effects, process them then get a new wav file (as per regular VST plug-in effects)?

Bear with me re the newbie questions, I'm only getting into engineering my own stuff - sick of giving over big money for studio time. I figure I can at least get guitars done 80% at home then get an engineer to do the final mix and live drum stuff.
 
Superhuman said:
Not sure which pack to go for with the UAD. Any users out there that can tell me which one would suit my needs best?
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You can tweak the effects real time (well OK some of them have latency, mostly the Precisions I think). As for what you need, well it's gotten tough because they've added a lot of plugs that aren't in the Ultra Pak.

With that in mind, I'd look at the Flexi Pak. For tracking guitars/bass only, I'd definitely want the 1176LN. The Nigel plug is a pretty good amp and cab simulator and also does multi-effects, and it's free! You might want to check out Dreamverb for prog-sounding verbs.

If you aren't doing vocals or final mixes, you can probably live without the Fairchild/Pultec/LA2A stuff, although the Pultec Pro is cheap so it's kinda a no-brainer. The Roland Space Echo is my guilty pleasure, but it's kinda pricy.
 
Personally, given what you are describing, I would not put my money into the UAD stuff at all. If all you want to do is a great job tracking guitars and bass, put your money into gear for tracking guitars and bass. I would be giving serious consideration to a Royer R121 ribbon mic, a couple of different style preamps. Maybe a Chandler TG channel or a nevealike channel for thick sounding stuff, and a DAV, millenia etc... for a more open clean tone. This way when your engineer mixes he will have tracks that have been laid down well and can mix however is necessary. I would also consider a good solid 2 channel A/D unit.

If however you really are stuck on getting the UAD, get whichever pack allows you to choose your plugins. Personally, for channel type use like it sounds like you need, I like the 1176, La2A, Pultec and Pultec Pro, the Neve EQ's (and maybe the comps, I have not tried them yet...), the Fairchild and the new chorus and delay. Basically, the problem is that with the exception of the Pultec, the 1176, and the La2a, it is all the newer add on plugins that really sound the best to me and make me want to use them the most.
 
I'd go with the Flexi Pak (that's what I got).
You'd probably want to look at the Pultec Pro and Plate140 reverb.
I also went for the Precision plugs, they had a special on the pack of 3, but if I could only choose one, it would be the Precision Limiter
 
In case you are still shopping, UAD just put all the plugs on sale, which makes the Flexi Pak an even better buy :)
 
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