UAD Capitol Chambers – Digital Delivery

Capitol Chambers: Unmatched Hollywood Ambience

• Prized underground spaces: A startling, end-to-end recreation of the legendary underground echo chambers located beneath the iconic Capitol Tower in Los Angeles.

• Hit record heritage: Delivers decades of the gorgeous, high-fidelity acoustic ambience heard on timeless records spanning from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Beck and Muse.

• Authentic development: Developed after years of intensive R&D and close, direct collaboration with the team at Capitol Studios.

• Beyond standard digital reverb: Injects your tracks with dense, complex, and natural spatial textures that far exceed the capabilities of plates or digital algorithms.

Vintage and Modern Configuration Options

• Historical microphone emulation: Recreates pristine microphone and speaker setups using historic technical diagrams sourced from the early 1960s.

• Vintage configurations: Features highly coveted, vintage omnidirectional Altec 21D microphones matched with custom speaker/horn layouts in their original positions.

• Modern setups: Access current, state-of-the-art studio layouts utilizing omnidirectional Shure SM80 microphones.

• Complete signal chain: Models every single link in the audio pathway—including custom preamps, amplifiers, dedicated speakers, and microphones.

Advanced Dynamic Room Modeling

• Beyond static snapshots: Bypasses standard convolution reverb snapshots by utilizing UA’s proprietary Dynamic Room Modeling technology.

• Physically reposition microphones: Move the virtual microphones in real time using an intuitive, slick Position slider.

• Vast spatial control: Adjust from maximum-distance stock configurations down to tight, direct speaker-to-microphone placements with unique proximity effects.

• Tailored thickness: Effortlessly scale your settings to subtly thicken lead vocals, add depth to acoustic drums, or completely soak orchestral strings.

Creative Controls for Modern Workflows

• Eliminate low-end mud: Features a fully sweepable 80 Hz to 750 Hz low-cut filter to minimize muddy bass frequencies before they enter the chamber.

• Precision tone shaping: Perfectly season your ambience using dedicated Bass, Treble, and proportional-Q Mid band equalizer controls.

• DAW-friendly utilities: Upgraded with essential modern software features including Pre-delay times and a global Dry/Wet mix slider.

All-Star Grammy Artist Presets

• Mix with the masters: Start your mixes using carefully crafted presets from a stunning roster of legendary, Grammy-winning producers and engineers.

• Curated starting points: Features custom presets from the late Al Schmitt, Mark Linett, Frank Filipetti, and Darrell Thorp.

• Album-ready results: Quickly pull up settings tailored by the very engineers who tracked Steely Dan, Radiohead, Madonna, and The Beach Boys.

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported