UAD Sound City Studios Plug-In – Digital Delivery

Produce music in one of the most famous recording studios in history — including the room, mics, iconic console, and outboard gear — as heard on classic records from Nirvana, Metallica, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Rage Against the Machine, and more.* Add the vibe and character of this legendary space to your drums, guitars, vocals, synths and more — right in your own bedroom or home studio.

Immerse Yourself in a Historic Room

• Sound City Studios’ famous Studio A is the birthplace of hundreds of hit records.

• Voiced with original multitrack recordings cut at Sound City Studios, we expertly captured the distinct “warts and all” character — with historical setup guidance from engineers who used it everyday — so you can easily put your productions in the same space where magic was made.

Easily Find Your Sweet Spot

• Simply choose your source — vocals, drums, guitar, ensembles, or piano — and get proven room and mic setups, from the big reflective sound used on Nirvana’s Nevermind to Tom Petty’s intimate “wood” corner.*

• You can even re-mic your guitars with a selection of perfectly placed cabinets and room mics.

Reposition Vintage Mics with Dynamic Room Modeling

• Go far beyond historic setups and customize your space by moving a stunning collection of classic condenser and ribbon mics from AKG, Neumann, and RCA.

• Adjust positions in realtime for authentic room sounds beyond the original chart-topping positions.

Explore a Legendary Custom British Console

• The centerpiece of Studio A since the early ’70s, Sound City Studios’ custom-made console artfully colored everything that ran through it.

• Now you can get the same satisfying analog character and tone with perfect emulations of a vintage British 3-band EQ and bus compressor on all your sources.

Crush, Gate, or Add “Air” with Secret Weapon Compression

• Along with the legendary limiting of the iconic Rev E 1176 compressor, Sound City Studios gives you the first-ever emulation of the Dolby A301 noise reduction system — a multiband EQ/limiter used and abused by Sound City Studios’ engineers.

• Get the same glossy-to-hyped background vocals and explosive drum sounds heard on decades of hit records.

Add Chart-Topping Ambience with Iconic Reverb Chamber

• Put the finishing touch on your tracks with the same natural, open-sounding reverb used by Queens of the Stone Age, Phoebe Bridgers, Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

• Season your ambient space using perfectly placed pairs of dynamic, small-diaphragm condenser, and ribbon mics.*

Features

• Place your drums, guitars, vocals, and more inside Sound City Studios’ famous Studio A

• Transform your sources with a collection of vintage hit-making mics

• Sculpt perfect guitar tones with expertly placed cabinet and mic setups

• Get the authentic tone of an iconic ’70s custom British console, including 3-band EQ and inline compression, based on the legendary Sound City Studios’ desk

• Smash your tracks with Sound City Studios’ collection of analog outboard gear including “secret weapon” Dolby A-style effects, 1176 limiting, and more

• Put your sources in Sound City Studios’ lush-sounding reverb chamber

Tech Specs

• MAC: Supported

• WINDOWS: Supported